Apr 24, 2013

Jeff Thomas

The Pigeon Forge fire that raged through the popular vacation destination in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains back in March was defeated by the combined efforts of firefighters and heavy rains. But what does the Pigeon Forge fire mean for summer travelers looking for a mountain getaway?

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Watch footage of the Pigeon Forge fires that raged through the popular Tennessee destination:

Pigeon Forge, TN has long been known as an affordable vacation destination, with an abundance of rental cabins catering to those looking to soak up the fresh air and majestic views of the Great Smoky Mountains.

So, what’s the damage? Basically, the wildfire burned about 260 acres of land, causing 150 people to evacuate the area and destroying 59 cabins, while damaging 16 others.

But the good news is that it hardly made a dent in the resources of this mountain town. Pigeon Forge is packed with lodgings and attractions for vacationers, including some of the most adorable rental cabins you’ll ever see.

Like any other nature getaway, a Pigeon Forge vacation may not be for everyone. But if you’re looking for a quaint mountain town full of incredible scenery, natural attractions, and old fashioned family kitsch, this is the place for you.

Pigeon Forge lies just five miles north of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that draws up to 11 million visitors a year. The park contains 850 miles of hiking trails and unpaved roads, including seventy miles of the Appalachian Trail, as well as fishing, horseback riding, and bicycling.

Pigeon Forge is also home to Dollywood, the ultra-kitsch theme park owned by Dolly Parton. The park operates from early spring to around Christmas, so don’t worry — you won’t miss it if you plan a summer vacation in Pigeon Forge. Dollywood happens to the site of the Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame.

Pigeon Forge, Tenn. has also become a major destination for car and truck fanatics, with car and truck shows and events running from April to September.

Sold yet? If you’re thinking of a Pigeon Forge getaway, the first thing you should do is find a cozy mountain cabin to stay in. That’s at least half the fun of a Smoky Mountain excursion, after all. For an idea of what kinds of accommodation you can expect to find in Pigeon Forge, check out the slideshow to see a few samples from Pigeon Forge Cabin Rentals.

Pigeon Forge Cabin Rentals offers a wide variety of mountain cabins for your Smoky Mountains getaway. There are large cabins for groups of up to 15, and an even larger cabin built to sleep 46 people!

But even better, there are Pigeon Forge cabin rentals for under $100. Seriously!

The Pigeon Forge fire may have made big headlines, but don’t let it ruin your summer plans. This beautiful historic area has already rolled on, and Pigeon Forge cabins are waiting to take your reservations.

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Apr 15, 2013

Jeff Thomas

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New in the Smoky Mountains for 2013 – Knoxville Daily Sun

New in the Smoky Mountains for 2013

Activity may have seemed to be very slow in the Smoky Mountains during the winter months, but lots of people have been really busy planning new activities and attractions for the enjoyment of visitors this year.

Mountain Bike Trail
Beginning, Monday, April 1, Climb Works is offering a Mountain Bike Trail using true mountain bikes. Bike trail trips are $45. Climb Works also giving daring people an opportunity to explore the Smoky Mountains as they zip over ravines, streams, trees, wildlife, and breathtaking views of the National Park. It is a chance to overcome your fears as you make your way over 9 different zip lines, 3 canopy sky bridges, and a fun surprise at the end of your tour. For more information, please visit www.climbworkscanopy.com.

200 foot Great Smoky Mountain Wheel is ready for its first season in Pigeon Forge, TN.

Sky Wheels
Right in the middle of Pigeon Forge is a 200 foot high sky wheel. Located behind the Lumberjack Feud, The Great Smoky Mountain Wheel has individual gondolas which are fully enclosed and air conditioned. Each gondola seats 2 to 6 people. Lasting 10 to 12 minutes per ride, the wheel spins four times to give you great views of Pigeon Forge and the Smoky Mountains. A second sky wheel will be in place soon on 7 acres of land at Community Center Drive located behind Walden’s Landing. Plans are underway to add a log flume water ride, an animated fountain, a small roller coaster, and a restaurant.

