“Idiots in tennessee”

[Hbg]

If anyone else is watching the game did you hear the announcer call us idiots?

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

If anyone else is watching the game did you hear the announcer call us idiots?

Go look at twitter, hes getting destroyed by UT fans and even Knoxville media

 

[NighthawkVol]

If anyone else is watching the game did you hear the announcer call us idiots?

Yeah. Fran Frascilla needs to learn how Twitter works.

 

[Vol49er]

He was referring to the people tweeting him about him saying Vescovi’s name wrong, even though he is not. He shouldn’t say that but he did not call Tennessee fans as a whole “idiots”. Let’s try and not be so easily offended

 

[TheMookieMonster]

To be fair, we have a pretty toxic and annoying fanbase on Twitter. Nothing that can be done about it as they take pride in being hated.

 

[Larkin]

lack of self awareness.

 

[Hbg]

He was referring to the people tweeting him about him saying Vescovi’s name wrong, even though he is not. He shouldn’t say that but he did not call Tennessee fans as a whole “idiots”. Let’s try and not be so easily offended

He said and I quote, “ for all you idiots in tennessee”, that includes me and you if you live here!!!!

 

[Zues1]

He was referring to the people tweeting him about him saying Vescovi’s name wrong, even though he is not. He shouldn’t say that but he did not call Tennessee fans as a whole “idiots”. Let’s try and not be so easily offended

You mean offended like Francis was?

 

[lostsheep]

He was referring to the people tweeting him about him saying Vescovi’s name wrong, even though he is not. He shouldn’t say that but he did not call Tennessee fans as a whole “idiots”. Let’s try and not be so easily offended

So is he saying it wrong? I've heard him pronounce it two different ways, both different than what I thought it was.

 

[BreatheUT]

To be fair, we have a pretty toxic and annoying fanbase on Twitter. Nothing that can be done about it as they take pride in being hated.

It's like thieves taking pride in stealing.

 

[lostsheep]

And now, suddenly, he pronounces it correctly?

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

He said and I quote, “ for all you idiots in tennessee”, that includes me and you if you live here!!!!

He's talking about the idiots in Tennessee, are you an idiot? If not then he wasn't talking to you.

 

[Vol49er]

You mean offended like Francis was?

Yes, exactly

 

[VolArmy74]

He shouldn't be talking about pronouncing anything. He just said "air-ree-urr" for area.

 

[etsuvol13]

I'll have him apologize to tennessee. I'll post the apology here.

 

[therealitytheory]

He was talking about the idiots. Not me. I'm good widdit.

 

[etsuvol13]

He was talking about the idiots. Not me. I'm good widdit.

It's all about optics for me. It's poor taste and makes the fan base look bad.

 

[therealitytheory]

It's all about optics for me. It's poor taste and makes the fan base look bad.

He's tired of the off-base tweets. If you don't get that...oh well..

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

 

[etsuvol13]

He's tired of the off-base tweets. If you don't get that...oh well..

It's twitter...he needs to learn to deal or get off.

 

[volfanhill]

We are the most sensitive fan base

 

[etsuvol13]

We are the most sensitive fan base

I would say in this situation, he is the sensitive one...

 

[Voltopia]

As an experienced broadcaster, Fraschilla had to know that suddenly pronouncing a popular player's name differently during a big televised game would be received poorly and generate comments. And to make it worse, Fraschilla's been repeatedly over-emphasizing it this new way throughout the broadcast like he's dangling a shiny prize in front of folks. Tennessee fans have heard it pronounced the old way for two years. They're going to assume he's saying it wrong, because as far as they know he is. They want him to say it right. Fraschilla had to know they would do that. Anyone with a brain cell would know that would happen. Calling Tennessee fans "idiots" in response is sorry.

 

[butchna]

What does HE know? He’s not even from this country!
- Frankie prolly

 

[wmcovol]

Fans are only reacting to what they’ve been told the correct pronunciation of Vescovi’s name was for the past 2 years. Francella needs to chill & apologize.

UT men’s basketball media people should have corrected the pronunciation long ago.