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Independence Day Open Comment Thread
Happy Independence Day! Today marks the 235th anniversary of the day in 1776 on which the United States of America collectively and formally declared their independence from the British crown, which we commemorate with fireworks, parades, and all manner of patriotic displays. To some extent, our...
How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Tropicana Field Again Welcomes Georgia Fans on Holiday
My wife and I have established a pattern for our annual family vacation to Florida. We drive as far as my parents’ house in South Georgia on the first day, stay with my folks, awaken at a ludicrous hour in the dead of night, and drive as long as possible before the kids awaken. This leads,...
Chicago Bears "A" Team
Last year around this time I wrote about the Chicago Bears "B" team, a fun way to pass time in the off-season. I got the "B" Team idea while researching another post and I realized the Bears have a heck of an All-Time linebacking group between, Butkus, Buffonne, and Briggs (all their names start...
A bad day for the Kentucky Wildcats
Yesterday was not a good day for Kentucky. Former coach Billy Gillispie sued the school for $6M, recruit John Wall pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and entered a program for first time offenders, they've lost three players from last year's team, and new coach John Calipari has been "asked" to...
Talking points: fake names and blurred lines in media
Quickly this morning . . . There appears to be no new news on the Brent Vinson/Ramar Smith couplet of police investigations except that Wes Rucker at the Chattanooga Times Free Press cites "several close to the program" as being concerned that the two incidents are connected. I don't like the...
Who Killed the Cleveland Indians? - part 1: John Adams
via 2.bp.blogspot.com Rumor on the street has it there's been a death. Witnesses report hearing two shots and sounds of a severe beating last night, and now the Cleveland Indians season has gone missing. While it can't be confirmed, the possibility of a homicide necessitates further...
Talking points: Big Orange Big Boy Touchdowns
Going in reverse order today, because . . . NCAA football . . . the link of the week for me (yes, I know it's only Tuesday, but . . . you know) is Holly's Fat Guy Touchdowns. She's right, you know: Fat Guy Touchdowns are "one of the purer joys in college football." But Holly, how can you...
Talking points: you go fight some mo!
Tennessee football The Number of the Day is 11. Somebody must have sent out a memo or something because every major online news outlet has a story on the fact that 11 players have left the program since Lane Kiffin took over. The last four out were Tyler Maples, Ahmad Paige, B.J. Coleman, and...
Talking points: What? No national championship this year?
Tennessee Football John Adams cautions fans that it will take years of solid recruiting to turn Tennessee into a championship program. Likely true, although, and I don't have the link for it handy, but Bruce Feldman has the evidence to show that most national championships occur in a new coach's...
Talking points: Saturday scrimmage roundup edition
Tennessee football We won! Tennessee had another game-like scrimmage on Saturday, and depending on which article you're reading, the offense/defense got the better of the defense/offense, which is a good thing, I guess. If you're the offense/defense. QBs. Jonathan Crompton went 9-16 for 90...
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