If Marvin West wiped his ass...

[Just The Tip]

If Marvin West wiped his ass on a piece of notebook paper, how long would it take for the imbeciles on Vol Chat to line up to compliment "another great one by Marvin West"

[wagee12]

If Marvin West wiped his ass on a piece of notebook paper, how long would it take for the imbiciles on Vol Chat to line up to compliment "another great one by Marvin West"

Classic post!! If Marvin farted in a Mason Jar, they would swear it smelled like apples and cinnamon!

[WestPointDad]

The publisher of The Shopper thinks Marvin West is the greatest sportswriter every to pen pencil and paper.

That, plus he works really cheap.

[wagee12]

The publisher of The Shopper thinks Marvin West is the greatest sportswriter every to pen pencil and paper.

That, plus he works really cheap.

I have always enjoyed reading Marvin's work. May be time for a barbeque thread on Sheepscape.

[Polemicvol]

to write sports prose in a shopper.

[englishvol]

Always enjoyed Marvins writing about the old timer Vols etc , but that article will make the Fulmer Felchers Hall of Flame

[WestPointDad]

I have always enjoyed reading Marvin's work. May be time for a barbeque thread on Sheepscape.

He was good in his day, but his day is long since done. Sportswriting, and newspaper in general is a totally different animal now.

I wrote for the same paper for about 3 1/2 years. I wasn't kidding on either point.

[sangle wang]

1954. Eisenhower. Mantle. Mays. Happy Days.

They say the Chevrolet Corvette debuted that year. I wouldn't have noticed. Those students and budding reporters who drove, drove Fords and, yes, Chevies, but of a vintage and style according to our meager means.

Knoxville. The Hill. Growing. GI Bill. Johnny came marching home--this will be important later. More youth leaving the farms for college.

Football. Warrior moved on to AD. Robinson? No. Old hero, one of the Generals' boys by way of Wyoming, then Arkansas. Name of Wyatt. Single Wing. Nothing changes. Ain't broke.

Meet the parents. Mother-John. Father-Shirley. Always seemed backwards. But when it comes to Tennessee's first family, (as with our own) we tend to see the oddities as endearing rather than strange. Father-football coach. Tough. Wins. Boys can play. Johnny-well more about him soon. Bill, good player, sad end. Bobby-maybe the best athlete. Vols all.

Crew cut. Bony. 155 pounds. Soaking wet. 5 foot ten---in cleats. Runs, Passes. Punts. Returns. Wins. Some tried to give him the nickname "Drum." Didn't stick. SEC's best player. All-American. All-Everything. Second place in that trophy vote-forget the name. Fella named Hornung sneaks it back to South Bend. Fella name Brown not even invited.

Everybody burns the biscuits sometimes. Wise mama.

Cup of coffee in Montreal. Wants to coach. Moves around. Arkansas-plenty of stars with Broyles. Gets his shot with...Iowa State. Ames. Corn. Losing football. Makes good. Bowl game! He can coach.

Dickey changes hats at halftime of bowl game. Least that's the way I remember it. Bring him home? Some said yes. Some said too soon. Too young? How about the guy they hired? Teenager from Bear's school, not ours.

All-American goes to Pittsburgh. Not Steelers. Panthers. Pitiful. Recruits a boatload. Kid named Dorsett. Remind you of somebody? Wins crown. Dorsett wins that trophy--ahh, name comes to me now--Heisman.

Meanwhile, teenager slides. Talent slips. Record, too. Clamor grows. Moving truck. Din. Demand.

Johnny comes marching home. Hurrah! Told you that would come back around. He's rebuilt two lost programs. Man for the job. Right place. Right time.

Takes time. Hard work. Bear prowls. "Bring Back Bill Battle" bumper stickers. Battle counts money. Majors counts time.

Bluebonnet. Garden State. Liberty. Sugar Vols! At long last. Miami? The U? Not on that night. Not on that night.





*****I like Marvin, by the way.

[BillVol]

I think Marvin would get a kick out of that, sw. I'm a big fan of his, too.

[Riversetvol]

of satire in writing?

Satire- "One of the most effective and constructive kinds of humor is obtained by reducing a real-world situation to its ABSURD logical extreme or MAGNIFYING its flaws by making obvious absurd statements."

Anyone notice the reference to Fulmer and Donuts? Looks like ole Marvin gets some of his ideas from us.

[WestcoastVol]

That was a pretty damn good take, Sangle Wang Chung.

[TheOrangeCrush]

Damn that was funny.

[Napervol]

of satire in writing?

Satire- "One of the most effective and constructive kinds of humor is obtained by reducing a real-world situation to its ABSURD logical extreme or MAGNIFYING its flaws by making obvious absurd statements."

Anyone notice the reference to Fulmer and Donuts? Looks like ole Marvin gets some of his ideas from us.

I also enjoy his articles. That time of year, need to bitch about something is in the air.

[Bonevol]

I enjoy reading Marvin's columns. Maybe because I really appreciate the history of our football program and like to be reminded of the names from my youth. With that said, I'm not sure what the point of this column was. He simply recanted what we all knew and armchaired quarterbacked every move. As I recall the only person he was favorable toward was Doug Mathews. (How long can one guy leach off of a couple years as an assistant coach?)

As others have said, college football is a big money game today and it attacts highly driven personalities that too often feel the ends justify the means. "It ain't your Daddy's SEC football".

[BillVol]

sw's version of Marvin West might be the funniest, most clever, and overall best post I have ever read on the UT boards, going way back to '94. I copied/pasted it over on VC because I thought they'd get a kick out of it. I normally wouldn't copy/paste but I didn't want to link the negative posts about Mr. West from some of the wiseacres here. I did say where the post came from, though.

Anyhow, no response yet. That board has always lacked a sense of humor.