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Apr 23, 2008 Mar 09, 2010 753 16591

I grew up in the state of Wyoming and received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wyoming in 2001. After a short, land-locked tour of duty with the Navy as a nuclear power instructor, I then moved to Knoxville, Tennessee to attend graduate school in nuclear engineering at the University of Tennessee. Already an avid football fan, taking classes in a building in the shadow of Neyland Stadium suited me very well, and I followed UT sports as a way to preserve my sanity during his studies.

In a fit of boredom during the fall of 2007, I made the unfortunate mistake of marrying my career to my hobby by producing a statistical analysis showing that Tennessee could expect a victory over Arkansas so long as Darren McFadden was kept below 150 total yards of offense. Armed with far too many pretty graphs, the argument was featured on the blog Rocky Top Talk, and a monster was born. Delirious with the thrill of writing to a nonscientific crowd, I continued to sham ordinary posts with incomprehensible mathematical analysis until Joel Hollingsworth surrendered and gave me a permanent position on Rocky Top Talk. Someday I will actually finish a PhD in nuclear engineering; until then, I will continue to haunt the blogosphere with my secret desire to convert the world to monospaced, sans serif fonts.

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Rocky Top Talk Commented Heh. on Lady Vols Capture the SEC Tournament Championship over Kentucky, 70-62 on Rocky Top Talk - 03/09/10 11:57 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Three? on Lady Vols Capture the SEC Tournament Championship over Kentucky, 70-62 on Rocky Top Talk - 03/09/10 11:31 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented You could always go non-Euclidian on that one. on Lady Vols Capture the SEC Tournament Championship over Kentucky, 70-62 on Rocky Top Talk - 03/09/10 10:46 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented I think conference politics has more to do with it than we like to imagine. on Should the committee look at our play before Jan. 1? on Rocky Top Talk - 03/09/10 2:55 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented The best news is that UT has at least four more games before worrying about UConn. on Lady Vols Capture the SEC Tournament Championship over Kentucky, 70-62 on Rocky Top Talk - 03/09/10 2:00 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented It that now CH1$$LE? on KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (SUBMITTED) -- Tennessee senior forward/center Wayne Chism is among eight... on Rocky Top Talk - 03/09/10 12:09 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented 63 for us in K'ville. on How well-positioned are the Vols for March Madness? on Rocky Top Talk - 03/09/10 12:07 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented I'd never heard the term 'compatibilism' before. on How well-positioned are the Vols for March Madness? on Rocky Top Talk - 03/09/10 11:22 AM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Under other 'really bad decisions' on How well-positioned are the Vols for March Madness? on Rocky Top Talk - 03/09/10 11:00 AM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Well, so much for my 'I can quit anytime I want' excuse. on How well-positioned are the Vols for March Madness? on Rocky Top Talk - 03/09/10 10:58 AM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Speaking of the Trogans, let's play "Whose Logo is This?" on Should the committee look at our play before Jan. 1? on Rocky Top Talk - 03/08/10 3:15 PM EST (3 replies)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Consider that I'm currently in extreme optimism mode when I answer: on Lady Vols Capture the SEC Tournament Championship over Kentucky, 70-62 on Rocky Top Talk - 03/08/10 9:25 AM EST (1 reply)

A Sea Of Blue Commented And for what it's worth, I don't think they took you lightly. on UK vs. UT SEC Tournament Championship Game Thread on A Sea Of Blue - 03/08/10 12:31 AM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Posted Lady Vols Capture the SEC Tournament Championship over Kentucky, 70-62 on Rocky Top Talk - 03/08/10 12:24 AM EST

A Sea Of Blue Commented Awesome game from you all. on UK vs. UT SEC Tournament Championship Game Thread on A Sea Of Blue - 03/07/10 11:31 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Wow. on SEC Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Kentucky Wildcats on Rocky Top Talk - 03/07/10 7:49 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented And the strong early lead with Cain on the bench. on SEC Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Kentucky Wildcats on Rocky Top Talk - 03/07/10 6:53 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Posted SEC Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Kentucky Wildcats on Rocky Top Talk - 03/07/10 4:00 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Cool. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/07/10 10:11 AM EST

