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From Neyland Stadium’s Bookstore: 4 single and 1 double Neyland Stadium Chair have been released for sale to the public.

This release represents the last of the 264 Stadium Chairs from the West Side Renovation at Neyland in January of 2010.

Twice in the last two years the NY Jets go to the AFC Championship, with a young quarterback, a tough as nails head coach and a UT Vols favorite legend Shaun Ellis.

It looked like the party was over for the Jets after a rough first quarter and then a questionable call that produced a turnover and a Steelers touchdown before the half.

We can only imagine what was said in the locker room by Coach Rex Ryan and the Jets Veteran players to light a fire under the Jets but whatever it was it worked.

The Jets came to life and dominated the Steelers in the second half of the game.

Unfortunately, it was not enough and the Steelers stopped what could have been the greatest comeback victory in a conference game.

I’m sure there are a whole lot of Monday morning what ifs and they should have done this or that. The bottom line is the Jets lost and the Steelers are going to the Super Bowl this year.

Next year will be a different story.

We at Tradingo.com, especially our CEO & Founder TJ McNamara (who is a long time Jets fan and former New Yorker) would like to say congratulations on a great season and we are PROUD of the New York Jets.

J-E-T-S. Jets, Jets, Jets

Keep the faith Jets fans

As 2010 Ends, Vols and Fans Should Embrace Future.

Tradingo Sports Blog by Scott Felts

The 2010 football season has come to a close for the Tennessee Volunteers. New head coach Derek Dooley and the Vols finished 6-7 after the Music City Bowl “loss” to North Carolina and now they look toward the future.

I for one am ready to do the same.

A week ago as the Vols were preparing for the bowl game everyone thought that after the game the Vols would be looking for their fourth defensive coordinator in as many years.

Rumors swirled that Justin Wilcox was leaving for Texas.

Most signs pointed to this happening. Dooley gave comments that suggested he was already aware and annoyed at the prospect, saying that “a thousand other coaches want a job at Tennessee” and that he wasn’t worried about finding replacements for any coach that may leave.

Texas’ search for a coordinator just suddenly stopped, suggesting “their guy” was going to wait until after his current team’s bowl game was over to make the move.

I even spoke briefly with Wilcox in the lobby of the team hotel on Thursday, thanking him for being at Tennessee, “this year” and thought that the look he gave me as he shook my hand and thanked me for being in Nashville to support the team, suggested he was gone.

Well, he’s not. Vols 1 Coaching Changes 0.

As I write this, there are rumors that Graduate Assistant Peter Sirmon is about to receive a full time slot on the Vols staff. This would be a good thing, but would mean someone is on the way out. Most insiders say they have heard nothing of anyone leaving.

Only time will tell.

The Vols need stability. They need it in the coaching offices, they need it in the weight room and they need it in the classroom as the next several months play out.

The 2011 Vols will see more freshmen join the team and more than likely, more freshmen start and play in games. In 2010, the Vols played 16 true freshmen at various times of the season.

Looking at the depth chart, the Vols may have 5 senior starters on the entire team in 2011.

The Vols’ first opponents in 2011 are the Football Championship Subdivision powerhouse Montana Grizzles.

The 2011 Grizzlies return 15 starters – seven on both offense and defense, and kicker/punter Brody McKnight. UM returns 45 lettermen from a team that went 7-5 in 2010.

That is a step down for a Montana program that has been in the hunt for the National Title on their level for the past several years.

Dooley told the Vols that as they lay in bed not wanting to work this offseason, that they should remember the end of the Music City Bowl and the end of the LSU game and then use that hurt and anger to work to get better.

For a program and its fans that have spent too much time looking back and casting blame, I hope everyone is ready to look forward and embrace the future as we forget the recent past.