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Wednesday, November 11, 2026Nov 11

5-at-10: Friday mailbag on great sports guarantees, Hail Marys, Butch Jones’ raise

University of Tennessee football coach Butch Jones addresses the media during a preseason luncheon Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, in Knoxville. The teams first NCAA college football practice of the season is Tuesday.
University of Tennessee football coach Butch Jones addresses the media during a preseason luncheon Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, in Knoxville. The teams first NCAA college football practice of the season is Tuesday. University of Tennessee football coach Butch Jones addresses the media during a preseason luncheon Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, in Knoxville. The teams first NCAA college football practice of the season is Tuesday.

Well, that was a fast week. Couple of announcements to make. Well milestones, really.

First the 5-at-10 reaches 1,335 consecutive Monday-through-Fridays today. That’s a lot of family-oriented, interweb-based sports columns. This is not your typical round number, but some one in the office asked about it the other day. (Shout out Harrison.) Thanks to you regulars for making this part of your morning routine. And thanks to this awesome website, which can tell you the amount of time between any days, we also know that that the 5-at-10 is roughly 44,784 hours – or 2,687,040 minutes – old. Man, our back is sore.

Second, this week starts year three of Press Row in the 3-6 time slot. Special thanks to Paschall and Wells for all they have done to make the three-hour tour as much fun as it is. And many thanks to al the big-brained listeners who pull up a chair on Press Row on ESPN 105.1 and right here at timesfreepress.com.

From the “Talks too much” studios, let the games begin.

photo Tennessee football coach Butch Jones led the Vols to five straight wins to finish the regular season after early struggles in close games had them at 3-4.

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