OldandStillaVol
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My vivid memory of Dobbs is in the loss to Vanderbilt that ended UT's dream of a generally meaningless Sugar Bowl. Most won't remember this but the entire team was distracted that week by tragic events to the southwest of Knoxville. Dobbs was not encouraged by the staff to have his head on straight during that somewhat significant preparation period. No matter how inflamed you are by this reality, there is no way that Saban or Smartt would let their team stray so far afield mentally three days before their biggest game in five years. In fact, Saban would tell his players that the only way they could ease the suffering of their fan base would be to practice harder than ever and kick their opponent's ass on Saturday. Mostly our coach's fault, but stop lionizing the athlete. he was freakish physically but had some Life champions MIA moments on the field during his career.
My vivid memory of Dobbs is in the loss to Vanderbilt that ended UT's dream of a generally meaningless Sugar Bowl. Most won't remember this but the entire team was distracted that week by tragic events to the southwest of Knoxville. Dobbs was not encouraged by the staff to have his head on straight during that somewhat significant preparation period. No matter how inflamed you are by this reality, there is no way that Saban or Smartt would let their team stray so far afield mentally three days before their biggest game in five years. In fact, Saban would tell his players that the only way they could ease the suffering of their fan base would be to practice harder than ever and kick their opponent's ass on Saturday. Mostly our coach's fault, but stop lionizing the athlete. he was freakish physically but had some Life champions MIA moments on the field during his career.
My vivid memory of Dobbs is in the loss to Vanderbilt that ended UT's dream of a generally meaningless Sugar Bowl. Most won't remember this but the entire team was distracted that week by tragic events to the southwest of Knoxville. Dobbs was not encouraged by the staff to have his head on straight during that somewhat significant preparation period. No matter how inflamed you are by this reality, there is no way that Saban or Smartt would let their team stray so far afield mentally three days before their biggest game in five years. In fact, Saban would tell his players that the only way they could ease the suffering of their fan base would be to practice harder than ever and kick their opponent's ass on Saturday. Mostly our coach's fault, but stop lionizing the athlete. he was freakish physically but had some Life champions MIA moments on the field during his career.
My vivid memory of Dobbs is in the loss to Vanderbilt that ended UT's dream of a generally meaningless Sugar Bowl. Most won't remember this but the entire team was distracted that week by tragic events to the southwest of Knoxville. Dobbs was not encouraged by the staff to have his head on straight during that somewhat significant preparation period. No matter how inflamed you are by this reality, there is no way that Saban or Smartt would let their team stray so far afield mentally three days before their biggest game in five years. In fact, Saban would tell his players that the only way they could ease the suffering of their fan base would be to practice harder than ever and kick their opponent's ass on Saturday. Mostly our coach's fault, but stop lionizing the athlete. he was freakish physically but had some Life champions MIA moments on the field during his career.
Dobbs might be one the classiest vols in recent memory. Seems humble and has his mind in the right place. I'm hoping the best for Dobbs in the NFL! Proud!
If there was an award for owning space in peoples heads, D4H would be in the running. lol:
D4H does an epic troll job and I am convinced that he is not even trying to troll. Its fascinating to watch.