[RollTideFan] Car Shopping
Car shopping * * *The couple had been debating the purchase of a new// //auto for weeks. He wanted a new truck. She wanted a fast little sports-like car so she could zip through traffic around town. * *He would probably have settled on any beat up old truck, but everything she seemed to like was way out of their price range. * *Look ! she said. I want something that goes from 0 to 200 in 4 seconds or less. And my birthday is coming up. You could surprise me. * *For her birthday, he bought her a brand new bathroom scale….. Services are pending.* ___ RTF mailing list RTF@rolltidefan.net http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
[RollTideFan] Cold Beer
Cold Beer It was a hot day in Minnesota. Helga hung out the wash to dry, put a roast in the oven, and then went downtown to pick up some dry cleaning. Gootness, it's hotter dan hell today she mused to herself as she walked down Main Street. She passed a tavern and thought, Vy nodt? So she walked in and took a seat at the bar. The bartender walked up and asked her what she would like to drink. Ya know, Helga said, it is zo hot, I tink I'll have myself a cold beer. Anheuser Busch? the bartender asked. Helga blushed and replied, Vell fine, tanks, und how's yur pecker? ___ RTF mailing list RTF@rolltidefan.net http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
RE: [RollTideFan] TENNESSEE
Just a phrase Rick. Just a phrase. -Original Message- Ricky Mac wrote: DevO, who is Ben? Just curious. Devan wrote: Amen Brother Ben!!! (errr Rick...) :-( -Original Message- On Behalf Of Rick McMahan SUCKS ___ RTF mailing list RTF@rolltidefan.net http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
RE: [RollTideFan] All Time Favorites
Yes and no. I hope they will keep it short and that it won't delay the game very long as it does in the NFL. Does anyone know how well it worked in the Big Ten last year? - Original Message - From: Joe Goodson Is anyone else looking forward to instant replay? ___ RTF mailing list RTF@rolltidefan.net http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
[RollTideFan] Kramer's daughter new assistant tickets director
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050712/SPORTS0601/507120341/1345/SPORTS UT hire sure to raise Tide's ire Kramer's daughter new assistant tickets director By CHRIS LOW Staff Writer KNOXVILLE The Alabama conspiracy theorists will have a field day with the University of Tennessee's latest hire in the athletics department. Sara Gray Kramer, the daughter of former SEC Commissioner Roy Kramer, started work this week as UT's assistant director of tickets. She was previously at Central Michigan as the assistant director of athletic development in charge of the Chippewa Club. Attorneys representing former Alabama assistant coaches Ronnie Cottrell and Ivy Williams have charged that Roy Kramer was part of a conspiracy along with Tennessee Coach Phillip Fulmer and the NCAA in helping to land the Crimson Tide on probation. A Tuscaloosa judge threw out most of the case last week, dismissing claims of conspiracy and negligence, as well as Cottrell's claims against the NCAA. What was left of the case was scheduled to go to trial yesterday, but was delayed by Hurricane Dennis weather concerns. I'm not into conspiracies. I'm into hiring the best people, said Tennessee Athletics Director Mike Hamilton, adding that Gray Kramer was hired a few weeks ago. Hamilton said John Currie, UT's associate athletics director for external operations, made the decision to hire Gray Kramer based purely on her qualifications. Hamilton noted she had applied for several other jobs at UT in the past. Several others were in the running for the job, including Danny Burnley, who has worked in the UT ticket department for more than 20 years. Gray Kramer will work under Chris Besanceney, who came to UT last year as assistant athletics director for tickets. Gray Kramer was Central Michigan's athletics ticket manager for three years before being promoted to assistant director of athletic development in 2002. After stepping down as SEC commissioner, Roy Kramer retired to Rarity Bay, a golf resort just south of Knoxville. He's originally from Maryville, Tenn. [...] ___ RTF mailing list RTF@rolltidefan.net http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
Re: [RollTideFan] All Time Favorites
From what most announcers that I heard said, it was a success. Joe You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit. Demosthenes (384 BC - 322 BC), Third Olynthiac - Original Message - From: Devan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'RollTideFan - University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List' RTF@rolltidefan.net Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 8:01 AM Subject: RE: [RollTideFan] All Time Favorites Yes and no. I hope they will keep it short and that it won't delay the game very long as it does in the NFL. Does anyone know how well it worked in the Big Ten last year? - Original Message - From: Joe Goodson Is anyone else looking forward to instant replay? ___ RTF mailing list RTF@rolltidefan.net http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net ___ RTF mailing list RTF@rolltidefan.net http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
[RollTideFan] New Poll Editorial
*I like the suggestion in the last paragraph. :)* * * *New poll marks only small step* The Bowl Championship Series has made a change in its formula to determine a national championship game, and it has a chance to work out well. Organizers have produced a new poll, which will replace The Associated Press in the BCS formula. The AP still will have a Top 25, but it has told the BCS that it can't use its rankings. My first thought was, Oh, great, another poll. I can't wait for the day when the new BCS poll, the AP rankings and the USA Today coaches' poll elect three different champions. At least that wouldn't be like some activities that have nearly every other school claiming to have won a national championship. But the new poll, which will be called the Harris Interactive College Football Poll, has an advantage over the AP and coaches' rankings. It won't start until a month into the season. It might work better to start two months into the season, but at least it won't start in the preseason. The problem with most rankings is that voters typically go back to the previous poll, move teams up when they win and drop them when they lose. So if you're ranked high in the preseason, you've got an advantage over lower-ranked teams. Auburn in 2004 provided a perfect example of this. Even though the Tigers never lost, they didn't rise higher than third in any of the preseason rankings because preseason No. 1 Southern California and preseason No. 2 Oklahoma never lost, either. While everything worked out, and the best team (Southern California) wound up winning the national title, it still smacked of unfairness that Auburn essentially got eliminated from the championship game in the preseason. The Harris poll plans to use 114 voters, which is almost twice as many as the AP and USA Today use. Last year, the AP had 65, while USA Today relied upon 61 coaches. The new poll will include former players and coaches, plus media representatives. Here's the key part: All 11 NCAA Division I-A conferences and independent teams will be represented by 10 voters each. Each was allowed to nominate 27 candidates for a position. I'm wondering if voters will feel pressured to vote the way their conferences want. For example, if the BCS had started this poll a year ago, would voters put forth by the SEC feel pressured to vote Auburn No. 1 or risk losing their spot in the mix? Will the Harris poll become like Congress where most simply follow the party line and disregard their own thoughts? However, the AP relies almost completely on newspaper reporters, and that's a problem, too. Last year, the AP voting list included 59 sportswriters, two radio reporters, a television reporter from Miami, Chris Fowler of ESPN, Craig James of ABC and a Sporting News reporter. Almost all newspaper reporters get to watch only one complete game on Saturdays — the one they're covering. They see only snippets of other games and usually spend Saturday night and/or Sunday morning hurriedly trying to catch up. It's hard to expect someone like that to know teams well enough to put forth a confident Top 25. Just about the only way is to use the old formula of moving up winners and dropping losers. And the coaches who vote in the USA Today poll are even worse off. They typically pawn off the job onto a sports information director, who moves up winners and drops losers. Somebody should come up with the Couch Potato poll. Those people who plop in front of the TV on Saturday morning and stay there until late into the night probably have a better handle on the Top 25 than most voting in the USA Today or AP polls. ___ RTF mailing list RTF@rolltidefan.net http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
