The Tennessean Picks Volunteers Over Bruins

Niels Bohr — the famous Danish physicist — observed: “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.”

… Which is why WOC loves predictions — the bolder the better. But, of course, a prediction is only as good as its accuracy.

Surprise, surprise. Bryan Mullen — a staff writer for The Tennessean — has picked the Tennessee Volunteers to beat the UCLA Bruins. The Vols and Bruins play Monday night at the Rose Bowl. Mullen writes:

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The Daily Brief — Thursday, August 28, 2008

Economy rebounds at better-than-expected pace in the spring, mostly spurred by exports
Associated Press · Jeannine Aversa
The economy shifted to a higher gear in the spring, growing at its fastest pace in nearly a year as foreign buyers snapped up U.S. exports and tax rebates spurred shoppers at home. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that gross domestic product, or GDP, increased at a 3.3 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter. The revised reading was much better than the government’s initial estimate of a 1.9 percent pace and exceeded economists’ expectations for a 2.7 percent growth rate… more»

It’s the economy, stupid? –PH

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