Rocky Top Talk Posted Tennessee Lady Vols 68, Vanderbilt 49 - And There Goes The Kitchen Sink on Rocky Top Talk - 03/07/10 10:00 AM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Maybe he ought to break into free verse at the free throw line. on Renaldo Woolridge Featured on ABC’s "Race to March Madness" on Rocky Top Talk - 03/07/10 12:40 AM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Well, if UT does make the final game, on Tennessee 75 Mississippi State 59 - The Exclamation Point on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 11:47 PM EST (2 replies)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Kentucky-Tennessee for the women's crown. on Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 8:24 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented thanks. on Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 8:18 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Seriously? on Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 8:04 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Certainly they're playing better now than their average seasonal body of work. on Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 8:01 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented make that 16. on the starters. on Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 7:57 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented With 10:30 to go in the women's game (UK/MSU), on Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 7:56 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented In Memphis. on Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 7:14 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented They're a #1 seed for certain. on Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 7:13 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Hey, check this out: on Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 7:12 PM EST (2 replies)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Make that MSU 35, Kentucky 24 at halftime. on Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 7:09 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented So after Chism leaves, on Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 7:06 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented on Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 7:04 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Lady Vols scouting report: on Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 7:01 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented There we go. on Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 6:24 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Goodness. on Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 6:23 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented 68-49 UT. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:42 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented And Tuomi has fouled out! on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:37 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented And she's checking out. Holding her ribs. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:33 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Uh-oh. Injury. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:33 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented So it's probably a good time to mention that I'll have a game thread set up for Sunday. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:28 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Hey! A smiling Summitt sighting! on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:26 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented It's almost like Vandy isn't trying for the rebounds on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:23 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented 4 on Tuomi! on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:21 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented An Orange Vandy hoodie? on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:20 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Interesting note: on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:19 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented It's an interesting strategy by Vandy. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:15 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented And with 7:47 to go in the game, UT finally matches yesterday's first half point total. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:14 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented With that last foul, UT is now in the bonus. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:12 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Vandy is determined to draw fouls on Cain. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:10 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented ESPN's boxscore is totally unreliable right now. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:07 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented UT isn't making it hard at the moment. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:05 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Some bad passing by UT lately, making for easy turnovers. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:04 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented But now Tuomi has 3 fouls. That should slow her down a bit. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:01 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Tuomi is UT's biggest problem. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 5:01 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented You know, for upside-down club sandwiches. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 4:57 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented 40-26 at the 16-minute timeout. Largest lead so far. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 4:57 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented I have no idea. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 4:52 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented 3 fouls on Cain with over 19 to go. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 4:51 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented The stats are close so far: on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 4:36 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented 31-22 Good Gals at the half. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 4:33 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented And another travelling call on Vandy (Marsh) due to trying to get the foul call. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 4:29 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Shotclock violation on Vandy! on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 4:28 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented 29-17 UT leads with a timeout by Vandy after a Stricklen 3. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 4:22 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Now they have two fouls on Cain. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 4:18 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Vandy's really trying to draw fouls on Cain. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 4:10 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented At the 12-minute TO, Vandy was shooting 50% and UT 28% on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 4:06 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented From trailing 4-10 to leading 11-10. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 4:03 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Now 8-4 Vandy edge. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 3:53 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Decent start so far. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 3:51 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Note to self: for tomorrow's game, expect a 15-minute difference between the announced and actual start times. on Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 3:46 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented That's because the rest of the SEC spends their money on football offseason... on College Basketball - March 6 on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 2:44 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Posted Best Three out of Three: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Live Game Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 2:00 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented I just noticed in that Ole Miss game: on The Future is Now: Lady Vols Suffocate Ole Miss for a 76-51 Tournament Win on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 12:33 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented This photo says it all: on The Future is Now: Lady Vols Suffocate Ole Miss for a 76-51 Tournament Win on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 12:21 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented And most of UT's turnovers came in the second half, when Summitt was playing Wheel-Of-Lineups. on The Future is Now: Lady Vols Suffocate Ole Miss for a 76-51 Tournament Win on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 12:17 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented And IIRC, Ole Miss turned the ball over immediately after all three timeouts. on The Future is Now: Lady Vols Suffocate Ole Miss for a 76-51 Tournament Win on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 12:09 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented And burning three of their timeouts. on The Future is Now: Lady Vols Suffocate Ole Miss for a 76-51 Tournament Win on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 12:07 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Exactly. on The Future is Now: Lady Vols Suffocate Ole Miss for a 76-51 Tournament Win on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 12:05 PM EST

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