I love Silicon Valley.  It is so funny and engaging.

According to multiple sources on Twitter, he has now signed with your Tennessee Vols.

I have the LG G2 and I frankly love it....it is the only one on the market that will answer just by holding it to your face....you dont have to swipe or swype to answer the phone calls.  Second you can tap the phone and it turns on....no more of this looking for the on button while driving

THe battery life is impressive 18 hours and it is nice and thin and a cool phone.....and the camera is 13 MP....

I have the same phone and I can't +1 this post enough.

If you'd met me, you'd know that skinny jeans aren't exactly an option.

My current phone (Galaxy S3) is the first really big phone I've owned, and while it will fit in my pocket, it's not exactly comfortable in there.  And the latest phones are even bigger.  I do keep it in an Otterbox, which adds to the bulk.  I suppose I could take that off, but if the phone gets scratched up, it will hurt the resale value.  Believe it or not, I can still get $150 or more for this phone, as long as it's in perfect condition.

I do know what you mean.  I wanted to get my wife a good (good specs) Android phone, but coming from the 4s she didn't want anything very large.  That simply is not an option with an Android phone.  Go big or go home in Android's world apparently because she had to get a +5 inch phone to get something with good specs.

I used to have an Otterbox on my Galaxy Nexus, but I couldn't take it and ended up putting a slim case on my G2.  I just couldn't take the bulk any more.  I completely understand what you are saying about resale though. 

BDV, I have a 5.2 inch LG G2 and it fits in my pockets fine.  I think you may need to start looking at those skinny jeans you are wearing as the culprit.   

With those transfers and the line up we currently have, Dane Bradshaw will start looking pretty good again at PF.

Hello everyone,

  I wanted to get a quick opinion from everyone and see what your thoughts are about Tyndall and his possible future with our Vols.

The first thing I thought was this:

Per multiple sources on Twitter, Tennessee has a commitment from this gentleman:

http://247sports.com/Player/Kingsley-Okoroh-37322

Refresh my memory, who do we have coming in for the defense in the summer who can make an impact immediately?

But the defense looks just as slow.

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Hello everyone,

My wife and I are planning on attending the game on Saturday with our daughters, 8 and 6, and I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts on parking? Is it like for a regular game? Are there any places anyone recommends (preferably free).

Thanks so much for any advice.

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You can't fault the effort.

Love it. And that 2015 UT team might be pretty damn good.

We can dream right?

Thanks so much everyone.  That is really going to make her day.

Good morning everyone,

  I have a slightly random request.  My oldest daughter is 8 years old and really loves the new movie Frozen.  Part of her love has manifested itself as wanting to make videos with her versions of some of the songs from the movie.  She really wants to share these with the world so she wanted me to put them on YouTube. 

I was wondering if you all wouldn't mind to give this video a watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez1vb6iKFgo

It would make her really happy if she got a few views.  If you really wanted to make her day, you could like the video and/or leave a comment. 

Thanks so much for your reading this everyone. 

[Background]

Hello everyone,

  I recently upgraded from the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus to the Verizon LG G2 so I thought I would provide a review in case anyone is looking for a new phone. 

Background

The Nexus and I had some problems.  Previous to the Nexus I had a Blackberry so going to the Nexus was quite an upgrade.  Almost immediately, however, I noticed some problems.  First among these was the battery.  The battery life on the Nexus was somewhere south of abysmal.  I bought the extended battery and if I was planning on being out for more than 6 hours with any kind of use I knew that I would have to take my spare battery because the Nexus wouldn't survive the day.  Secondly, the Nexus had very mixed feelings about staying connected to a data source.  It would constantly be disconnecting from either 3G, 4G, or wi-fi and take about a minute to reestablish the connection each time.  My last major complaint about the Nexus is that it did not like to be a phone.  When I made calls there was about a 25% chance it would just randomly reboot in the middle of the call.  As you can imagine, that was quite annoying. 

There were things I loved about the Nexus though.  We had some good times.  I loved the stock implementation of Android without all the cruft that Samsung usually tosses on their phones.  That being said, it was very annoying when Jelly Bean came out that I had to wait 6 months for Verizon to get the update out as you buy a Nexus device with the thought that updates should come far more quickly than that.  The phone had a great screen and was fast (at the beginning at least). 

Near the end, I rooted and unlocked the phone and installed CyanogenMod which helped with the phone issues, but not really any of the others.

I realized that I was off contract the other day (a weird quirk through Verizon's system that occurred after we added my wife's parents to our plan) and I found an offer to get the LG G2 completely free.  I was really dissastifed with the Nexus at this point, so I jumped at it.

Hardware

The LG G2 is a beautiful phone.  It has a 5.2 inch 1080p IPS display (big for sure, but not so big that people are aghast).  The screen is gorgeous and really looks beautiful.  It gets really dim and crazy bright with no trouble at all to see in direct sunlight.  It feels like a sturdy phone though other phones do have slightly better build qualities.  It has a great camera with Optical Image Stabilization that I am getting some great pictures with.  The processor is a beast.  Snapdragon 800 running at 2.3 mHz.  It flies through any task that I give it.  I have seen virtually no lag as it just sails through every screen change, app opening, whatever. 