Talking Dog
You’ll get your chance to hear a talking dog at the Comedy Barn® this year. The Comedy Barn® Theater, located in Pigeon Forge, is the award winning family comedy variety show in the Smoky Mountains. The show features a variety of entertainment along with live country and gospel music as well as fun barn yard animals.

RiverRush at Dollywood
RiverRush is the first and only water coaster in Tennessee. It will be ready in May 2013 at Dollywood’s Splash Country. RiverRush races through the trees four stories in the air as you experience four drops along a track that thrills with multiple hairpin turns and dark tunnels — all with rushing water! It has all the features of a traditional land coaster — powerful climbs, twists, turns. It is expected that 724 people per hour will experience RiverRush.

Local contractors were hired to construct RiverRush which provided many area residents with employment during ordinarily slow months.

Children of the Titanic exhibit
Discover the Children of Titanic … through the eyes of her littlest heroes. For the first time anywhere, the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge will show the world what it was like to be one of the 133 children on board Titanic. Beginning in January, a whole new gallery, dedicated to the memory of The Children of Titanic will take its place. The often overlooked children’s stories about Titanic’s short voyage will be told through the words and actions of the children. Your guests will be captivated by their stories and inspired by their faith and hope.

New Convention Center in Pigeon Forge
The brand new 232,000-square-foot Pigeon Forge LeConte Center is set to open in September 2013. This city-owned multi-purpose facility is neighbor to the Pigeon Forge Greenway. The central feature of the new facility is a 100,000-square-foot clear-span exhibit hall, perfect for large assembly events, trade shows and competitive events.

The Pigeon Forge LeConte Center has accents reminiscent of a Smoky Mountains lodge and is set against the backdrop of Mt. LeConte itself. It will offer you and your event attendees successful and rewarding experiences.

Get information on meeting space and lodging.

Legendary Bluegrass Album Band
See the Legendary Bluegrass Album Band live in concert at the 2013 Bloomin’ Barbecue Bluegrass on May 17 and 18 in Sevierville, TN.
Visit www.BloominBBQ.com for more information.

Published March 28, 2013

Apr 12, 2013

Jeff Thomas

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Rain dampens wildfire outside Great Smoky Mountains

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PIGEON FORGE, TENN. — Heavy rain helped firefighters contain a Tennessee wildfire Monday after flames burned nearly 60 rental cabins in a resort area outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The fire spread across about 160 acres and forced up to 200 people who had been staying in cabins in the area to evacuate.

At the height of the fire, about 100 firefighters from about 30 fire departments battled the blaze that was reported Sunday afternoon, said Ben Bryson, a fire resources coordinator with the Tennessee Division of Forestry.

Firefighters had the fire contained Monday morning, but flames broke through the lines early Monday afternoon before rains from a passing storm system began dousing the flames.

Fire officials had worried earlier that wind-whipped flames might jump a ridgeline and threaten Pigeon Forge, a popular tourism destination that’s home to country star Dolly Parton’s amusement park, Dollywood.

The National Guard sent in helicopters to scoop up water from a nearby lake to air drop on the fire. But then the series of downpours moved in, dropping more water than the helicopters could.

“We had about three downpours that allowed them to get the fire back under control,” said Dean Flener, a spokesman for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.

Flener said there had been two minor injuries but no deaths. Most firefighters were being pulled back though a small crew was to remain on duty during the night to make sure the blaze didn’t start growing again, he said.

Officials have not said what caused the fire.

John Helt was cleaning a cabin Sunday afternoon in Black Bear Ridge Resort when someone alerted him to the spreading fire, he told The Knoxville News Sentinel.

“I went running down there, and I noticed the fire started on the porch where there was a hot tub. I found out (the cabin) was empty.”

Helt said he ran through the area knocking on cabin doors to alert people to the fire, running past cabins in flames.

“I don’t ever want to see nothing like that ever again,” Helt said. “The flames were so hot I nearly passed out from the heat.”

Mar 30, 2013

Jeff Thomas

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New in the Smoky Mountains for 2013

New in the Smoky Mountains for 2013

Activity may have seemed to be very slow in the Smoky Mountains during the winter months, but lots of people have been really busy planning new activities and attractions for the enjoyment of visitors this year.

