My friends and I were joking this weekend, as I struggled through watching the UCF Knights blow their game against the Missouri Tigers and the Miami Dolphins really blow their game against the Arizona Cardinals, that I could just do these Faces of ‘Freude (new name, this one’s sticking) posts with pictures of me screaming at bar TVs for three hours every Saturday and Sunday. And yeah, once the Orlando Magic season starts, I may be able to power the entire planet with just my rage. But I’m not sure the world is ready for so many pictures of how handsome I am.

Thankfully, we have Derek Dooley and his derpy dome to fill the void. On the surface, a 3-2 record shouldn’t have a team’s fans searching for the world’s tallest bridge, but Dooley’s Tennessee Volunteers dropped to 0-2 in the SEC after yesterday’s exciting 51-44 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs. I like Dooley and I don’t have any problems with the Vols, so I think it’s encouraging that they’re putting up such a good fight. Hopefully they’ll start winning more so fans can finish washing away the Lane Kiffin stink.

But in the meantime, keep baking those frownies, college football fans.

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The University of Tennessee has found a football coach, but they had to go all the way to Louisiana Tech to get him. Derek Dooley, who accumulated a 17-20 record in two seasons in the WAC. ESPN and a few other people are reporting that Dooley’s hiring is about a done deal.

And now brace yourself for some INSTANT ANALYSIS. Weak hire. It’s amazing that NOBODY wanted this job. I thought that Southern Cal was settling just to get Lane Kiffin, but this was almost sad. It’s an SEC school, a 100,000-plus capacity stadium, tradition, strong booster base, and the Vols are stuck with what seemed like their 22nd choice.