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I'm a student at Tennessee in Knoxville. I was raised here and the only time I didn't live here was the one year I went to Virginia Tech. I grew up with two other brothers and was raised at University of Tennessee sporting events with them. Like a lot of people from the area, saturday's just aren't the same to me without tailgating and a football game. Though I would never say that other leagues suck or never have better teams, I firmly believe that the SEC is the best conference in college sports.

I've developed several random fanhoods, following the Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago White Sox, and Orlando Magic since I was a kid. With the Eagles, it was all about Randall Cunningham and Cris Carter. But I grew up as a fan with them and they are definitely my favorite non-Tennessee team. The McNabb years have been truly great for Eagles fans.

The White Sox became my favorite baseball team because of Frank Thomas. Getting to see him win a World Series was something special. As for the Orlando Magic, well they just had cool uniforms. But I've still been a huge fan for years. The Shaq trade broke my heart, but Dwight Howard has since made up for it.

I've been to the Sugar(though I wasn't quite born yet), Orange, Fiesta, Cotton, Citrus, Music City, and Peach Bowls, most as a Tennessee fan. I've been to every SEC championship the Vols have played in. I've also been to a College World Series, which I would someday like to see in its entirety. One day I hope to go watch the Eagles play in the Super Bowl.

I'm not really much of a writer, I'm majoring in Computer Engineering for a reason. But I love sports and I tend to have opinions about them. Hopefully my writing will improve as I do more of it. Feel free to comment and respond on anything I write. And tell me when its bad!

I do believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and I live every day to try to improve my relationship with Him. I have serious passions for sports, technology, and music. Also, I dream of being a bit of a pirate, and thus am a huge fan of Cruzan Rum. Thats a hodge-podge of my mind right there. It's confusing and all over the place, but its fitting.

Chris's Recent Articles

Philip Fulmer Steps Down at Tennessee

Published about 1 year ago
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NCAA Champions: Kansas Finally Proves Worth in San Antonio

Published about 1 year ago
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A Weekend in Boringham

Published about 1 year ago
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Pearl Got the Point...Almost

Published about 1 year ago
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Favorite Athletes

Dwight Howard, Donovan McNabb, Chris Lofton, Darwin Walker, Dwayne Wade, Troy Vincent, Joe Ehrmann, Kobe Bryant
Favorite Sports Teams

Philadelphia Eagles, University of Tennessee, Orlando Magic, Chicago White Sox, Virginia Tech
All Time Sports Moment

White Sox dominating the playoffs on the way to their first World Series title in 88 years
Most Memorable Game Attended

The 1999 Fiesta Bowl. I don't think I realized at the time how special it was to watch Tennessee win a national championship.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cal Ripken's consecutive game streak. In-game statistics records were made to be broken. But a record of longevity like that will NEVER be touched.
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?

Unitas
Pele or Maradona?

American Football
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

No matter the sport, its gotta be SEC.

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by Joel
6 months ago

It's a delicate situation... but if God and the victim can forgive why cant we?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/170999-tennessee-vols-sign-a-changed-man
by Tim
about 1 year ago

Welcome to BR, Chris. First article was a good read. Look forward to more SEC stuff...

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