Saw Man

But together, every time I'd get one of them convinced of it, somebody from behind them would yell, to the river! So we followed them all the way to the river. And sure enough, they tossed the first upright into the river. And then here comes the second one. They toss it in the river.

But together, every time I'd get one of them convinced of it, somebody from behind them would yell, to the river! So we followed them all the way to the river. And sure enough, they tossed the first upright into the river. And then here comes the second one. They toss it in the river.

Well, about that time, some fraternity boys decided that it would be awfully nice to have a piece of that goalpost. So several of them jumped in the river. You know, it's about 1030 at night, October, it's freezing outside. And there they are in the river. They fish it out and they bring it back and they start marching it back toward fraternity row.

Well, about that time, some fraternity boys decided that it would be awfully nice to have a piece of that goalpost. So several of them jumped in the river. You know, it's about 1030 at night, October, it's freezing outside. And there they are in the river. They fish it out and they bring it back and they start marching it back toward fraternity row.

And my wife stands in front of them and just, you know, puts her hands up and says, you know, Hall, we have a saw. And so I'm a few hundred yards away with some other people at the time. And all of a sudden I start hearing them chant, saw man, saw man. And so here I come. So my plan is to cut a piece off of it, take it, and then donate the saw to the cause.

And my wife stands in front of them and just, you know, puts her hands up and says, you know, Hall, we have a saw. And so I'm a few hundred yards away with some other people at the time. And all of a sudden I start hearing them chant, saw man, saw man. And so here I come. So my plan is to cut a piece off of it, take it, and then donate the saw to the cause.

Because it's a lot of work to cut one of these up with a hacksaw. So I get started on it. They're chanting saw, man. About halfway through it, I put too much pressure on the blade and broke it. And all of a sudden, I start getting booed by all the college students. They lift it up and off they go. And there had to have been 150 people out there.

Because it's a lot of work to cut one of these up with a hacksaw. So I get started on it. They're chanting saw, man. About halfway through it, I put too much pressure on the blade and broke it. And all of a sudden, I start getting booed by all the college students. They lift it up and off they go. And there had to have been 150 people out there.

And all of a sudden, it's just the four of us standing there alone and just bummed out because we've missed our chance at getting a piece of the goalpost.

And all of a sudden, it's just the four of us standing there alone and just bummed out because we've missed our chance at getting a piece of the goalpost.

And so off we go. And we're running down the riverbank. And sure enough, there's one of the whole uprights is in the river. And there's some poor college student clinging to it. but it's too big for him to wrangle back to the dock. So my now 16-year-old, he was 14 at the time, turns to me and says, can I go in after it? And, you know, being the great parent I am, I say, yeah, sure, go.

And so off we go. And we're running down the riverbank. And sure enough, there's one of the whole uprights is in the river. And there's some poor college student clinging to it. but it's too big for him to wrangle back to the dock. So my now 16-year-old, he was 14 at the time, turns to me and says, can I go in after it? And, you know, being the great parent I am, I say, yeah, sure, go.

You know, he strips down to his t-shirt and off he goes. And so the two of them get it up on the bank and then we help them pull it up the rest of the way, but we don't have a saw. It's my four family members, a young life counselor from UT and a 35-year-old drunk guy with one shoe. And so I start looking around. I tell the drunk guy, okay, you're coming with me. We're going to my house.

You know, he strips down to his t-shirt and off he goes. And so the two of them get it up on the bank and then we help them pull it up the rest of the way, but we don't have a saw. It's my four family members, a young life counselor from UT and a 35-year-old drunk guy with one shoe. And so I start looking around. I tell the drunk guy, okay, you're coming with me. We're going to my house.

So he follows me. We go back to my house. We get a reciprocating saw this time. We come back down and got another hacksaw. Work our way down to where they are. They had hidden the goalpost in the brush because there were people all around looking. And we pull it out, cut it into five, six foot sections. And we head back.

So he follows me. We go back to my house. We get a reciprocating saw this time. We come back down and got another hacksaw. Work our way down to where they are. They had hidden the goalpost in the brush because there were people all around looking. And we pull it out, cut it into five, six foot sections. And we head back.

So the Young Life counselor, his apartment was actually located right beside Peyton Manning's bar, Saloon 16. And that night, in celebration of the win, Morgan Wallen was doing an impromptu concert at this little 2,000-square-foot bar. We've got a special guest, Knoxville's own Morgan Wallen is going to come up here. You know, so you can imagine what that was like. It was a zoo.

So the Young Life counselor, his apartment was actually located right beside Peyton Manning's bar, Saloon 16. And that night, in celebration of the win, Morgan Wallen was doing an impromptu concert at this little 2,000-square-foot bar. We've got a special guest, Knoxville's own Morgan Wallen is going to come up here. You know, so you can imagine what that was like. It was a zoo.

So we pull in next to this guy's apartment and it was like, okay, three, two, one, go. He runs around. We open the lift gate. He pulls his section off and he just takes off running. And so he made it out of there alive.

So we pull in next to this guy's apartment and it was like, okay, three, two, one, go. He runs around. We open the lift gate. He pulls his section off and he just takes off running. And so he made it out of there alive.