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Ulysees E. McGill said:
So...let me get this straight...the idiot players don't want to sing a song that is a part of Texas tradition, which they all knew whenthey signed there...not because it is racist, but because of the freakin melody?

These latest generations are a bunch of freakin whiny idiots looking for stuff to bitch about..our future is ******.
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Yet here we are Gene editing, going to Mars, and quantum computing.
 
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Orange Studs said:
I spent the last two days helping a good friend of mine with his two daughters that play golf. The oldest is 12 and I am going to caddie for her so her dad can now focus on the 10 year old that can kill a drive for her age. But Duck, she is affectionately call, the 12 year old is amazing. She is taking lessons from a guy who runs the Choo Choo golf Center here in Chattanooga and this young lady puts in the work on the driving range and putting like I have never seen before. Today they had a practice at Brainerd Gold course where some of you golf fans will remember Bret Henley the Pro there that caddie for a PGA pro several years ago. I am trying to remember the Pro's name but for the life of can't but the Pro was the guy I believe it was the Ryder Cup when he was standing in the water to hit the shot and when he did he lost his balance went under completely but the shot was awesome. Ok enough of that back to this 6th grader. She only got to finish 8 holes but she shot 40 from the ladies tees. She out drove the guys and out played them all. It was just a joy watching her play. I know this is boring to most but just had to share.
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Woody Austin is the only one that I remember doing that. He wore a pair of swimming goggles to the first tee the next day. He also used to hit himself, in the head, with his putter when he missed an important putt. One time he bent the putter shaft when he was hitting himself and had to take it out of play.
 
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QB battles to watch as spring football gets underway

TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
The Battle: Hendon Hooker vs. Harrison Bailey vs. Brian Maurer vs. Kaidon Salter

There’s hope for Tennessee offensively with Josh Heupel taking over as head coach. He’s been a successful QB developer throughout his career with his most recent pupils being Drew Lock and Dillon Gabriel. That’s a great sign for everyone left in Tennessee’s quarterback room, which hasn’t been stellar since Josh Dobbs left campus.

Bailey is technically the incumbent among this group, starting three games a season ago, including the season finale. The former top-100 recruit played well, completing 70.6% of his passes and throwing for 8.5 yards per attempt. Maurer faced a number of transfer rumors last year, but he returns for a third season in Knoxville. Salter, an early enrollee, ranked as a top-50 prospect in the Top247 and should factor into the mix right away. Hooker is the most experienced arm on the roster, coming in as a transfer from Virginia Tech. The former four-star prospect has 15 career starts with the Hokies and has thrown for 2,894 career yards with 22 touchdowns against seven interceptions.

The proven option is Hooker, but it'll be interesting to see if the new Vols staff chooses to go with a youth movement instead.
 
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VolsDoc81TX said:
Part of that was the team to tiger high. The team was obviously looking forward to a NC game. For tiger high, it was their greatest game. I was at that game. The players didn’t have any fire until it was too late. If they were not just going through the motions, they would have wiped the field with tiger high.

That was inexcusable. The University of Tennessee had never lost to tiger high. Since I am from Memphis, it was that much worse. To me, it was worse than losing to Georgia State...
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I was at that game too and I will never for get the play where the runner was down and everyone kinda stopped and he just rolled over and kept running for a touchdown. Worst call I've ever seen. We were in a suite and they kept replaying the play on TV and the guy was clearly down but that was before replay. Still no excuse for the loss though. Memphis will always be Tight High to me.
 
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Newman said:
That’s great to hear. Really hope he succeeds on the field.
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There is a couple at my church whose grandson is a football manager. I overheard them say, after a couple of days of Heupel being hired, he met with the managers only. They said the managers were very impressed that he took the time just to talk to them.
 
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VolsDoc81TX said:
For my 31st birthday, I drank 31 shots of tequila. Beer chasers. Received a lifetime ban from a bar. Had a hangover for a week.

Good times. Definitely put a stop to binging. Whew. Hurts just thinking about that birthday.
Glad that I am too old for that now...
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LOL, we used to play a drinking game at a bar my friend ran. We would line up 20 shots at the end of the bar and put in bids on how many we would be willing to bang out back to back. It started out good enough but always got shiitey later. The game was you could not get counted out with your head on the bar wrestling style. Even if you won you lost.
 
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Ron Swanson said:
- VQ
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That's how you win over the fanbase. Embrace TN and it's traditions. Not, make it another USC or Bammer. In sales I always made it a point to learn the product I was selling inside and out. Become as much of an expert on it as the people who created it. Nothing says that you have confidence in something more than being an expert on it. Having to say "I'll get back with you on that" says the opposite. He's got to sell this program to these kids. He's got to display that confidence, not only in himself but in the program. Immersing yourself in the tradition of Tennessee football is a great way to sell the program.

Former players can be a huge asset to the program. Coach reaching out and making them feel like they're still VFLers, will pay huge dividends. It shows he's bought in 100%. If he embraces these former players, they'll in turn embrace him.

I was skeptical as heck when he was hired but the guy is growing on me. He's doing everything right right now.
 
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VolsDoc81TX said:
They cut me off at 20. my personal receipt had 11 more...so yup. Definitely not proud. Actually use that to illustrate how dangerous a binge could be. Acute alcohol poisoning can occur with way less than what I had that evening... I am lucky there wasn’t a very bad consequence.
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Nearly lost a hispanic college friend doing the stupid with tequila in my day. Valuable lesson to all of us at that party. He had to go to the hospital during the night, but recovered well.
 
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VolsDoc81TX said:
For my 31st birthday, I drank 31 shots of tequila. Beer chasers. Received a lifetime ban from a bar. Had a hangover for a week.

Good times. Definitely put a stop to binging. Whew. Hurts just thinking about that birthday.
Glad that I am too old for that now...
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Jesus dude.. That would've killed me at any age..

I drank a pint of Maker's 101 in a somewhere around an hour and a half once... Chased it with a Frostie Root Beer 🤣.. I thought I was dying the next day and was sick for three days.. Didn't drink brown liquor for a year and a half after that...
 
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