...Athlon releases their early poll for 2016 and have the vols in the top ten preseason (#8). Weird to see this projection for next season before we see the final poll this season.

Was that you that coined that phrase on their board? I thought that was very funny in a harmless football fan sort of way but they didn't seem to have a sense of humor.

Those guys suffer from stuff shirt syndrome. (the northwestern fans that is)

So if you haven't seen the movie, you should already have this thread on ignore.  But that goes double for this post.  Seriously.  You have been warned...





Let's talk about the death of Han Solo.  Where does that rank among the all-time gut wrenching screen deaths?  I've seen many liken it to Obi-Wan's death in A New Hope, but I don't even think that's comparable.  By the time OWK died, we had known him for all of, what, 80 minutes?  Whereas the character of Han Solo has been a pop culture icon for nearly 40 years.  And when you think about all the shizzle he managed to survive in the earlier movies, to die under these circumstances makes it especially heartbreaking.  

No, I think you have to go outside the Star Wars universe to find anything close.  Fredo Corleone, maybe?  Captain Miller from Saving Private Ryan?  Old Yeller?  What do you think?

I would say that Glenns (apparent) death on walking dead was probably a bit more shocking. I expected solo to die. The real surprise for me was the cameo of Luke.

Just saw it. I'd rank it at #4. The sabre scenes don't compare to 'sith'. It is nearly a remake of IV. As for too many ewoks... It had to happen on someone's homeworld. If it hadn't been them it would have been too many of something else. It was made for a wide audience.

I have never heard anyone extol 'Empire' as one of the better Star Wars movies before (merely an observation on my part). As for jar jar... I had the same reflex most everyone else had but as I have thought about it... It may actually fit the reaction one would have to some of the more exotic aliens. The ones I liked the best were 'Jedi' and 'Sith'.

...Looks like Randy Sanders. I had to look up to find out where Randy was (FSU).

sb nation and tennessean have both posted Ut to outback although it still does not appear on the outback site.

A crack in the dam was introduced by someone with some responsibility. It may not show up tomorrow but the damage will show up at the exact time when they will need the dam at its strongest. You never add stress at the same time you remove support. Going public was stupid.

Terms of his current contract aside it would serve them right for this last weeks fiasco to blow up in their 'freakin' faces. Everyone that works knows their job secruity is contingent on their job performance. If my boss went out of his way to express what is already understood... I would take that as a sign to polish off my resume. A bluff is an empty (unacheivable) threat. This was no bluff. It was a very public humiliation. Miles' comments suggest to me they have not quenced his resentment toward them for this.

Nobody with any sense would mess with what got them what they have. The media didn't get played. Les was most likely going to get fired if he didn't win this game. Listening to less' presser one can see he is being just genial enough in his comments but there is still an underlying verbal sparring going on. I would like to see them get contacted by programs fishing for an hc and him negotiate a punitive contract with lsu. It would serve them right to pony up more dough because they did not handle this situation with better sensitivity. They were downright stupid!

1 point separates Ut from the secc. Another 7 points separates them from talk of playoff. I accept Butch's explanation that Ut suffered late in games because of a lack of depth in the depth chart. Hell that is what everyone on this board has been talking about since dooley. It calculates. Butch won at cincy with less competition than he faced in the sec. That suggests a harder road ahead for the effectivness of his system but the results suggest it is working. Afaic Butch has thus far justified his hiring.

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thanx

? to watch the game online?