Mountain Bike Trail
Beginning, Monday, April 1, Climb Works is offering a Mountain Bike Trail using true mountain bikes. Bike trail trips are $45. Climb Works also giving daring people an opportunity to explore the Smoky Mountains as they zip over ravines, streams, trees, wildlife, and breathtaking views of the National Park. It is a chance to overcome your fears as you make your way over 9 different zip lines, 3 canopy sky bridges, and a fun surprise at the end of your tour. For more information, please visit www.climbworkscanopy.com.

200 foot Sky Wheel is ready for its first season in Pigeon Forge, TN.

Sky Wheels
Right in the middle of Pigeon Forge is a 200 foot high sky wheel. Located behind the Lumberjack Feud, this wheel has individual gondolas which are fully enclosed and air conditioned. Each gondola seats 2 to 6 people. Lasting 10 to 12 minutes per ride, the wheel spins four times to give you great views of Pigeon Forge and the Smoky Mountains. A second sky wheel will be in place soon on 7 acres of land at Community Center Drive located behind Walden’s Landing. Plans are underway to add a log flume water ride, an animated fountain, a small roller coaster, and a restaurant.

Talking Dog
You’ll get your chance to hear a talking dog at the Comedy Barn® this year. The Comedy Barn® Theater, located in Pigeon Forge, is the award winning family comedy variety show in the Smoky Mountains. The show features a variety of entertainment along with live country and gospel music as well as fun barn yard animals.

RiverRush at Dollywood
RiverRush is the first and only water coaster in Tennessee. It will be ready in May 2013 at Dollywood’s Splash Country. RiverRush races through the trees four stories in the air as you experience four drops along a track that thrills with multiple hairpin turns and dark tunnels — all with rushing water! It has all the features of a traditional land coaster — powerful climbs, twists, turns. It is expected that 724 people per hour will experience RiverRush.

Local contractors were hired to construct RiverRush which provided many area residents with employment during ordinarily slow months.

Children of the Titanic exhibit
Discover the Children of Titanic … through the eyes of her littlest heroes. For the first time anywhere, the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge will show the world what it was like to be one of the 133 children on board Titanic. Beginning in January, a whole new gallery, dedicated to the memory of The Children of Titanic will take its place. The often overlooked children’s stories about Titanic’s short voyage will be told through the words and actions of the children. Your guests will be captivated by their stories and inspired by their faith and hope.

New Convention Center in Pigeon Forge
The brand new 232,000-square-foot Pigeon Forge LeConte Center is set to open in September 2013. This city-owned multi-purpose facility is neighbor to the Pigeon Forge Greenway. The central feature of the new facility is a 100,000-square-foot clear-span exhibit hall, perfect for large assembly events, trade shows and competitive events.

The Pigeon Forge LeConte Center has accents reminiscent of a Smoky Mountains lodge and is set against the backdrop of Mt. LeConte itself. It will offer you and your event attendees successful and rewarding experiences.

Get information on meeting space and lodging.

Legendary Bluegrass Album Band
See the Legendary Bluegrass Album Band live in concert at the 2013 Bloomin’ Barbecue Bluegrass on May 17 and 18 in Sevierville, TN.
Visit www.BloominBBQ.com for more information.

Published March 28, 2013

Mar 19, 2013

Jeff Thomas

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Rain dampens wildfire near Great Smoky Mountains

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. —
Heavy rain helped firefighters contain a Tennessee wildfire Monday after flames burned nearly 60 rental cabins in a resort area outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The fire spread across about 160 acres and forced up to 200 people who had been staying in cabins in the area to evacuate.

At the height of the fire, about 100 firefighters from about 30 fire departments battled the blaze that was reported Sunday afternoon, said Ben Bryson, a fire resources coordinator with the Tennessee Division of Forestry.

Firefighters had the fire contained Monday morning, but flames broke through the lines early Monday afternoon before rains from a passing storm system began dousing the flames.

Fire officials had worried earlier that wind-whipped flames might jump a ridgeline and threaten Pigeon Forge, a popular tourism destination that’s home to country star Dolly Parton’s amusement park, Dollywood.

