Recruiting Forum Football Talk II

[InVOLuntary]

This is a good idea. Most local farmers won’t steer you wrong when it comes to selecting good beef...

 

[InVOLuntary]

Y’all want to do it again?

I’m down

No freezer space. Mine is full. My sister just went in for 1/6th and it was over 100 pounds.

 

[RikidyBones]

This is a good idea. Most local farmers won’t steer you wrong when it comes to selecting good beef...

 

[chargervol]

Yay!!!! @chargervol liked my post - we miss you!!!

Well, helllooo!

Still checking in when I can, just keep getting caught up in other stuff.
Important type stuff but almost got it figured out. Just another minute..

 

[B EaZy40]

This is incredible

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Reliable poster?

He was just summarizing the War Room

 

[B EaZy40]

No freezer space. Mine is full. My sister just went in for 1/6th and it was over 100 pounds.

What is the monetary commitment for something like that?

 

[drvenner]

Y’all want to do it again?

I’m down

Count me in. Surely we can help.

 

[drvenner]

Price of top recruiting classes: Georgia’s coast-to-coast efforts were costly

I wonder how much they spent if you include cash payments.

I do know their what their championships per dollar ratio is for the last forty years.

 

[VOLSONLY]

Have you looked at purchasing a whole steer(s) from a local farmer? Individuals are doing that around here.

Checked with my guy in Pikeville the other day and they’re about $1.10 a pound on the hoof right now

 

[tnhunter 10]

Checked with my guy in Pikeville the other day and they’re about $1.10 a pound on the hoof right now

I raise black angus, but have a few Holstein mix. Holstein is pretty good beef at around 500lbs.

 

[thomaseusin]

Price of top recruiting classes: Georgia’s coast-to-coast efforts were costly

I wonder how much they spent if you include cash payments.

“Recruiting travel is one of many segments that are important to facilitating our program.” Moneybags Mansell is the other

 

[VOLSONLY]

I raise black angus, but have a few Holstein mix. Holstein is pretty good beef at around 500lbs.

That’s what I get also. His is a mix. I’ve got a beef for years now, I can’t hardly eat the stuff out of stores anymore. It’s so much better

 

[BarrythesnoUT]

Reliable poster?

Well, I dont know this Brent Hubbs cat, so I can't vouch for that...

 

[tnhunter 10]

That’s what I get also. His is a mix. I’ve got a beef for years now, I can’t hardly eat the stuff out of stores anymore. It’s so much better

Its usually the better meat and you know what the cow has been eating.

 

[nicksjuzunk]

So, today I found out that a person I was good friends with in grad school passed away in a motorcycle accident.

Then, I log onto a zoom lecture by a friend. In the middle of this great talk on his research, someone hacked his zoom lecture. First, they started posting a bunch of racial slurs, and then after they got booted, they came back on under a different name, shared their screen, and started playing child porn.

Every time I close my eyes I see it. Trying to go to sleep and I just can’t.

Most f@#$ed up afternoon ever. Wtf is the matter with some people?

Sorry man. People are psychotic. It’s a bizarre expression of power I suppose

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

Oh my The State of Tennessee literally is going to dish out the retribution against China. The patron state of shooting stuff and getting people out of a bind. Let’s get itttttt!!!

$1.6T in century-old Chinese bonds offer Trump unique leverage against Beijing

Decade of the Vols!

 

[drvenner]

Checked with my guy in Pikeville the other day and they’re about $1.10 a pound on the hoof right now

What is the going rate for a butcher to um butcher it after it is purchased?

 

[nicksjuzunk]

I just remembered something that has confirmed it is going to be the Decade of the Vols. My DIL said one day that she liked the name Saban for a girl. I managed to squeak out that was Alabama's coach's name (I was about to faint because if you push she does the opposite of what you say so I couldn't scream like I wanted...). She said, "I know, but I like it anyway." But she got over that thank God and on the day that Tennessee announced Pruitt as the new head coach, she posted on FB that they were going with the name...Prue. DOTV!!!

Congrats on the least horrific of two options

 

[VOLSONLY]

What is the going rate for a butcher to um butcher it after it is purchased?

I can’t remember but seems like it’s less than $150 for a half beef. I usually just get a half, find someone to split it with

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

I’ve gradually been increasing my social activities of late and it occurred to me that I might be taking on additional risk. The life expectancy for Tennesseans is 76 years and the last time I used one of those online life expectancy calculators based on demographics and lifestyle it said I should live for 84 years.

Last month I celebrated my 64th birthday, implying I have 20 years remaining, or 12 years depending on which metric comes into play. I’ve been smoking cigarettes for 45+ years now, minimum a pack a day, Marlboro regular, so I have about a 75% chance of surviving that lifestyle choice.

