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madmaxvol
| Favorite team: | East Tennessee St. |
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| Biography: | Ilewminati Archbishop of Shenanigans |
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re: Opposing SEC players that made you rage this season?
Posted by madmaxvol on 1/16/26 at 1:35 pm to Vulcan Materials
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Opposing SEC players that made you rage this season?
Any of these SOBs wearing Short-Shorts
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How McFadden didn't win the Heisman is baffling to this day
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ESPN and all that Tebow this and Tebow that. Tebow wasn't half the player McFadden was.
If Denver can squeeze out a win over the Bills tomorrow...Bo Nix will become only the 2nd Quarterback that was drafted by the Broncos, to win a playoff game for the Broncos. As of today, the only person to do that in the history of the franchise was Tim Tebow.
re: Bruh. All I do is sneeze all dirn day. Summer. Winter. Dont matter. Can anything be done?
Posted by madmaxvol on 1/16/26 at 9:18 am to DiamondDog
January 16th Notable Events
Posted by madmaxvol on 1/15/26 at 5:25 pm
The fax machine was invented by Alexander Bain...he first successfully demonstrated its use on January 16th 1843. So, the fax machine (or a facsimile thereof) made its debut 183 years ago.
Additional events:
1581 - English Parliament passes a law against Catholicism
1777 - Vermont declares independence from New York
1793 - The French National Convention sentences King Louis XVI to death
1909 - Antarctic explorers Mawson, David and Mackay reach the South Magnetic Pole
1917 - The Zimmermann Telegram is sent from Germany to Mexico promising Texas, Arizona and New Mexico be given to Mexico in exchange for joining the Axis with Germany if the US enters WWI on the Allied side.
1941 - US Vice Admiral Bellinger warns of a potential assault on Pearl Harbor
1966 - Chicago is granted an NBA franchise to be called the Bulls
1976 - Frampton Comes Alive is released
1980 - Paul McCartney arrested at Tokyo airport for possession of marijuana (jailed for 9 days before being deported)
1984 - Paul & Linda McCartney arrested in Barbados for possession of cannabis
Additional events:
1581 - English Parliament passes a law against Catholicism
1777 - Vermont declares independence from New York
1793 - The French National Convention sentences King Louis XVI to death
1909 - Antarctic explorers Mawson, David and Mackay reach the South Magnetic Pole
1917 - The Zimmermann Telegram is sent from Germany to Mexico promising Texas, Arizona and New Mexico be given to Mexico in exchange for joining the Axis with Germany if the US enters WWI on the Allied side.
1941 - US Vice Admiral Bellinger warns of a potential assault on Pearl Harbor
1966 - Chicago is granted an NBA franchise to be called the Bulls
1976 - Frampton Comes Alive is released
1980 - Paul McCartney arrested at Tokyo airport for possession of marijuana (jailed for 9 days before being deported)
1984 - Paul & Linda McCartney arrested in Barbados for possession of cannabis
re: If Indiana wins next Monday
Posted by madmaxvol on 1/15/26 at 4:30 pm to halfadolla50
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This is the attitude what got the SEC in this mess. There were 6 Big Ten Teams that could have won the SEC this year.
1) IU
2) OSU
3) Oregon
4) Iowa
5) Illinois
6) USC
Indiana was 1-0 vs the SEC, blowing out the #3 SEC team by 35 (38-3) at a neutral site.
Ohio State was 1-0 vs the SEC, beating the #5 SEC team by 7 (14-7) at home.
Oregon did not play an SEC team, but they lost to Indiana by 34 points (56-22) a week after Bama lost to them by 35...so, that might make one equate Oregon to the #3 team in the SEC.
Iowa was 1-0 vs the SEC, beating the #7 SEC team by 7 points (34-27) at a neutral site.
Illinois was 1-0 vs the SEC, beating the #8 SEC team by 2 points (30-28) at a neutral site.
USC did not play an SEC team, and there is no evidence at all that they would be competitive against the top 5 SEC teams. USC lost to Illinois by the same margin as Tennessee...who finished in the middle of the SEC. So...USC would probably be somewhere in the middle of the SEC as well.
re: The hobbit has a new DUI
Posted by madmaxvol on 1/15/26 at 4:11 pm to theballguy
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Im just trying to help out the morons on this board
The Lord helps those who help themselves.
re: PSA: Check your Amazon subscriptions
Posted by madmaxvol on 1/15/26 at 3:48 pm to TheHarahanian
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Paramount+ is increasing their rate starting Feb 15th. They’re not worth the increased rate to me.
It is kind of cool that Landman episodes post at 3am on Sundays on Paramount+.
