Talking Points: Eric Berry's Heisman campaign lacking in new media?

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jul 30, 2009 7:32 AM EDT in Rocky Top Talking Points

Putting $10k where your mouth is. Despite the assertion that Eric Berry's Heisman campaign "will blanket the nation to give him as much publicity as possible," UT's spent only $10k on a giant inflatable jersey and ten electronic billboards, including one in South Florida, one in Atlanta, and several throughout Tennessee. The campaign is also reportedly to include viral videos, which suggests that they can be passed around like a contagion, but if that's the case, I've yet to be infected. Anyone know what the story on the viral videos is? The videos on the berry4heisman.com website are great, but they're not only not embeddable, they're stuck in constant buffering mode, which means that only the biggest fans will actually see them. RTT and the Tennessee fan community on the web may have to take this upon ourselves from a new media perspective, folks. Who's in?

[Note by Joel, 07/30/09 9:41 AM EDT ] Good news. I'm told by Tiffany Carpenter that they'll start releasing the videos in late August through the Big Orange Email Newsletter. Sign up here.
Just try to take away the grass at Florida. The Vol Historian worries that news about Tennessee studying AstroTurf means natural grass at Shields-Watkins field is endangered.

He'll ask and answer his own questions on the field. Montario Hardesty is having a great attitude about answering questions about Kiffin, the QBs, and Bryce Brown, which I'd think would totally suck. It seems the only questions he's getting about himself are whether he's healthy.

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Almost here. ~~Marvin~~ Melvin Goins has finished up his junior college degree and is on his way to Tennessee.

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Argh

Stick with the real grass please.

"Florida didnt win their first SEC title until 1991 and now they think they invented football."
-Ron Zook

by rustytanton on Jul 30, 2009 7:42 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed.

But if they do switch, we can always dope the visiting sideline with sneezing powder!

by David Hooper on Jul 30, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions

Signed, Major Wingate

Lou Brock loves Lamp.

by birdjam on Jul 30, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions

If's a shame Florida's not bringing their sub-4 40 time team to Knoxville this year.

Or I’d vote for turning the field into a mud bog.

by David Hooper on Jul 30, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions

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Marvin Goins should be Melvin Goins.

"The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it."

by Getoffmyvols on Jul 30, 2009 9:15 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Right

Thank you.

Rocky Top Talk

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jul 30, 2009 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Love your stuff, Joel

But I will not be reading any of your retrospectives. Its not personal, believe me.

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Eric Berry is better at football than you

by kidbourbon on Jul 30, 2009 10:24 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed ! !

It’s that whole digging at a scab thing

Phil,GO VOLS !!!

by bulldurham on Jul 30, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Which is why I have many scars

Cain’t help it.

;-)

Rocky Top Talk

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jul 30, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions

me too

Phil,GO VOLS !!!

by bulldurham on Jul 30, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions

So glad kidburbon and bulldurham feel the same way

My football therapist will find it it affirming – still working through the pain of last year. It’s like the flashbacks in the Chuck Norris or Rocky movies.

by memphispete on Jul 30, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions