Ladies and Gentlemen - As many of you may know…. There have been a lot of changes on the University of Tennessee campus since Lane Tiffin took over the Volunteer Football Program…. Running water… In-door plumbing… Electricity… Shoes…. But prehaps the most striking change this year… Will be the change to one (of the many) of the University of Tennessee’s Mascots. That’s right, you heard it here first! “Smokey” the blue tick hound…. Will...
Ladies and Gentlemen - It’s time to catch up on your college football news as a number of major colleges concluded their spring practice last weekend. Stay tuned… I have some news that will surely amaze you… And Next Week…. We will have the return of our “Seven Questions” segement… With none other than Miles Brand the President of the NCAA… It should be “illuminating”….. But until then let’s catch up on some emails...
Ladies and Gentlemen - I want to apologize for the format on my first post back from overseas… In case you were wondering… The last post was “not” intended as an Eye Chart… Glad to see is Hootie back…. (In a strange “Ripley’s Believe it or Not” kind of way) But I honestly could have done without the picture… Try not to leave too many comments for him… It only encourages him…. We have...
Hey Yawl! It’s your old friend Hootie Snitch from Baneberry Tennessee! In case you all done forgot I am the Number One Tennessee Volunteer Fan in the world! Maybe even the unverse! Before I tell yawl about my adventures, I got to get something off my chest. I seen this local commercial here for the “Cell Phone King” and it made me made enough to spit! We is a democarcy and we don’t have...
I have been thinking about writing this for a number of months… It’s time… As I prepare to depart this country for Iraq or Afghanistan….. I begin to think (as we all do) of the things I will miss the most… There is the usual… My Family… My Friends… My Beloved Alabama Football…. and Home…. (Sometimes not necessarily in ”that” order….) But there is one other person that needs to be mentioned here… But first I...
Ladies and Gentlemen - It all comes down to this…….. The one Saturday that has been marked on your calendars since last spring….. This Saturday…… Is “The Third Saturday in October”….. This Saturday……. Jo Pa visits the Big Horseshoe…. This Saturday……. The Dawgs of Georgia travel to Death Valley to take on the Fightn’ Tigers… This Saturday……. The Wolverines and Spartans do battle in Michigan….. And…. This Saturday……. The University of Southern California plays...
Hey Yawl! It’s me again; James “Hootie” Snitch from Baneberry Tennessee! And I am…. The Number One Tennessee Volunteer Fan on the Planet! In case you hadn’t heard.. I had me a hell of a time last weekend in Athens Georgia… To begin with… Them cheatin damn Bulldogs beat my Vols… I know you is a thinking… How do Hootie know they cheated? Cause the Dawgs won! Can’t nobody Beat Coach Fulmer and the Vols unless...
Ladies and Gentlemen - What a weekend in College Football…… Despite being a dismal 31 and 10 (76%) I was the ONLY College Football Prognosticator in the Country that Picked the Mighty Longhorns over the Boomer Sooners of Oklahoma… EDITORS NOTE: I greatly appreciate my Longhorn Fans… However I will NOT be a candidate for Governor of the Lonestar State Next Year… Despite the FACT my opponent hates Christmas, Children and Darrell Royal… “I am...
Ladies and Gentlemen - It’s that time of the year (Again)…… The names of the games alone are enough to make you break into goosebumps…. They are called many things…. The Red River Rivalry or The Red River Shoot-Out… But the game between Oklahoma and Texas is above all else…. A Border WAR…. Then there is the tussle between the Hedges in Athens… Between… Tennessee and Georgia….. Also… This weekend… The Black Shirts of Nebraska Invade...
Ladies and Gentlemen - Before we get into Saturday’s Picks I have to say… I am still mad about last night…… I am One and Two on Thursday night (again)? DAMN it…. This is the reason my average has fallen faster than the stock market the last two weeks… As you know I was a disappointing 30 and 15 (76%) last week… Which leaves me at an embarrassing 202 and 51 for the season or 80%. Hold...
