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Agree.

because if i allow some characters to be presented in a certain sequence it can be used by people with nefarious intentions to inject code into the server which usually opens hatches and allows them full access to the server, and is something i'd wish to avoid as you can imagine.  I run everything through a filter which sanitizes the code.... a by-product of that is some formatting is lost due to the sequences of operators in that code.  I've hoped to have found a balance where the site is still functional at the cost of some user frustration.

the social media sites use their own code and packages to handle this... employing something like they use is possible, but, it would require a massive overhaul here which is something i don't currently have time for.

So basically, there's no explanation at all, to MDT's question?

the psychological part of the game is what interests me most.  

most people look at components and stats to validate quality.  that's obviously one way to do it and it works.  something it has to be reconciled against, if what i'm offering holds water, is the mindset.  

madden, who many attribute as a clown and one of the better color commentators only was in my opinion one of the most brilliant minds about this game.  he has a ton of one line nuggets that actually hold meaning... one of them was "emotion will carry you through the first quarter, and then reality sets in".  

i'm thinking there is truth to that, but i also think the most important aspect is missed and especially by fans- it is NOT missed by the better coaches, but fans who are centered on match ups miss it all the time- it is:

"you're NOT competing against your opponent nearly as much as you're competing against yourselves". 

in terms of 'roster'- "shallower" teams have their 11 man unit take the field- and if they're seasoned and well practiced, IF they play at the top of their game it will be apparent.  it DOES matter the quality, but not as much as the cohesion matters.  They encounter issues, however, when the chemistry of those original 11 is altered due to injury or attitude.  an aside, it's my opinion this attitude seeps into a program for good or bad, and impacts it in such a way staffs and regimes don't matter much.  this is the case with UT.  

Freakin' Saban has this command element that is more akin to a program manager than a coach... Spurrier or the man-child Kiffin are traditional coaches.  either approach works so long as the teams are prepared its my opinion, but, the 'suit up go to work' while 'demanding excellence' is more sustainable.  Chicken or the egg, I guess, but- Saban doesn't really have to 'pump' his team.  they just suit up and go to work.  All others in the SEC at least must ride this emotional charge WHICH IS UNSUSTAINABLE.  They're going to be sporadic from week to week.  

if this was war instead of football, i'd want the saban approach.  those are the professionals- your SF or SOF.  for a one-time conflict, though, a decently trained and highly charged group is just as deadly as the professionals... they just won't last as long as a rule.  and when it turns to battles instead of fight, the professionals win almost always. 

tennessee will have to play at the very top of their game and make no mistakes or mis-ques to hang with florida just idling along.  weirder things have happened, but this oughta be a 24-10 affair with UT making the late TD in trash time.  It's painful to acknowledge that.  if UF wasn't coming off of bama, it would likely be a 45-3 affair. 

if nothing else, UT has announced Milton will return- and all UF really needs to do is drop a safety back 20yds and set up for the pick on every play- likely making 3 or 4 before Milton gets caught, flat-footed (he's always flat footed in the pocket), and gets cleaned out putting the better QB in.... 

i'd sure like for both of those programs to be at the top of their game before they meet.  I've a good friend who is a diehard longhorn, and we've discussed this a lot over the years.  and we both decided one program catching the other in a down cycle (which is what i still hold out hope is the case with tennessee even 20 years later) would be anti-climatic and damn near shameful to watch.

true dat

I'm changing my LSU/Clanga pick.  Looks like for the 2nd year in a row LSU will face Leach's air raid without Derek Stingley, who re-aggravated an old lingering injury this week.  He was never full strength last year, returning before fully healing up.  I have to wonder with him being draft eligible next February if he'll even be that interested in putting himself at further risk.  Certainly not before he's 100%, I wouldn't think, which may not come during this season from what I hear.  

LSU is about to lose the battle for 6th place in the west.  

Tennessee vs Florida, the past 16 seasons:
L-L-L-L-W-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L
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Good luck, Vols.

It's always fun beating your rivals, but when it's non-competitive, it takes a lot away from it.  

Still alive for 6th place in the west, bay-beee!!