Recent content by Mike4Vols

100%. I thought about pursuing a PhD program after I got my Masters. I just couldn't justify the financial and time sacrifices to my family. I respect the folks who continue down that path.

Never understood the angst over early season polls. I’ve watched college football for 40+ years and there’s one universal truth: If you keep winning, the poll ranking will take care of itself. 1998 is a great example. Every poll leading up to the playoff selection is for viewership and...

Not that I like Levis (I think he's a snarky SOB) but there are some really good QBs near the bottom of that list.

Partially true. They also have desalinization plants to convert salt water into potable water. We have the same setup in the US Virgin Islands. We collect rain water whenever possible and then supplement with water deliveries by truck to fill our cisterns.

The one dude does have a point about defense. He needs to up his game to stay on the floor in the NBA. Otherwise, he'll be a 3 and D specialist.

Truly heartbreaking news. In our strange little cyberworld, I felt like I knew her. You can tell so much about a person in how they write, especially in this thread. We all give our opinions on a variety of topics. Soda was as Sweet as her name but always willing to stand up for what she...

I've been out of touch a few weeks. I logged in to VN and noticed a few comments related to Soda. I went back through some posts and found this from VOLSONLY. I don't know how it got to this point but I'm absolutely heartbroken. I've been involved with this forum for 14 years and many of...

Benton's Country Ham is better than Benton's Bacon. There, I said it.

Intelligent response. Well done.

If I'm assembling a "Dream" team of prime-level players, Kareem is the first pick and it's not even close. He was a cheat code his entire career. Just a monster presence, tough as nails, and super competitive. He possessed the single most unstoppable shot in NBA history.

His social media presence has done him no favors, that's for sure. Social/Traditional media and celebrity expectations to take a stand on social issues makes it tough to fly under the radar. Everybody's laundry and opinion are on full display. Hell, our most important and influential...

I think he said 2,000 or something like that. Most people think the number is contrived. Still -- he had his fair share of women. Shawn Kemp had baby mamas in several NBA towns. My cousin is a teacher in Atlanta and she taught Shawn Kemp IV. Kemp wasn't the only one. One of the...

Lol. I'm not a disciple and demand nothing. Just asking a question. He's not my favorite player all-time (Bird) and I don't think he's the most valuable player ever (Kareem). Not so coincidentally, those two players also have huge egos and were notoriously hard to get along with. Again...

I'm 56 and I've followed American sports my whole life. I've never seen a great player so universally reviled as Lebron James. I really can't make sense of it. I know he has a big ego and made media missteps through the years. But come on -- Nobody has a bigger ego than Michael Jordan...

Random thought: I'm so glad we beat Nick Saban before he retired. Only once -- but it matters. I have lingering angst over that smug POS James Franklin beating us his last two years at Vandy. We basically helped him get a new job and fat raise....