Will Shelton
Jul 08, 2008 Jun 02, 2012 1114 14281
Will Shelton has served as a Senior Writer & Editor at RockyTopTalk.com since December 2008. A Knoxville native (Alcoa High School '99) and former student at the University of Tennessee, Will now spends his time in Ceres, VA where he serves as pastor to a community of churches, and in Lexington, KY where he attends Asbury Theological Seminary.
In addition to sports blogging, Will also worked as play-by-play man for Alcoa High School football from 2002-2004. He appears on Sports 180 on WNML Knoxville every Friday, and hosts the Rocky Top Talk Podcast.
A lifelong Vol fan, Will continues to give control of his emotional well-being to the Titans, Celtics, and Braves as well, and continues to enjoy writing about himself in the third person.
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Commented Lady Vols and Oregon play at 2:30 PM on Women's College World Series Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 06/02/12 10:11 AM EDT
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Commented Dooley's on-record stance on jucos is on JUCO WR Kris Comas May Be Next Vols Commit on Rocky Top Talk - 06/01/12 5:55 PM EDT
Commented Enjoyed this on Chris Low Calls Big Ten "Scared;" Lowers Boom on Rocky Top Talk - 06/01/12 3:36 PM EDT
Commented This should round out UT's major non-conference schedule on SEC/Big East Challenge Matchups - Vols at Georgetown November 30 on Rocky Top Talk - 06/01/12 11:46 AM EDT
Posted SEC/Big East Challenge Matchups - Vols at Georgetown November 30 on Rocky Top Talk - 06/01/12 11:43 AM EDT
Commented It's projected anger on Vandy's James Franklin: If she looks the part, you got a chance to get hired on Rocky Top Talk - 06/01/12 9:28 AM EDT
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Commented No dice on Women's College World Series Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 9:41 PM EDT
Commented Good question on Women's College World Series Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 9:39 PM EDT
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Commented If I was a closer, that would be my excuse on Women's College World Series Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 9:37 PM EDT
Commented Hey now on Women's College World Series Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 9:37 PM EDT
Commented Hey now on Women's College World Series Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 9:36 PM EDT
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Commented I hope Dooley does a detailed press conference about scouring the country to find the best transfer-eligible long snapper on Women's College World Series Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 9:33 PM EDT
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Commented The new basketball strength & conditioning coach has a better name than you on Women's College World Series Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 9:22 PM EDT
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Commented Ugh on Women's College World Series Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 8:47 PM EDT
Commented Were those kids wearing Civil War era beard masks? on Women's College World Series Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 8:40 PM EDT
Commented He's more of a MASN2 type on Vandy's James Franklin: If she looks the part, you got a chance to get hired on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 8:36 PM EDT
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Posted Women's College World Series Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 6:00 PM EDT
Commented This is the best thing about the whole rant on Vandy's James Franklin: If she looks the part, you got a chance to get hired on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 4:48 PM EDT
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Commented I'm a huge Eric Gordon fan on Eligibility Casualty: Lanier Lost For 2012 on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 4:35 PM EDT
Recommended "I will not hire an assistant until I see his wife" on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 3:38 PM EDT
Commented applause on Vandy's James Franklin: If she looks the part, you got a chance to get hired on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 3:38 PM EDT
Commented We had four runs already on Best Plays Finals: Peerless Price 98 FSU vs Clint Stoerner 98 Arkansas on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 2:18 PM EDT
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Commented If this was an 18 play bracket on Best Plays Finals: Peerless Price 98 FSU vs Clint Stoerner 98 Arkansas on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 2:13 PM EDT
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Commented I like the emphasis on "wins" on Best Plays Finals: Peerless Price 98 FSU vs Clint Stoerner 98 Arkansas on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 2:13 PM EDT
Voted for The 6-1-1 Model (With One Game At A Time) on Rock M Nation - 05/31/12 2:01 PM EDT
Commented As with most of our polls like this on Best Plays Finals: Peerless Price 98 FSU vs Clint Stoerner 98 Arkansas on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 11:23 AM EDT
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Voted for Yes, they can still win the series. on CelticsBlog - 05/31/12 8:46 AM EDT
Voted for Tee Martin to Peerless Price 79 yard TD in the 4th quarter of the National Championship Game on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 8:28 AM EDT
Posted Best Plays Finals: Peerless Price 98 FSU vs Clint Stoerner 98 Arkansas on Rocky Top Talk - 05/31/12 8:01 AM EDT
Posted New SEC Basketball Schedule: How a Tiered Rotation Might Work on Rocky Top Talk - 05/30/12 6:15 PM EDT
Commented If this has to happen, I do like Calipari's tier plan on Cue the Riots: Tennessee/Kentucky Done With Annual Hoops Home-and-Home on Rocky Top Talk - 05/30/12 3:11 PM EDT
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Commented This is true on Vols Jersey Countdown: No. 93 (via utsportstv) on Rocky Top Talk - 05/30/12 10:22 AM EDT
Commented Long way to go, obviously on Vols Jersey Countdown: No. 93 (via utsportstv) on Rocky Top Talk - 05/30/12 8:47 AM EDT
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Commented Correct on DOOLEY 2012: The SEC Spring Meetings Agenda on Rocky Top Talk - 05/30/12 12:03 AM EDT
Commented And we have a winner on DOOLEY 2012: The SEC Spring Meetings Agenda on Rocky Top Talk - 05/29/12 6:08 PM EDT
