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All-SEC safety Janzen was dismissed from the Tennessee Volunteers this morning for unspecified reasons though it?s widely suspected that it has something to do with his withdrawal from the team this February.

Tennessee had hoped that Jackson would provide the team with one of the conference?s top secondaries. It now looks like that unit will only be average in Justin Wilcox?s second year at defensive coordinator.

The Volunteer?s SEC East title shot is now in serious jeopardy to say the least. South Carolina, Florida and Georgia were all ranked in the preseason Top 25 and will rely on their talented quarterbacks and wide receivers in order to win the division.

Despite being one of four teams in the country to play eight home games this season, Tennessee is now without a doubt on the outside looking in the conference race with a largely unproven offense and a defense that loses a lot of talent in the front seven.

While a bowl appearance is still likely for this team based on their schedule, an upper-level one is almost certainly out of the picture. Derek Dooley will, until proven otherwise, have to wait until next year to be a factor in the SEC.

Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/818761-sec-football-news-schedule-analysis-and-more-for-2011-season/entry/119477-sec-football-janzen-jackson-dismissed-from-vols-what-it-means-for-sec-race

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Fear not, lovers of rookies carrying pads and being forced to sing showtunes at team meetings. Despite reports to the contrary, NFL rookie hazing is not dead yet.

The Dallas Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars were among teams this season to ban the time-honored tradition of veterans hazing rookies. Thankfully, our good friends in Tennessee are keeping the torch burning.

Here is a picture of Tennessee State rookie Joseph Hillis getting ice water poured on him while he was wrapped to a goalpost following Titans practice earlier this week.

Maintaining a practice instituted under previous coach Jeff Fisher, the team made its rookies participate in two-man relay races in which rookies had to run 50 yards while keeping a ball pressed between their chests. No hands were allowed. At the end of the race, reports The Tennessean’s John Glennon, the rookies were doused with water.

“They were trying something new,” new Titans coach Phil Munchak told the newspaper. “As you can tell the only part they really enjoy is dumping stuff on (the rookies) and I don’t think they care about the dizziness as much. There is a different little twist I think every year and they seem to enjoy that.”

Well, sure. The fun part of “Double Dare” wasn’t the contestants climbing up the slide, it was when they’d go down it and get covered in chocolate syrup and slime. That’s human nature.

It’s not clear why Hillis got taped to the goalpost at the end of the races. We can only assume his performance in the chest-ball relay was more Vince Young than Steve McNair.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Photo-Hazing-is-alive-and-well-at-Tennessee-Tit?urn=nfl-wp5661

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Would you like a male roommate who is financially secure and gone on most Sundays?

I happen to know of one such fellow who’s looking for a place to stay in the Foxborough, Massachusetts area. His name is Chad and he’s very friendly, though some might describe him as a bit dramatic.

His last name is Ochocinco, and he’d love to move in with you. Really. From Mike Reiss at ESPNBoston.com:

“I’m going to do something different, I’m actually going to stay with a fan for the first two, three weeks of the season,” he said Tuesday. “That should be fun, until I get myself acclimated and learn my way around.”

Ochocinco hasn’t yet picked the fan.

“I’m not sure how it’s going to work, but they have to have Internet and have to have Xbox,” he said. “That’s about it.”

Sometimes, there’s just nothing to say, and the only thing you can really do is just sit in awe of Chad Ochocinco. Most players are (completely understandably) so guarded with their personal lives and never share anything real with anyone outside of a very exclusive inner circle.

This one wants to move in with you.

How can you not love that?

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Seeking-a-roommate-in-New-England-How-about-Cha?urn=nfl-wp4842

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As it turns out, the get-up that Nick Fairley wore to the NFL draft wasn’t just some ironic nerd costume. He really does love to study.

Carlos Monarrez of the Detroit Free Press writes Wednesday that Fairley’s been a model student in the Detroit Lions’ film rooms. Fairley fractured his foot a couple of weeks ago, so he hasn’t been able to practice, but he’s spent that time dominating the playbook and the film room.

“He’s done a good job in our meetings,” [Lions head coach Jim] Schwartz said. “He’s done a good job in the weight room and doing what he can do, and when he’s healthy, he’ll be ready.”

By all accounts, the other defensive tackles have watched Fairley flourish in the classroom during his time away from the field.

“It’s funny to watch him in meetings,” Ndamukong Suh said. “He’s not going through anything, but he’s blurting out answers and just interacting with other guys and really particularly myself and the other D-tackles.”

That’s good stuff to know if you’re a Lions fan. Maybe the biggest appeal of the preseason is seeing your team’s new draft picks in action, but obviously, with Fairley, injury has made that impossible.

I’d argue, though, that if you’re looking for reasons to believe that a player will be a great pro, knowing that he’s working so hard off the field is just as significant as anything you’d see him do on the field.

No one will say for sure, but it appears that Fairley’s still aiming for a recovery that has him ready for the season opener.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Nick-Fairley-is-dominating-the-mental-reps?urn=nfl-wp5223

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