One interesting design feature you all may have heard about is that there are zero buttons on the side, top, or bottom of the phone.  All of the phone's buttons are located on the back of the device.  On the back, right below the camera, you will find a volume up, down, and power button.   It is an interesting decision and one that I don't hate.  The power button's location is of almost no consequence because of the "knock on" feature (more on that later).  The volume up and down buttons pose more of a problem, however.  If I am on the phone or just walking with my phone, I have no trouble navigating my finger to the desired button to turn the caller or music up/down.  It does become fairly natural.  However, if I'm in the car and want to turn something up, I find it somewhat difficult to do without looking at it (never a good thing in a car).  All in all, I would give the button placement a qualified positive.

Lastly, I'd like to mention the battery.  Woah.  3000 mAh and power sipping features from the Snapdragon 800 make this an all day phone for sure.  The battery is non-removable so that is definitely a necessity.  In my days of moderate usage, I've taken it off the charger at 7:45a and put it back on at 11p with over 40% battery left.  These days have included lots of screen time, calls, 4G usage, etc.  I am totally in love with this feature.  It doesn't matter how fast/awesome your phone is if it is dead after all.

Software

The software on this phone isn't bad.  I am a stock Android guy for the most part.  When I look at Samsung's TouchWiz interface it sends chills down my spine.  All of that piled on top of stock Android has to have an effect on the phone's performance and I like my phone to be lean and powerful.  LG has a layer on top of Android like Samsung and HTC and it can be a bit annoying, but they also let you customize the phone a bunch to eliminate some of these features.  For instance, the notification area is sacred to me and I want to see as much of my actual notifications as possible and not have a bunch of sliders, app launchers, and persistent notifications that clutter it up.  Out of the box, the G2 was pretty bad about this.  It has a top row of quick toggles for brightness, GPS, etc. . . that is fairly useful.  The next thing it had was a row of apps that you could launch quickly from the QSlide collection.  These were really annoying and I wasn't going to use any of them and to LG's credit I was able to completely remove that section. 

The rest of the software that isn't stock is okay.  There are some definite winners though.  The knock on feature (it allows you to double tap on the screen to turn it on or off) is really useful considering the button placement in the back and works fairly well.  Knock off works 100% of the time and knock on about 90%.  Another feature that I am loving is the Quick Remote feature.  This phone has an IR blaster and it allows itself to become a fully functional universal remote (akin to a Harmony).  I currently have it set up to operate my TV, Directv Box, Sony Blu-Ray player, and my random HDMI switcher that it had the ability to learn the buttons from.  This was a great software addition and has truly proven itself to be crazy helpful.

Bottom Line

This is a fantastic phone and I would recommend it to anyone.  It is insanely fast, has a great camera, has some interesting software tweaks, and the battery will give you all you want and some. 

A must buy if you are looking at a new phone.

This is just so huge considering our offensive line will be ravaged by losses after this season.  Huge get.

+1

Good evening everyone.  I just saw this video on youtube.  It is really good and has great production.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TocJH_6_2U&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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Well, then I have something for you. If you search #littledebbietourney on Twitter, you will find a 32 snack tournament that my friends and I are putting on to determine the Little Debbie to rule them all.   New match-ups come out everyday so keep checking back.   The first four pairings went live last night with some heavy hitters like Boston Creams and Swiss Rolls.



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It was really interesting. I've never been a football player (more of a band geek), so I can't really compare it to anything, but it was enjoyable to watch. Butch conducts practice in a fascinating way.  There are lots of drills that put one player head to head against another and he uses the mike to make sure that everyone knows who is engaging in that particular duel.   He did this specifically with corners versus wide receivers and offensive lineman versus defensive lineman.  It was great to see the players put on the spot and have to perform (or not).

I didn't not find the quarterbacks impressive tonight in live game situations. They actually threw some good balls in the drills, but when it came to 11 v 11 no one seemed to be distinctively better than  anyone else. If I had to pick a best and a worst, I feel like Dobbs made some of the best plays and Worley looked the worst by far.   Worley was going against the ones and Dobbs the 3 or 4s, but Worley didn't really make a single play that impressed me.

Speaking of not impressive, the field goal kicking was abysmal.   We attempted 5 game ending scenarios and made one of the kicks so we will just have to hope that the luck strikes and we get the 1 in 5 chance when we need it.

Practice watching is kind of frustrating. For every good play, you ask yourself why the other side of the ball made a bad play.

One thing that really impressed me, was how Butch approached the practice.  Every drill, situation, and speech seemed to be planned and with a purpose.  One situation that really stuck out to me was during the 2 minute drill.   Jason Croom made a good catch and tried to spin out of a tackle to gain yards.  By doing this, he didn't get out of bounds to stop the ever dwindling clock.  Butch ran over and immediately called and time out.  He then proceeded to freak out on Croom for about 30 seconds.  He then patted him and his point was made. He impressed the idea into the whole team and most of the crowd that it is important to get out of bounds in that situation. Hopefully that will result in a better result if that situation presents itself in a real game.   

If I could sum this practice up, Butch seemed to want to make this pressure backed and as equivalent to a real game as possible.

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I believe that my girls and I are heading to the open practice tonight. Anyone else going?

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This commit also moved us to number 1 by the all recruiting services. 

Looks to be Tennessee. Just saw a picture on Twitter of him wearing the Tennessee hat.

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