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Midweek Stock Report: 10/3/12

  • http://tennessee.247sports.com/Article/govols247s-Midweek-Stock-Report-Oct-3-2012-94035

    Blood. Guts. Willpower. Running Ray-Rays. MOAR missed extra points. The Darrell. And, of course, butt-chugging. All that and more is covered in this weeks' The MSR.

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  • Surprised that "Against The Wind" wasn't in there somewhere.
    Other than that, great article, Wes.

    Lostball

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    Surprised that "Against The Wind" wasn't in there somewhere. Other than that, great article, Wes.

    No one is perfect, sir. Especially not an idiot like me.

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  • I'm glad the 247 powers-that-be turned you loose on a weekly feature. Your sense of humor is obnoxious, arrogant, and down right gut-hurtin' funny. +1 And I vote every election because there has been too many that sacrificed for me to disregard them. It. Is. My. Duty. Besides, I'm not forfeiting my right to complain.

    BUTCH IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. GO VOLS!

    OrangeNCarolina ●

  • Youtube link no worky

    Theogenes

  • Born in '72. Must be old, disconnected, or no longer in service--because this whole butt-chugging thing is completely lost on me! WTF??!!

    VolBol ●

  • What a joy Zach Rogers has been to watch... Thx for calling him out. I would much rather watch him succeed vs that other guy, can't remember his name, who got booted for being a douche before the season. And you redeemed yourself with the Harvest call out... Your comment last week about REM had me seriously doubting your creds to successfully navigate life. The Beatles... Look'em up... They were pretty good.

    jaxjeff

  • Props on Mermaid Avenue Wes, California Stars is one of my favorite songs of all time

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    thankinvol21

  • Love the site,a daily visit and then some. However when I try to link to the You Tube above mentioned site all I get is an offer to get 247 free for 3 months. Gee I thought I was paid up and auto renew?

    Tomasacio

  • Hey Wes, Big Dan does not like the "Green Mile" nickname. Best be careful, and chose your nicks wisely. We'd like for you to contnue writing for 247.

    PACKERVOL

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    Love the site,a daily visit and then some. However when I try to link to the You Tube above mentioned site all I get is an offer to get 247 free for 3 months. Gee I thought I was paid up and auto renew?

    The link was being weird but should work now.

    Just in case, here's the video...

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  • Forrest Gump as a gangster movie is also pretty good, FWIW.

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    I did not make this. This is just a promotion by AMC for their Forrest Gump week. All credit goes to AMC.

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  • didn't have much faith in #20. you did. glad you were right.

    Winsec

  • Big Fan of straight up opinion. I like your call outs. Z Rod did deserve one. He has gone from being the catch one drop two before this year. He is earning his way for sure. How bout "BIG DAM!" for a name for Dan? He definitely dams up the center. Whatever, I know I will like what comes out of it. One thought about our talent on the team that could? go to the NFL. I want to throw out an idea. Let's try now to build a "Stay and Play" one more year attitude because of the obvious. If this talent stays one more year along with the talent that is building behind the scenes, ala O Phillips, D. O'Brien, LaDarrell McNeil, Latroy Lewis, Croom, Bowles etc. along with the up coming probables (Kameron Miles, Corey Vereen, Camion Patrick, maybe Green etc. ) we could go for more of a several-year-run instead of this year being a half way good year. Anyone buying? or is it a lump of steaming soft serve fecal matter? Sorry for the mental picture. Just a thought?

    critchdad

  • critchdad said...

    Big Fan of straight up opinion. I like your call outs. Z Rod did deserve one. He has gone from being the catch one drop two before this year. He is earning his way for sure. How bout "BIG DAM!" for a name for Dan? He definitely dams up the center. Whatever, I know I will like what comes out of it. One thought about our talent on the team that could? go to the NFL. I want to throw out an idea. Let's try now to build a "Stay and Play" one more year attitude because of the obvious. If this talent stays one more year along with the talent that is building behind the scenes, ala O Phillips, D. O'Brien, LaDarrell McNeil, Latroy Lewis, Croom, Bowles etc. along with the up coming probables (Kameron Miles, Corey Vereen, Camion Patrick, maybe Green etc. ) we could go for more of a several-year-run instead of this year being a half way good year. Anyone buying? or is it a lump of steaming soft serve fecal matter? Sorry for the mental picture. Just a thought?

    I see Hunter going for sure and if Bray plays the remainder of the year the way we want, he may go too. I think CP and James wil stay.

    bosswhs

  • Great insight as usual Wes. It's great that you're finally old enough to not only appreciate Wilco, but their Mermaid Avenue project as well. Have you heard Volume 2?

    hounddog

  • Thomas Earl and Bruce! Full Moon Fever and Born to Run are two of the greatest albums ever.

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    "Playing no favorites and sparing none, Reggie White was a quarterback's worst nightmare." -John Ward

    Joe Roberts

  • Also, Mr. Young has a great song slamming the evil state of alabama, called Alabama.

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    "Playing no favorites and sparing none, Reggie White was a quarterback's worst nightmare." -John Ward

    Joe Roberts

  • Joe Roberts said...

    Thomas Earl and Bruce! Full Moon Fever and Born to Run are two of the greatest albums ever.

    wave Welcome to the CheckerBoard JR. GO VOLS!

    BUTCH IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. GO VOLS!

    OrangeNCarolina ●

  • I think Tiny will be around all 4 years. There isn't a player on the team that loves UT and UT football more than him. He wants to win and win big while he's here.

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  • You seem too young to know that Harvest is one of the greatest albums of all time. I am impressed. You really are a very good writer. A natural talent, glad you are a Tennessee writer.

    hopey

  • hopey said...

    You seem too young to know that Harvest is one of the greatest albums of all time. I am impressed. You really are a very good writer. A natural talent, glad you are a Tennessee writer.

    The only talent I possess is deception. But that talent makes people think you're good at stuff, so it works.

    I always kinda liked Neil Young, but my college girlfriend's dad always had them listen to the Beatles or Neil Young or The Dead at the dinner table, and I LOVED Harvest.

    Things didn't work out for me and that girl, and I'm glad they didn't — worked out way better for both us — but her dad is still one of the coolest guys ever. Part hippie, part outdoorsman hunter/angler/camper, part huge football fan. One of the coolest dudes I've met.

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