The National Guard sent in helicopters to scoop up water from a nearby lake to air drop on the fire. But then the series of downpours moved in, dropping more water than the helicopters could.

“We had about three downpours that allowed them to get the fire back under control,” said Dean Flener, a spokesman for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.

Flener said there had been two minor injuries but no deaths. Most firefighters were being pulled back though a small crew was to remain on duty during the night to make sure the blaze didn’t start growing again, he said.

Officials have not said what caused the fire.

John Helt was cleaning a cabin Sunday afternoon in Black Bear Ridge Resort when someone alerted him to the spreading fire, he told The Knoxville News Sentinel.

“I went running down there, and I noticed the fire started on the porch where there was a hot tub. I found out (the cabin) was empty.”

Helt said he ran through the area knocking on cabin doors to alert people to the fire, running past cabins in flames.

“I don’t ever want to see nothing like that ever again,” Helt said. “The flames were so hot I nearly passed out from the heat.”

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency declared a state emergency Monday morning to make resources available, said Dean Flener, a TEMA spokesman. He said the declaration did not mean the situation was escalating.

Andy and Cassie Endris told the Knoxville newspaper that they traveled to the resort from Indiana with another couple to celebrate a birthday. After hiking and then watching a show and having dinner in Pigeon Forge, they headed back to their cabin and found the roads closed and saw an orange glow from the mountaintop.

“It’s just stuff. Everything is replaceable,” Cassie Endris said of their clothes and a laptop left in the cabin.

“We’re all safe. I’m just shook up,” she said.

Paul and Megan Reagan live in the area. They went to church Sunday night and firefighters later escorted them to their home to retrieve medicine, diapers and formula for their daughter.

“We’ve got what we need,” Megan Reagan said, fighting back tears.

The couple planned to spend the night with Megan’s mother.

“We’ve got our family, and we’ve got God, but it’s still just scary,” she said.

A separate brush fire was extinguished at Dollywood on Saturday night but park officials said that fire would not affect the season opening this weekend.

Mar 18, 2013

Jeff Thomas

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Wildfire burns outside Great Smoky Mountains

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — A wildfire burning in a resort area outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee has destroyed more than 30 large rental cabins.

The 145-acre fire was first reported around 5 p.m. EDT Sunday in Sevier County, said Ben Bryson, a fire resources coordinator with the Tennessee Division of Forestry.

Bryson said early Monday that the fire was contained and not expected to spread.

Some of the cabins were occupied and about 150 to 200 people were evacuated, but no injuries were reported, Bryson said.

After dawn Monday, two Tennessee Air National Guard helicopters took off from nearby McGhee Tyson Airport. A state Forestry Division spokesman said the helicopters would be used to scoop up water from Douglas Lake and drop it on the fire.

National Weather Service forecasters predict a 90 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms Monday and Monday night in the mountain region.

The area is home to country star Dolly Parton’s Dollywood theme park, which Bryson said was not being threatened by the fire. Dollywood was the site of a separate brush fire Saturday night but park officials said that fire would not affect the season opening this weekend.

Oct 5, 2012

Sandy Lyle

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RTT’s Locks & Keys Week 6: Or, Continued Public Humiliation For KidB

The Vols have a Bye Week, nonetheless that doesn’t meant college football takes a break. [Though it does for me as we go dim for a weekend to trust all a stately beauty that halcyon Gatlinburg has to offer .... sigh]. Still, we’re here to give we contingency on a games we like and 5 things UT needs to do to urge this off-week, while they’re examination a round playoffs get started.

I’m not a fan of Gatlinburg.

There, we pronounced it. we know that’s unequivocally un-Tennessee of me. But trinket shops, pancake houses, Dollywood and mullets customarily aren’t my suspicion of a fun weekend. With that said, we married into a family full of not customarily Alabama fans nonetheless Gatlinburg goers. My in-laws adore a Smokies like nobody’s business.

