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well that is interesting-kinda hard to fake bruises like that. she needs to calm down a little, or bring the simple life to nashville

i'd say the apple is a little too much religious imagery for me. it might jinx our season. watermelon please.

for the recond i am still semi-bitter about the watermelon

you sure? i thought he got new off road tires and a brush guard for the golf cart.

fhs- could you explain to me what exactly is going on in the nhl right now? i'm a preds fan but besides them i don't really pay much attention to league news. thanks for filling me in.

boo-yah

Brentwood- i'm not sure why you mention that mba and ba give financial aid. also, i don't think a scrimmage after 6 or 7 practices will determine who is th ebettter team. finally, region fan- call gary rankin and tell him to bring the watermelon back this friday.

If you like documentaries, then there is one I forget the name, about James Carville and George Stefanopolous running the Clinton campaign. Also Journeys with George is about Bush's campaign in 2000. pretty good stuff.

This might be a cop-out response, but I guess to that I say that it is a shame that our government is run in the manner it is. I think everyone can agree tha t most of Washington is concerned only w/ self-interest, ie. getting reelected- policies to appease constituents instead of long term policies to better the nation.

Wes- do you think that Fulmer didnt give evidence to the NCAA against Bama to save his tail?

I don't think Fulmer made the right decision in not going to the Media Days in Alabama. But I bet that if it had of been held in any oher state he would have gone. I think that Fulmer needs to face the music and own up to his actions even if he did nothing wrong legally or NCAA-ally. I'm sure they would have tagged his right when he crossed state lines into Alabama. How do you guys feel about all of this? I must say it's not something I want hanging over Neyland Stadium as we begin the 2004 season.

I would rather have CJ Leak or Ainge playing QB than another Clausen. Sure Katie won some games, but he never took any of the blame. Not to mention his nickname was the iceman. If I were a betting man I'd say the Vols will make a run this year because the team reminds me a lot of our 98 team. New QB after one who started 3+ years, dominating defense, running backs w/ experience, good corps of WR.

This topic could go political real fast.

So are you saying that the Democratic party supported Kerry just because he was better than Howard Dean? I think that Kerry needs to come clean about his participating in anti-Vietnam protests. The same war in which he was a "hero" and decided to make that a big deal at the convention with the boat ride with the vets, and having them on hand fo rhis speech, etc. I'm wondering how the voting will go in Tennessee because I don't think there is any way Kerry could win this state but I've read places that TN could be a tough state for either side to win. Needless to say I can't wait to have W back in office for four more.

i didn't like bleachers as much as most probably did. it seems kind of shallow to me. a good story but friday night lights blows it away.

i didn't mean to open a can of worms- it just seems logical to me that riverdale- a 5A team who always dominates, and MBA or BA- the top two DII schools, should play each other every year. The main reason why I am stumped that these teams don't play is that they are so close. and no one can say that it wouldn't be one of the biggest midstate match-ups year in and year out.

yea i was talking about luke brown- he's going to be playing DE this year

I see no reason why the Big Red shouldn't dominate both sides of the line. MBA has the biggest offensive line since the 2001 season with lots of experience. Same for the DLine which has some key returning players, Bubis, Tipton, Brown. I'd say the difference maker is made in the receiving and secondary play. MBA will have to make some changes after th eloss of Andy Snyder with torn ligaments in his foot. As always, the kicking game is important, especially the snapping and holding responsibilities on FG's and PAT's. Lastly, with both teams being high-powered offense based, I'd say turnovers could lead to some key scores. So the team that can minimize the turnover will win I say(straight out of Jaws' mouth from NFL Match-Up). I'll post my guess score soon.

Good call on that one BigRedDog. I don't think anyone here can disagree with that commment. On a different note, could a former Riverdale player please comment on why Gary Rankin refuses to play DII schools? (MBA, BA) There is no reason that Riverdale shouldn't play both of those teams every year.

it is as joke as a 5'4 155 doing 450

another good one- "Monkey BUsiness" written by two guys who go into investment banking right after business school. really an eye opener and funny too.

I cannot believe that he squat 750 pounds.

Ego- Read American Roulette- a book about these cheaters who made tons of money. The guy came clean and told all the secrets. Or read Ugly Americans which is about these young ivy league guys making lots of money in the japanese stock market.

Ego, I read Friday Night Lights when I was in 7th grade and it has always been my favorite book. The author, Buzz Bissinger, came to speak at an MBA assembly last year and I had the privledge of having dinner with him the night before. He told me about the town, and basically how his book ruined the peoiple there, with all of the evidence of blatant racism. THere is actually a movie coming out with Billy Bob Thorton playing the coach and I think Tim McGraw plays a parent of one of the players. That is big time high school football. I would say reading that book is a necessity to any sports fan. I think it is rated as one of th ebest sports books ever.

I've never played lacrosse before but I'd like to try it. Can I be on the music city team?