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Great question.

I think I'd take the money and run, but I'm not sure.

Dang. Tough call.

Probably Chipotle, if I had to pick. But I love both. I'm a big Tex Mex guy.

I love the Brewery — or the Drunkery, as my buddies and I call it. Great beers, good atmosphere. Always been one of my favorites in town.

Back in a bit for more.

Wes,

Did you ever deal with Coach T (Wayne Turner) at Tyner when in Chattanooga? He had been there forever when I was there, and he's still running that program 17 years after I graduated...

That's a big knock on Chipotle. I've never been to Chipotle, but the queso at Moe's is pretty strong.

Find it interesting, given the seemingly grueling practice schedule that the team was on, that they'd have time for lifting at Milligton. What was their lifting schedule/routine like there?

I haven't read that book, but as good as Hope Solo is at soccer, I have to at least wonder about the accuracy of her take on certain situations. Not saying I don't believe anything she says — not saying that at all — just saying that she's always been outspoken and occasionally very petulant, so I have to at least wonder...

7. Need time think about that. Ask me again tonight.

8. Not many things.

9. I hardly notice 90-plus percent of the places we travel, because between watching things and doing interviews and writing stories and running the board, there's not really much free time — at least not during relatively normal hours. Johnson City isn't a bad place, though. The natural geography is very pretty. Like a lot of other cities, though — including much of Knoxville — it would look better with more underground power lines.