
hooper
Apr 23, 2008 Jul 03, 2009 434 8558
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.
website: Rocky Top Talk
email:
a fan of
Denver Broncos
Tennessee Volunteers
Tennessee Volunteers
Wyoming Cowboys
Recent activity
Commented You scared me for a second there. on I think he's upset.... on Rocky Top Talk - 07/04/09 2:08 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Posted Another Take on New Uniforms on Rocky Top Talk - 07/04/09 2:06 PM EDT
Commented ah. on Dedicated to Bammer... Kiffin & Chizik in the same sentence on Rocky Top Talk - 07/04/09 9:17 AM EDT
Commented Welcome to RTT on TN Alternate Black Uniform (Updated w/ more designs) on Rocky Top Talk - 07/03/09 11:06 PM EDT
Posted A Little Site Administration Information and Weekend Cheers on Rocky Top Talk - 07/03/09 10:59 PM EDT
Commented I like it too. on TN Alternate Black Uniform (Updated w/ more designs) on Rocky Top Talk - 07/03/09 9:32 PM EDT
Commented We likely won't. on Dedicated to Bammer... Kiffin & Chizik in the same sentence on Rocky Top Talk - 07/03/09 9:27 PM EDT
(2 replies)
Commented If that's what it took, I'd do it in a heartbeat. on A 4-Star Place Kicker?!? Welcome to UT, Palardy! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/03/09 9:44 AM EDT
Commented side note on A 4-Star Place Kicker?!? Welcome to UT, Palardy! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/03/09 9:43 AM EDT
Commented LOL on A 4-Star Place Kicker?!? Welcome to UT, Palardy! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/03/09 9:30 AM EDT
Commented on A 4-Star Place Kicker?!? Welcome to UT, Palardy! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/03/09 9:26 AM EDT
Commented I fought it to, but I eventually gave in and joined the LOL side. on RTT's Create Your Own UT Uniform Contest on Rocky Top Talk - 07/03/09 9:26 AM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented argh on RTT's Create Your Own UT Uniform Contest on Rocky Top Talk - 07/03/09 9:08 AM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented I always wonder how much the reversed spin affects things. on A 4-Star Place Kicker?!? Welcome to UT, Palardy! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/03/09 8:04 AM EDT
(3 replies)
Commented Not sure if it was clear, on RTT's Create Your Own UT Uniform Contest on Rocky Top Talk - 07/03/09 8:02 AM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented heh on RTT's Create Your Own UT Uniform Contest on Rocky Top Talk - 07/03/09 7:01 AM EDT
Commented Agreed. on TN Alternate Black Uniform (Updated w/ more designs) on Rocky Top Talk - 07/03/09 12:15 AM EDT
Commented You're no heretic. on TN Alternate Black Uniform (Updated w/ more designs) on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 11:05 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Recommended The Ballad of Tony Robinson on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 10:01 PM EDT
Commented Then BBrown will have to love this guy. :-D on A 4-Star Place Kicker?!? Welcome to UT, Palardy! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 9:44 PM EDT
Commented lol on A 4-Star Place Kicker?!? Welcome to UT, Palardy! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 8:26 PM EDT
Commented You know, that was one of my first thoughts when I heard the news. on A 4-Star Place Kicker?!? Welcome to UT, Palardy! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 8:11 PM EDT
Commented You know, on A 4-Star Place Kicker?!? Welcome to UT, Palardy! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 8:01 PM EDT
(2 replies)
Posted A 4-Star Place Kicker?!? Welcome to UT, Palardy! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 7:44 PM EDT
Commented So you've got a fever, and the only cure is ... on BlountVol5's Uniform Creations on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 7:25 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented Nice on Around the SB Nation: how to buy a numbered college football jersey on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 7:17 PM EDT
Commented Nice work on BlountVol5's Uniform Creations on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 7:16 PM EDT
Commented idk on Bust! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 6:15 PM EDT
Commented oops on Bust! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 6:10 PM EDT
Commented can't resist on Bust! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 6:09 PM EDT
(3 replies)
Commented on My RTT Create-A-Uni Entry on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 5:43 PM EDT
Commented With that comment out, let me say o.O regarding the baby jersey. on Around the SB Nation: how to buy a numbered college football jersey on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 5:33 PM EDT
Commented Wasn't Mayo 5 as well? on Around the SB Nation: how to buy a numbered college football jersey on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 5:32 PM EDT
Commented Orange pants w/ orange jerseys. on My RTT Create-A-Uni Entry on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 3:10 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented But Petrino's still a weasel. on Bust! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 3:09 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented We'll just ignore the color mismatch thing for unis. on My RTT Create-A-Uni Entry on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 2:38 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented on Bust! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 2:33 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented Any of the retired numbers: on Around the SB Nation: how to buy a numbered college football jersey on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 12:45 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented At the very least, on Bust! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 12:34 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Recommended Al Wilson said... on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 11:10 AM EDT
Commented on Bust! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 11:09 AM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented on Bust! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 11:04 AM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented WIthout looking back at the games, it might be inversion too. on The Re-Animation of David Clawson - How 'Bout Them Cold-Weather Springs? on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 10:38 AM EDT
