Roundtable: Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide


With World War Z coming out this next week, this week's topic is a creative and fun one. It's time to create a Survival Guide for When (Not If) the Zombie Apocalypse occurs. So we posed two questions to the panelists for this week's roundtable:   1) Where would you hole up Read more

Bright Spots: Ian & Larissa - The Power of Marriage


As Palmer and my second wedding anniversary approaches, friends often ask the question of what I've learned in marriage. I've written about the power of marriage before. Some of our contemporary society's most divisive and polarizing debates concern the fundamental nature of what marriage is or what marriage is Read more

The Bachelorette 2013: Week 4 Recap


Last night on The Bachelorette, there were high heels, tears, helicopters (obvi), and, of course, a private Darius Rucker show. No one's quite sure when this show became the relaunch pad for comeback 90's artists, but, then again, nobody really cares. To be honest, most of this episode was Read more

SkyMall Surprises: Gifts for Him


[Editor's Note: I received this e-mail from my wife last week. With our anniversary coming up this week, she had decided she would shop for my present solely on SkyMall's website. This is going to start a mini-series of Palmer's gift ideas for various occasions. Check out the e-mail Read more

Movie Review: Man of Steel


Is this the Superman we’ve been eagerly awaiting? When word first broke “300” director Zack Snyder had been put in charge of the fabled DC Comics franchise, viewers knew instantly they were going to enjoy a film with more action than previous outings. True to form, Snyder gives us our Read more

He Said, She Said: True Blood


Four years ago, my then girlfriend, now wife, Katelyn and I were looking for ways to occupy the so called dog days of summer that were dragging along in Oxford, MS. She was a student; I was a chef/mover/waiter/blogger/beer drinker. (Man. Life was easy then.) Aside from the usual Read more

Football

National Signing Daze

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Ole Miss National Signing Daze

Boy howdy am I excited to be an Ole Miss Rebel today. Yesterday we inked what many think is the best football recruiting class in the university’s long history, and hopefully that is just the beginning of a rise to prominence (read: not sucking too bad) in the SEC.

But as I look over how my day progressed yesterday, it makes me stop and wonder about the recruiting process as a whole. How it unfolds, how it affects the players, coaches, fans, and how it is intensified by the domination of Twitter. Read more

20 Tips For Surviving A Coaching Change

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In today’s college football landscape no coaching position is ever secure. As of today, there are four open head coaching jobs at SEC schools. And as someone who went through three coaches during his four years at the University of Tennessee, I feel like a bit of a veteran on the matter. So I’m here to shed a little light on all the things you will hear soon if you haven’t already. Also thanks to Jeremy Wilson for his input! Read more

Thanksgiving Day NFL Games for Dummies

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NFL Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day NFL Games for Dummies

It’s that special day where we all gather around the table, stuff our faces with turkey, and praise the invention of the elastic waistband. After eating and putting on our favorite pair of stretchy pants comes the real feast— three NFL games: Houston at Detroit as an appetizer, Washington (the fighting RG3’s) at Dallas (the fighting disappointments) for the main entrée, then New England at the New York Jets for dessert. Whether you are a football fan or not, you know you will end up watching some portion of these games, and I’m here to help. Here is a preview of what’s happening inside and outside the lines during the three game feast tomorrow. Read more

A Message to Vol Fans on the Dooley Dilemma

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Derek Dooley A Message to Vol Fans on the Dooley Dilemma

Derek Dooley may very well be gone at the end of this season. To be truthful, many people didn’t even expect him to last as long as he has when he took over. However, amidst all the bickering over his fate, people need to recognize that this is not a gloom and doom situation. Given what he inherited, he has done a hell of a job in every part of the coaching job besides winning. Read more

Monday Morning Mailbag – Political Ads, Korean defectors, AND MORE!

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It’s Monday morning. You’re back to school or work after a weekend of football, family, friends, and all sorts of other fun. Today probably isn’t so much fun. That’s where the Monday Mailbag comes in!

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NFL Week 3: Winners & Losers

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You all know the drill by now. Another solid contribution by Jeremy Wilson. Read more

College Football Roundtable: Week 4

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NFL Week 2: Winners & Losers

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Gruden Grinders NFL Week 2: Winners & Losers

Week 2 of the NFL brings us Winners like #GrudensGrinders, Losers (and possible loser of the year) like Josh Morgan’s personal foul penalty, and the all-new ‘Undecided’ category. Read more

College Football Roundtable: Week 3

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Be sure to check out Week 2 if you missed it! If not, it’s time for some Week 3 College Football Roundtable action including this weeks pick ‘em! Read more

NFL Week 1: Winners & Losers

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Matt Ryan NFL Week 1: Winners & Losers

We are delighted that a good friend of The Wise Guise, Jeremy Wilson, has joined us to break down the first week of the NFL season. Jeremy has joined us before in several capacities in the past. He wrote our first ever guest piece on Jeremy Lin, he was the subject of his sister’s guest post on being on the kiss cam with a sibling, and he also is a part of our weekly College Football Roundtable. Below you’ll find some solid insight mixed with some humor as well. Let us know your week one winners and losers of week one in the comments section below! Read more