cigarettes in public buildings and most places crowds gather indoors and many outdoor venues too. DDT pesticides. Methaqualone. leaded gasoline. asbestos. Things that are harmful to people. I’m not for banning guns completely. I don’t own a gun. Mainly because I’ve had a few too many times when I didn’t feel like…

way to work, Loose. Folks either forget or just don’t know how hard an NCAA division one athlete must work to keep that scholarship. That weight room don’t mess around. You work harder in there than any job out here in the alleged real world unless you’re mining coal or climbing telephone polls in Buffalo to turn…

You’re in a little bit over your head there Don’tOrtizeMe. Economic circumstances force many NCAA football and basketball players to play. I’ll never forget the young freshman Donte Stallworth walking around a mall in Knoxville, Tn wearing all Orange sweatgear because he had nothing else to wear. He was carrying a…

Why did it take this long for some one to mention an event caused by the curse of Bobby Layne? Or are all Lionish events caused by the curse of Bobby Layne so that the curse doesn’t bare repeating? has the curse really expired? or is it like milk gone so bad, you’re afraid to remove it from the fridge?

The key to this whole deal is to not under any circumstances become a 9 to 5er. Although most Americans work shitty jobs from sometime before 9 am to sometime around 5 pm, a few do escape. Unfortunately, I’m not one of the escapees. I have been a 9 to 5 inmate since the day I died, 6-22-1991. I have told relatives who…

Understood. I’ll use both in the future. I know the types. Here in east Tennessee, there are many white Christian males who feel aggrieved, thinking they can't get a break in a society dominated by white Christian males. of course, they blame blacks, latinos, women, and liberals for their plight without ever realizing…

Thanks, I think. We woulda ranked a lot higher on your obnoxious list had you sat near me in Neyland stadium in the 80's and 90's when a pint of whiskey never even lasted a full first half.

No doubt that the cheerleaders in pro sports should be paid more. But as long as thousands show up for the auditions for dozens of jobs at the current pay, nothing will happen. If every woman in America boycotted the tryouts and auditions, things would drastically change. just like if every eligible female voter…

close on the best QB not in the Hall of Fame. very close. like the border between two states. but you may dispute his career passing stats and won loss record as well.

Only a Teapublican’t Presidential candidate would disagree with what you say. Good work today Burn. I have been interested in finding out about the lives and works of the Abolitionists and John Brown since seeing a documentary on the subject on PBS. They suffered great pains even in the North for their efforts. When I…

All right. Y’all keep him. Another Vol friend round here keeps talking y’all up because of recent recruiting hauls. We’ll keep Butch Jones and keep loading up on the recruits even the ones from California. Maybe we’ll meet soon in the playoffs. Want some?

I assume DSHOF is the Deadspin hall, correct? When is the next induction ceremony, who nominates the nominees, and who gets the final say so?

His membership in the Gold Jacket club all has to do with timing and The Big Game. Lynn Swann is in simply because of his big plays in the Steelers Super Bowls. All QBs are judged by how many Super Bowls they won. Namath played in the last AFL-NFL Super Bowl before the merger. The NFL had handily won the first two…

what is a gamergate MRA? I think it might be something a little fucked up, maybe. I apologize for the humor spoil by asking for an explanation. my bad.

You equated slavery with amateur sports in replying to RMJ=H. The question mark following your statement didn’t deflect the false equivalency to him. He and I were simply commenting on the hypocrisy of ESPN. Your description of slavery in the American south was right on though, unfortunately.

No. But collecting a boat load of cash to show annoying, childish, and monotonous commercials every 300 seconds or less to an audience too dumb to refuse to respond to such in between broadcasts of little league baseball, college football and basketball games is a bit hypocritical after disavowing the rebel flag.…

and financial issues. the right wing nut job not only sank most of his cash into a failed video game enterprise, he convinced a northeast state I’m too lazy to google right now to sink millions of dollars in the same venture for some unknown reason. all the while this right wing nut job decried government spending and…

I sensed the sarcasm. That’s why I didn’t call you a teabagger

The best backup QB in NFL history is of course Earl by God Morrall. Hence my screen name. He played well in place of an injured Johnny Unitas during the season leading up to and in the Namath Super Bowl. He played at least as well if not better than an injured Bob Griese in the Perfect Season of 1972 for more games…

A friend of mine here in Rocky Top wrote about the curse of Kiffin. What follows is guaranteed to be worse. Look at the Raiders, the Vols, now USC, and hopefully Alabama soon after he leaves there as all Dick Satan’s assistants do. Have you seen the $601 bar tab story? Myself, I would be proud of such a feat, but Sark…