Can Someone Explain To Me Why

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Another question, I've mentioned camps before, but are there any coaches camps? What would your highschool coach do if he got invited or sent free to a coaches camp put on by UT. Mine would of smiled like first ever smiled. Dear coach whothehell
Dooley and his staff invites you and 2 assistants, 3 O players 3 D players to come to our 4 hr camp we will have classroom for you. Escorted kids can tour our new locker room then take it to the field show you how to improve your players and program. The coaches will tell everyone that will listen the kids will have to hire a freshman to update on twitter and facebook. ?????
 
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99gator said:
the bar-b-q in east tennessee isn't good enough to keep the kids from memphis happy.

plus, knoxville is not a ****hole. it confuses kids from memphis who are more comfortable in their natural surroundings of rot and decay.
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Yeah, Gainesville is a real garden spot. LOL
 
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rexvol said:
Memphis kids seem to hate UT? I know that there are exceptions, but for the most part we just dont have any love there. I know the whole distance from Knoxville thing, but there seems to be more to it than that. Several will say that Phil ignored the city, but my question is, Did Majors, Battle, Dickey, etc have these issues? Just read a rumor from a really solid source that Kimbrow and Redmond are headed to Vandy, both have UT offers and it makes no sense.
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because Memphis is basically in Mississippi, and is closer to all MS schools, and the Razorbacks than Tennessee
 
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VOLinCO said:
For UT, I honestly don't recall. Did he do better than Baggett has been doing? If yes, from your perspective, why?
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Trooper from what I hear has the energy of like 9 3yr. olds and can relate to youth, doesn't hurt to have him back. When he left I heard defensive players talk about how much he fired them up and wasnt even their position coach. my perspective
 
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jessee james said:
Trooper from what I hear has the energy of like 9 3yr. olds and can relate to youth, doesn't hurt to have him back. When he left I heard defensive players talk about how much he fired them up and wasnt even their position coach. my perspective
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Interesting. After his departure from UT, also read where some players felt he was lots of flash and little substance. I suspect he was neither as bad as some have indicated or as good as others have said. Just somewhere in between.

Supposedly Joseph has been noted as relating well to youth. Maybe CDD should send him to Memphis.
 
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PMC2726 said:
3.) Memphis high school coaches have been around for decades and have their hands out. They think they are entitled to something for steering a kid in a certain direction...From coaches to boosters, white good ol' boys have ruled the roost at Tennessee, so why would these kids come running east when they could have the chance to go somewhere else and not be subject to that environment?QUOTE]

Agree that the poverty and corruption in Memphis is a big problem. But the take on race seems skewed. Memphis and West Tennessee generally are far more racist than Knoxville and East Tennessee. Why stay? I'm not saying the hillbillies can't be just as bad. But there isn't the same divide in the East among classes and races. There, it's ridge folk versus valley people. The reality is that plenty of white East Tennesseans would pimp their neighbor's daughter for a good football player...and do. In West Tennessee, that's not going to happen.
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The three best things to ever come out of Memphis were blues, BBQ, and an empty Greyhound bus.

If not for the BBQ, the music, and Beale Street, we should give Memphis to Arkansas, and pay them to take it if they waver.

Memphis is to Tennessee as California is to the United States....

The family member you wish you had never married in to.

Go Vols.
 
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Wow. We really are delusional when it comes to this topic. The reality is that East Tennessee and the University of Tennessee are basicly on different planets than Memphis in the minds of most people in Memphis. Its a perception issue and I'm not sure that it's gonna change anytime soon.

All you have to do is ask kids from Memphis how they feel about UT. And I'm talking about people who you know personally, that will answer honestly. There's very little that draws kids from Memphis to a place like Knoxville. Winning will certainly help in this arena.
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theutvolunteers said:
California is a great state.
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Yeah, practically Nirvana for liberals and illegals.

Great state. Bankrupt, crime-ridden, overtaxed, overrun with illegal aliens, corrupt politicians (ala Bell, CA), "Sanctuary Cities", and liberals with a lot more money than sense.

Oh, and they've got Lane Kiffin.

Yeah...great state. Forgive me if I never go there.

Go Vols.
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
Yeah, practically Nirvana for liberals and illegals.

Great state. Bankrupt, crime-ridden, overtaxed, overrun with illegal aliens, corrupt politicians (ala Bell, CA), "Sanctuary Cities", and liberals with a lot more money than sense.

Oh, and they've got Lane Kiffin.

Yeah...great state. Forgive me if I never go there.


