When you have a sinking ship you plug the holes, not drill more.
The decisions made for the past 15 years have simply been inexplicable and caused this once proud program to be a laughing stock and afterthought. You could not screw this up any more if you tried to do it intentionally. When you try to discuss UT football with the younger generation they have no conception of what you are even talking about. There have been so many times over the years I have ripped every UT sticker or tag from my car after a blown game only to put them back on the following week. As you traveled to other parts of the country donned in your Bill Dance hat, you used to get shout outs of Go Vols/Big Orange. Now............well you may still wear it but the pride with which you sport it has faded. I do not condone abandoning the players because it's not their fault. 60 years of loyalty prevents me from being labeled a fair weather friend. It's a hollow feeling not caring but there must be some return on an investment for it to be profitable. Don't want to think that all we have left is the mantra "Remember the good ol days." There may be enough boosters to keep the program on life support for a while but UT cannot survive without the support of the fans. We are what made UT great in the first place. I'm in for whatever it takes to get the attention of those in power.
The decisions made for the past 15 years have simply been inexplicable and caused this once proud program to be a laughing stock and afterthought. You could not screw this up any more if you tried to do it intentionally. When you try to discuss UT football with the younger generation they have no conception of what you are even talking about. There have been so many times over the years I have ripped every UT sticker or tag from my car after a blown game only to put them back on the following week. As you traveled to other parts of the country donned in your Bill Dance hat, you used to get shout outs of Go Vols/Big Orange. Now............well you may still wear it but the pride with which you sport it has faded. I do not condone abandoning the players because it's not their fault. 60 years of loyalty prevents me from being labeled a fair weather friend. It's a hollow feeling not caring but there must be some return on an investment for it to be profitable. Don't want to think that all we have left is the mantra "Remember the good ol days." There may be enough boosters to keep the program on life support for a while but UT cannot survive without the support of the fans. We are what made UT great in the first place. I'm in for whatever it takes to get the attention of those in power.
