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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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Commented We don't have official gear yet, but I'll keep that in mind. on Tennessee curlers earned second place at College Nationals (Division 3). UT has now had curlers... on Rocky Top Talk - 03/16/10 2:11 PM EDT
Posted Tennessee curlers earned second place at College Nationals (Division 3). UT has now had curlers... on Rocky Top Talk - 03/16/10 11:46 AM EDT
Commented Ok, how about this? on Esquire Mag: Vote Lane Kiffin For Sexiest Woman Alive on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 9:26 PM EDT
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Commented Does that mean that Erin Andrews will square off against Lane Kiffin in the second round? on Esquire Mag: Vote Lane Kiffin For Sexiest Woman Alive on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 9:12 PM EDT
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Joined Swish Appeal - 03/15/10 9:01 PM EDT
Commented If you watch the 360 replay, she talks for the final couple minutes or so. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 8:16 PM EDT
Commented By the way, congrats on your women's #1 seed. on CornNation March Madness Bracket! on Corn Nation - 03/15/10 8:10 PM EDT
Commented Yeah. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:58 PM EDT
Commented The ChairShevik? on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:56 PM EDT
Commented In short, they put Nebraska ahead of UT because they had only one loss vice two. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:55 PM EDT
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Commented Oh, wow. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:52 PM EDT
Commented Pretty much. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:51 PM EDT
Commented Thanks. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:50 PM EDT
Commented This ought to be interesting. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:50 PM EDT
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Commented And 360 will carry all women's games. :-D on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:47 PM EDT
Commented Women's bracket is up on NCAA. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:47 PM EDT
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Commented I missed Xavier. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:46 PM EDT
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Commented I would LOVE to see MTSU take down UConn. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:45 PM EDT
Commented MSU is in. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:45 PM EDT
Commented St. John's is the women's Tennessee. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:44 PM EDT
Commented Pretty close. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:43 PM EDT
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Commented Yup. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:43 PM EDT
Commented ZING! on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:42 PM EDT
Commented What I would give to see UConn lose their first game. ;-) on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:41 PM EDT
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Commented Nah, go for it. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:40 PM EDT
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Commented Yup. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:38 PM EDT
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Commented Oh, there it is. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:37 PM EDT
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Commented on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:37 PM EDT
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Commented Maybe Ole Miss. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:36 PM EDT
Commented Heh. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:35 PM EDT
Commented LSU is the other SEC team in the UT bracket. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:34 PM EDT
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Commented Oh, hey. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:33 PM EDT
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Commented I like it. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:33 PM EDT
Commented Texas will take 'em. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:33 PM EDT
Commented Glory? on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:33 PM EDT
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Commented And Brewer is far better now than before. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:31 PM EDT
Commented Oh, boy. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:30 PM EDT
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Commented (I want Duke.) on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:28 PM EDT
Commented After commercial, they'll announce UT in the Memphis region. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:28 PM EDT
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Commented Or UConn-Stanford. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:27 PM EDT
Commented Notre Dame in Nebraska's side. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:24 PM EDT
Commented Oh, crap. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:24 PM EDT
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Commented UCLA/NCState the 8/9 on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:22 PM EDT
Commented Nebraska in K.C. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:21 PM EDT
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Commented Is anybody else on '360 and getting massive lag? on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:18 PM EDT
Commented on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:17 PM EDT
Commented Nebraska up next: on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:17 PM EDT
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Commented k. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:17 PM EDT
Commented I agree with Lobo. Vandy's a potential danger to top seeds. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:17 PM EDT
Commented Kara Lawson! on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:16 PM EDT
Commented Am I ahead of people? I can delay comments if I am. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:15 PM EDT
Commented Texas A&M in Stanford's bracket. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:15 PM EDT
Commented Not that I know of. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:15 PM EDT
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Commented Vandy a #6 - also in Stanford's bracket. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:14 PM EDT
Commented Weird. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:14 PM EDT
Commented Stanford's bracket against Okie State. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:13 PM EDT
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Commented 360 with lots of lag. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:12 PM EDT
Commented Georgia in Stanford's bracket. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:11 PM EDT
Commented I think 360 has a massive delay. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:11 PM EDT
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Commented Huh. on Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 7:07 PM EDT
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Posted Order Restored: Women's NCAA Bracket Announcement Comment Thread on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 6:00 PM EDT
Commented Careful... on Reaction to the NCAA Bracket Selections on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 5:58 PM EDT
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Commented The team didn't approach the season with a win-first, win-always attitude. on Volunteers out to make Seth Davis a liar on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 5:30 PM EDT
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Commented Iowa will not take Pearl. on Reaction to the NCAA Bracket Selections on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 5:19 PM EDT
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Commented Yes, but it's a tad complicated. on Reaction to the NCAA Bracket Selections on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 5:17 PM EDT
Commented I should clarify a bit: on Volunteers out to make Seth Davis a liar on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 12:15 PM EDT
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Commented They might want to make Davis a liar, on Volunteers out to make Seth Davis a liar on Rocky Top Talk - 03/15/10 11:51 AM EDT
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Commented We must not allow an AD gap! on Letter from Mike Hamilton (9Mar10) on Rocky Top Talk - 03/13/10 8:56 AM EST
Commented Ba-Dump Ching! on Tennessee Football: Vols vs. Florida, LSU on CBS on Rocky Top Talk - 03/12/10 10:35 AM EST
Commented Though we may now see the disadvantage of a 'weak' SEC year. on SEC Tournament First Round: Tennessee 59 LSU 49 on Rocky Top Talk - 03/12/10 10:34 AM EST
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Commented I don't know the reasons either, but my guess is a little less generous. on Letter from Mike Hamilton (9Mar10) on Rocky Top Talk - 03/12/10 10:32 AM EST
Commented Zing! on Tennessee Football: Vols vs. Florida, LSU on CBS on Rocky Top Talk - 03/12/10 9:56 AM EST
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Commented I missed the game due to travels, but it's not like you need much recap to understand that this team wasn't all there. on SEC Tournament First Round: Tennessee 59 LSU 49 on Rocky Top Talk - 03/11/10 10:13 PM EST
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Commented Hey, DDH on Letter from Mike Hamilton (9Mar10) on Rocky Top Talk - 03/10/10 3:45 PM EST
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
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
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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
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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
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
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
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