Smokey with Guest Host - Neil McGraw

The Stupid History of Smokey  - with Guest Host Neil McGraw


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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
Hello, and welcome here stupid hish minute. I am your
guest host today and my name is Neil McGraw, and
I used to have a podcast called not Even I Listen.
But today I've been recruited to tell you about Smoky.
All right, so let me tell you about Smoky. It's
a hound dog king of Tennessee football back in nineteen

(00:29):
fifty three folks at the University of Tennessee that had
themselves a vote to pick a mascot, and wouldn't you know,
is a blue tick coonhound named Smoky let out. He
let out a big old howl right there on the field.
Crowd went DUTs. Been tradition ever since. Every time the
falls play, the dog comes trotted out like he owned

(00:52):
a dang place. They got a real dog and a
fella in a costume, double trouble. Smoky touchdowns, flats, and
probably more barbecue than most fans. He is deprived of
Rocky top y'all alright, this has been the stupid here
story minute. And again, my name is Neil McGraw and

(01:16):
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