re: Non Football Related Topic..

I grew up in southeast Alabama my whole life and then attended UA 2010-2013. Spent another two years after graduating living back home in Dothan, AL and finally got my first career job in of all places, Knoxville, TN. No lie, I have been here in Knoxville for eight months now and I have just about zero desire to live anywhere else. It's the absolute perfect mix of everything I am interested in and just big enough to give you a cool city and downtown vibe without being too big. The outdoor activities are awesome and endless and having the Smokies constantly in the distant background is awesome. Plus, I am only four hours or less from so many cool places in the surrounding states.
The ribbing from UT fans can get annoying on occasion, but it is almost always for fun. I haven't experienced anything malicious yet. I wish T-Town was just an hour or two closer than it is, but its's not terrible. The only cities in Alabama I could see myself living in are either Tuscaloosa or Birmingham and that's about it, but at this point I don't have much interest to trade my proximity to the mountains.