In my family, it was always a beach. Every year, we’d bucket adult a automobile and conduct to Panama City Beach. I’m from a vast extended family, and, flourishing up, we’d all go together. All a kids would play on a beach, all a families would go out to eat. It became tradition. So, even when my relatives attempted to convince my sister and we to go to Disney World one year during a responsibility of going to a beach, we simply didn’t wish to go. At PCB, we always stayed in a same hotel, did a same things, lounged, played putt-putt, ate during ice cream shops, went to Miracle Strip and Shipwreck Island. It was childly bliss.

Once we got older, we cruised a Strip for, ahem, other reasons.

But, looking back, it’s customarily what we were used to. It wasn’t indispensably special. It customarily was given we finished it that approach and that’s what we always looked brazen to. So, we get my wife’s family’s ardour with a Smokies. we do. It customarily never was my bag flourishing up.

Still, it’s a place my in-laws took their parents, it’s a place Jen grew adult going each year and it’s a place she wants us to take Jackson with her relatives now that we have a child of a own. we totally understand. But that doesn’t meant that we don’t bemoan when it’s time to go.

But this year, my in-laws — meaningful it was football deteriorate — indeed asked me when would be a best weekend to go. Looking during a schedule, this weekend stood out. After all, a Vols and Tide are both off. It’s still amiable adequate to conduct to a plateau and not solidify [though it's going to be on a cold side this weekend]. It’s customarily a no-doubt week to go. we felt like I’d indeed achieved something with this pick, like we could go and suffer unresolved out with them and “enjoy” Gatlinburg for what it was nonetheless carrying to worry about blank anything of any sporting significance.

Stupid me. Why oh since wasn’t we meditative about a round playoffs?????

The customarily thing besides God and family that we adore scarcely as many as a Vols is a Atlanta Braves. we knew they were going to be in a freaking Wild Card game, nonetheless what we didn’t consider about was looking during a schedule. Now with us streamer to Gatlinburg and a cabin booked, I’m staring during **perhaps** blank Friday night’s play-in diversion and unequivocally blank a Sunday diversion if a Braves win opposite a Cardinals. I’ll substantially skip Monday’s diversion as well, nonetheless given we’re roving home that day, we can DVR it and customarily spin off my phone for a outing home.

Still, we deposit large hours examination 130-140 games this year — [I watch religiously] — and you’re not benefaction for a Big Games. It creates me feel like a disaster of a fan. Oh well, we need to customarily siphon it up, chuck on my wolf shirt and take one for a team. Maybe we can get some family male points, and a Bravos can win nonetheless me. #doubful.

Onto a Locks Keys!

FIRST, A QUICK LOOK BACK

SHEP (Week 5: 4-2, Total 18-12)

Penn State+1 over Illinois. Now we all know that Illinois is trash. Shep knew it final week. Good pick.
Minnesota+7 over Iowa. Now we all know that Minnesota is trash. Shep didn’t know it final week. It happens.
Clemson-10 over Boston College. Solid pick. Everybody knows they don’t play football in a Northeast.
Louisiana Tech-3 over Virginia. Shep and KidB should have pooled all their income and put it all on this game. La Tech is legit.
Texas-2 over Oklahoma State. Maybe it wasn’t easy money, nonetheless it was money.
Louisville-10 over Southern Miss. This diversion was played in station water. Who wants to give Shep prejudiced credit?

KID B (Week 5: 2-4: Total: 11-19)

Louisville-10 over Southern Miss. Again, diversion played in station water. Who wants to give KidB prejudiced credit? [EDITOR'S NOTE: Shep does]
Florida State-17 over USF. Okay, so we’re strictly stealing a “juggernaut” tab from FSU.
Texas Tech-3 over Iowa State. Ah, finally, some justification that Ames isn’t in fact haunted. Solid pick.
Louisiana Tech-3 over Virginia. This was customarily Free Money. Poor UVA fans substantially unpopped their collars.
Alabama-30 over Mississippi. Ole Miss is a small improved than maybe KidB thought.
Oregon-30.5 over Washington State. This missed, nonetheless doesn’t it still kinda demeanour like a good play? [EDITOR'S NOTE: This creates 3 true years Wazzu has lonesome opposite Oregon, with all spreads in a low to mid-30s. So no]

I_S (Week 5: 1-5, Total: 17-13)

