Hello everyone! It’s your humble humorist ceasing work on the Year in Review for a small housekeeping note. Several people have reached out to me after the disappointing end to the UT/Ohio State game last Saturday. Some were nice. Some were not.
To those who seemed sincerely worried, I’m fine. I’ve lived through Kiffin, Dooley, Butch Jones and “McDonalds’ Bags” Pruitt. A ten win season is heaven for me.
Was the game in Columbus what I wanted to happen? Of course not. And Ohio State’s a very game, very potential national championship team. This unpleasantness was always a possibility.
For those who were more interested in talking shit, allow me a brief rejoinder.
Of the twelve teams in the College Football Playoff one had a freshman quarterback. That would be the Tennessee Volunteers.
Out of those twelve teams, one QB was attempting to make chicken salad out of chicken shit by playing without three key players. That’s Tennessee’s Nico Iamaleava.
This year Tennessee can say we’re better than every other team in the SEC save for Texas and Georgia. Given we went 3-10 not too long ago I’ll take that as a testament to where the football program’s headed.
And next year, Josh Heupel gets even more scholarships back from the penalties the SEC imposed on what happened under Jeremy Pruitt. For all the talk about money winning championships Heupel’s basically been hamstrung on scholarships because of the last fucking guy and now that’s behind us!
Tennessee matters now in College Football. We made the CFP selection committee stand up and notice us to include us in the first group of twelve, and the sky’s the limit next year.
And that’s just in college football.
For all the shit talking haters love to do they get really quiet when you ask them to name the number one men’s and women’s college basketball teams right now.
The answer to both questions? Tennessee.
Oh, while we’re on the subject of other sports, who’s the DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION of college baseball?
If you said “Tennessee,” give yourself a cookie.
If you’re still determined to be a jackass, lick my balls and blow me.
For the rest of you, come back next week for the SJ Year In Review!
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I’m a UConn guy, and people underestimate just how much of a force Pat Summitt was. For all that Pat and Geno really didn’t like each other, they did it the right way, and losing her to Alzheimer’s was *awful*. For the last decade it felt like there was a gaping hole without the Lady Vols, it’s great to see them rising back to prominence. Also have a football program on the upswing here, though Tennessee is well ahead of Connecticut in that regard.
Preach it Brother Seaton!!! Preach the Gospel of Good News!!! GBO!!!!
As you said, while the trip to Columbus was disappointing, not that long ago a 3 year stretch like this would get any Tennessee coach elected governor for life if they wanted the job. And historically only one Tennessee team at a time has been great. Now that all are or are on the road back to greatness. That a certain loved by the sheriff of Mud Lick had a down (for them) year is icing on the cake.
Tennessee and my Clempson Cow College Tigers both had a disappointing end to their seasons. But my Tigers did have the best game of all the road teams and but for a bad call on the pick six, that game against Texas could have had a whole ‘nother outcome.
You can’t feel too bad. I mean, no one goes into Columbus and beats OSU.
That is, except Michigan. Twice now. Go Blue.
(And yes, the Vols are only going to be even better next year.)