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Wednesdays With Wes, The Thread: 10/17/12 Edition

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8 months ago

'Sup, nerds?
It's that time.
I'm working on two stories tonight, but we can't not do a Wednesdays With Wes, can we?
Fire when ready...
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8 months ago

Better pro CP or JH
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hdrizzle21 said...
Better pro CP or JH

Let me amend that question - Patterson, Hunter or Rogers?
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If you could point to one writer - sportswriter or not - and say to yourself "that's the way I want to write", who would that writer be?
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What are the chances we could suit up Montravius Adams and sneak him in the rotation this weekend?
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Next year...
1) Worley or Peterman?!?
2) Which WR becomes the Guy?
3) Do you sense any players transferring out?!?
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Has there been a team in history as bad as Auburn, two years removed from being the Champs? I think they finish 2-10.

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Can you give us your thoughts on this? Watauga also wants to know why it wasn't MSR's youtube video of the week?

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Tennessee Will Crush Bama's Dreams

GO VOLS BABY!
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What ever happened to Charlie the delivery guy for Gus?
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Which team do you think will be "relevant" first: Cubs or UT? The more I think about it, I am leaning toward the Cubs...I think UT is at least 2 years away from being really good, IF the reset button is not pushed...
How much does the fanbases sometimes (most of the time these last few games) irrational passionately crazed explosion of expression, actually hurt the program (if at all)?
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Tennessee sports overall is 2-6 when I am in attendance, covering three sports. Should I stop attending? Am I the problem?
Defense Saturday appeared to be okay covering unless asked to adjust to motion. Do we stand a chance against a team like Mizzou that will throw it eleventy billion times? Would you expect future opponents to try and motion across the formation I ruin Tennessee's world?
Ever play Football Manager?
What should I do tomorrow? Work is the wrong answer.
Favorite Pringles?
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How long is this rain delay going to last?
Who is winning the world series this year?
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What's the least enjoyable part of your job? And what part of your job do you enjoy doing the most?

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Where is shoeless? I went to Afghanistan for five weeks and he disappeared... Have you seen him lately, or do we need to put out an APB?
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RunThruThe T said...
Let me amend that question - Patterson, Hunter or Rogers?

Yikes. I'm not going to assume Da'Rick behaves, so I'll toss that one aside and say ... CP, because of his versatility. But Hunter's going to be an excellent pro, IMO.
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If you could point to one writer - sportswriter or not - and say to yourself "that's the way I want to write", who would that writer be?

Depends on the kind of story.
Day to day stuff, I love Dan Wetzel.
Feature stuff ... I love the old SI tandem of S.L. Price and Gary Smith.
I love lots of sportswriters, though. I love 'em like fans love athletes. They're my heroes. I love reading lots of people.
My two favorites in Tennessee have always been Gary Lundy (my hero as kid, and I still miss him) and Geoff Calkins. Mark Wiedmer in Chattanooga is one of my favorite people in the world, too, and he's a great writer.
I could name sportswriters all day. Sally Jenkins is also phenomenal. So are many, many others.
Getting to meet some of the sportswriters I read all the time as a kid has been one of my favorite parts about what I do. Sharing a press box with them never gets old to me.
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