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Lawvol ... Yep you guessed it, I'm a degenerate shyster (lawyer) by day, but the keeper of the flame over at Gate21.net in my spare time, and Tennessee fan far more of the time than is really healthy.

I have an unnatural and unwholesome fascination with the color orange, and am an unrepentant fan of the Tennessee Volunteers. Focusing on the SEC, I take a tongue-in-cheek look at the world of college sports through the only eyes I have -- those of a Tennessee alum.

I am also the architect of the "Tennessee Home for the Visually Offensive" a museum of college sports farks (photoshopped photos) which is hardly the Louvre' -- but you gotta' start somewhere.

Oh yeah, and while everyone on the web knows me as "lawvol," I have also been known to go by the name "Matt."
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** Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all of my articles on Bleacher Report are syndicated from my blog: Gate21.net, and at present the process of importing my posts has left many denuded. Thus, I apologize for any formatting irregularities, missing images (or even worse captions without an image), omitted audio and video clips, and other problems with my articles. If you wish to see the articles as they were intended to appear, feel free to visit Gate21.net.

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Favorite Athletes

Peyton Manning, Kirby Puckett, and Chris Lofton, to name a few
Favorite Sports Teams

Tennessee Volunteers, All other SEC teams (except Florida)
All Time Sports Moment

Man, that's a tough one... probably the end of Prohibition -- I mean sports without beer is just wrong!
Most Memorable Game Attended

There are far too many to list. Check out my "Great Games" all-time list over at Gate21.net
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Tennessee's 1938-39 record of 71 consecutive quarters (17.5 games) without allowing a single point -- which included the entire 1939 regular season.
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan, but Russell is close behind.
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Uh ... I'll have the Chicken, please.
Federer or Sampras?

Ummm... that's tennis, right?
Tiger or Nicklaus?

I like them both. It's a tie.
Petty or Earnhardt?

Petty. It's well known that Earnhardt Sr. was actually an operative for Al Queda (Jr. is pretty cool though).
Schumacher or Senna?

Senna ... well except for the whole "tire to the head" thing.
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

SEC (But do you really even need to ask that?)

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by JW
5 months ago

check this out

I think you may like it

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/179496-herb-mul-key-better-than-invincible
by Michael
about 1 year ago

Here is my latest report card:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/63098-tennessee-auburn-report-card-report-to-detention

I appreciate the feedback!
by Will
about 1 year ago

You do...you should also know that I get compliments from everyone I know on the fancy new graphics at SESB. Well done you.
by Avinash
about 1 year ago

Still not used to this place. But it's nice to see a familiar face too.
by Bryan
about 1 year ago

Thanks for the Pick fo the Day vote. I don't like to be called a "sheister"...I prefer "evidence/truth manipulation specialist." Which is just another way of saying sheister.

Thanks for reading, man. Look forward to getting you guys in Athens this year. Don't kick our ass again, please!
by lawvol
about 1 year ago

To anyone reading...

I am sorry for the typos and the missing images in my posts, although I've been blogging over at Gate21.net for a while, I'm not having much luck with the formatting controls here on Bleacher Report when I import my posts (coming from WordPress). My approach to sports writing typically includes a fair number of images (which I know Bleacher Report somewhat discourages, but it's my style) and while they show up in the editor, they aren't displaying in the actual post.

I am sorry if my posts are less than perfect, and I welcome any tips from anyone who can give me some help on getting my posts to display correctly.

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