Recruiting Football Talk VIII

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jave36 said:
This is the answer. Boomsday was incredible. And the start of college football.

Those 4 years in a row of torrential downpours on labor day doomed Boomsday. I went to literally every single one till they canceled it, even when we moved away from Knoxville.
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Yep, I remember running in the rain in 2012 and then I left Knoxville for the second time in August of 2013 but I'm pretty sure it poured that year, too.

I think CFB kickoff moving up also was part of the reason as people had more entertainment options all weekend and we're exhausted by Monday night. Boomsday should have been Sunday night and never should have been done away with. Even with rain, that event produced way more money than it cost to hold.
 
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gainesvol82 said:
My birthday....late July.

The real answer is Labor Day, though. Especially when I lived in Knoxville and Boomsday was going strong.

The long weekend with family/friends/opposite sex, beer/bud, late summer heat eased by being in the water on Ft. Loudon, Norris or any other lake/river/crique or pool, grills with every kind of meat you can pile on your styrofoam plate next to all the other fixins, fishing at dawn (hung over) or at dusk (getting drunk), fireworks.

College football kicking off was part of Labor Day Weekend later on in my childhood. Boomsday drawing 100s of thousands was the cherry on top of the best weekend of the summer.....sometimes we would boat up from Ft. Loudon, sometimes drive downtown and park in the mass of humanity. Best warm weather holiday by far and it's not the same as when I was a kid, never will be again.
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That's a good one. Boomsday was pretty awesome for a long time. Good memories.
 
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gainesvol82 said:
Yep, I remember running in the rain in 2012 and then I left Knoxville for the second time in August of 2013 but I'm pretty sure it poured that year, too.

I think CFB kickoff moving up also was part of the reason as people had more entertainment options all weekend and we're exhausted by Monday night. Boomsday should have been Sunday night and never should have been done away with. Even with rain, that event produced way more money than it cost to hold.
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They did move it to Sunday for the last few, but the rain just ruined it. They lost many many millions of dollars from those 4 years in a row of rain.
 
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gainesvol82 said:
Damn, didn't realize that. I was shocked and sad when my mom told me. I had planned to take my kids eventually but never got the chance.
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There would really be no need to have it anymore. The days of free events like that are essentially done. Insert G10 garage being demoed for a pay for play entertainment district. All candy no substance.
 
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JCVol00 said:
What do yall think the pitching looks like this weekend? I personally am thinking theyplay arvidson and russell friday, Doyle Saturday and Phillips sunday, with teagan being the 2nd starting pitcher if it’s a double header
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I think they go Doyle Phillips and Russell and then based on who's available from there.
 
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gainesvol82 said:
I definitely have the experience and have had a sizeable jump in my pay over the last 7-8 years and since some tremendous sales success during Covid.....also, North FL in general is having a boom and pay is increasing along with cost of living.

I've continued to research and have compared to other job offers with different companies for the same work. 150-300k has been what I have seen from the more consultative positions like mine, but I don't have to be involved much after closing the job as they want the sales team focused on bringing in new business. They have a very compartmentalized structure with each team having a job and passing things to the next department after their portion is done.

I've accepted the position and start tomorrow so nothing else now but to learn my products, company processes and adapt my style to what works in this industry.......as well as take the top guys to lunch and pick their brains. I'll either be loving the job/pay in 4-6 months or will be identifying and accepting a different position and company. Job market is on fire here.
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Wish you all the best. Hope it works out great for you and your family.
 
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