You know you’ve reached peak offseason when the Athlon preview magazine hits store shelves in early June. The publication was a mainstay for me personally as a kid, always accompanying me on some sort of summer trip and giving me some entertainment in the car.
The best part of the edition every year is the anonymous quotes on every team from opposing coaches. Athlon gives complete anonymity to coaches, giving them the green light to tee off on their rivals around the league. For many years under Derek Dooley and Butch Jones, Tennessee was an easy target of these quotes.