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Maybe he's talking about natural beauty. Ill give California that. To bad it's been squandered.
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Nashvol2 said:
Maybe he's talking about natural beauty. Ill give California that. To bad it's been squandered.
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Could be. Nonetheless, it's like having a really nice yard, that a pack of dogs has crapped all over, right?

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Merriam-Webster said:
Definition of GREAT

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a : notably large in size : huge
b : of a kind characterized by relative largeness —used in plant and animal names
c : elaborate, ample <great detail>
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wikipedia said:
California (pronounced i /kæl&#616;&#712;f&#596;rnj&#601;/) is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state,[6] and the third-largest by land area (after Alaska and Texas). It is home to the nation's second- and sixth-largest census statistical areas (Los Angeles Metropolitan Area and San Francisco Bay Area), and eight of the nation's 50 most populous cities (Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach and Oakland).[7] The capital city is Sacramento.
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:good!:
 
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PMC2726 said:
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The reason your friends call it that is b/c they are racist. And you must not get out much. I'm happy to name one great thing Memphis has --

Corporate Headquarters for little known companies such as:
-FedEx
-Autozone
-Schering-Plough
-Service Master
-International Paper

For Fun, Memphis Offers:
-The best blues & jazz in the country
-Beale Street (see above)
-The Grizzlies - An NBA team that lost game 7 in the Western Conference Finals
- Memphis Tiger Basketball.
- Red Birds baseball, in one of the most beautiful minor league parks in America, smack in the middle of downtown Memphis (replica of Camden Yards)
-St. Jude Classic golf tourney
-The Peabody Hotel, where some of the most beautiful women in the south hang out. Ahem
-Stax Museum and records
-Sun Studios
-Mud Island -- saw a great many Horde Tours there during the summer, plus it housed the Memphis Belle.
-Graceland - might not be your cup of tea, but 600,000 people visit every year.

Second to none medical treatment that people from all over the world go to Memphis for:
-Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center
-St. Jude Medical Center

Young man, take some time to learn about your city before you criticize it.

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I forgot about the BBQ.

I also forgot about the religion:
-Memphis is home of the international headquarters of the Church of God in Christ, the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States.
-Memphis is also home to the largest Orthodox Jewish synagogue in the country.
-Memphis is also home to Bellevue Baptist Church, a Southern Baptist megachurch, whose current membership is approximately 27,000.
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The whole Memfrica term was taught to me by a black man. Please don't cast that kind of judgment onto me. Hate to be that guy, but my best friend is black and HE calls it Memfrica.

FedEx's world headquarters is in Collierville. Go down Winchester about 10 miles west, and everything changes.

For kids, Beale Street isn't all that great. Trust me, I'm 20, and most of the people my age never go there. The music doesn't really draw our generation, and certain (or all) nights limit the age to 21 and above, so Beale Street and the music only really applies to the older demographic. I guess it's great for the bars, but I don't drink. People watching there can be entertaining at times.

I'll give you the Grizzlies, even though most of the city didn't care about the team until this year. Fair-weather much?

Red Birds baseball would be much more of an attraction if it was a professional team. Been to a game, wasn't too impressed.

St. Jude Classic I will give you, but that's a once-a-year thing.

The Peabody can be fun. I enjoy the ducks. Looking forward to my first Q107.5 rooftop party this July.

Mud Island is cool if you're a fan of any performers coming in. I've yet to go to a concert due to lack of interest in performances.

I agree with you 100% on medical treatment facilities.

Being 'undeclared' as far as religion goes, religious facilities are a mute point to me. Although, I do help head a skateboarding 'ministry' at the church I went to as a kid. My high school graduation ceremony was at Bellevue Baptist, and it is a 10 minute drive from me (with Hope Pres. even closer).


I guess maybe the city can be a great city if you're in to the right things, but quite honestly, none of above things you listed have ever really caused me to enjoy living here. I know my city, and very little of it appeals to me. Very few major/decent performers come through here, so the concert scene is kind of dead. The New Daisy is not my idea of a fun punk concert, and the only electronic genre shows have maybe 100 people at most show, so it's kinda dead at the show.
The Orpheum has some really cool shows come through, but that's maybe once a year.
I skateboard, and we just broke ground on a real (hopefully decent) skate park this month. Otherwise, skateboarding forces you to drive to Oxford, Marion, or Southhaven for a skate park that wasn't designed by politicians. Hell, I try my best to go to Nashville at least three-four times a year and Knoxville (best park in the state) at least twice.
Also, just the pure lack of people my age due to bigger schools within a three-four hour drive leaves much to be desired for socially.


As a college kid, living in the suburbs here is kind of just.... boring. Yeah, there's some cool stuff, but hardly any of it is EXCITING. I usually have to drive an hour or two to find anything exciting going on. Hopefully get to attend school back in Knoxville this Fall.

