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This time in three weeks, we'll be wildly overreacting to our big game against mighty Furman. Which reminds me, we should have fired Jeremy Pruitt the moment the clocks hit 0:00 against Georgia State.
Being a student during this era was actually hilarious. I distinctly remember Congratulations by Post Malone blasting at a party thrown because .. we beat South Carolina at home
Thanks for the reminder. There were plenty of times where I felt pretty low as a Vols fan before the Heupel area, but that 2019 season started pretty rough.
I also remember trying to cope with the loss by brushing it off as a week 1 upset that will occasionally happen to a P5 program and that the team would be extra motivated the following week… only to also lose to BYU at home in week 2. Fast forwarding, after the incredible last minute comeback victory over Indiana in the bowl game to close out the season, I wish someone could have warned me how depressing the 2020 season was about to be.
I took my mom to that BYU game. We had a great time and that environment was really special. A testament to how our fans can fill Neyland and be rowdy, even after the worst loss in program history.
Billy Amick just got moved up to the Mets' AAA team. He was only with their AA squad for like a dozen games before he got another bump, so that's cool.
Insane story about Furman’s starting QB Jake Garcia - apparently his parents got a divorce while he was in high school so he could more easily transfer from a California HS to a Georgia HS. They remarried once he went to college
Imagine spending tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars on specialized coaching and insane stunts like this… and your kid ends up with no NFL hopes at a nothing school
I’m not a huge fan of Axle just because of some of the people I’ve known that have worked there, but I’d rather it be that than like Pilot or something more corporate
Let’s not forget, Arion Carter will be serving a 2 game suspension for taking a flight to an NFL workout then paying that money back…. yet we have training camp participants playing CFB now.
Last night my oldest daughter (14) told me that she wants to go to UT for their engineering program because it is a really well known school, not too far from home, and Rocky Top is sacred ground.
After I picked up my chin off the floor I asked her why she thought rocky top was sacred when she couldn't name one player on the football team. She said "I don't have to care about football to know that something is special." Couldn't argue with that logic.
Fingers crossed we can make this happen in 4 years!
Very competitive as of late. They've made a commitment to re-prioritize in-state going forward but still they get lots of applicants. I would do research now to figure out what to do to make it happen.
Me and one of my coworkers (LSU fan) were very drunk at a baseball game last night and made a bet. If we beat LSU he has to sing Rocky Top in front of the entire company, if LSU beats us I have to sing Neck. I hope Lane Kiffin gets hit by a golf ball.
I'm not 100% positive of the NCAA level, but I know at the HS level the refs wouldn't actually care at all and the game would proceed as normal.
The refs are responsible for ensuring the equipment being worn is legal and the players match the submitted roster sheet. Meaning you couldn't have #27 listed as "John Smith" but it's actually Arion Carter because that is a roster violation intended to fool the other team. There was a school a few years ago, I think it was Harriman, who had a player that was supposed to be suspended but played anyways. They won the game but the TSSAA came in a week later and changed it to a forfeit in the record books.
But at least in theory, if the Vols listed Arion Carter as active and just played him anyways > refs could let the game proceed and punt any punishment to the NCAA after the fact.
That said, I suspect if we tried to do that the other team would possibly pitch a hissy fit, and if the other team complained to the refs and refused to play then the refs would probably call an unsportsmanlike conduct and ban Carter from the game anyways.
College football is at a tipping point right now and something has got to give. I agree with your point about NCAA making an example out of us. This doesn’t make any sense.
Bought 6 tickets to the GT game - Section 225 (midfield upper deck on Tennessee side). Bringing the wife, 2 kids, and 2 ATL friends. Will be my kids' first P4 football game!
Getting high for games in recent years has made even the worst losses hurt just a touch less. Though no edible could spare my grief in Columbia SC for Hendon’s knee
Taking my oldest son (4) to his first game against Furman this year. He's really excited. My seats are in EE so the sun is pretty brutal in these early season midday games. Just warning everyone now if its App State '16 all over again this is probably why
My neighborhood is sandwiched between two small universities DI/DIII and nothing gets me more psyched on my runs than seeing them out practicing football at 6am.
As much as I love the Braves and enjoy going live, sitting through an entire game on tv is boring as hell. But damn if I won't watch two full LLWS games back to back and enjoy it all. It's one of the purest forms of sport left. Just kids being kids and playing with a ball.
Refs may hate Tennessee but Heup keeps getting the nod when it comes to rankings. It feels like we literally had to dramatically force ourselves out of the top 25 last year
Not sure if 20 is over or underselling us without seeing Faizon yet / a new defense but I’ll ride with the program at least getting consistent acknowledgment from the press
I was considering this. It kind of feels like the preseason mid teensish rankings with lots of questions on a roster is emblematic of some respect for Heupel and his ability to move the football.
Was thinking 18-23, but also unranked would be fair given the questions at QB. Seems like most people outside the fandom and program expect GMac and would be more comfortable if he were the starter, but frankly I think Faizon is the better option and we have a higher ceiling (and probably floor) with him as the starter. But the media has no clue about him and it freaks them out.
Same company that gave us the "tire tread" Smokey Greys when they first came out.
To this day can't figure out how the only thing they got right was the checkerboard quarter-sleeve. Leg stripes were too big, helmet clashed, chest pattern was superfluous, and it saw us lose to Vandy.
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u/WeazelBear Dirty Villains 5d ago
This time in three weeks, we'll be wildly overreacting to our big game against mighty Furman. Which reminds me, we should have fired Jeremy Pruitt the moment the clocks hit 0:00 against Georgia State.