Born and raised in the Appalachian mountains of Tennessee. Grew up bleeding orange and hating crimson. I did a short stint in the service where I developed bad ankles and acquired a passion for writing. I will note that ability and passion are two very different things. I live within shouting distance of the Falcons training facility, quietly hoping they do something noble to make me like them more. I share my home with my wife, three kids and a very large wolfhound. When I'm not playing mister mom I read the sport pages and write stories for my kids. I don't have anything published nor have I tried but they like em' and that's enough.
Thanks for all the great articles this season Joel I enjoyed reading them all, even the ones with not so good news. Anyway we have a...
Joel Barker replied…
Ament to all the above! Thanks for reading...
Janzen Jackson had EVERY right to start against Kentucky last night. To suggest otherwise is what's irresponsible here. Jackson was NOT suspended for a failed drug...
john white replied…
Alyson I would love to agree with you but I have different opinion, I respect your...
Sherrie G replied…
Alyson, I can't wait to see how the Carlos Dunlap DUI arrest is handled!
thrre games? i only count two. i agree with you. this sets yet another bad example.
Ben Garrett replied…
Ah, and the Florida guy shows up to tell us how terrible Kiffin is for letting...
Alyson Baxter replied…
I completely agree with the credible source on the failed drug test. I've yet to see...
If Jackson was cleared then fine, even though I find it hard to believe he is completely innocent. Yet for him to start again this season...
Ben Garrett replied…
"He can never reclaim his high horse discipline mantle." Why? Because he only suspended a player...
Alyson Baxter replied…
The Anti-Tennessee Brigade will ALWAYS find something wrong with this, or any other situation involving Lane...
Great read Joel, now I'm up to speed. Love to be informed with one article. Bruce Pearl can only get Better; it feels like the bar...
Good points. John. Actions are what counts. Kids are always pushing the edge to see what they can get away with. Kiffin's done what he needed...
john white replied…
Thanks for reading Mark. I have to confess though that some folks here got better research...
Chris N replied…
@Ben: The drug test thing is a rumor. A more reliable explanation of the prior suspension...
Here is a link to the most recent remarks by Kiffin on JJ. http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/10423992/Vols-freshman-safety-Jackson-reinstated-to-team
john white replied…
Thanks VOL03
It sounded like to me that his only failing was showing poor choices in choosing his friends. Unless you happen to be Benito Mussolini, bad judgment...
Chris N replied…
I think Kiffin's doing the right thing, but I think he needs to re-think his rules....
john white replied…
Good comment, I like your reasoning. Along those lines and similar rules I think improvements are...
“Innocent until proven guilty”, Is this not the American justice motto? JJ may not be the most upright model citizen but if he has not broken...
VOL03_NC replied…
@John, You are right that JJ has pressed his privileges allowance. Whatever the reason he got...
john white replied…
Preach on brother, I'm listening. Godspeed
John. I was waiting for someone to write this, but figured it'd be a hater doing it instead. Glad it was a more balanced article. I'm...
Chris N replied…
John, the charges weren't dropped because of insufficient evidence, they were dropped because all of the...
john white replied…
Good points, have to go back and check sources again but what I read said "insufficient...
I wanted to agree with you... and after it first happened I did think he should be kicked out. But the fact that Kiffin has no...
john white replied…
You are correct, laws were not there to be broken but there should have been. The...
I was about to say that Lane Kiffin was setting a decent example for diciplinary measures and now Janzen Jackson may very well take the field against Kentucky...
Great Debate: Bronze Medal
No, Not Yet: Janzen Jackson's Return To…
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