Possibly my favorite

Donna Harden provided this gorgeous Orange VW Karmen Gia. First off, this is one of my favorite cars. My parents had a blue one when I was a kid and I loved it then, and I love them now. In spot-on UT Orange, it's more beautiful than ever. This may well be my favorite of all the pix ever posted on the BOVB. Great catch, Donna, thank you!

Doing swimmingly

Football game Saturday. Tennessee v. Georgia. Blah blah blah. But there's more to life than football. Like UT swimming! It's looking good — as is this sweet Orange pimp'n machine provided by Deirdre Conner! Woot. (WTG Conner, you made it to the blog!)

Jeff

wtg

Here's to the Vols almost pulling one out against LSU. And here's to an cool photo reminding us to take it easy every once in a while and that OVs come in all shapes and sizes.

Jeff

It's SOCCER time in Tennessee!

I know everyone is going bonkers about Tennessee football right now. The hysteria is getting out of control. And who can blame fans for being excited about this year's team?

Giggle.

But here's something we really SHOULD be hollerin' about, y'all: Lady Vols Soccer! Oh yeah. This weekend they're taking on the women of LSU. So let's get riled up, sing a few rounds of Rocky Top and chant "It's Soccer Time in Tennessee!"

Woot!

Jeff

PS — Oh yeah, give it up for pal Shona M. for providing this week's BOVB pic. She spotted it, photographed it and submitted it to the blog. Obviously a great American!

Orange vs. um, uh....

Just in case I'm too busy Saturday to post...

These two images demonstrate the basic difference in intelligence between Tennessee and Florida fans. The top pic was provided by a Vols fan. It shows a truck that is Orange and white. The Orange is just true Orange. The bottom pic was submitted by a Gators fan. I suppose they think that's Orange. It's not. It's no more Orange that the color on the UF uniform. It's a light, sickly red of some kind (scientists are still trying to determine what the actual color is).

That is all. Go Vols, beat FLA.

Jeff

Work time for Vols

Most importantly: Let us never forget the victims of Sept. 11, 2001. Nine years ago today, at about this time, all those planes were in the air and our nation was about to be changed forever. The tragedy of that day, and of all our military losses since then, puts things like sports into true perspective.

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So GoVolsXtra.com is reporting that UT's men's basketball program, more specifically its coaches, has been punished for giving false info to the NCAA. The BOVB's response: Who cares? It's basketball. The blog staff misses the day when no one even spoke about Volunteer basketball a) because it was boring and b) because it detracts from real sports like football, baseball, track and swimming.

But let's not be so negative. No, we want to begin today, the second day of the College Football Season, on a positive note. The good news is the Vols are playing No. 7 Oregan today at Neyland Stadium. W0ot! Bring on the ducks, baby! After last week's awesome opener against UT Martin (may their booboos and psyches heal quickly) Tennessee is stepping back onto the national stage. Let's all put on something Orange and root for a UT victory, y'all!

Go Vols!!!

Jeff

PS - Oh, almost forgot. The photos. The top two were submitted by the BOVB's intrepid Yulee correspondent, Larry L. Both were spotted in Nashville. The bottom pic is provided by the blog founder's brother, Rodneyla, in Knoxpatch itself. Today's theme: Let's get to work, Vols!

yay!!

Happy first day of college football season, everyone.

To celebrate, the BOVB proudly presents these two images provided by my brother, Rod, who lives up in Knoxpatch itself. The emblem on the hood says "Tesla," but I really have no idea what that is (maybe noted auto expert R.A. Elsea can shed some light on that for us by posting a comment below??)

Either way, it's time to start your engines cuz it's FOOTBALL TIME IN TENNESSEE!!!

Jeff

(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.