I wanted to know what my estimated survival probability might be given a snapshot of the latest numbers from the Tennessee department of public health if I should catch the Wuhan flu here in Tennessee. It turns out for my age group my probability for survival could be almost 96% and given that I’m pretty sure my genes come from the Appalachian tribe that’s probably a good bet. Now I’m back to the most likely limiting factor of life expectancy for me as my smoking habit which I have promised myself to quit sometime in the next 20+ years.

Just for the record, it is my belief that during the time I presumably have left we as Vols will win at least 20 national championships in football. Positive people live longer. It’s a law of natural science. jmo.

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Not to throw poop on your parade, but the best day to stop smoking is today.

When I did my Pulmonary rotation as a medical student, it was at ETSU. The VAMC had a very busy rotation. I cannot tell you how many veterans that we had to tell they had advanced lung cancer. To a man they all said that they had been planning to quit. The Pulmonary fellow would then tell them that they didn’t need to give up cigarettes. He never berated them or told them that it was too late. When I asked him, he said that stopping smoking and undergoing chemo would be hades on earth for their remaining time.

Both of my parents died from tobacco related illnesses. Lung Cancer for my Dad. Lung cancer and Alzheimer’s for my Mother. Both of my Mother’s parents also died from tobacco related issues. Without smoking, my relatives live tp be 100 routinely. With smoking, the men died in their 60s and the women in their early 80s. I detest tobacco and nicotine in any form.

I have had lifelong exercise induced asthma due to extensive smoke exposure as a child.

For your sake, and the sake of your loved ones (I include VN in that group ), please make yesterday the last day that you smoked...

 

[drylo]

Deandre Baker got 5.6 million signing bonus last year but needs whatever this guy has in his pockets at a party... allegedly.

I mean the guy could have been wearing same pants as @Bassmaster_Vol. That’s a lot of pockets.

He could only make it a year without ole rustybags, huh?

 

[barrylee]

Not to throw poop on your parade, but the best day to stop smoking is today.

When I did my Pulmonary rotation as a medical student, it was at ETSU. The VAMC had a very busy rotation. I cannot tell you how many veterans that we had to tell they had advanced lung cancer. To a man they all said that they had been planning to quit. The Pulmonary fellow would then tell them that they didn’t need to give up cigarettes. He never berated them or told them that it was too late. When I asked him, he said that stopping smoking and undergoing chemo would be hades on earth for their remaining time.

Both of my parents died from tobacco related illnesses. Lung Cancer for my Dad. Lung cancer and Alzheimer’s for my Mother. Both of my Mother’s parents also died from tobacco related issues. Without smoking, my relatives live tp be 100 routinely. With smoking, the men died in their 60s and the women in their early 80s. I detest tobacco and nicotine in any form.

I have had lifelong exercise induced asthma due to extensive smoke exposure as a child.

For your sake, and the sake of your loved ones (I include VN in that group ), please make yesterday the last day that you smoked...

Really wish I could like this more than once. One of the very few smart decisions I've made in my life, never once put a cigarette in my mouth..

 

[Orange Studs]

Thank you for what you’re doing for the folks at your place.

My dad is fighting dementia and counting on folks in similar roles who are taking care of him. So thankful for the men and women who are balancing their family needs while also caring for such a vulnerable group of people. Thank you @Orangeredblooded.

Its a heartbreaking disease to have to watch your parents go through. Me and others on here have walked through this just recently. I just buried my Dad last September after 12 year battle with it and now my mom has it. A lot of stress involved. Appreciate all those who work in that field.

 

[Glitch]

Five years ago today we brought Ashlee home from the hospital. While we were unaware that it was just the first time we would leave, after what would become (now eight with a little dental procedure she had last year) SEVEN surgeries, we were never happier.

Ashlee just came inside 10 minutes ago, after playing with her sisters outside for what must have been the last 5 or 6 hours. It's hard to imagine sometimes just how far she's come.

VolNation played a big part in keeping my sanity during that time and, thanks to @volatil, the staff at STR, @Atlanta VOL, and countless others on this site, we were able to get through it financially.

I haven't forgotten. I never will. We have tried to pay it forward at every opportunity. You all just don't know what affect the generosity and kindness of strangers had on our family...

So thank you again, VolNation. Y'all are my people.

This is what is so great about our country and our state in particular. We will give anybody the shirt off our back if they need it and will be happy to do it. Thank you for all the Ashlee updates over the years. It is so wonderful to know that she gets to grow and do all the things that kids deserve to do.