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VOLSONLY said:
lol nah but I could probably count the gentlemen on one hand lol. I kid I kid. Well maybe

They said last night they reached out to her husband and called him in. They said her heartbeat was way down yesterday. Didn’t know if she’d make it. I’ve not heard anything this morning. It’s a heartbreaking situation no doubt about it 🥲🙏🏻
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Still praying for SAS. Like I said the other day a individuals life is a heck of a lot more important than a kids game.

Wish wellness for her family.
 
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DD4ME said:
This is the game I could see us losing. Not jinxing us, but I am saying I am not going to hyperventilate over the score to start.
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This 👆🏻aged well too.
Right or wrong coach V stuck to his normal weekend rotation.
Texas A&M went for the first game win.
Trust the team to sweep the next two🍊👊🏻
 
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VOLSONLY said:
lol nah but I could probably count the gentlemen on one hand lol. I kid I kid. Well maybe

They said last night they reached out to her husband and called him in. They said her heartbeat was way down yesterday. Didn’t know if she’d make it. I’ve not heard anything this morning. It’s a heartbreaking situation no doubt about it 🥲🙏🏻
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😞 Prayers for SAO still.
 
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RikidyBones said:
Nah. Family of 4 is over 50 bones. Not saying Chipotle is great but for what you get, it's suspect. Steak is suspect, ground beef is the same thing I make at home 😭

Mobs dominate Jacksonville Moe's?
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Chipotle has had a TON of food sickness issues.

After 1:30 on pot at 3 AM after eating a chicken burrito from Bristol VA Barberitos. Think Imma pass on Mexican Subways for a bit.
 
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Glitch said:
Good news folks. Your old buddy @Glitch has returned from the burn ward. A handful (roughly a dozen) (37) skin grafts later and I am good as new. Vols play today and we gon whoop that maggie today. They threw their kitchen sink at us yesterday, but we were just getting warmed up. Time to take the fight to the magpies for 9 innings!
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What the heck happened? You and Mrs. Glitch get too kinky with the candle wax in the bedroom?

In all seriousness, praying for quick healing for you brother.
 
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Glitch said:
Everytime i walk in a Moe's and they yell, "Welcome To Moe's!", I ask them where the closest Chipotle is. They love that.
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Chipotle is so so gross. Every time I eat there I'm astonished they're so popular. I literally spit out their queso, it was that bad. And they charge for chips and salsa?!

I'd wager a blind test would be neutral or in Moe's favor even for the non queso stuff. The marketing has brainwashed a lot of people into ignoring their taste buds.
 
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Glitch said:
Good news folks. Your old buddy @Glitch has returned from the burn ward. A handful (roughly a dozen) (37) skin grafts later and I am good as new. Vols play today and we gon whoop that maggie today. They threw their kitchen sink at us yesterday, but we were just getting warmed up. Time to take the fight to the magpies for 9 innings!
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When they say it's "cooler in an oven" its just an expression. You're not actually supposed to go into an oven.

Hope your ok and heal quickly
 
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Glitch said:
Good news folks. Your old buddy @Glitch has returned from the burn ward. A handful (roughly a dozen) (37) skin grafts later and I am good as new. Vols play today and we gon whoop that maggie today. They threw their kitchen sink at us yesterday, but we were just getting warmed up. Time to take the fight to the magpies for 9 innings!
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Woah. Glad you are better. We will win now.
 
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VOLSONLY said:
lol nah but I could probably count the gentlemen on one hand lol. I kid I kid. Well maybe

They said last night they reached out to her husband and called him in. They said her heartbeat was way down yesterday. Didn’t know if she’d make it. I’ve not heard anything this morning. It’s a heartbreaking situation no doubt about it 🥲🙏🏻
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💔 🙏🏻
 
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SpringBokVol said:
From a friend of mine and a VFL: (I thought you all would enjoy this as much as I did)

If you’ve ever wondered why I always wear a red rubber band, today’s a fitting day to learn the backstory.

