Travis has become enamored of several objects, phrases or events which he frequenly references in the column. Among the most frequent:
'Bama Bangs - a term coined by Travis to refer to southern men's hairstyles that feature prominent bangs for no apparent reason. Brodie Croyle and John Parker Wilson are oft-cited violators of 'Bama Bangs rules.
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When Clay Travis, acclaimed author of Dixieland Delight, decided to spend the 2008 season up close and personal with UT football, he—and every other college football aficionado—thought he was in for a rollicking ride with one of the leading contenders for the national title. After all, when the Vols kicked off the season on September 1, the defending SEC East champions were ranked 18th in the country. As head coach Phillip Fulmer prepared for the game, he reflected upon a coaching career that included an astounding 147 victories, two SEC championships, and a national title. With 34 years at UT under his belt as both a player and coach, the Tennessee native had just signed a contract extension that projected to keep him at the university long enough to become the winningest coach in program history.
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There is no college ball more passionate and competitive than football in the Southeastern Conference, where seven of the twelve schools boast stadiums bigger than any in the NFL and 6.5 million fans hit the road every year to hoot and holler their teams to victory.
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The newly favored man is not really a man at all, but a hairless, effeminate, germ-fearing, non-meat-eating, exfoliating, wristband-wearing woman of the worst order. We as men are told that we must embrace the sacred feminine in ourselves, even if it doesn't actually exist, and become the very quintessence of woman, plus penises. This situation is untenable. This trend must stop.
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Clay Travis is the only former student manager in the history of college athletics to marry an NFL cheerleader. He managed to pull this off despite an irrational affinity for the television shows Dawson's Creek and My Super Sweet 16. While being raised in Nashville, Tenn., Travis developed a healthy obsession with college sports and Alyssa Milano. As a teenager his greatest accomplishment was taking a doo-rag wearing Luke Duke (balling as Tom Wopat) to the hole at the Nashville YMCA.
In the midst of a stellar legal career during which he specialized in rewarding the unjust and punishing the oppressed, Travis began writing for CBS Sports's SPiN section in September 2005...
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Clay - Tom Lemming on Jim Chaney
"For that reason, I've decided to write about college football assistant coaches who have gone above and beyond the call of duty as not only great coaches but also tremendous recruiters. The first coach who comes to mind -- and one who I believe is well-deserving of head coach consideration -- is Purdue's offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator, Jim Chaney.
I've been around several successful assistant coaches over the past 20 years who have moved on to become extremely successful head coaches and the majority of them did not have the résumé that Chaney has. He's not only one of the country's most successful offensive coordinators, but also is one of the nation's premier recruiting coordinators. Over the past three years, Purdue has been able to find blue-chip athletes earlier than just about any other school in the country. I begin my yearly recruiting road-trip travels in early March and am always shocked to find that no matter which player I interview and in what part of the country, he has already received a questionnaire from the Purdue Boilermakers.
Finding blue-chippers and then mailing out questionnaires to those players is the responsibility of the recruiting coordinator, and few do it better than Jim Chaney. A major reason why the Boilermakers have become so successful in such a short time is the evaluating skills of the assistant coaches. I've mentioned a couple of them in past reports -- for example, Danny Hope and Brock Spack -- but the majority of the credit should go to the recruiting coordinator, since he gives direction to the entire staff"
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Chaney spent nine years at Purdue as offensive coordinator. He also coached the offensive line and tight ends.
The Boilermakers led the Big Ten in passing offense five times and in total offense in 1997, 1999, and 2002. Purdue was ranked in the top 10 in the nation in total offense in six seasons, including 2000, when the Boilermakers ranked fourth.
I like this hire....they guy can recruit
Warren Hale
Knoxville