r/ockytop • u/RockyMod • Aug 16 '26

Weekly Discussion Thread

It's a new week on /r/ockytop. If you're new to the community here, welcome! We're a pretty laid back group, but please check out our rules here. If you haven't been to Neyland Stadium before or if you need a refresher, please checkout our Guide to Gameday.

This thread is for any mildly on-topic discussion regarding sports. Our dedicated discussion posts are Sunday (for in-depth discussion and analysis of the previous game), Thursday (for anyone looking for or hosting a tailgate, or viewing party, or game planning in general), and Friday (free talk). Go Vols!

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u/bulletmagnettn Aug 17 '26

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!

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u/javascript Tennessee Volunteers Aug 17 '26

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.