Keith “HatVol” Hatfield Passing

Discussion in 'The Thunderdome' started by Tenacious D, Sep 5, 2021.

  1. VolDad

    VolDad Super Moderator

    What is the rush. Stick around.
     
  2. chavisut

    chavisut Dan Mullen Fan Club President

    I must admit as a Peyton fanboy his takes definitely got me riled up when I first joined TOOS.
     
  3. ole_orange

    ole_orange Board Simp

    Him constantly reminding VolNation that Pearl was a sleazebag because he secretly recorded and manipulated a recruit into admitting improper benefits-and in turn giving the said recording to the NCAA was a tough pill for many of us to swallow. He had a talent for knocking those off pedestals he felt was undeserved.
     
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  4. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    Pearl also brought a student trainer girlfriend with him from Wisconsin Milwaukee and left his ugly, trashy wife for a trashy decent looking lady. He's a really shitty human being
     
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  5. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    And the NCAA didn't even use Pearl's recordings once they got them because he cut out parts of the conversation.
     
  6. ole_orange

    ole_orange Board Simp

    Yea being an adult and tricking a teenager that thought they could trust you into admitting violations on a secret recording (as if Pearl and any staff he was ever on never cheated in recruiting), and then manipulating said recording to fit his narrative was scummy as hell.

    His ex-wife using her divorce money to open a nail saloon called "Alimony" was poetic in a trashy way. Stephen Pearl went to UT when I was there. By many accounts he was a jerk too.

    He's a much better college basketball coach than human being, that's for sure.
     
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  7. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    Stephen is a gigantic [uck fay]ing douche too. I personally can't stand Bruce and found it extremely funny he got fired over something as simple as a secondary violation he didn't have the balls to admit to
     
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  8. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    his daughter was cool.
     
  9. MWR

    MWR Contributor

    Here's a group picture from a tailgate. Maybe 2013. Hat is on one end and I'm on the other. It's anyone's guess who that bunch of vagabonds in the middle are. group photo.jpg
     
  10. MWR

    MWR Contributor

    And here's the original picture of Jay, Hat and OldVol. And it's to scale. I stretched Hat in the first picture just so the three of them could see eye to eye. jay hat oldvol.jpg
     
  11. Lexvol

    Lexvol Super Moderator

    Very sad I missed this one!
     
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  12. lylsmorr

    lylsmorr Super Moderator

    Didn't realize your avatar was a selfie. My balding noggin is envious of that flowing hair
     
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  13. Volst53

    Volst53 Super Moderator

    Got to have that kind of fluff to stay warm in stinking creek
     
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  14. XXROCKYTOPXX

    XXROCKYTOPXX Chieftain

    As others have mentioned, some will recall him as the elephant on the board quick to lay it down. There was another side to him though which truly was compassionate and kind hearted. He had a soft spot for those underprivileged or dealt a difficult hand at life and would go to great lengths to assist in any way he could. He was a passionate person who was always willing to help and he will certainly be missed.
     
  15. XXROCKYTOPXX

    XXROCKYTOPXX Chieftain

    Some white whale sightings in here. Good to see/hear from you all.
     
  16. VolDad

    VolDad Super Moderator

    Someone can correct me if I am wrong:

    Hat, Macon, Jay, Me, OldVol, _??_, MWR and kneeling PilotFlyingJ
     
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  17. lylsmorr

    lylsmorr Super Moderator

    Between Hat and Jay is Volguy1971
     
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  18. lylsmorr

    lylsmorr Super Moderator

    Good to see you around more, too
     
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  19. wounded mullet

    wounded mullet New Member

    Hey fellows, hope everyone is well. I’d like to say a few words about the passing of our buddy hatvol. Absolutely lost a board icon the other day.

    Back in 2008 I was living a much different life in the state of Florida as I witnessed the downfall of a long standing coach who had lost his way. I’m sitting at a bar thirsty for some Kiffin updates when I decided to search for a Vols message board on a old lg slide phone. Of course I landed on the site known as Volnation. As fate would have it I would eventually run into the man known as hatvol. In a sea of bad takes and derp opinions here came this dude to the ring delivering furious stunners to anyone who crossed his path. I didn’t agree with all of his takes, hell I never got the Kevin O’Neil love but I always respected him and he in turn made me want to up my posting abilities. I stand here as a message board veteran now with going through the trials and tribulations of being a Vols fan, but it all started back 13 years ago seeing one of the best to ever do it while rolling people up left and right. RIP and hope your soul is at peace now.
     
  20. MWR

    MWR Contributor

    I hadn't noticed, but I may have more hair than all the rest of the group combined.
     

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