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chargervol said:
Ok, peeps, It's my birthday. And yes, I may have recently admitted to openly yelling at a cloud, suggesting another age increase probably isn't a cause for celebration.

But we gotz all these numbers and stats saying we good at the foosball. And the fun.. it has been had.
I'm sure they'll be ups and downs and crap going on in the world but keep bringing all them positive vibes!
Because, for today at least, I'm all


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VolsDoc81TX said:
This is where the run over girl needs to raise a huge stink. Get that “officer” in trouble and embarrass the hades out of saban.
No one had any interest in the bammers. Just wanted to be on the field to celebrate. That shove was totally uncalled for.
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Pay attention to how they treat Saban. They nearly push him over too and have to grab him to re-balance him. He's cargo to them and he isn't even being treated with respect. More like how they'd treat a high profile suspect. Definitely not the way politicians and others of note tend to be escorted.
 
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chargervol said:
Ok, peeps, It's my birthday. And yes, I may have recently admitted to openly yelling at a cloud, suggesting another age increase probably isn't a cause for celebration.

But we gotz all these numbers and stats saying we good at the foosball. And the fun.. it has been had.
I'm sure they'll be ups and downs and crap going on in the world but keep bringing all them positive vibes!
Because, for today at least, I'm all


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Regarding the he said....

When I was a kid early on I learned that sticks and stones could break my bones but words could never hurt me....

Then when I became a teenager I learned that there are times when that there is fightin’ words....

The ancient Stoics taught that the only thing that really mattered is how one reacted to the changes going on around him. No one really has any control beyond that....

As I’ve aged and now have entered the 4th generation I see all the changes that have come about while living through the first three. I never really got all that bothered by anything. Change is still happening and maybe perceptively at a more rapid pace, at least from the perspective of my generation. I have to catch myself at times because elders tend to be resistant to change. The truth is I think it’s like tilting at windmills (attacking imaginary enemies). Change is a part of life.

Presumably, at least according to the ancients, we’re all headed for the final judgement and the world is inexorably on the path to destruction. The only thing we can control is our own attitude and behavior. Our end will still come.

I like Jon Gruden and was tempted back into following the NFL (Raiders) once they made the move to Las Vegas, the greatest city in history. I like his public personality and unlike some I think he’s a good football coach. I’m not going to defend Jon because I try not to behave as he did (with his emails) but I’m also not going to condemn him because I try not to do that either.

The world doesn’t need much help from me to change. It’s been doing that all on its own for longer than I’ve been alive. I just try to learn to live within the process, preferably with as little stress as I can manage. jmo.

I still like Jon Gruden. He may need to learn to be a bit more behaved, maybe should have learned to behave better all along, but maybe like they say, better late than never. jmo.

Vintage wisdom claims that the pen is mightier than the sword. Long ago, arguably, the greatest teacher to ever walk the Earth said that he who lives by the sword will die by the sword. Well, apparently, he who lives by the pen can also die by the pen. Imagine that.

I don’t feel sorry for Jon, sad, but not sorry. jmo.
 
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People that bet the over on season wins (6.5 the line) have to be feeling pretty good right about now. 2 shots at ~50\50 games to get to 7.

Also...could this be the year we finally beat expectations by more than 1 game by going 8-4? For the life of me I don't know the last time we did that. It has to be back in the Fulmer years, at least, because we sure haven't done it since. Feels like we're due!
 
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VolsDoc81TX said:
Rush the field and grab kiffin. Carry him out on our shoulders. Then throw his sorry ass in the river. Then laugh heartily 😂
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ChattaTNVol said:
Regarding the he said....

When I was a kid early on I learned that sticks and stones could break my bones but words could never hurt me....

Then when I became a teenager I learned that there are times when that there is fightin’ words....

The ancient Stoics taught that the only thing that really mattered is how one reacted to the changes going on around him. No one really has any control beyond that....

As I’ve aged and now have entered the 4th generation I see all the changes that have come about while living through the first three. I never really got all that bothered by anything. Change is still happening and maybe perceptively at a more rapid pace, at least from the perspective of my generation. I have to catch myself at times because elders tend to be resistant to change. The truth is I think it’s like tilting at windmills (attacking imaginary enemies). Change is a part of life.

Presumably, at least according to the ancients, we’re all headed for the final judgement and the world is inexorably on the path to destruction. The only thing we can control is our own attitude and behavior. Our end will still come.