Commented Sometimes you roll a die and it comes up a 1. on Talking Points: Jim Bob Cooter arrested for aggravated, nekkid burglary on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 10:16 AM EDT
Commented talking out of both sides of his mouth? on Two More 3 star prospects... im a TN fan too on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 7:52 AM EDT
Commented ooh... on QB Question Solved - Jim Bob Cooter's Back in Town on Rocky Top Talk - 07/02/09 7:32 AM EDT
Commented I would guess that the "intent" was enough. on QB Question Solved - Jim Bob Cooter's Back in Town on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 11:05 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented At the same time, on The Re-Animation of David Clawson - How 'Bout Them Cold-Weather Springs? on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 11:02 PM EDT
Commented perhaps his attention was divided when he wrote it... on Bust! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 10:56 PM EDT
(2 replies)
Commented One heck of a way to fill the doldrums of the summer. on Some serious vintage football right here.... on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 10:47 PM EDT
Recommended Yeah on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 9:44 PM EDT
Commented Oh, certainly it would. on The Re-Animation of David Clawson - How 'Bout Them Cold-Weather Springs? on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 9:44 PM EDT
Commented Hmm.. on Bust! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 9:18 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented I can buy that. on The Re-Animation of David Clawson - How 'Bout Them Cold-Weather Springs? on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 8:04 PM EDT
Commented Hmm... on The Re-Animation of David Clawson - How 'Bout Them Cold-Weather Springs? on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 7:56 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented That I can believe. on The Re-Animation of David Clawson - How 'Bout Them Cold-Weather Springs? on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 4:24 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented Without knowing any details, this makes more sense. on The University of Tennessee is changing its rules on donations that result in the donor being... on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 4:09 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented Would that make for on Come On 'Bama!! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 1:57 PM EDT
Commented do we need any more evidence to not trust the media? on Talking Points: Eighth grader Evan Berry speaks, world goes crazy on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 1:32 PM EDT
Commented ok on Talking Points: Eighth grader Evan Berry speaks, world goes crazy on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 1:32 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented wonder if that was intentional. on Come On 'Bama!! on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 1:30 PM EDT
Commented yeah. on Talking Points: Eighth grader Evan Berry speaks, world goes crazy on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 1:05 PM EDT
Commented That's ok. on Talking Points: Eighth grader Evan Berry speaks, world goes crazy on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 1:03 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented I remember the camo unis. on Around the SB Nation: did Army really play in camos? on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 12:29 PM EDT
Commented since MJ died? on Talking Points: Eighth grader Evan Berry speaks, world goes crazy on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 12:26 PM EDT
(2 replies)
Commented That's exactly why we're trying not to build expectations up this year. on The Re-Animation of David Clawson - How 'Bout Them Cold-Weather Springs? on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 10:13 AM EDT
Commented In one of the GVX articles, the players said that they were told straight-up it was a 2-year deal. on The Re-Animation of David Clawson - How 'Bout Them Cold-Weather Springs? on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 9:55 AM EDT
(2 replies)
Commented oh, me too. on Rocky Top Tennessee 2009: what's in that 128-page thing? on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 9:35 AM EDT
Commented That's funny. on Ebay Item Of The Day - 07/01/2009 on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 9:25 AM EDT
Commented Yeah, if it's a 2-year install and BG is willing to give that much time, it's only fair to wait before judging. on The Re-Animation of David Clawson - How 'Bout Them Cold-Weather Springs? on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 9:24 AM EDT
(1 reply)
Posted The Re-Animation of David Clawson - How 'Bout Them Cold-Weather Springs? on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 8:00 AM EDT
Commented 5 guys we can't lose? on Talking Points: Eighth grader Evan Berry speaks, world goes crazy on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 7:58 AM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented to be honest, on Rocky Top Tennessee 2009: what's in that 128-page thing? on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 7:47 AM EDT
(1 reply)
Commented If you really really can't let it go for the sake of the annual, you could always tear that article out. on Rocky Top Tennessee 2009: what's in that 128-page thing? on Rocky Top Talk - 07/01/09 6:41 AM EDT
Commented I have absolutely no clue on shipment times. on Rocky Top Tennessee 2009: what's in that 128-page thing? on Rocky Top Talk - 06/30/09 9:35 PM EDT
(1 reply)
Voted for Win 2 of the 3 rival games every other season guaranteed on Rocky Top Talk - 06/30/09 9:16 PM EDT
Commented Heh. on The Rock Walk on Rocky Top Talk - 06/30/09 7:41 PM EDT
Commented I'm just waiting for mylar-outs. on Talking Points: Some Tennessee fans prefer losing in white jerseys over winning in black on Rocky Top Talk - 06/30/09 7:40 PM EDT
Commented Ok, ok on Talking Points: Some Tennessee fans prefer losing in white jerseys over winning in black on Rocky Top Talk - 06/30/09 7:40 PM EDT
Commented How'd they get it to fit? on Rocky Top Tennessee 2009: what's in that 128-page thing? on Rocky Top Talk - 06/30/09 4:55 PM EDT
Blog Memberships
Rocky Top Talk
Tennessee Volunteers
Sep 24, 2007 371
57 FanPosts
101 FanShots
7357 Comments
Favorite























