(Almost) football time in Tennessee

Holy cow . . . and just like that it's almost "Football time in Tennessee!" Which means it's time to dust off the BOVB and start weekly posts again. To start with, here's the Vols' 2010 schedule (courtesy of the folks at GoVolsXtra.com) and an Orange truck spotted somewhere in Georgia or SC by my friend Marty up in Brunswick (a Georgia fan with a secret love for the best color in the world). See y'all on game day!

Jeff

Orange thing

Not a VW Thing, but some kind of other "Orange Thing," as my brother Rod said in his e-mail. (Does anyone know what it is??)

Figured it was a good pic to use to celebrate the Major League debut of former Vol J.P. Arencibia. He had a big night with Tampa Bay. One writer called it "one of the most memorable big league debuts in history." Super cool. Love to see Vols make it to the bigs.

Jeff

Nashville Truck

"A paint truck used to paint the line on the refurbished runway at Nashville Airport." Submitted by LW in Yulee.

Roar

Dang, it's been awhile since I've posted anything here. Sorry for that. Life kinda happened here and there. So to make it up to you, here are some cool OVs sent by friend and regular BOVB contributor Lauren (seated on Orange bike) in Colorado. Sweet fo sho.

Jeff

Simms looks hot

Wowzers. Looks like the Vols might actually have decent QBs this fall. Check out this story about Matt Simms from GoVolsXtra.com.

Jeff

PS -- Oh, and don't forget to gaze on this beautiful taxi. The photo was provided by James Rink up in Tennessee.

O well

Well, the guys in Orange didn't win the World Cup but that's no reason to pout. Shout for joy instead by gazing upon this row of gorgeous OVs at the Hoover Construction Co. near La Vergne, Tenn. Photo provided by the blog's faithful Yulee correspondent.

Jeff

Dumb

Dumb. Not the photo. Read the link.

Jeff

O Karma, O Karma

This photo. OMG. This photo I was intending to save for the opening day of college football season, given it's awesome sweetness.

But then events just as sweet occurred this week that I compel me to publish it RIGHT NOW.

The news? Tennessee coach Derek Dooley is basically raiding the USC roster of awesome players. [Background: USC is now the home of Lane Kiffin, who bolted to the Trojans after just one year as UT's head coach. Not long after Kiffin arrived in Calif., his program was hit with major sanctions because the previous coach wasn't running the program legally, according to the NCAA.]

So I learned about Dooley's awesome thievery in text messages tonight from my pal and fellow UT grad Craig TerBlanche. A big shout out to him for making my night with texts like this:

"Dooley faxed a letter to USC letting them know which players he was recruiting. He listed every junior and senior on the roster."

OMG, too cool. Giggle.

One of those players, GoVolsXtra.com has reported, has decided to transfer.

"Dooley said today he is expecting 5 more USC players to visit Knoxville this weekend," Craig said in another text. "It's a free for all on USC talent and UT is taking full advantage."

How is this NOT karma?

Jeff

PS -- an irony here is that the photo was taken at the Brumos 250 in Daytona over the weekend by Times-Union photographer Bruce Lipsky, who's really made a name for himself on the BOVB. It's ironic because Lipsky is a Gators fan.

Blog welcomes OV, new punter

Here's a great OV my friend and fellow Tennessee alumn Logan Lark sent some time ago. Here's what he said: "we were about to go on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (it was on "Modern Marvels").
Also, I think the driver is Suzanne Summers (?)"

Meanwhile, in football news (the time is approaching!) I loved this headline from GoVolsXtra.com: "Matt Darr, nation's top punter for 2010 class, signs with Vols."

Most college football fans don't get real excited about punters. But Tennessee fans do. We punt a lot and rely on defense to give the offense another shot at a three-and-out.

Jeff

Happy Fourth from the BOVB!

It's the Fourth of July and for a lot of folks that means being on or at least near some kind of body of water. To honor that tradition, the BOVB is happy to display these Orange watercraft. The freighter was submitted by LL up in Yulee, the motorboat by my brother who saw it at the airport in Knoxville. The houseboat up top was spotted by correspondent James Rink, who sent this pic from Louisville, Tenn. Thanks every one!

Jeff