I like Jon Gruden and was tempted back into following the NFL (Raiders) once they made the move to Las Vegas, the greatest city in history. I like his public personality and unlike some I think he’s a good football coach. I’m not going to defend Jon because I try not to behave as he did (with his emails) but I’m also not going to condemn him because I try not to do that either.

The world doesn’t need much help from me to change. It’s been doing that all on its own for longer than I’ve been alive. I just try to learn to live within the process, preferably with as little stress as I can manage. jmo.

I still like Jon Gruden. He may need to learn to be a bit more behaved, maybe should have learned to behave better all along, but maybe like they say, better late than never. jmo.

Vintage wisdom claims that the pen is mightier than the sword. Long ago, arguably, the greatest teacher to ever walk the Earth said that he who lives by the sword will die by the sword. Well, apparently, he who lives by the pen can also die by the pen. Imagine that.

I don’t feel sorry for Jon, sad, but not sorry. jmo.
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I'm not as wise (or maybe more accurately "accepting") as you..I will continue doing my best Don Quixote impersonation until my death. I absolutely hate the world we live in now, and I can't seem to help that I feel that way. I sometimes wish I was more stoic, but trying to change that about myself would truly be tilting at windmills...I am who and what I am.
 
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chargervol said:
Ok, peeps, It's my birthday. And yes, I may have recently admitted to openly yelling at a cloud, suggesting another age increase probably isn't a cause for celebration.

But we gotz all these numbers and stats saying we good at the foosball. And the fun.. it has been had.
I'm sure they'll be ups and downs and crap going on in the world but keep bringing all them positive vibes!
Because, for today at least, I'm all


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Have a good one Charger
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Edit: BTW this is how I picture you 😂
 
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I used to go down to north Mississippi on holidays. There was an Ole Miss band member in my family who would be be at the holiday tables but my dad had gone to UT. Ole Miss was a national contender in the early '60s probably when my relative was in school there. But when I asked for and got my orange and white "Archie Who?" button I knew instinctively that I was on the right side. Then Kiner led the team down to a game in Jackson. Probably shouldn't have called the Mississippi team a bunch of "mules". I didn't get to go but my parents were heading down to Jackson for the game in a motorhome and I made an "Archie Who?" poster for the them to festoon at the game. Well, suffice it to say, Archie was going to have none of this forced anonymity on game day. Rumor was Mississippi had put something in the water pumped into the Vol locker room.

Later watching the Sunday games, we'd always get the Saints, I must have watched Archie scramble for a million yards. Kiner, Hacksaw and Jackie Walker went on to become legendary. The family tensions around the game persisted. Peyton signed with the Vols and we all know how that went.

In 2010 I took my fiancé to the game. My nephew was in school up in Knox Vegas at the time. Played in the early afternoon on a beautiful fall day-- turned out to be Dooley's biggest win--the Vols won 52-14. Felt like a shut out. Hunter had a big day. The marriage never happened. We had a fight after the game. Now we all know the Kiffin legacy, the recruiting battles, the tales of Cutcliffe and Orgeron ending up in Oxford. An Ole Miss grad who married into the extended family is as nice a fellow as could be.

The Tennessee Volunteers, a nickname taken from military lore, against the Ole Miss, whatevers (I am not sure what their nickname is now though I do see Col. Rebel showing up in the media from time to time). This is the SEC. A game full of history and family. I think Heupel gets tradition. He understands football deeply. This is a game of tradition, but you know what I believe I am seeing a new era emerging. It is how it has to be. My memories fade. New memories, new relevance, new heroes, new epics emerge. I hope the Vols crush Ole Miss and their up-start coach.

Edit: My avatar photo is from the 2010 UT v Ole Miss game.
 
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Orangeburst said:
I cant believe we probably hit homerun hires with DW and JH. It is like the law of averages I guess as we hired so many duds.
These two make the past like like cheeseballs.
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We gotta do whatever it takes to keep DW and trust him from here on out.. there were a lot of ppl that wanted him gone after the CJH hire
 
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Devo182 said:
People that bet the over on season wins (6.5 the line) have to be feeling pretty good right about now. 2 shots at ~50\50 games to get to 7.

Also...could this be the year we finally beat expectations by more than 1 game by going 8-4? For the life of me I don't know the last time we did that. It has to be back in the Fulmer years, at least, because we sure haven't done it since. Feels like we're due!
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It’s me. I’m “people”.(I bet entirely too much on that) Going 7-5 in year one would be MASSIVE for Heupel. (He’s gonna do it)
 
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