Grant Ramey's Recent Columns
Mercer hands disinterested Vols merciful ending
Tennessee wanted a spot the NCAA Tournament, not the National Invitational Tournament. You know, the Big Dance, not the Little Dance. And it showed in a disinterested Vol loss. Read more...
Vols blow out ’Cats, get glimpse of what can be
Kentucky usually brings out the best in Tennessee on the basketball court. Saturday the Wildcats brought out the best of Vols’ best.Read more...
The dark days pass into light
Close the book. Then take it off the shelf and throw it in the trash.Read more...
A call to fans to help seniors
This season has been has been hard for a lot of people. Hard on Tennessee fans, Tennessee players. Hard on Derek Dooley, who was fired Sunday morning. Hard on Dooley’s assistant coaches, who, with unemployment looming, said their farewells to the local media this week. No doubt, though, it’s been hardest on these 13 seniors.Read more...
Don’t rule out Franklin, not now
Vanderbilt coach James Franklin is the anti-Derek Dooley.Read more...
Would kicking Vandy even be enough?
It’s funny the difference a year can make. Funny, too, is the way more things change, the more they stay the same.Read more...
‘Could’ and ‘should’ give way to ‘is’
The first half Saturday at Neyland Stadium seemed like what this Tennessee team could be. Or maybe what it should be. The second half, overtime, all the crucial moments in between, that’s what this Tennessee team is — and has been under Derek Dooley.Read more...
At this point, who cares?
Tennessee has a game against Missouri today.Read more...
Empty seats make a statement to players, too
Fans or no fans, capacity crowd or a generous head count of 84,000, the Tennessee players clearly haven’t quit.Read more...
By the seat of your pants, Dooley’s future determined
Go ahead, cry for Derek Dooley to be fired or list reasons why he should come back for a fourth season.Read more...
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Hiking With Hardtack: ‘The Hitch-in-the-Get-Along Gang’ hits The Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain
When two Army veterans hit The Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain, Ga., with Daily Times staffers who are following a thru-hiking United Methodist chaplain, they encounter rain, ice, wind and a crowd of other hikers attempting to reach Mount Katahdin before snow arrives -- plus a whole lot more. Read more...
Hiking with Hardtack: United Methodist chaplain journeys along The Appalachian Trail
Josh "Hardtack" Lindamood, a chaplain commissioned by the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church to serve hikers along The Appalachian Trail, begins his thru-hike of the approximate 2,183-mile footpath from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Katahdin, Maine, on April 4, and provides a look at the first few days on The A.T. Read more...
