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    Recruiting Football Talk VIII

    My brother had a mountain home there for over 30 years. When he retired 3 years ago he gutted the house and rebuilt to use in his retirement. He lost the home in last years fires. He ended up moving to Santa Fe. Great state lived there as a kid. Visit often and if there was water we would...
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    Recruiting Football Talk VIII

    I share your love for his special place on earth. My parents were graduates of UW after the war. I was born in Wyoming.
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    Recruiting Football Talk VIII

    Sometimes we do the right things. When I told my wife with tears swelling up she said I was getting soft with age.
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    Recruiting Football Talk VIII

    A why we are here story The last several years I have been battling what seems like one health issue after another and haven't been able to play golf for over four years. Last year my oldest grandson (13) wanted to play golf with me on our annual beach vacation. I was not able to play which...
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    RIP Tennessee Midnight Ramblr

    I was with him and Cramer (pd) when this concept was originally discussed and put to bed. The show started in late spring \ summer 1974. I was a friend with several of the DJ's and used to do remotes with them (Stoned Toad) and party. I moved on from the area that fall and lost contact with...
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    Recruiting Football Talk VIII

    Back in the dark ages (mid 70's) I did some work at both Clemson and Miami of Ohio where the towns had a red light entering and exiting town. Today the population in both is less then 23,000 compared to Blacksburg @ 45,000 and Athens @ 128,000 . Student population today @ Clemson is over...
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    Have none of yall ever negotiated a pay raise?

    Let's take this from playing football to academic achievements as high school recruitment. I have a son who was identified in grade school thru the Duke program as off the charts. When he went to the graduation at Duke we were stunned he was one of twenty Anglos in a group of five hundred...
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    Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.

    Moved to knoxville in early 60's and remember Ce Bon swimming pool, drive in theater on Alcoa highway. Cas Walker tv ad: cas walker watermelons are thumbing good. Dots restaurant in Vestal with hot pudding cake during my UT days.
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    '25 Portal Thread

    As each day goes by in the re-up cycle it is my considered opinion that a group of posters' resumes reflect the toughest thing they have built is a set of legos.

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