Old man, don't tell me I don't know my city just because I don't enjoy living here as much as you do/did/would.
 
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Sikerth said:
The whole Memfrica term was taught to me by a black man. Please don't cast that kind of judgment onto me. Hate to be that guy, but my best friend is black and HE calls it Memfrica.

FedEx's world headquarters is in Collierville. Go down Winchester about 10 miles west, and everything changes.

For kids, Beale Street isn't all that great. Trust me, I'm 20, and most of the people my age never go there. The music doesn't really draw our generation, and certain (or all) nights limit the age to 21 and above, so Beale Street and the music only really applies to the older demographic. I guess it's great for the bars, but I don't drink. People watching there can be entertaining at times.

I'll give you the Grizzlies, even though most of the city didn't care about the team until this year. Fair-weather much?

Red Birds baseball would be much more of an attraction if it was a professional team. Been to a game, wasn't too impressed.

St. Jude Classic I will give you, but that's a once-a-year thing.

The Peabody can be fun. I enjoy the ducks. Looking forward to my first Q107.5 rooftop party this July.

Mud Island is cool if you're a fan of any performers coming in. I've yet to go to a concert due to lack of interest in performances.

I agree with you 100% on medical treatment facilities.

Being 'undeclared' as far as religion goes, religious facilities are a mute point to me. Although, I do help head a skateboarding 'ministry' at the church I went to as a kid. My high school graduation ceremony was at Bellevue Baptist, and it is a 10 minute drive from me (with Hope Pres. even closer).


I guess maybe the city can be a great city if you're in to the right things, but quite honestly, none of above things you listed have ever really caused me to enjoy living here. I know my city, and very little of it appeals to me. Very few major/decent performers come through here, so the concert scene is kind of dead. The New Daisy is not my idea of a fun punk concert, and the only electronic genre shows have maybe 100 people at most show, so it's kinda dead at the show.
The Orpheum has some really cool shows come through, but that's maybe once a year.
I skateboard, and we just broke ground on a real (hopefully decent) skate park this month. Otherwise, skateboarding forces you to drive to Oxford, Marion, or Southhaven for a skate park that wasn't designed by politicians. Hell, I try my best to go to Nashville at least three-four times a year and Knoxville (best park in the state) at least twice.
Also, just the pure lack of people my age due to bigger schools within a three-four hour drive leaves much to be desired for socially.


As a college kid, living in the suburbs here is kind of just.... boring. Yeah, there's some cool stuff, but hardly any of it is EXCITING. I usually have to drive an hour or two to find anything exciting going on. Hopefully get to attend school back in Knoxville this Fall.

Old man, don't tell me I don't know my city just because I don't enjoy living here as much as you do/did/would.
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Yeah...trust me, you're 20. There's a reason why most people your age don't go to Beale Street. There's also a reason why it's mostly "21 and above" on Beale Street. You being a good example.

No, you don't know Memphis. You don't seem to be interested in it at all. Not surprised; you're from the X-Box generation.

And one of these days...you'll be an old man. Think about it.

Go Vols.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
Did I just see a best friend is black used seriously?
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That's why I said, "Hate to be that guy, but. . ." ;p

GreyWolf1129 said:
Nice. The ultimate defense for closet racists.

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You're generalizing me into a group of people that you're making a judgmental statement about. Good try.

GreyWolf1129 said:
Yeah...trust me, you're 20. There's a reason why most people your age don't go to Beale Street. There's also a reason why it's mostly "21 and above" on Beale Street. You being a good example.

No, you don't know Memphis. You don't seem to be interested in it at all. Not surprised; you're from the X-Box generation.

And one of these days...you'll be an old man. Think about it.

Go Vols.
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Yes, I do know Memphis. If I'm part of the XBox generation, why do I skateboard more than any other activity? That makes sense.

I used to be interested. I used to go out and look for random things to do that weren't skateboarding. It's just not the city for me. It doesn't really match my interests. Is it wrong that my opinion of the city doesn't match yours?
You don't know me, so why do you pretend to be knowledgeable in how well I know the town I've lived in for almost 21 years?

I ended up involving myself in one thing and becoming very active in the group pushing for a new skate park to be built here, and we were successful.


Care to explain to me why people my age don't go to Beale Street other than not liking the music or general theme?


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Oh, and thank you for telling me that I will be old someday! Had no idea. It was more of a joke at his 'young man' comment. You know, joke? Like 'haha'?

Also, some food for thought: http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2011/02/16/the-11-most-dangerous-cities
 
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