The Wiz of Odds

Suzanne Glen Should Have Learned How to Punt

Are high-profile athletes treated differently at Tennessee? If you compare the cases of former Volunteer punter Britton Colquitt and Suzanne Glen, the answer is a resounding yes.

Colquitt, now a member of the Denver Broncos, was involved in at least four alcohol-related incidents while attending school in Knoxville. Three of the incidents came within a 12-day span in 2003 and one of those involved a DUI that was later dismissed. In Feburary 2008, Colquitt was arrested for DUI and pleaded guilty in July 2008.

Phil Fulmer, who was the Tennessee coach, disciplined Colquitt by having him sit out the first five games of the 2008 season. The player also had his scholarship revoked, but was allowed to return to the team and continue playing.

Glen, 60, completed work this past spring on a master's degree in social work. Officials then learned that she pleaded guilty last year to reckless driving in Alabama and suspended her indefinitely, meaning she doesn't get her degree and has had to forfeit some $13,000 in schooling costs from the spring semester.

Glen appealed, but Tennessee chancellor Jimmy Cheek upheld the suspension.

Bottom line: The university's move has put her life on hold and she can't get a job in social work without the graduate degree.

Rocky Topped

Yes, Oregon and Tennessee have something in common — a dislike for Lane Kiffin. But that's about it. The Volunteer program is a mess, losing to a team from the Pacific 10 for the fourth year in a row.

SEC speed, baby!

Wiz correspondent Greg Laughlin was in Knoxville on Saturday night to witness the Ducks' dismantling of the Vols. Oregon ran off 45 unanswered points and crushed the hometown team, 48-13.

The game was delayed for 70 minutes because of a thunderstorm, and while many of the 102,035 fans in Neyland Stadium sought shelter, a few brave students weathered the storm by remaining in the stands. When it became apparent that there was no security on the field, several students ran onto the field during the height of the storm.

Police and security personnel took one individual off the field in handcuffs and pulled several others out of the crowd. Photos of the incident are after the jump. View Greg's gallery from the game by clicking here.

Tennessee

News story: Tennessee coach Derek Dooley, who has closed his team's practices and scrimmages to the media, gave preferential access to six "respectful" reporters last week, allowing them to watch a mock game. Reaction: Before everyone gets in a tizzy (probably too late by now), remember that Dooley decided to charge members of the media a $50 coaching clinic fee to watch his team scrimmage on April 10. His latest move should not come as a surprise. Of course, getting anyone to come to the games — reporters included — will be difficult once the world sees what an awful product Tennessee puts on the field this fall. As David Climer of the Tennessean wrote, reporters who attended the April 17 Orange & White spring scrimmage were treated to "1, 2, 3, Punt. The first eight series — four by the White team and four by the Orange — all ended with punts. There were only two touchdowns all day. Maybe the Vols are that good on defense. A more likely explanation, however, is that this team is very limited offensively, with a short-handed, inexperienced offensive line and unproven quarterbacking." Yes, all the more reason to keep this team under wraps.

As a run-up to the start of the season, the Wiz will display one poster each day until our supply is exhausted.

Then we turn it over to readers, who will vote on the poster of the year. In the meantime, send your team's poster schedule to jayzuma (at) gmail.com.

Last year, the site displayed 69 posters. This is poster No. 63 for 2010. Thanks to Doug and Corey!

Daly Bringing His Look to College Campuses

John Daly's taste in fashion is coming to the Southeastern Conference.

Daly announced this week that LoudMouth Golf had agreed to a contract with the University of Tennessee to sell orange "check-pants, shirts and skorts."

"The good news for you guys is: the University of Tennessee is our first LoudMouth NCAA contract we got," Daly told the Knoxville News Sentinel. "[The items] are going to hopefully be in some of the stores there at the university."

Daly, 44, has become a marketing master after his personal life derailed a promising career on the links. He entering into a limited partnership with LoudMouth in the past year.

"I didn't have any deals with anybody,'' Daly said, "but I kind of saw an opportunity to get inside and be a partner. Not a big partner. But I'm more of a royalty guy in this field, and I have a little ownership, but it's something different.

"I like the feel and the comfort these things give. Yeah, they're loud, but they're so comfortable."

Two Vols Arrested, Cop Suffers Head Wound in Brawl

Tennessee players Da'Rick Rogers and Darren Myles Jr. are whisked away from the Knox County Detention Center Friday morning after they posted bond following a bar brawl involving several Volunteer players.

The brawl left Knoxville police officer Robert Capouellez, a patron in the club, with a head wound. A spokesman for Tennessee Medical Center said Capouellez, found unconscious lying on the street when authorities arrived, was in stable condition.

Rogers, 18, was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Rogers, a freshman receiver, is considered the crown jewel of coach Derek Dooley's first recruiting class.

Darren Myles Jr., a sophomore safety, was charged with assault, resisting arrest and evading arrest. He is accused of assaulting university police officer Brian Greenlee, who was among the first to arrive on the scene to help Capouellez.

The investigation continues, and two other players — receiver Denarius Moore, 21, and defensive tackle Montori Hughes, 19 — were being questioned about the assault on Capouellez. They have not been charged.

After the jump, Bar Knoxville co-owner Sandy Morton describes what happened to WBIR. Thanks to Paul.

Kiffin Kind of Tries to Tell Tennessee He Might Be Sorry

Lane Kiffin says he regrets how his departure from Tennessee came down, and if he had to do it over again, there would be a farewell news conference that would last longer than one minute.

"I really tried to do the right thing with the media there," Kiffin told the Knoxville News-Sentinel. "When you look around the nation, when coaches leave places, they don't address the media at the places they're leaving. They usually talk to their team and they get out of there.

"That kind of backfired on me. I guess I would have done that different and do what everybody else does, and just takeoff."

Kiffin said he planned for the news conference to go longer, but a disagreement between Tennessee's sports information department and a local TV station ended any chance of an extended conversation.

According to reports, live cameras were barred from the news conference and Kiffin wanted to allow only 30 seconds of video from the event. WBIR and WATE refused to abide by that restriction.