It's Thursday. And I'm all in on Keeneland. The long range weather forecast is calling for a PERFECT day in Lexington. If you paid your money, we are leaving Sunday morning at 8:30 am from Ingles off Emory Road in Powell. It's going to be an awesome time! I have 10 slots left. First come, first served basis. If you paid, you're cool. You're in. Good to go. I'd love to have you. Going to be a wonderful time. E-Mail me to reserve a spot.



Had a great conversation with Dr. Sean Sinclair yesterday regarding recruiting. His conclusion is that, though the new car smell has worn off for Butch Jones and Tennessee, there's no need to panic. Sinco believes that 2 of the 3 recent commitments are legitimate prospects and none are projects. Tennessee finds out tomorrow about DT Eric Crosby out of Virginia. Ironically, it's Tennessee and Virginia Tech for him. Indications I'm getting are that Tennessee won't be shocked if Crosby commits to Tech tomorrow. In fact you could say they believe he's Hokie bound. If this comes to pass, Dr. Sinclair doesn't believe this is going to be a tremendous loss as he thinks this young guy is close to peaking already athletically.



Seth Stokes is flat out getting it done in this piece for Gridironnow.com. At Tennessee, 2106 is about leadership. Link


Circle the dates! Rick, Holly, Butch & Diamond Dave are coming your way!

Big Orange Caravan
ATL May 4 @ HoF
'Nooga May 5 @ Chattanooga
Nashville May 10 @ Factory
Memphis May 11 @ Great Hall
Bristol May 17 @ BMS

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Using your term the HOF is such a cluster XXXX that Peyton Manning refused to come to Saturday night's ceremony, though he was in the area. My understanding is that Manning wasn't thrilled with the exception that was made for him and Al Wilson. In case you didn't follow the fiasco, UT, in their infinite wisdom decided on a cut off of 1990 for this first class with the exception of Manning, Wilson, and Allen Houston. My understanding is that Manning wanted nothing to do with something that exalted him above his teammates. Hello UT. Could you have screwed this up any more from pillar to post? If I didn't know any better, I would believe Dave Hart is trying to sabotage this place. I continue to wonder where the leadership is, while marveling at the lack of testicular fortitude from those with money and influence in this town. Where is the outrage? Doesn't anybody care? Is anybody home?


I said this on the air and I'm going to say it here. Those of you coming to football games expecting to see an improved playing surface in late October through the end of the season need to understand something. Dave Hart has been telling sources of mine behind the scenes that the field issues are a "media creation." Therefore, UT has been mostly on a stand down mode with regards to the field. Don't believe the hype. Believe what you see. And what you'll see in the fall will more than likely be the same chewed up field. Why? Because there wasn't a problem. And remember, Dave Hart is the same guy that refused the offer of free help from UT's internationally regarded professors of Turf Grass Science & Management Program. Dave Hart is literally running amok on that campus. Makes me sick.






Kevin: It's wonderful anytime you get fleeced by the most hapless franchise in perhaps all of professional sports. Cleveland is horrible and has been since their rebirth. They are a laughing stock, yet they abused Howie Roseman (aka The Paperboy) and my Eagles yesterday. Those two QB's at the top of that draft better be great because 10 players were traded for 2. Makes no sense to me. Solid franchises trade down and collect picks. The Eagles are a dumpster fire. Pisses me off.


Oh, and to the offer to follow the Raiders. I can't do it. I'm not the type to jump on and off a bandwagon. I've only done that once in my life with my Phil-Mets. Come to think about it, that's actually working out pretty well. You might be onto something. Perhaps I will declare my fan free agency.








Al Brown was tremendous on the air yesterday. We got off on Kobe Bryant his place in Laker lore. I'm with Beano who declared that not only is Kobe not a top 5 player of all time, he's not even a top 5 Laker of all time. My top 5 best Lakers ever.

1. Kareem: Sky Hook. Look it up.
2. Magic: Awesome 5 tool player
3. Elgin Baylor: Middle name Gay (counts these days) 8 NBA Finals
4. Jerry West: He's the NBA logo
5. Wilt Chamberlain: Any team he plays for, he's in their top 5.

Sorry....No soup for Kobe. Just because you're the latest doesn't mean you're the greatest.


Today's theme.... NBA is going to allow sponsorship on uniforms. There's no turning back...Sports will never be the same. So put some thought to this....Who would be good sponsors for your favorite and least favorite teams?

In honor of the Eagles trade, I'm thinking Depends, Tums, Brioschi, and Preparation H would be a good place to start.


We will kick this topic around today on the show.


It's been a borderline season to forget for Tennessee Tennis, but they didn't quit at the SEC Tournament. Survive and advance. Link


Interesting twist on the satellite camp controversy that's not going away any time soon. Link


Cowboys...LOL. Link


Final Thought: We need a slogan for 2016. Can you help. I still haven't found one that rings the bell.

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