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Your RBR Word of the Day: Paravail

To have a winner, you have to have a loser.

By Erik Evans
Remember when this wasn't an upset? #BRICKBYBRICK #GBO #VFL
Remember when this wasn't an upset? #BRICKBYBRICK #GBO #VFL
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Paravail

adjective \`parə`vā(ə)l\

  1. Being below, or at the bottom

  2. Inferior to all others

  3. [old Norman legal concept regarding possessory fee estates that bores even me]

Tennessee's decision to play its season-opener on a Sunday is a clear sign of the Vols' paravail status in the national spotlight.

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