My dad was a University of Houston alum and spent more than half his life living in Houston. He and my mom traveled to all three of Phi Slama Jama’s Final Fours, the football team once had a social event at our house, and even our tailgate van was red and white.

But when we moved to Nashville in 1989, his son – yeah, me – became a Tennessee fan. Without hesitation, my dad started wearing orange with even more passion than he had ever worn red. When Tennessee football won the national championship on Jan. 4, 1999, he ran around our living room jumping and screaming like a 7-year-old with unchecked access to the Halloween candy, while my mom held me as I equal parts sobbed and laughed.

Nothing could stop him from making my passion his passion, not even on the day he passed away. We lost my dad to a brain tumor on Oct. 5, 2002, the same day that Tennessee football beat Arkansas in six overtimes. He died 15 minutes after Jason Witten’s game-winning catch.

By then, I was fully immersed in the journalism world and covering Tennessee football. My high school fandom had hardened into cold objectivity and professionalism, but even the ethical reporter with a broken heart felt some sense of warmth that night.

After that, I decided that for all the orange my dad had worn for me that I would always wear red for him. So for 22 years, I’ve worn and worn out hundreds of red rubber bands. They’ve been with me for countless hikes, runs, camping trips, sporting events, and so many more passions that my dad and I shared.
We bonded over many things, but make no mistake: I grew up in a baseball house.

My dad was an all-star shortstop in high school, and he listened to every Astros’ game on the radio, meticulously filling out his scorebook. When we lived in Dallas, nothing made my dad laugh harder than when I would run through the batting stance of every Texas Ranger. (My Julio Franco always had him in tears.) When I played as a kid, I insisted on using my plastic giveaway Rangers’ glove instead of my nice leather Rawlings because a 19-year-old, 140-pound Sammy Sosa had signed the plastic one.

So when I tell you that my dad would have fallen head over heels in love with this Tennessee baseball team, it’s still a wild understatement.

He would have loved watching the maturation of Moore and Burke because their lack of discipline at the plate two years ago would have crawled all over him. He would have gleefully told anybody who would listen that having a bat like Kavares Tears in the 6-hole is a cheat code. He would have had to flip a coin between Zander and Kirby for his favorite player because quirky, underdog pitchers were his thing. (He even made his Rangers’ hat look like Charlie Huff’s.) He would have loved seeing Tennessee as a torchbearer bringing college baseball into the American zeitgeist because the 1994 strike distanced him and soured him on the game he loved so dearly. He would have loved how Ramsey’s game analysis has started to imitate my own. (“Dad, that was a dart from Cal Stark.” … “Dad, Drew’s stuff is so good today.” … “Dad, Christian crushed that one.”)

And he would have loved his 42-year-old son’s jubilant, childlike celebrations of Dylan Dreiling’s walkoff because they would have looked an awful lot like his own from Jan. 4, 1999.

We will not be in Omaha tonight or tomorrow. One Knoxville have a home game tonight. As a leader of the supporters group, I have made a commitment to growing soccer in this community, and I learned from my dad to follow through on my commitments.

However…

If Tennessee is playing for a national title on Monday night, Ramsey and I will be there. We will miss Jennifer who will have to work Monday, but we are not missing that game.

We’ll drive as father and son to Charles Schwab Field with my dad’s Tennessee hat, the glove he used his whole life, and three red rubber bands.
I’ll wear one. Ramsey will wear one.

And one will never leave that stadium because for all the orange that will be there, I need it to also have some red for him.

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My eyes are leaking…I hope he gets to go Monday And leave that rubber band.
 
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Also, it's amazing to me how big a difference one pitch can make. If Causey gets strike 3 on that close call to start the 3rd, it's a whole different ball game. Not saying we win, but I doubt seriously that they get 5 runs that inning. Also, not saying it was a missed call, not definitely could have been strike 3.
 
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