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woman throws 25 # plate at rivals head (not guilty)
I her defense...she thought it was a 25 Hashtag Plate, rather than a 25 pound plate.
re: Share some strange history about your state
Posted by madmaxvol on 1/15/26 at 3:43 pm to Reservoir dawg
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Coca Cola was invented in Atlanta, Georgia in 1866...but it was a fountain drink until 1899 when two Chattanooga, TN attorneys approached them about bottling it. The first Coke bottling plant opened in Chattanooga as a result of that meeting and the rest is history.
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Coca-Cola was first sold by the bottle in Vicksburg, Mississippi at Biedenharn Candy Company, in 1894.
The first Coca-Cola was bottled in 1894 by Joseph A. Biedenharn in Vicksburg, Mississippi, using common Hutchinson bottles, making it a portable drink beyond soda fountains. This early bottling was a small venture, with mass distribution starting later, in 1899, when Benjamin F. Thomas and Joseph B. Whitehead secured bottling rights for most of the U.S. from Asa Griggs Candler for just a dollar, establishing the franchise system. and bottling Coca-Cola in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
So...they went from this:
To this:
So, while the Biedenharn Candy Company was filling bottles individually, Chattanooga was the site of the first bottling plant.
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Best SEC basketball Rivalries
While not focusing on "rivalries" this question made me think of some of the most competitive SEC games...where the teams just seemed to hate each other so much...
#1
Feb 12, 1983 - Kentucky vs Auburn - Memorial Coliseum
Kentucky won 71-69...Charles Barkley was ejected in the 2nd minute of the game. During a rebound, Charles Hurt hit Barkley in the head...Barkley retaliated by pushing Hurt in the back and was ejected. Hurt averaged just over 8 points and just under 5 rebounds per game. Barkley averaged over 15 points and around 10 rebounds per game. Hurt's hard foul on Barkley may be the best coaching Joe B. Hall did his entire time at Kentucky. I will add that Hurt played 17 minutes in that game and finished with 4 rebounds and 0 points.
In his time at Auburn, Barkley finished 3-5 against Kentucky, who only lost 14 SEC games total during that period...so, 1/5 of Kentucky's SEC losses came at the hands of Barkley during that 3 year period.
#2
Feb 11, 1978 - LSU vs Kentucky - Maravich Assembly Center
Kentucky would finish the season 30-2 and win the Final 4. LSU would finish 18-9 and not make the postseason. But that night, they would go head-to-head with Kentucky. LSU would win 95-94 in Overtime...and all 5 LSU starters would be fouled out by the end of the game. LSU lost a 12-point lead in the final 3 minutes of regulation, but Dale Brown stuck with the 4-corners.
In overtime, LSU had Freshman Rick Mattick in the game, who had taken 15 free throws all season, but he was 3-4 in OT for LSU. They also had Floyd Bailye, who had only taken 13 shots all season, but he was 2-2 from the field in OT. This was when the SEC had to start taking notice of Dale Brown. The following year he would take LSU to the Sweet-16, the Elite-8 the next season, and the Final-4 the season after that.
re: Was the 2015 Alabama coaching staff the greatest ever assembled?
Posted by madmaxvol on 1/15/26 at 1:36 pm to Cell of Awareness
That is 7 current or former FBS Head Coaches. I can't think of any other coaching staff that could come close to that.
ETA...I was not including Nick Saban in the 7 Head Coaches...every coaching staff has a Head Coach, and I was focused on the staff below the HC that he brought it. Since others seem to be counting the HC for the staff as well...including Nick it would be 8.
FBS HCs
1). HC Nick Saban - current GOAT
2). OC Lane Kiffin - current LSU Head Coach
3). DC Kirby Smart - current Georgia Head Coach
4). OL Mario Cristobal - current Miami Head Coach
5). WR’s | Billy Napier - former Florida Head Coach
6). DB’s Mel Tucker - former Michigan State Head Coach
7). OLB’s Tosh Lupoi - current Cal Head Coach
8). GA Dan Lanning - current Oregon Head Coach
Now, get this...not only have they been FBS Head Coaches...they were all Head Coaches for Power 4 Teams
FCS HC
DPP Jody Wright - current Murray State Head Coach
With a 2-22 record at Murray State...I don't see Jody Wright making the jump to FBS anytime soon...but, should he turn things around and get picked up by a G5 school, that would make 9.
ETA...I was not including Nick Saban in the 7 Head Coaches...every coaching staff has a Head Coach, and I was focused on the staff below the HC that he brought it. Since others seem to be counting the HC for the staff as well...including Nick it would be 8.
