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Wednesdays With Wes, The Thread: 8/22/12 edition

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NERDS!!!!!!!!!!
QUESTIONS!!!!!!!!
NOW!!!!!!!!

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Most pressing question of the day.....have you decided on a name for the Battlefield throwdown yet???
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9 months ago

I know I'm beating a dead raccoon(not likely) but any interesting updates on the critter safari?
BUTCH IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. GO VOLS!
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What's the worst thing a UT athlete has done that never made the news? No names needed.
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Will Man Mountain McCullers cause any opposing players to pack up and get the hell out of Dodge?
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I say Neal puts 125 on NCSU. What say you oh wise and bearded one?
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Is Channing Fugate really playing well enough to step in and start if needed?(God forbid and no knock on CF)
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Last night, New Orleans won the American Legion World Series here in Shelby, NC, which happens to be the livermush capital of the world. 1) Have you ever eaten a livermush sandwich? 2) Did you ever play Legion baseball?
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How close is Bohannon to taking the starting job from Jaq?
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Looking at UGA's schedule, are you taking the bulldogs over/under 9 wins?
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1. Is Tennessee snakebitten at TE this year?
2. Do you see yourself and other UT beat writers having less access to the football program as they begin preparations for NC State? Why or why not?
3. Have you seen anything during this preseason to change your outlook for the team in 2012? If so, what was it?
4. Apple's iWork suite or Microsoft Office?
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AjaxVol47 said...
Looking at UGA's schedule, are you taking the bulldogs over/under 9 wins?

undefeated IMO
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Have you ever taken one look at a freshman football player at UT and just knew the kid wasn't gonna make it?
On the opposite side, did you just have the feeling a kid was gonna be a star?
You don't have to name names, but I'd love a story, haha,
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Will you be doing any remote broadcast the week prior to Georgia State?
Who scores the first Tennessee touchdown of the season?
Starlin Castro sucks!
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9 months ago

Lost my job 7 weeks ago. Girlfriend of 6.5 years ended it last week. Yay, Team Me!
What do I do, Wes?
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CrockettTM said...
Lost my job 7 weeks ago. Girlfriend of 6.5 years ended it last week. Yay, Team Me!
What do I do, Wes?

Sounds like you've been liberated my friend! Congrats!

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Would you say you're a betting man? I really want to spend (and hopefully earn!) some money this season but I'm worried the ol' orange tinted glasses might affect my judgement. I can get 12/1 Tennessee to win the East. Would you take a punt on the Vols with those odds?

This post was edited by Daye on 8/22/2012 at 1:43 PM
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New stricter academic standards imposed by the NCAA go into effect for high school freshman this year if they want to be able to play at the collegiate level in 2016. Does Tennessee or the SEC have anyone who works with high schools (via seminars, etc) so that they can get their athletes in compliance with these new rules?
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From everything I have read NC State’s strength on D is their secondary. I recognize that NC State has a pair of very talented DBs but their defensive passing numbers make you wonder, 'why does a team with so many interceptions have an average of 240 passing yards thrown against them each week?' I know you do not cover NC State but I would be interested in your explanation, theory or hypothesis.
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I want to start another running thread where I answer questions only with YouTube videos.
No words. Just a video.
Low-risk, high-reward idea, IMO.
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Is Susan Lucci still hot?
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RockyTopRev said...
Most pressing question of the day.....have you decided on a name for the Battlefield throwdown yet???

Sigh. No.
I have to come up with something better than Rambro. Dang Swain. That's an awesome name.
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