Joel
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Joel Hollingsworth is a 1999 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law. He wears a despicable tie by day while functioning as General Counsel of a health care organization and frightening orange plaid pajamas by mornings, nights, and weekends as Editor-in-Chief of Rocky Top Talk. His work has been featured on and in numerous websites and print publications on topics ranging from vomit to tax and copyright law (he's cited as an "expert" in the footnotes, which his wife finds hilarious nearly to the point of incontinence). Oh, and he's written about the Tennessee Volunteers, too, first in 2005 at View from Rocky Top (trudging through The Season of Which We Do Not Speak), and then here at RTT beginning in 2006. In 2009, he served as Editor for (and contributed to) the Maple Street Press preseason annual Rocky Top Tennessee 2009, which features a superb cast of contributors including nationally-known sports writers, Knoxville-based newspaper writers, and A-list bloggers. Joel also contributed an article on the Third Saturday in October to MSP's 2008 Alabama annual and an article on the Tennessee-Florida rivalry to MSP's 2009 Florida annual.
As a sports blogger, Joel guest-hosted at the Yahoo! college football blog Dr. Saturday for a week in March, 2009 and has guest-posted on a variety of other notable sites such as Every Day Should Be Saturday and Burnt Orange Nation, exposure that has helped lead to even more surprising and bizarre notoriety, including interviews by NBC Sports, ESPN.com, and The Sports Tap radio program. He's also mostly to blame for both the 2006 and 2007 College Football Blogger Awards, for which he conned four of the biggest names in our niche to put forth a united effort to promote the entire college football blogosphere.
Joel lives in Jonesborough, Tennessee, adjacent to Jackson the Mule, who says hi.
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Commented Congrats on SEC Tournament: Tennessee Volunteers vs. LSU Tigers open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/11/10 3:26 PM EST
Posted Anonymous Eagle - For Marquette Golden Eagles Fans on Rocky Top Talk - 03/11/10 3:23 PM EST
Posted SEC Tournament: Tennessee Volunteers vs. LSU Tigers open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/11/10 1:00 PM EST
Posted Conference tournament story streams galore at SBNation.com on Rocky Top Talk - 03/11/10 12:00 PM EST
Posted The Nova Blog - For Villanova Wildcats Fans on Rocky Top Talk - 03/11/10 8:31 AM EST
Posted Conference tournament basketball underway on Rocky Top Talk - 03/10/10 12:01 PM EST
Posted Quinn Cannington is almost just like Tim Tebow on Rocky Top Talk - 03/10/10 7:15 AM EST
Commented Ah on 2010 EA Sports Elite QB Camp on Rocky Top Talk - 03/09/10 10:54 PM EST
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Commented Welcome on 2010 EA Sports Elite QB Camp on Rocky Top Talk - 03/09/10 8:20 PM EST
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Posted Kevin Stallings for SEC Coach of the Year? on Rocky Top Talk - 03/09/10 12:00 PM EST
Posted KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (SUBMITTED) -- Tennessee senior forward/center Wayne Chism is among eight... on Rocky Top Talk - 03/09/10 11:51 AM EST
Posted How well-positioned are the Vols for March Madness? on Rocky Top Talk - 03/09/10 7:16 AM EST
Posted RTT Podcast tonight at 9:00 EST: all about the SEC Tournament on Rocky Top Talk - 03/08/10 6:00 PM EST
Posted Talking conference awards and NCAA seeds on Rocky Top Talk - 03/08/10 12:00 PM EST
Posted Tennessee Vol plus/minus and Roland Rating update on Rocky Top Talk - 03/08/10 6:53 AM EST
Posted Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 4:00 PM EST
Posted 12. MIAMI DOLPHINS -- Dan Williams, Tennessee Defensive Tackle on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 7:37 AM EST
Posted 5. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS -- Eric Berry, Tennessee Safety on Rocky Top Talk - 03/06/10 7:35 AM EST
Commented Or TBA follows them on Should post season play define the 2009-2010 Tennessee Volunteers? on Rocky Top Talk - 03/05/10 2:15 PM EST
Commented Hey! on RTT Podcast tonight at 9:00 EST: Bracketology edition on Rocky Top Talk - 03/05/10 11:22 AM EST
Commented on Letter From Coach Dooley on Rocky Top Talk - 03/05/10 11:02 AM EST
Commented Well on Should post season play define the 2009-2010 Tennessee Volunteers? on Rocky Top Talk - 03/05/10 10:55 AM EST
Commented Agreed on Should post season play define the 2009-2010 Tennessee Volunteers? on Rocky Top Talk - 03/05/10 10:20 AM EST
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Posted Should post season play define the 2009-2010 Tennessee Volunteers? on Rocky Top Talk - 03/05/10 6:57 AM EST
Commented And btw, who thought it was a good idea to try to teach 8th graders logic? on RTT Podcast tonight at 9:00 EST: Bracketology edition on Rocky Top Talk - 03/04/10 10:04 PM EST
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Commented Thanks for hanging out in the podcast, btw on RTT Podcast tonight at 9:00 EST: Bracketology edition on Rocky Top Talk - 03/04/10 10:03 PM EST
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Commented I had crash problems in a preview version of FF on RTT Podcast tonight at 9:00 EST: Bracketology edition on Rocky Top Talk - 03/04/10 10:02 PM EST
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Commented I think he's gone on RTT Podcast tonight at 9:00 EST: Bracketology edition on Rocky Top Talk - 03/04/10 10:01 PM EST
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Commented Met his daughters this weekend on RTT Podcast tonight at 9:00 EST: Bracketology edition on Rocky Top Talk - 03/04/10 9:59 PM EST
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Commented So you went to Providence? on RTT Podcast tonight at 9:00 EST: Bracketology edition on Rocky Top Talk - 03/04/10 9:58 PM EST
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Commented That's really odd on RTT Podcast tonight at 9:00 EST: Bracketology edition on Rocky Top Talk - 03/04/10 9:58 PM EST
