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Kids don’t start giving back to the school immediately upon graduation… most begin doing that in their late ‘30s and early ‘40s. Those instate kids that Bama neglected are all about 25-45 now and they are just recently noticing they don’t have as big of a doner pool as they thought they would after rapid enrollment increases.

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I went to a game at The Citadel last season.At halftime, they announced that the Class of 2004 raised 117 thousand in contributions for the school for that single game. The Class of 1984? 2.2 million. Money speaks loudly in athletics, and the older generation comes up with more of it!

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If it weren’t for wealthy retirees from the Northeast, the entire state of South Carolina would be one huge trailer park like Alabama and Louisiana.

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Born in Kansas. Raised in Tennessee. Currently living in SC. And have spent time in every state in between (and I will include Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana).

Overall: Tennessee. If Tennessee could dump Memphis and pick up Huntsville, it would be the best state in the country! Because screw Alabama, Huntsville belongs in Tennessee.

Diversity: South Carolina. Can’t go wrong with mountains AND beaches! Same thing with Georgia, but the ATL is the millstone around GA’s neck. SC has the same problem with Columbia, but Columbia ain’t Atlanta!


Food: Louisiana. No contest and I live in Charleston! No need to get into specifics. Except for…


BBQ: Memphis. Most folks know the tourist trap joints. Memphis is the absolute BEST “side of the road, place that family runs, no Internet presence whatsoever, bbq shacks area in America. Bar none. Having said that, Arkansas or Mississippi can make claim to Memphis tomorrow and Tennessee will say “You’re welcome to it!”

Women’s bball. If that’s all Texas can offer, Tennessee has no future issues with the ‘Horns.

Speaking of which…if I ever have a billion or two to spare, I’d give it to Sewanee to rejoin the SEC. Their chancellor screwed them over. There was NO excuse whatsoever for Tulane and GA Tech to leave the league. Tulane was more successful than Vandy in actually competing for championships. Bobby Dodd pulled GT out because he was mad at Bear Bryant. Hey, Bobby. Robert Neyland beat the Bear. Taking your ball and going home wasn’t the answer!

Seeing the “notable alumni” listed tells you everything you need to know. Ashley Judd for Kentucky? Spare me.

I’m REALLY interested in this game. Neutral court. Florida’s offense against Tennessee’s defense. Which team imposes it’s will on the other?

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Unpopular opinion that nobody wants to say: Army-Navy is not a fun game. People keep placing it on a pedestal because it’s our service academies. The game is boring, the offenses are archaic, the players are undersized, and the peak of the game was in 1960. I guess it’s ok to watch on what is essentially a bye week, but it has no business being in the top 5.

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It should be #1. We play for the love of the game. No NIL, (most times) no playoff implications, no draft issues. We can go winless but if we beat Army, it’s been a good season. And the same goes for Army. THIS is what this game means.

Of course the charges were dropped today. She realized that her meal ticket can’t make money while involved in the legal process.

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That’s a pretty good poke to hit it on the tracks

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Reminds me of that moon shot Albert Pujols hit off Brad Lidge. Lidge was never the same after that!

We got the 1st snow in 3 of my grandkids’ lives a few weeks ago. I got to make snow cream for them and the joy on their faces made my decade! Born in Kansas, grew up in Tennessee, and reside in South Carolina. Charleston is a national treasure that won’t exist in its present state in 10 years. If you want to visit here, get here before 2035. Trust me on this