Gate 21 has relocated to Gate21.net.  If you have landed here, click the link and come on over to the new and improved site and see what we have to offer…

Welcome everyone to the NEW and improved Gate 21! I’ve been working on this all week, and finally think I have it up and running. Hopefully, all of the links from the old WordPress-hosted blog will continue to remain active on the new address. Be that as it may, I am sure there will be some hiccups along the way, and there are still a few small things which need to be worked out.

At any rate, I hope you like the new look for the site and hope to bring you more ranting and raving in the very near future.

That said — at least for the time being — I imagine that my RSS feeds are going to be a bit screwed up.  Thus, please make sure and change your feeds. You can do that by simply using the following button:

At any rate, I now have 2 domains pointing to the same blog (as you will notice in the header at the top). You can now access Gate 21 at either: http://Gate21.net or http://Gate-21.com. If you have any problems, questions, or suggestions, feel free to drop me a line. If this site doesn’t look any different than it did in the past, then please click here and you will be taken to the new site, while the server changes get propagated.

In the meantime, hopefully I’ll be up to full speed soon…

- Go Figure …

MarkPost:

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• Despite allowing a scrappy Vanderbilt team stay in the game a little longer than they probably should have, Bruce and the Barbarians managed to beat the No 16 Commodes of Vanderbilt 80-60 Thursday night. Wayne Chism stood out with 18 points and 18 rebounds in the nationally televised contest. There’s no question about it ladies and gentlemen: The BasketVols are for Real! Hats off to Coach Pearl and the BasketVols for another great win — their 10th in a row.

• On another Basketball note, the Vol Network has announced that Coach Pearl will serve as the color commentator for the Lady Vols game against Arkansas on January 24th. I for one can’t wait to hear Bruce help call the game — it’s bound to be entertaining…

• Finally, there is a good chance that the blog will be down for a day or so, as I get ready to switch over to the new-and-improved Gate 21, in the next day or so. If I do everything right, all of the current links should continue to be active. Be that as it may, there is always a possibility that something might “go missing.” Thanks to everyone who has been reading for the last two months — I plan on keeping Gate 21 going as long as I can, and I hope you like the new site…

- Go Figure …

MarkPost:

I haven’t forgotten about the BasketVols, and their upcoming match up with the Fightin’ Commodes of Vanderbilt. It is guaranteed to be a serious showdown as the 15-1 Vols put their Top-10 ranking on the line against that school in Nashville (God, I sound like Gerry DiNardo…) Anyway, the game is on ESPN tonight at 7:00 pm, so go catch it. You can also catch a breakdown over at The BruceBall Blog.

As for my lack of attention to the blog this week, I am getting ready to give Gate 21 a major makeover, which hopefully will go live this weekend. Thus, I’ve been attempting to get the new site ready, and have — sadly — ignored the existing one somewhat. To both of my readers, (including myself) I am sorry for leaving you hanging this week.

Thus, please make sure you come back this weekend and give the new Gate 21 a look.

Until then…

Go Vols, beat the Crazy-Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-Reject-Lookin’-Commodores!!!

- Go Figure …

MarkPost:

Well … surprise, surprise, for once I was right.  Jameel Owens and Stacy McGee committed to Oklahoma, less than a week after being involved in Cheeba-gate.  I suppose getting nearly arrested on a recruiting visit didn’t bode well for the future for these two young men.

On another note, I have a few interesting things coming up for the blog which I have been working on this week.  Hopefully, I’ll have something new to show you by the weekend.

In the meantime, let’s hope that no more of the Vols decide to burn down in public…

- Go Figure …

MarkPost:   

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From VolQuest.com

This just in:

Two Tennessee football players were cited on Friday night for simple possession of marijuana as they hosted a recruit on an official visit.

Gerald Jones was driver of a car which was stopped for a burnt out light. According to the report, officers smelled marijuana as the approached the Dodge Magnum

Officers received consent to search the car and found marijuana cigars inside the car including one which was partially smoked.

The passengers in the car were redshirt freshman receiver Ahmad Paige, redshirt offensive lineman William Brimfield and Muskogee, Oklahoma wide receiver Jameel Owens. Owens was in town for his official visit.

Jones and Paige were both cited for simple possession (a misdemeanor) and Jones was cited for not wearing a seat belt as well as the burnt out light.
Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer is going to issue a statement later today.

You know, a few single guys, out trying to have a good time … cruisin’ the town, takin’ in the sites, and burnin’ down on a doobie. Bad decisions, gentlemen, will get you in trouble. This is especially bad considering there was a recruit in the car.

I have full faith that the Great Punkin’ will mete out the appropriate penalty, but these guys have got to learn that they are on the front porch of the university, and can’t be out in the public embarrassing themselves and the program.

Don’t you just imagine that Jameel Owens’ family is not exactly going to be all that hip on their son coming to Tennessee … Damn!

- Go Figure …

MarkPost:

To all you Star Wars Fans out there, this is one of the best voice-over jobs I’ve ever seen, and it is damn funny.  It’s a little on the long side, but it is worth it — I promise.

Obviously not sports related, but I just had to share it.

Of course there is that line about baseball…

Side Note:  I am in the process of trying to make a few changes to the blog over the next few days, so posts may be a bit thin until later in the week.  Be that as it may, I have a few things lined up for everyone…

- Go Figure …

MarkPost:     

Technorati Tags: Tennessee Home for the Visually Offensive,Darth Vader,James Earl Jones,Star Wars,Voice Over,Billy Joel,Death Star,Funny,YouTube,Field of Dreams,Baseball,Time Wasters

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