re: Could Jim Chaney Return to Rocky Top?

I vaguely recall this, it is possible I was one of the bitch and moaners. How can i check? What was the name?

Jeff, to answer your question, I wasn’t really making a conscious effort to differentiate myself.

I had a feeling the new board wouldn’t float for long because, believe it or not, this wasn’t an unprecedented first. It had been done years before, maybe more than once. It’s never worked out. For any faults it may have, this board is just good. Personally, I much prefer the layout of everything here, but even more, I like the fact that we have plenty of active members. Hard to find elsewhere.

There were several posters who took off to the new board and vowed never to return here, some of which I happened to like. That was my main reasoning in joining there. But there were plenty of people I liked here as well and I had no real beef one way or the other. I have tried to convince a few to return, but I think they choose not to simply because they said they wouldn’t. Principle, I suppose. Others may feel some embarrassment, but I wouldn’t think it would be enough to make them stay away indefinitely.

That’s just my .02

This was literally a handful of old posters who started this board via some quick website building service. It didn’t get a lot of exposure beyond here.

I never could figure out what magic they were trying to capture on the new board that they couldn’t do here. Like the posts from the same people were supposed to be that much better or something.

Tell me about Chuck Oliver's board.

I knew that motherfricker reads here.

On MORE than one occassion I have made a hot take here, completely unique and unposted elsewhere, and it ended up in his mouth on the radio the next day.

One of the times was when I was talking up Damien Swann moving to safety and everyone, I mean everyone was lambasting me for being a fricking dolt. Next day, Chuck is talking about what a great safety Swann would make, and made all the same points I made.

Another time I know he stole a rantard's post about Petrino. Word for word stole his joke and repeated it on air.

It used to be chuckoliver.net.

The funny thing was... he had a staff.

It didn't last long. I don't think he was able to get enough hits to justify what he was doing (blog, message board, self promotion to his twitter/social media).

I Googled trying to find what it evolved into. It looks like dickey has a southern sports today site hosting his self promotion.

I just thought it might be a fun side gig, especially since merely mentioning it released the fricking gestapo around here. I thought it would be less monitored, which it was, but it was a snoozefest conversationally. Mostly people bitching about who they didn't want to post over there.

ALSO. I am pretty sure rig posted over there too now he's all "ohh I don't know what you're talking about."

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Dawgyard.com

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One of our gaylord admins will have you flayed for this infraction.

You were there, man. All up in it. Day and night.

I believe late 2015 or early 2016.