Tulane+19 over ULM: Dear I_S: your research should have stopped with “Tulane is an deplorable football team”.
Navy+2.5 over San Jose State: Dear I_S: your research should have stopped with “Navy isn’t good this year”.
Kent State+2.5 over Ball State: The MAC is a tough discussion to collect this year. All a teams seem likewise flawed. So props to I_S for successful navigation of a miggadda miggadda MAC.
NC State+3 over Miami: You had a fighting possibility in this one. But a overtime gods were not in your corner.
Georgia-14 over Tennessee: Always always consider twice before holding Mark Richt on a double number spread.
Virginia Tech/Cincinnati underneath 45.5: this is what we get for even messing with such an inhuman game.

ONTO THE LOCKS

SHEP’S PICKS

Iowa State +7.5 over TCU. we favourite this diversion before, and we unequivocally like it now that Horned Frogs quarterback Casey Pachall was dangling indefinitely after a DWI detain early Thursday morning. we like it so many that if we hypothetically gambled, we would have called my suppositious bookie during 11:24 a.m. Thursday to hypothetically tighten in that line.
Clemson -10.5 over Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets are searching, generally after being dominated final week by a flattering good Middle Tennessee team. we unequivocally like Clemson opposite anybody not named Florida State, and I’ve ridden them during times via a past dual years. They’ve strike for me twice already this year. I’m available a unavoidable “We’re coached by Dabo” crash, nonetheless we don’t consider it’ll come this week.
Mississippi State -10 over Kentucky. This was a crazy line that non-stop with Kentucky -14 — apparently a misprint. Even nonetheless Vegas has corrected a line, we consider it’s still too low, customarily not certain income like it would have been. The Bulldogs are unequivocally good on defense, led by dual NFL cornerbacks, and they’re too quick for UK on offense. we consider they come into a UT diversion undefeated.
Boise State -9.5 over Southern Miss. The Mustard Buzzards kept me from going undefeated final week, nonetheless that doesn’t matter. They kept it tighten opposite undefeated Louisville interjection to a torrent in Hattiesburg. They’re still prohibited garbage. Though Boise isn’t BOISE this year, they’ll still cover easily. If they bake me twice …
Kansas State -24 over Kansas. I hatred — ABSOLUTELY HATE — large lines like this. But Bill Snyder creates certain his Wildcats take caring of business opposite a in-state rival, and KState is trainer this year. we consider Collin Klein could potentially get invited to New York in Dec — that’s how good we consider he is. we also consider a Cats win this one going away, something like 49-10.
Rutgers -7 over UConn. Ugh. we mean, U-G-H. There is customarily not another diversion we wish to lift a trigger on this week. we suspicion about UGA +1 over SC, nonetheless Bennett’s damage worries me as does a Dawgs’ OL opposite SC’s defensive ends. As many as I’d adore to go West Virginia to lift a dissapoint over Texas, we consider a ‘Horns’ invulnerability is many better. we was talked out of one we favourite all week: Florida State -16 over NC State, given a line moved. So, we picked this one by default. Confidence level? 45%. we know zero about these teams.

