Derek Woolbright

Husband, Bonus Dad, and in the business of helping folks. Lover of God, family, & sometimes sports. PIO for Jackson Co. EMS/EMA/911. Tweets are my own.

[Derek Woolbright @Dwoolbright]

“Your vibe affects your tribe. Whatever energy you’re putting out there, you are pulling those around you down the right or wrong path. Our energy is never a net neutral. It’s either positive or negative. We get to choose.” - Coach Jimmy Dykes

[Josh Brown @RhubarbBrown]

I don't understand why ESPN is suffering revenue loss. I honestly thought American dads wanted to watch WWE and bald chicks getting political instead of baseball, football, and men's basketball. Make it make sense!

[Bussin' With The Boys @BussinWTB]

Alabama @ Tennessee in 2022 was absolute cinema

[Tom Satkowiak @TomSatkowiak]

Yet another reminder:

𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙀𝙧𝙖

[More Important Issues @More_Issues]

Jahmai Mashack recorded his first-career triple-double tonight🔥

-13 points
-15 rebounds
-13 assists

Congrats, @JahmaiM!

[Ryan Schumpert @ryanschumpert00]

Rick Barnes on Ethan Burg: "I’ll tell you a great story with Ethan. He was really struggling, and I actually asked him one day, I said, are you about ready to quit? Because he was down, about as low as you could be.

He said to me, Coach, I will never, ever quit on these guys. He said, this is the first real team I’ve ever been a part of. He says if I never play another minute, I will never quit on these guys. I promise you. He said I love them. There’s a brotherhood with us. I would never quit on them.

And he hasn’t. The last couple games, we wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for him. He has maturity, and he went through a tough time.

You’ve got to realize, his family has been in and out of bunkers in Tel Aviv for months now. It’s been tough on him, but he’s handled it really, really well.

That was one of the greatest things that any player’s ever said to me. He said, I would never quit on these guys. And he wasn’t playing. He just kept grinding and good things happen to people that do that.”

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

Tennessee had one elite 8 in program history when Rick Barnes joined the Vols. Barnes has now taken Tennessee to three straight Elite 8’s. Pretty phenomenal run, all time elite coach. Hope he never retires.

[Trey Wallace @TreyWallace]

As Rick Barnes left the podium and walked towards the Tennessee locker room, he saw Iowa State’s T.J. Otzelberger and players waiting for their postgame presser.

He peaked his head in, shook their hands, and said “God bless you guys, great season”

Barnes is first class

[SullenSerf @SullenSerf]

3 straight Elite 8’s
5 Sweet 16’s (4 in a row)
SEC Championship

Best Coach in Tennessee Basketball history and one of the best to ever do it.

Don’t take Rick Barnes for Granted

[Tennessee Baseball @Vol_Baseball]

You’ll always have a spot waiting for you here at Lindsey Nelson.

#TeamRucker

[Based Nick Kayal @NickKayal]

No politics. No social or
cultural commentary. No clue who was a Democrat or a Republican. White. Black. Male. Female. Just entertainment and sports. The way it should be. Back when ESPN was good.

[Anthony Amico @amicsta]

Back before ESPN went to garbage, we had SportsCenter in its purest form.

No fluff, no filler, no viral debates. Just. Highlights.

Its why Millenials are the peak of ball knowledge. We’d get up early to rip this the hour before school and be READY.

[Mark Nagi @MarkNagi]

I love college football but my interest is waning. NIL is a mess. Unlimited transfers are awful for the sport. As always, coaching loyalty is non-existent. The calendar is so screwed up. Playoff expansion is watering down regular season. Sigh.

[Derek Woolbright @Dwoolbright]

I will say again, J-Rob trading AJ wasn’t the problem. Who they drafted to replace him was.

[Austin Huff @AustinHuff]

as a diehard lifelong Eagles fan, we shouldn’t be putting up with AJ Brown’s behavior anymore. I think it’s time we trade him back to the Titans. I’d even be willing to give him up for next to nothing. just absolutely awful.

[Scott Kushner @ScottDKushner]

We really got to see Ohio State, Alabama and Georgia lose in 24 hours.

I’m already in love with 2026.

[Graham Coffey @GrahamCoffeyDC]

Notre Dame fans told us they were going to cost ESPN $50 million by not playing in the bowl game

In the end, the Pop-Tarts Bowl drew more viewers than all but one Notre Dame game this season (ND-Miami, 10.8 mil on Labor Day night)

[Derek Woolbright @Dwoolbright]

If you want your kids to look up to an athlete. Point them in the direction of a guy like this!

[GoVols247 @GoVols247]

NEW: The remarkable story of Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar adds another chapter as @RapSheet reveals he was playing with a benign tumor in his arm.

His 3,565 passing yards and 3,666 total yards were third-best single-season totals in #Vols history.

🔗 https://t.co/hy5xY4jyVx

[Derek Woolbright @Dwoolbright]

But remember, Lane can’t help any of this. He’s a victim.

[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

In an unprecedented situation, six LSU assistants are coaching Ole Miss in its biggest game ever.

Tampering is afoot, officials say. Trust is wavering.

And things could get weirder: Lane Kiffin may attend the Sugar Bowl with Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry.

https://t.co/VVcuGvQX1s

[Adam Sparks @AdamSparks]

Jalen McMurray in tears in Tennessee postgame press conference talking about why he played through a serious injury rather than opting out of the Music City Bowl.

He will play in the Senior Bowl in less than a month.

McMurray said he didn't want his teammates to think he quit

[Derek Woolbright @Dwoolbright]

Amen! Nothing about an ESPN football broadcast is produced for anything other than a mildly casual fan.

[Reed Carringer @ReedCarringer]

I’d love ESPN to show us a clip of the receivers on these sacks. Have NO idea what’s happening.

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

We need Kalen DeBoer to leave for Michigan and then Lane Kiffin to leave LSU for Alabama before he coaches a game to really take the insanity to the next level.