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Commented UNC and Duke have to be happy in an ACC that's adding Syracuse and Pittsburgh, I'd imagine on DOOLEY 2012: The SEC Spring Meetings Agenda on Rocky Top Talk - 05/29/12 1:05 PM EDT
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Commented I just like the way it changes the narrative after our first loss on DOOLEY 2012: The SEC Spring Meetings Agenda on Rocky Top Talk - 05/29/12 1:03 PM EDT
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Commented I think six would definitely be a step in the right direction on DOOLEY 2012: The SEC Spring Meetings Agenda on Rocky Top Talk - 05/29/12 12:09 PM EDT
Commented One thing I did fail to mention on DOOLEY 2012: The SEC Spring Meetings Agenda on Rocky Top Talk - 05/29/12 10:43 AM EDT
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Voted for Peyton Manning to Joey Kent on play number one at Alabama in 1995 on Rocky Top Talk - 05/29/12 10:08 AM EDT
Posted DOOLEY 2012: The SEC Spring Meetings Agenda on Rocky Top Talk - 05/29/12 8:00 AM EDT
Posted Best Plays Final Four: Manning/Kent 95 Bama vs Clint Stoerner 98 Arkansas on Rocky Top Talk - 05/29/12 7:00 AM EDT
Voted for Shawn Michaels on Cageside Seats - 05/28/12 8:01 PM EDT
Commented Good work on For a second consecutive year, Spurrier has a divisive agenda heading into the four-day gathering... on Rocky Top Talk - 05/28/12 3:17 PM EDT
Voted for Tee Martin to Peerless Price 4th Quarter TD in the National Championship Game on Rocky Top Talk - 05/28/12 10:35 AM EDT
Posted Best Plays Final Four: Peerless Price 98 FSU vs Jay Graham 96 Alabama on Rocky Top Talk - 05/28/12 8:00 AM EDT
Posted John Adams: UT Shouldn't Embrace Expansion on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 7:20 PM EDT
Commented Nice catch in foul ground to end it on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 5:25 PM EDT
Commented I'd be curious to see the ratings on this vs the Indy 500 today on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 5:23 PM EDT
Commented This ump believes the strike zone extends a good three inches to the outside on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 5:15 PM EDT
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Commented 2-1 Lady Vols hitting Top 7 on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 5:14 PM EDT
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Commented Three more on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 5:11 PM EDT
Commented I like the way that site cares about every sport on campus on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 5:08 PM EDT
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Commented if she just turns two like usual they at least get the runner at second, maybe both on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 5:07 PM EDT
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Commented Nice job by the PBP guy to apologize on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 5:05 PM EDT
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Commented ESPN butchered everything about that on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 5:03 PM EDT
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Commented YES on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 5:01 PM EDT
Commented ...strange situation here on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 5:00 PM EDT
Commented And there's two baserunners on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 4:58 PM EDT
Commented There's a baserunner on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 4:57 PM EDT
Commented CRAP on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 4:50 PM EDT
Commented ...probably better she didn't catch that on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 4:49 PM EDT
Commented No score headed to Bottom 5 on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 4:37 PM EDT
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Commented This really does have all the makings of 1-0 in 13 innings on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 4:35 PM EDT
Commented Getting impatient on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 4:22 PM EDT
Commented Still living dangerously with a two out grab at the wall on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 4:17 PM EDT
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Commented Nice job stretching that into two on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 3:52 PM EDT
Commented Living dangerously again on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 3:47 PM EDT
Commented And that'll do it on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 2:58 PM EDT
Commented Looked like she was trying to win it with one swing there on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 2:56 PM EDT
Commented Nice catch in center to save one there on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 2:48 PM EDT
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Commented How excited should people be about blowing out Scotland? on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 2:38 PM EDT
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Commented My twitter feed enjoyed that last night during the Celtics' game on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 2:36 PM EDT
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Commented Just got in, nice break there getting under her glove on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/27/12 2:34 PM EDT
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Commented Women's softball apparently does huge relative ratings on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/26/12 5:16 PM EDT
Commented Lady Vols win 3-2 on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/26/12 1:58 PM EDT
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Commented Now 3-2 Lady Vols going Bot6 on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/26/12 1:45 PM EDT
Commented and a ground out to first ends the inning on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/26/12 1:22 PM EDT
Commented Lady Vols have made it 3-0 in Top 5 on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/26/12 1:21 PM EDT
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Commented *bases on Tennessee vs Georgia Softball Super Regional Weekend Open Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 05/26/12 1:04 PM EDT
