63-point total gives Coleman bragging rights

Reggie Coleman won't have to hear any trash talking from Arkansas fans when he returns home this summer.
Coleman, Tennessee's redshirt junior offensive tackle from Jonesboro, has all the bragging rights after helping the Vols pound the Razorbacks 63-20 Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
It was a sweet victory for Coleman, especially after the Razorbacks beat the Vols 28-24 last season.
"It's always good to go home with a win, and it's good to know that Arkansas fans can't say anything to me right now," Coleman said. "If they do say something, I've got one number I can say -- 63.
"I've definitely got the upper hand this year. We'll see what happens next year."

SNOUTIN' OFF
HOPE CLINTON DIDN'T TAKE HOGS
While watching Tennessee do to Arkansas Saturday what Al Gore no doubt wished he had done to George W. Bush Tuesday, a thought occurred.
Wonder if President Bill Clinton, an unabashed Hogs fan, made a little bet with Gore, his Veep and well-known Tennessee backer?
If Clinton did make a bet then he lost big-time.
Gore might get to serve out the rest of Clinton's presidential term, just so he can get a taste of the Oval Office regardless of what happens in that Florida recount.

JACKSON OK
As bad as Arkansas' loss was to Tennessee Saturday, the game was put in perspective with 10:53 left in the second quarter when Razorbacks cornerback Eddie Jackson lay on the Neyland Stadium turf surrounded by doctors and trainers from both teams.
A hush fell over the crowd of 107,262 as Jackson was carefully put on a stretcher and carted off the field as a precautionary measure and driven by ambulance to a local hospital.
Fortunately, it turned out that Jackson had a sprained neck and wasn't seriously injured. He returned to the bench late in the game, wearing a neck brace.

CLAUSEN AWESOME
True freshman quarterback Casey Clausen ran his record to 4-0 as Tennessee's starting quarterback and tied a school-record with five touchdown passes against Arkansas.
Clausen completed 16 of 27 passes for 191 yards,
"Casey's making a lot of progress," Tennessee offensive coordinator Randy Sanders said. "He's still young, and he's still got a million things to learn and improve on.
"But, at the same time, he's probably playing better than I really thought a true freshman could play for us."

NEVER ON EASY STREET
One change on the Tennessee campus since Arkansas' last visit in 1998 is that the street leading to Neyland Stadium has been changed from Stadium Drive to Phillip Fulmer Way in honor of the Vols' coach.
The street was renamed after Tennessee won the 1998 national championship.
But Fulmer, whose .827 winning percentage is the best among active coaches with five or more years on the job, can't get too comfortable even after having a street named for him.
Fraternity Park Road was renamed Johnny Majors Blvd. in 1990 after he had coached the Vols to back-to-back SEC championships.
However, that didn't stop Tennessee from running off Majors after the 1992 season.

WE'LL TAKE SEVEN INSTEAD
When Tennessee sophomore holder Seth Reagan ran 2 yards into the checkerboard end zone with 3:07 left in the first quarter, it marked the first time the Vols had scored a touchdown on a fake field goal since Oct. 28, 1995.
That day, Jason Price ran 15 yards for a touchdown on a fake against South Carolina in Tennessee's 56-21 victory at Knoxville.
"We worked on it this week when we saw their alignment," Reagan said. "I really didn't have time to get nervous, because it happened so quick."

BOWLING FOR DOLLARS
Tennessee (6-3) became the third team to get bowl-eligible this season with a victory over Arkansas. South Carolina and Ole Miss also earned their sixth victories by beating the Razorbacks.

DON'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION
A reporter asked senior wide receiver Cedric Wilson if it was "kind of comical," when the Vols jumped to a 35-0 lead in the first quarter. But Vols Coach Phillip Fulmer quickly intercepted the question.
"No, it was not comical," Fulmer said. "It was an intense game."
Then as Fulmer was stepping away from the microphone, he said, "We've got to play these guys again next year."

WATCH THE END ZONE
Tennessee's physical intimidation of Arkansas started even before the Vols' 35-0 blitzkrieg in the first quarter.
Arkansas' cheerleaders and mascot were about to cut through the north end zone where the Tennessee band director was getting set to lead the Vols' marching band.
The band director then shoved the Razorback mascot to keep him out of the end zone and the cheerleaders stayed out, too.
Maybe the band director should have traded in his white gloves for some boxing gloves.

GIVE HIM STYLE POINTS, TOO
Tennessee junior backup Travis Stephens did a backward flip into the end zone when he scored a touchdown with 4:20 left in the third quarter.

THE GOOD
Boo Williams and Fred Talley. They kept Arkansas from being totally humiliated.

THE BAD
The Razorbacks on the road in the SEC. They suffered their ninth consecutive SEC road loss, but this was the worst of all.

This article was published on Sunday, November 12, 2000

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