In the brief few months since Lane Kiffin became head coach at Tennessee, he’s managed to offend Urban Meyer and Florida football … twice, piss off Nick Saban at Alabama, and take a shot at Steve Spurrier and South Carolina. At first I thought Kiffin’s actions were kind of cool ...

Tennessee's spring football practices begin today, but it's really hard to imagine how Lane Kiffin's tenure as head coach could get any more entertaining than it's been so far. (Fingers crossed!) The guy has already stuffed a career's worth of crazy into just one offseason—and these are just t...

newVideoPlayer("/lane3_deadspin.flv", 506, 392,""); If Lane Kiffin wants to revive Tennessee's rivalry with Florida, stealing two committed players on Signing Day and then publicly accusing the Gators of a recruiting violation is a good way to start. The Backstory: Pahokee, Florida, wide receiver Nu...

MAZE AND MYLES … AND GHOST’S ALL SMILES Before I get into this, I want to congratulate Alabama and its fans (everybody but Phocion, that is) for another banner Signing Day. Wow, what a haul. I hope the Vols can get back to competing with you guys before long. Nick Saban has certainly set...

Alright folks, since I’m the first one up this morning, I guess we’ll kick things off so we have a place to rant, rave, and celebrate throughout the day.  For some fans, it’s going to be a victorious day, and for others, signing day will look more like a real-life horror film.  F...

If you’re a UT fan, we want to know who you think we get in the comments… Second place sucks. If you’re second place in a ballgame, you freakin’ lost. If you’re second place at the end of the year, that means you likely won your bowl game and think you’re better t...

I’d heard the legends, but I wanted to see it for myself … or “feel” it, would probably be a better description. It was late summer 2005, and I was still a sports writer for the Chattanooga Times Free Press. By that time, I’d decided that I was going to make a family de...

Before I get started on this, I want to apologize to the readers of 3SIB for being absent lately.  I know that I’ve been around to do a couple live blogs with Ghost and put up a scattered post here and there, but I’ve been noticeably absent since the Christmas holiday.  The end of foot...

This blog entry isn’t going to receive any love. Not from Tennessee fans. Not from Alabama fans. I’ve come to terms with that, and acceptance is a very important step in the recovery process. And make no mistake — I’m going to need to “recover” from writing this b...

UPDATE: Volquest has reported it’s probable, and GoVols.com is also reporting that the Vols have completed their staff with the additions of brand new Mississippi State assistant Frank Wilson and North Dakota State defensive coordinator Willie Mack Garza. If this is true, it’s apparent t...