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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Posted RTT Podcast tonight at 9:00 EST on Rocky Top Talk - 11/09/09 8:00 PM EST
Posted Submit your questions for tonight's RTT Podcast on Rocky Top Talk - 11/09/09 3:00 PM EST
Commented Heh on Post-game awards: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers on Rocky Top Talk - 11/09/09 2:18 PM EST
Posted Most Steals in a Game - Tennessee Volunteers College Basketball on Rocky Top Talk - 11/09/09 12:37 PM EST
Posted Around the SB Nation: Iowa finally falls, Northwestern ecstatic on Rocky Top Talk - 11/09/09 12:00 PM EST
Commented It was obviously a mix up on Post-game awards: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers on Rocky Top Talk - 11/09/09 10:24 AM EST
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Posted Ed Orgeron returns to Oxford, gives all of us the silent treatment on Rocky Top Talk - 11/09/09 7:31 AM EST
Posted Post-game awards: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers on Rocky Top Talk - 11/09/09 7:00 AM EST
Posted Hail Mary Haiku: Ole Miss Rebels on Rocky Top Talk - 11/09/09 6:30 AM EST
Commented Thanks, rusty on Team chaplain Roger Woods plays important role in Tennessee's turnaround on Rocky Top Talk - 11/08/09 10:07 PM EST
Commented Yeah, I love rusty on Team chaplain Roger Woods plays important role in Tennessee's turnaround on Rocky Top Talk - 11/08/09 10:06 PM EST
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Posted Team chaplain Roger Woods plays important role in Tennessee's turnaround on Rocky Top Talk - 11/08/09 8:35 PM EST
Posted Jonathan Crompton and other Volunteers slowly climbing national rankings on Rocky Top Talk - 11/08/09 3:31 PM EST
Posted RTT Pick 'Em: ten tie for 1st this week, marmot_man_111 running away overall on Rocky Top Talk - 11/08/09 1:28 PM EST
Posted RTT Guessing Game Standings after Week 9 on Rocky Top Talk - 11/08/09 1:22 PM EST
Posted Tennessee-Memphis animated drive chart on Rocky Top Talk - 11/08/09 7:00 AM EST
Commented Yeah on Tennessee races to huge early lead against Memphis, coasts to 56-28 win on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 11:02 PM EST
Posted Tennessee races to huge early lead against Memphis, coasts to 56-28 win on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 10:35 PM EST
Commented Yep on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 10:13 PM EST
Commented Yeah on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 10:05 PM EST
Commented Rod Wilks on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:59 PM EST
Commented Yeah on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:57 PM EST
Commented this game may not show too well in the computer on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:54 PM EST
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Commented There's no end quote mark on that on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:39 PM EST
Commented Heh on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:38 PM EST
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Commented LOL on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:36 PM EST
Commented Glad they're getting the work, though on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:33 PM EST
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Commented Yeah on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:33 PM EST
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Commented Maybe it's because we're blowing out an opponent on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:26 PM EST
Commented I think on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:16 PM EST
Commented Yeah, Darren Myles, Jr. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:15 PM EST
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Commented I think we just learned that Twitter is faster than TV on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:13 PM EST
Commented Just to close this out so I can stop thinking about it . . . on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:10 PM EST
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Commented That's six for Crompton, right? on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:09 PM EST
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Commented Another highlight catch for Moore on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:08 PM EST
Commented LOL on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:08 PM EST
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Commented heh on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:07 PM EST
Commented It would be just like Memphis 1996 on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:06 PM EST
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Commented wooooooo on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 9:03 PM EST
Commented Good news on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:57 PM EST
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Commented Ah, first half, I've no clue on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:53 PM EST
Commented I think it was a bit over 300 on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:52 PM EST
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Commented Yeah, man on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:52 PM EST
Commented Yes! And that. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:52 PM EST
Commented Of course on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:50 PM EST
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Commented Yeah, probably the smart thing to do on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:49 PM EST
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Commented Second half thread on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:46 PM EST
Posted Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: 2nd half game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:45 PM EST
Commented Off to do the halftime stats on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:36 PM EST
Commented LOVE THAT on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:34 PM EST
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Commented TRICK! on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:33 PM EST
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Commented Seam route to Stocker on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:31 PM EST
Commented One on each cheek on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:29 PM EST
Commented heh on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:28 PM EST
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Commented When will I be too old on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:27 PM EST
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Commented I'm sure he's got somebody on staff on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:27 PM EST
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Commented Ugh on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:25 PM EST
Commented that joke didn't work on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:24 PM EST
Commented seriously on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:23 PM EST
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Commented btw on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:20 PM EST
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Commented lol on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:19 PM EST
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Commented Will, you will know this on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:19 PM EST
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Commented BELIEVE on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:18 PM EST
Commented 35-0 on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:17 PM EST
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Commented 35-0, kidbourbon on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:17 PM EST
Commented WELCOME BACK, NUKE! on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:16 PM EST
Commented Yes! on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:15 PM EST
Commented STOCKER on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:15 PM EST
Commented Isn't it nice on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:14 PM EST
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Recommended Berry gets his record right here on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:12 PM EST
Commented Dogpile! on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:11 PM EST
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Commented He had one against Tebow on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:11 PM EST
Commented OHHHH on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:10 PM EST
Commented Well that wasn't good on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:07 PM EST
Commented we recovered, but were offsides on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:05 PM EST
Commented I don't think we did that in four games last year on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:05 PM EST
Commented Heh on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:03 PM EST
Commented Hey, Brian on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:02 PM EST
Commented Hard to remember on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:02 PM EST
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Commented 28-0 on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Memphis Tigers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/07/09 8:01 PM EST
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