FBS HCs
1). HC Nick Saban - current GOAT
2). OC Lane Kiffin - current LSU Head Coach
3). DC Kirby Smart - current Georgia Head Coach
4). OL Mario Cristobal - current Miami Head Coach
5). WR’s | Billy Napier - former Florida Head Coach
6). DB’s Mel Tucker - former Michigan State Head Coach
7). OLB’s Tosh Lupoi - current Cal Head Coach
8). GA Dan Lanning - current Oregon Head Coach
Now, get this...not only have they been FBS Head Coaches...they were all Head Coaches for Power 4 Teams
FCS HC
DPP Jody Wright - current Murray State Head Coach
With a 2-22 record at Murray State...I don't see Jody Wright making the jump to FBS anytime soon...but, should he turn things around and get picked up by a G5 school, that would make 9.
My dad played a Martin Backpacker that we used to call the "half-assed guitar".
re: Nielsen releases the Top 10 college football TV markets of 2025-26
Posted by madmaxvol on 1/15/26 at 1:20 pm to Gatorbait2008
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Would not have guessed Tulsa
Don't underestimate Tulsa...it's the Paris of Oklahoma.
2 years of Community College study is Free in Tennessee under the "Tennessee Promise" program. It's all funded by the state lottery. I
t also covers Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) which provides workforce development training and certification for people who want to go into the trades instead of pursuing a degree.
t also covers Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) which provides workforce development training and certification for people who want to go into the trades instead of pursuing a degree.
re: Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
Posted by madmaxvol on 1/15/26 at 10:35 am to Cheese Grits
"The title character was named for a studio secretary, Barbara "Bobbie" McKee, but Kristofferson had misheard her surname. He explained that he was trying to convey the despair of the last scene of Federico Fellini's La Strada in which a broken, war-torn, inebriated man (played by Anthony Quinn) stares up from the beach at the night's stars, and breaks down sobbing."
re: Let’s talk about the current state of Auburn football.
Posted by madmaxvol on 1/15/26 at 10:25 am to sorantable
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Let’s talk about the current state of Auburn football.
It's still in Alabama...right?
re: Toyota Landcruiser?
Posted by madmaxvol on 1/15/26 at 10:21 am to Walkerdog14
Jumping in for one crazy fact.
Sticker on my 2003 LX470 (the Lexus version of the Landcruiser) was just over $67,000. MSRP for a 2026 Landcruiser starts at $57,600.
Of course, the LX600 is just under $108,000. Calculating the current value of money...$67,000 spent in 2003 would equate to $117,300. So...keep the freaking V8 and crank the price up another 10 grand and people still would have probably bought it. Get rid of the Twin-Turbo V6. Nobody ever bought a Landcruiser because they were fast. They bought them because the could go anywhere and run forever.
Better yet...let's just end all of this crap and bring the freaking 70 Series to the US already. Give me a 70 series with a Straight 6 and I'll just about knock your down by throwing my money at you.
Sticker on my 2003 LX470 (the Lexus version of the Landcruiser) was just over $67,000. MSRP for a 2026 Landcruiser starts at $57,600.
Of course, the LX600 is just under $108,000. Calculating the current value of money...$67,000 spent in 2003 would equate to $117,300. So...keep the freaking V8 and crank the price up another 10 grand and people still would have probably bought it. Get rid of the Twin-Turbo V6. Nobody ever bought a Landcruiser because they were fast. They bought them because the could go anywhere and run forever.
Better yet...let's just end all of this crap and bring the freaking 70 Series to the US already. Give me a 70 series with a Straight 6 and I'll just about knock your down by throwing my money at you.
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keep the lexus. better long term investment.
I'm not so sure about that. My Lexus is starting to have some problems. I've got to fix a small oil leak by changing out the valve cover gasket and it's only 23 years old. In that time, I've also had to change oil, air filters and brakes. It isn't even a quarter century old yet, and every year I have to spend dozens of dollars on it.
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I don’t understand skipping a year of high school. Enjoy being young while you can.
Right now, with NIL $...it's about cashing in. Who knows if the NCAA would change the rules and you would lose that opportunity if you waited too long.
In 1807, Kingston, TN was the state capital for one day. The Tennessee General Assembly met there in in order to fulfill a treaty obligation made with the Cherokee.
The first tow truck was made in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1916.
During the Civil War, Tennessee provided more soldiers for the Union Army than any other Southern State (31,000).
Coca Cola was invented in Atlanta, Georgia in 1866...but it was a fountain drink until 1899 when two Chattanooga, TN attorneys approached them about bottling it. The first Coke bottling plant opened in Chattanooga as a result of that meeting and the rest is history.
The first tow truck was made in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1916.
During the Civil War, Tennessee provided more soldiers for the Union Army than any other Southern State (31,000).
Coca Cola was invented in Atlanta, Georgia in 1866...but it was a fountain drink until 1899 when two Chattanooga, TN attorneys approached them about bottling it. The first Coke bottling plant opened in Chattanooga as a result of that meeting and the rest is history.
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