KID B’S “they’re all gonna giggle during your” PICKS

ULM-3.5 over MTSU: Hold on, I_S and KidB determine on a pick? Seriously? Whoah, man, whoah! Something uncanny competence be going on here. Somebody check a Mayan Calendar, stat.
Georgia+1 over South Carolina: If we demeanour during these dual teams on paper, they are utterly similar. But one statistic that is unchanging with what I’ve seen with my possess dual eyes is that of yards/play. Yards/play is an denote of descent firepower and, for innumerable reasons, is customarily a approach approach approach some-more useful metric than yards/game. UGA gets 7.8 yards per play. USC gets 6.1 yards per play. On a defensive end, UGA allows 4.9 yards per play and USC allows 4.1 yards per play. From this we can pull dual conclusions: (1) UGA is simply improved on offense than South Carolina, and (2) South Carolina has nonetheless to face Mr. Tyler Bray. But, honestly, we didn’t need any of those stats. I’ve seen these dual teams play, and UGA is a improved team, and by a far-reaching adequate domain that I’m assured they’ll get it finished on a road.
Boise State-9.5 over Southern Miss: This line is what it is for dual reasons. First, Boise had a unequivocally unimpressive looking final measure opposite a New Mexico group that is removing better, nonetheless still isn’t unequivocally good. Second, Southern Miss kept a diversion opposite Louisville many closer than what was expected. The latter happened given a diversion was played in 3 inches of station water. The former happened as a outcome of several uncharacteristic second half miscues by a Broncos that authorised a Lobos to get behind in a diversion notwithstanding being down 25 points during a half. Listen, we know a Boise isn’t a descent juggernaut that it’s been a final few years, nonetheless it’s still a well-coached group that we design to rebound behind in considerable conform and win this diversion in gentle 2 TD+ fashion.
Air Force-8 over Navy: The strong Air Force Falcons start invulnerability of their Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy as a squalid Navy Midshipmen make a trek into a Rocky Mountains in hunt of their initial FBS win. But we can’t always get what we want. Air Force leads a republic in rushing, has punted customarily once a whole season, and has a plain Senior QB in Connor Dietz who can both run, and pass a small bit too. Air Force is simply a improved team. And with home margin advantage, and imagination special black uniforms finished customarily for a occasion, we have no reason to expect a Falcons letdown.
Wisconsin-14 over Illinois: Recent justification suggests that a Fighting Illini might have entered into what some have referred to as a “pocket of putridity”. Which fundamentally customarily means that we don’t know accurately what’s going on adult there in Urbana-Champaign, nonetheless when we remove by 4 touchdowns during home to a bad Penn State team, it is reasonable to interpretation that elements of irregularity are expected utterly pervasive via a program. Think of that Weezer strain “Undone” (the sweater song). we consider Illinois is a sweater. The module will shortly be naked. But hopefully not on television. Unless we’re articulate coeds here. we digress.
Texas Tech+5 over Oklahoma: If a Vegas handicappers were aliens who had customarily landed on Earth this year and had no trust of Oklahoma’s story as a football module — and customarily trust of what Oklahoma and Texas Tech, respectively, had achieved on a margin of play this year — what would this widespread be? Just food for thought. Personally, we have no reason to trust that Oklahoma is a good football team. And we have each reason to be trust that Landry Jones is a bad quarterback. What, we haven’t seen him play?

I_S’s PICKS

UConn +7 over Rutgers. Isn’t there some arrange of order that no Big East diversion can be motionless by some-more than a touchdown?
Georgia Tech +10.5 over Clemson. Georgia Tech looked awful final week. But they looked like world-beaters 3 weeks ago. The law is somewhere in between. The other law is that they always seem to play Clemson well. The other other law is that we don’t have faith in Clemson’s invulnerability to stop ~~anything~~ a option.
Kansas State -24 over Kansas. One thing Bill Snyder always does is kick a [Fulmerized] out of Kansas.
ULM -3.5 over MTSU. ULM has assured me. They played with 3 true energy discussion teams, they didn’t let off a gas when personification on a highway opposite a high propagandize team. MTSU had a diversion of their lives final week, nonetheless this is still a group that’s mislaid to McNeese State in a past month.
UCLA -2.5 over Cal. What creates me shaken is that Cal is customarily good during home. What creates me reduction shaken is that this year’s Cal group hasn’t demonstrated any ability to be good anywhere. And UCLA has.
Penn State -2.5 over Northwestern. As usual, when we get to a behind half of a picks, there are a garland that we feel kinda fine about and nothing that we feel good about. For instance, we had to speak myself out of picking Wazzu customarily given Mike Riley infrequently loses these games for no apparent reason. So I’ll take a Nittany Lions again. I’m not certain they’re undervalued anymore, nonetheless I’m flattering damn certain Northwestern is overvalued.