Posted RTT Podcast tonight at 9:00 EST: Bracketology edition on Rocky Top Talk - 03/04/10 7:00 PM EST
Posted Maryland win over Duke brings out the riot shields and horses on Rocky Top Talk - 03/04/10 12:00 PM EST
Posted Tennessee Volunteers vs. Arkansas Razorbacks: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/03/10 6:00 PM EST
Commented The SEC Digital Network should also have the replay on Senior moments for Chism, Maze, Prince on Rocky Top Talk - 03/03/10 12:41 PM EST
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Posted Florida's and Minnesota's bubbles burst on Rocky Top Talk - 03/03/10 12:01 PM EST
Commented Agreed on Tennessee Basketball Seniors: J.P. Prince on Rocky Top Talk - 03/03/10 11:37 AM EST
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Posted Tennessee Volunteer Plus/Minus and Roland Ratings on Rocky Top Talk - 03/03/10 7:34 AM EST
Commented I'll send a note to support on FYI - SBN formatting issue on Rocky Top Talk - 03/02/10 10:42 AM EST
Commented Yeah on Bruce Pearl looks to avoid post-Kentucky letdown on Rocky Top Talk - 03/02/10 10:41 AM EST
Posted Bruce Pearl looks to avoid post-Kentucky letdown on Rocky Top Talk - 03/02/10 7:48 AM EST
Commented What kind of dog is that in your avatar? on BMaze said JP Prince doesn't wear headbands cause his head is too big. Prince said his head is... on Rocky Top Talk - 03/01/10 8:49 PM EST
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Commented lol on Dennis Rogan: NFL Draft Profile on Rocky Top Talk - 03/01/10 8:23 PM EST
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Commented That's not funny on BMaze said JP Prince doesn't wear headbands cause his head is too big. Prince said his head is... on Rocky Top Talk - 03/01/10 8:18 PM EST
Commented Yeah on Is Tennessee basketball peaking at just the right time? on Rocky Top Talk - 03/01/10 1:05 PM EST
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Posted More NFL Draft/Combine player profiles from around SB Nation on Rocky Top Talk - 03/01/10 12:01 PM EST
Posted Is Tennessee basketball peaking at just the right time? on Rocky Top Talk - 03/01/10 7:29 AM EST
Commented Link on Parrish article on UT, Pearl on Rocky Top Talk - 03/01/10 6:23 AM EST
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Posted Dennis Rogan: NFL Draft Profile on Rocky Top Talk - 02/28/10 7:09 PM EST
Commented Fixed on Dan Williams: NFL Draft Profile on Rocky Top Talk - 02/28/10 6:44 AM EST
Posted Tennessee Volunteers vs. Kentucky Wildcats: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 02/27/10 10:00 AM EST
Posted Dan Williams: NFL Draft Profile on Rocky Top Talk - 02/26/10 10:23 PM EST
Posted Eric Berry: NFL Draft Profile on Rocky Top Talk - 02/26/10 7:00 AM EST
Posted More NFL draft player profiles on Rocky Top Talk - 02/25/10 12:00 PM EST
Posted RTT podcast tonight at 9:00 EST: all about Kentucky on Rocky Top Talk - 02/24/10 6:50 PM EST
Posted NFL Combine kicks off today on Rocky Top Talk - 02/24/10 12:00 PM EST
Commented Ah, well on Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 02/23/10 10:59 PM EST
Commented I think that may be the commonest thread on Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 02/23/10 10:53 PM EST
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Commented Losing to Florida on Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 02/23/10 10:50 PM EST
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Commented Wow on Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 02/23/10 10:12 PM EST
Commented And Pearl made it! on Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 02/23/10 10:09 PM EST
Commented Pajamas passed the ball on the break! on Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 02/23/10 10:09 PM EST
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Commented Yep on Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 02/23/10 10:04 PM EST
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Commented I can't figure out the vulnerability in the defensive paint on Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 02/23/10 10:01 PM EST
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Commented My word on Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 02/23/10 10:00 PM EST
Commented Halftime stats on Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 02/23/10 9:59 PM EST
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Commented Yep on Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 02/23/10 9:50 PM EST
Commented And you missed on Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 02/23/10 9:48 PM EST
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Commented Came off the bench on Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 02/23/10 9:46 PM EST
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Posted Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 02/23/10 8:00 PM EST
Posted Huh. John Calipari does have a heart on Rocky Top Talk - 02/23/10 12:00 PM EST
Commented That's the one on What to do in Nashville? on Rocky Top Talk - 02/22/10 7:42 PM EST
Commented Bluebird on What to do in Nashville? on Rocky Top Talk - 02/22/10 2:34 PM EST
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Posted Michigan State Spartans victims of slow starts on Rocky Top Talk - 02/22/10 12:00 PM EST
Posted Derek Dooley might as well rename the sports complex Area 51 on Rocky Top Talk - 02/22/10 7:00 AM EST
Commented Seconded on Let's Enjoy it on Rocky Top Talk - 02/20/10 4:36 PM EST
Posted Tennessee Volunteers at South Carolina Gamecocks: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 02/20/10 12:00 PM EST
Posted UT will open with the first of 15 workouts on March 18, with either two or three practices each... on Rocky Top Talk - 02/20/10 6:59 AM EST
Posted Watching SEC hoops, in TBA and on any of a myriad number of televised games, a thought occurred... on Rocky Top Talk - 02/20/10 6:53 AM EST
Posted RTT on the Sports Animal on Rocky Top Talk - 02/19/10 11:03 PM EST
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