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hooper 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, he 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 him very well, and he followed UT sports as a way to preserve his sanity during his studies.

In a fit of boredom during the fall of 2007, hooper made the unfortunate mistake of marrying his career to his 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, he continued to sham ordinary posts with incomprehensible mathematical analysis until Joel Hollingsworth surrendered and gave him a permanent position on Rocky Top Talk. Someday he will actually finish a PhD in nuclear engineering; until then, he will continue to haunt the blogosphere with his secret desire to convert the world to monospaced, sans serif fonts.

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Rocky Top Talk Commented also agree. on Purdue wins Paradise Jam Tournament 73-72 on Rocky Top Talk - 11/24/09 11:48 AM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented I'd agree. on Talking Points: Smokey at Westminster? on Rocky Top Talk - 11/24/09 11:36 AM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented on McKenzi Adams' Disgruntled Father, or Whoever on Rocky Top Talk - 11/24/09 11:35 AM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Lesson learned, though, on Purdue wins Paradise Jam Tournament 73-72 on Rocky Top Talk - 11/24/09 8:26 AM EST (2 replies)

Rocky Top Talk Commented The reasons a pellet gun is used on Charges dropped against Janzen Jackson on Rocky Top Talk - 11/24/09 8:16 AM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Lady Vols on Wednesday, too! on Tennessee Basketball Fan - What to watch this week on Rocky Top Talk - 11/24/09 12:30 AM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Yeah, I wasn't complaining about it. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/24/09 12:28 AM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented He'll have to be careful tweeting this early after games like that. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 11:19 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Methinks not. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 11:08 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented No. That really hurt you. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 11:06 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented We had 7-1 early as well. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 11:05 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Or Louisville? on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 11:02 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented awesome on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 11:02 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented I grant this: most calls were technically legitimate on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 11:02 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented actual tempo meaning more than one minute without a foul. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 11:01 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented It's hard. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 11:01 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented it's not even worth bringing up. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:59 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Stat of the game: on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:58 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented I don't know. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:58 PM EST (2 replies)

Rocky Top Talk Commented true. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:57 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented not that late into it, though on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:56 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented See y'all in the F4, alright? on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:55 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Yeah, he had the time. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:55 PM EST (2 replies)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Over/under on Pearl getting fined before Kiffin. ;-) on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:50 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented I'll give Chism this much: on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:50 PM EST (3 replies)

Rocky Top Talk Commented tight game, though. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:47 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented no, but it was at least a shot we had. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:47 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented wow. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:46 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented it is that. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:44 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented As bad as our shooting was tonight, there's no reason to blame the refs. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:40 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Pearl: "He can't play through that?" on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:38 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented ain't going to happen with this kind of shooting on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:38 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented ok, now bade is out on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:37 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented no on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:34 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Got a spare whistle? on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:32 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented We'll see. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:30 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented problem is, they hung with us when he was on the bench on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:30 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented War Time! Let's take it inside! on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:29 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented bye bye, birdie! on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:29 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented was that 5 on Bade? on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:28 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented off the heels of a miss on an easy shot, though :( on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:24 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented RAH-SPEC' MAH AUTHORITAH!!! on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:17 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented whee! on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:16 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Make-up foul? on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:14 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented There have been more off-the-ball fouls in this game... on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:12 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented It's like she's reading this thread. ;-) on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:11 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented For fun: on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:10 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Obligatory 100-lb. reference. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:07 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented McBee's still a little nervous. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 10:06 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Bade has 4 fouls now. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:54 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented wasn't that a double dribble? on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:52 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented 3 on Johnson :) on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:51 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented 5/8 (1/2 3's), 3-3 free throws, 1 rebound (???), 1 TO, 3 fouls on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:44 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Also, 3 rebounds, 0 assists or steals, 2 turnovers. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:39 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Hopson: 1/6 (0/2 3-pointers), 2/2 from the line. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:38 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Is there any chance he has some undisclosed injury or something? on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:29 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented :-) on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:26 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented A U-Teeny-bopper? on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:25 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented yep on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:23 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Dude with the justin feed has some weird channels he's surfing through. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:23 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented If they'd just cut out those incomprehensible turnovers. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:22 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Must have been enamored by McBee's free throws. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:20 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Oh sure, on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:19 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented OOBTO! on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:18 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented he was expecting the foul on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:17 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Wow. 2 on Woolridge already. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:16 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Ok, new offensive plan: on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:15 PM EST (2 replies)

Rocky Top Talk Commented now that might be fun... on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:14 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented heh on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:12 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Wow. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:08 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented that too on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:06 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented yup on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:06 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented OOBTO! on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:04 PM EST (2 replies)

Rocky Top Talk Commented Three on Bade. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:02 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Screaming girl helps Chism make free throws. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 9:01 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented By the way, connect the dots. on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 8:42 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented No, fortunately for me, on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 8:42 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented Oh, yay! on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 8:39 PM EST (1 reply)

Rocky Top Talk Commented he gets that a lot on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 8:30 PM EST

Rocky Top Talk Commented So you're saying my guess of 8 SEC teams in the tourney wasn't so hot? on Tennessee Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: open game thread on Rocky Top Talk - 11/23/09 8:30 PM EST (1 reply)

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