FIVE KEYS FOR TENNESSEE (Since It’s a Bye Week, we’ll inspect things that need to occur … quickly)

Weed Out a Weakest Links. There are a lot of things that need to occur with this Tennessee defense, nonetheless a initial dual that should manifest this week are holding Jacques Smith and Brent Brewer out of a lineup and plugging in Willie Bohannon and LaDarrell McNeil. I’m not observant Smith shouldn’t step feet on a margin a approach we am with Brewer [unless it's during linebacker] nonetheless his opening control is so consistently bad that he customarily can’t start anymore. Unfortunately, it appears he’s always going to demeanour like Tarzan and play like Jane, a approach Phillip Fulmer used to speak about Robert Ayers before his comparison year.
While We’re At It … The freshmen cornerbacks — Deion Bonner and Daniel Gray — need to be worked into a rotation. Swagg and Justin Coleman simply aren’t removing a pursuit finished right now. Again, those dual should be in a rotation, nonetheless a freshmen are faster and can’t do that many worse in coverage. UT needs to ascent a delegate speed in a misfortune way.
Have Tyler Spend An Entire Day Throwing to Mychal Rivera. The biggest conundrum on this offense this deteriorate is a ineffectiveness of Rivera. He should be a best receiving parsimonious finish in a SEC, and Bray has thrown to him before. So, since isn’t he throwing to him now? This is a match-up calamity who needs to be utilized. With Mississippi State’s peculiarity corners, he needs to play a vital purpose in this game.
Make Cordarrelle Do A Crossword Puzzle. Or Sudoku. Or Words With Friends. Heck, anything to get him to say his thoroughness for an extended duration of time. He’s a many gifted far-reaching receiver in a SEC. While we need to digest artistic ways to get CP a ball, he needs to take advantage of those opportunities when they come.
Buy Curt Maggitt and Herman Lathers Hoverounds. These guys — generally Maggitt — shouldn’t be on their feet during all this week. Remember when Maggitt was shutting that opening on Mike Glennon heading to a sack-fumble in a N.C. State game? Where is that guy? Turf toe attacked us of that beast. He should have scarcely dual weeks to stay off it, that won’t reanimate it nonetheless could make him feel improved for a lean opposite a Bulldogs.

Aug 4, 2012

Sandy Lyle

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Reward lifted to $25000 in Gatlinburg businesswoman’s carnage – WATE

By ERICA ESTEP
6 News Reporter

GATLINBURG (WATE) – The prerogative for information heading to an detain and self-assurance in a Gatlinburg businesswoman’s homicide investigation is now adult to $25,000.

Shannon Hercutt, 40, died in Aug 2009.

At first, investigators pronounced it was due to a late night automobile pile-up when her Cadillac Escalade went over a 125-foot embankment. Later they suggested justification display she was killed.

“She was murdered during home,” pronounced Hercutt’s sister, Penny Stephens. “She was afterwards taken in her black Escalade to Walker Trail, behind Dollywood, and done it demeanour like she gathering off a cliff. But, she was already passed when they put her in a Escalade.”

On a third anniversary of Hercutt’s death, no arrests have been made. Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals pronounced they have had tips and follow all leads that come in, though they are seeking a public for help.

“Somebody knows something about this case,” pronounced Seals. “We only ask that they come forward.”

Stephens pronounced it’s worse than ever to sojourn carefree a torpedo will be caught. ”After 3 years, we have no some-more calm with a Sevier County Sheriff’s Office and a DA’s office,” she said. “The final meetings I’ve had with both of them have been really disappointing.”

Stephens put adult $10,000 out of her possess pocket, and her business, Auntie Belham’s Cabin Rentals, combined $5,000 in prerogative money.

The income is combined to a already-established $10,000 prerogative from a governor.

“I wish them to know that we are positively operative tough on this case,” Seals said. “And we wish this thing resolved as most as they do. we don’t wish no family to go but some closure, and closure would be to find a particular that did this iniquitous crime and move them to justice. So we’re going to continue to work on it forever, as prolonged as I’m here.”

If we have any information about this case, call a sheriff’s bureau during 865-453-4668.

Jul 22, 2012

Jeff Thomas

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Smoky Mountain Cabin Rentals Special Going On Now at Dancing Bear Rentals …

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Smoky Mountains, TN (PRWEB) July 17, 2012

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For the original version on PRWeb visit: http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/7/prweb9704400.htm

Jul 17, 2012