It's not good to do a uniform thing and then get your brains beat out. You just look stupid.

I know it would pump up the team and some (most?) of the fans but that's not going to help a team that's as outmanned as this one.

Wear the orange. Save the black for another time. Hopefully next year.

The baseball season is too long. They need to go back at least to 156 games, maybe 152. End the regular season 1-2 weeks earlier.

Happy Birthday!

40 is child's play. I have shoes that old. 

Well, we could talk about UT basketball. We're #11! 

Oh wait, that's #11 in the SEC.

Nevermind.

http://www.tnsportsradio.com/kiffins-2009-class-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/

Nothing new but interesting.

We also beat a team whose players were tasered by police.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7141401/stun-guns-used-montana-grizzlies-football-players

Hey, we have something in common this week after all.  One thing I've noticed since living in TN, UT fans hate clemsux pretty bad.  Why is that?  I'm happy you do, but curious at to why.  I've noticed tater fans don't like UT at all either.  Did you two play each other during the regular season for a while or something?  I know why UGA and Clemsux hate each other, but I always wondered why UT fans (most) don't like them. 

I hate the tiglets because I live here among 'em. I live in Greenville, SC. Tennessee and the tiglets played twice in the 70's. The first game in '74 we beat them on a last second play by Hollway to Seivers. But the first play of the game was a bomb to Stanley Morgan. Morgan ran the opening kickoff back to about the 30 and then trotted toward the sidelines like he was going off the field. Except he didn't. He lined up at wideout, they didn't see him and Holloway hit him for a TD. The tiglets claimed we cheated and claim so to this day.

Wisconsin has lost. Texas Tech is ahead of Oklahoma 24-7 at half. LSU and Bama play each other. And the danged Clemson tiglets benefit from it all.

I can't stand it. 

I think so. He made one move towards the goal line and I think that did it. Considering the importance of the play and how close it was, the replay official didn't take that long to call it.

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OK, a lot of things bug me, but in the subject of college FB this really bugs me. (It happens in the pros also.)  A ball carrier is held up by the defense and another defensive guy comes in from the backside and hits the ball carrier and bumps him ahead 3-4 yards. Why not just stop and pull the pile back? I see it all of the time. This rant isn't about tonight's UT game, but FB in general. 

That really bugs me. It's on a long list. 

[Ancien]

I blew through a bottle of Ancien Pinto Gris (2010)($?) that a client gave me.

Not great. Not bad.

A decent wine if the price was right.

And adequate to dull the pain of the game.

That's the only way this makes sense, is if Worley is the guy from here on out.

You are absolutely correct.

Quite frankly, I don't know what the Vols should about the QB. I don't want to pick on the guy, but Simms is not an SEC QB. He probably isn't even an FCS (Div. 1-A) QB.  So do you stick with him and hope he can get us to 6-6, go to a bowl, get the team extra practice time and some exposure on TV? Or do you go with Worley to prepare for the future? And exactly what is that future? Is it just to prepare him to back up Bray? Are we sure that Bray will leave for the NFL after his junior year? Will Worley be better than Bray? Is Worley bound to be a one year starter and content to back up Bray for two more years?

I have a lot of questions. Unfortunately, I have no answers. It's a good thing I'm not paid to have the answers.

Because right now, our QB situation is a dadgum mess.

Once again, I am the master of the obvious.  

So . . . why? 4 handoffs and a sneak? What did that accomplish?

I agree with this.

As for burning his redshirt, the boob announcers might be right. Worley might start for the rest of the season.

He said that this morning his bookie had the UT/Bama line at 33 and still had 31 1/2 at 10:00. I just checked a Vegas website and the line is at 30. When is the last time UT was a 30 point underdog?  

Yeah, I wouldn't worry about the SSd that much.  It's definitely nice to have but it's not something worth going through a lot of trouble for given what you stated you use your computer for.

If it's easy to order, I say go for it.. But don't go through too much hassle.  It wasn't my intention to complicate your shopping ecperience.  :-)

You didn't make it any more complicated than it already was. I appreciate the input. All I want is to order it, get it, hook it up and go. I enjoy the car buying process. Not so much for computers. 

Looks good, and to 73VolGrad's point, that meets the specs he listed for under $600. He was right about that because I was thinking "business" desktop, not home and there is a difference in the OS.

If you "personalize" it, you can add MS Office and a Monitor, but I didn't see a SSD drive as an option... maybe you can get it if you call them.

OK, now we're getting somewhere. I can ask them about SSD but I assume that isn't absolutely necessary for a computer schlub like me.

Thanks for the help.

How about this one? http://www.dell.com/us/p/desktops#!facets=135390~0~6687268&p=1

It's the one at the top. And I should ask for solid state drive?

I knew there was a reason I dreaded this. 

I will be leaving the office at 11:30 today. Things are back to normal.

Thank you. That is all. Carry on.

I just bought a bunch of these for the office and they are solid.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NPHVNM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Do you already have a good widescreen LCD monitor?

Does this come with everything installed. meaning mainly Windows 7?

A totally pimped out Mac Pro will run you about 18 grand.  That's pocket change for super rich folks like you.

That would wreck my wine and car budget.

I just bought a bunch of these for the office and they are solid.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NPHVNM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Do you already have a good widescreen LCD monitor?

I need a new monitor also. I'm thinking a whole new system. That's why it's easy with Dell. But I suppose I could order this and a monitor also. And adding anything is out of my league. We don't have a office computer guy. When we put in the new machines in the office a couple of years ago I hired a tech service to set it up. So whatever I buy has to have it all already installed. I wouldn't dare mess with any of that stuff. Plug and play is what I'm looking for.

This one is 9 years old and it's on it's last legs. I dread this because I have no idea what to get. I suppose I'll just get another Dell. This one has been reliable until now. But I need help in the specs.

Right now I have this: Intel Pentium 4 Processor at 2.4 GHz, 512 SDRAM and 80 GB hard drive. I assume that computers are much better now. 

I don't do any fancy stuff on the computer (desktop). I keep some pictures and records but use it mainly for internet.

I would need some ideas on what I should be looking for now in the modern age.

Your help would be appreciated.

......but he's probably right about this. If Notre Dame had joint the Big East in football the Big East would now be pretty strong.

http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7127918/connecticut-huskies-geno-auriemma-blames-notre-dame-fighting-irish-big-east-football-issue

Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina have a pact to vote against FSU, Georgia Tech, and Clemson is what I've always heard.

That's the scuttlebutt I'm hearing here. But doesn't it take just 9 teams to approve something?