Voluminous appears to be having great fun during Tennessee-Alabama week. Start at the top and keep scrolling.

And don’t miss the very candid shot of Tide Coach Mike Shula as he tries out the new official color of Alabama football on for size.

A few random news items on the Tennessee Volunteers as they prepare for a trip to Tuscaloosa to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide:

• Running backs coach Trooper Taylor plans to use more tailbacks to make sure star back Gerald Riggs is fresh for the fourth quarter.
• Fullback Corey Anderson’s lack of playing time is a direct result of him complaining about lack of playing time while slacking off in practice. He’s apparently corrected on both counts.
• Defensive tackle Jesse Mahelona has been selected as one of 12 semifinalists for the Lombardi Award, given to the top defensive player in the NCAA. Another is Alabama linebacker DeMeco Ryans.
• Recivers C.J. Fayton and Jayson Swain are recovering from their respective injuries and are expected to play Saturday.
• Alabama is looking for revenge against the neighborhood bully. Wallace Gilberry:
  

  It’s one of those things that you carry in the back of your mind as you go to sleep. No matter what you do during the day, when that time comes you’re going to remember it. It’s like when you’re little and one guy keeps picking on you, you’re still going to remember him.

  But the dynamics have changed. It’s a new year. The weakling has grown over the summer, and the bully is looking vulnerable.

John Pennington discusses recent friction between Knoxville media guy Dave Hooker and Tennessee quarterback Rick Clausen, who has apparently declined to answer questions from Dave.

I love Hooker, but I think he mis-read Rick’s frustration a couple of weeks ago and was a bit unfair in criticizing him because of it, which further frustrated Rick. I hope that this doesn’t escalate. I hope that Rick has a good game, beats Alabama, discards his frustration, and shows the class he has in the past by talking with Dave, and that Dave gives him the benefit of the doubt.

John Pennington has changed his mind and is no longer picking the Tennessee Volunteers to beat Alabama this Saturday, largely due to the wake-up call the Crimson Tide received against Ole Miss last week and partly due to the fact that the Vol offense hasn’t played more than one good half in five games.

I think it’s only a matter of time before the offense starts clicking, but winning at Tuscaloosa this weekend will be tough even if they get on track.

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