Percent of VN football fans who went to UT?

[volinthenorth]

Just wondering if Big Orange football fandom correlates with attendance/graduation from UT? For me it does...undergrad class of 1992. What about everyone else on this board? Should be interesting to see!

 

[Lawrence Wright]

I did not attend UT.

 

[volinthenorth]

I did not attend UT.

We deeply pity you, Jaws, Lawgator, etc.

 

[FLVOL_79]

Does driving on Cumberland Ave count as "going to UTK"?

 

[SayNoToJorts]

Born in East TN. Grew up Vol fan in Atlanta. Graduated from UGA. Never wavered. Go Vols

 

[BigDave]

I attended UTK but graduated from UTM . . .

 

[sjt18]

Became a UT fan when Heath Shuler became a Vol. We come from the same town and church. Our families were friends. My dad coached him in Little League baseball.

We moved all over the country so UT football was sort of an "anchor" to home.

 

[give_him 6]

Grew up a Vols fan in Middle Tennessee. Went to Fulmer football camps in the summers. Graduated from Missouri State.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Became a UT fan when Heath Shuler became a Vol. We come from the same town and church. Our families were friends. My dad coached him in Little League baseball.

We moved all over the country so UT football was sort of an "anchor" to home.

I became a Tennessee fan because of Heath Shuler, i was 9.

 

[vols 30]

Went to UT for 2 years, 4 years in the Navy, finished up at ETSU.

Learned more about everything while I was in the Navy

 

[Savannahbayvol]

Became a UT fan when Heath Shuler became a Vol. We come from the same town and church. Our families were friends. My dad coached him in Little League baseball.

We moved all over the country so UT football was sort of an "anchor" to home.

Love Bryson City!

 

[OptimusPrimerib]

Attended UTK and graduated at UTC

 

[VawlDave]

Graduated a Blue Raider.

 

[Gary10ec1]

TN as a child moved a few times (KY,FL) never flinched. Graduated from UF during Spurrier’s reign of terror. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

 

[BVols20]

Born and raised in GA, but grandfather played at UT so grew up going to games and following the Vols

 

[YankeeVol]

Born in TN. Eventually will be an APSU alum

 

[BigDave]

Born in TN. Eventually will be an APSU alum

You don't have that much longer to graduate!!! Keep it up!!

GBO

 

[onevol74]

Attended UT, but graduated at Troy. Master's at Tusculum.

 

[TnVol!]

Native Tennessean. My son went to UTK.

 

[Vol_sanity]

UTC Grad / UTK Grad school drop out

 

[tomballvol]

Grad - 1977

 

[Special Ed]

OK. What's the percentage?

 

[Starchief13VFL]

Started in 1966 when I was in 6th grade. Came to Knoxville from Ohio to live with my dad for 3 months. Sold cokes at Neyland that fall. Moved back to Ohio and have Been hooked every since

 

[GAVol]

Became a UT fan when Heath Shuler became a Vol. We come from the same town and church. Our families were friends. My dad coached him in Little League baseball.

We moved all over the country so UT football was sort of an "anchor" to home.

Same story for me. I’m from a Milan and later lived in Murfreesboro and my whole family lives in TN, but I haven’t lived there for 35 years. I was accepted and fully intended to go to UT… then came a last second offer to go play small college golf.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

Didn't answer because none of the responses seem right to me.

I didn't "adopt the Vols"...I was born into Vol Nation. I've never been anything other than a Vol fan. Even though I went to school somewhere else. My school (West Point) even played the Vols while I was there; I rooted for Tennessee. Yep. And, heh, we won.

For many Tennesseans it has nothing to do with where you went to school. It's as tribal as Tullahoma versus Manchester or the Hatfields and McCoys.

Tennesseans should be Tennessee fans. Period.

Go Vols!