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[tnbelle98]

Always had great experiences with the Aggies. I have been to College Station to watch the Vols play football and basketball and found the fans to be welcoming and polite. Yesterday’s game was no exception. I talked to a number of Aggies and they were happy to see the campus and excited about the game. Postgame, many expressed a desire to move on from Jimbo.

I have to admit that I did not find many UT fans as welcoming and polite, especially when the fans boo when A&M had an injured player. Very classless

 

[Coach_Z]

. What doesn't do it for me or what I think is the strangest thing is the lack of hospitality from UT fans and even booing when an A&M player gets injured. Completely classless.

Quirky? I think a 48 year old former UT quarterback that only played a short time, who dances around and serves as a DJ is quirky

I have to admit that I did not find many UT fans as welcoming and polite, especially when the fans boo when A&M had an injured player. Very classless

If A&M was as defensive yesterday as you’re being now, the Vols would have been shut out

 

[AdoptedVOL]

Quirky? I think a 48 year old former UT quarterback that only played a short time, who dances around and serves as a DJ is quirky

Opinions. Everybody has one.

 

[tnbelle98]

This has been my experience in Baton Rouge. Lots of drunk **** talking, but it's mainly just that. They are hospitable enough in Baton Rouge to invite folks to tailgate with them.....

I am an A&M fan and had the exact opposite experience yesterday. Not invited into one tailgate and when I stopped to talk to a couple of Aggies at a tailgate, I was told to leave because it was a private tailgate and I was not on the guest list. Talk about lack of hospitality and just plain rude! I will never encourage any visiting team fan to go to Neyland. The loss, I expected due to our coach and other factors but I did not expect to be treated like dirt.

 

[tnbelle98]

If A&M was as defensive yesterday as you’re being now, the Vols would have been shut out

When I see my school being torn down I will stand up for it. Insult me all you want, UT fans have no problem insulting Aggies. I expected the Vols to win and they did but I did not expect the disrespect. Not necessary.

 

[wesley21]

I am an A&M fan and had the exact opposite experience yesterday. Not invited into one tailgate and when I stopped to talk to a couple of Aggies at a tailgate, I was told to leave because it was a private tailgate and I was not on the guest list. Talk about lack of hospitality and just plain rude! I will never encourage any visiting team fan to go to Neyland. The loss, I expected due to our coach and other factors but I did not expect to be treated like dirt.

Pretty sure the booing was because it was clearly a first down and they marked the ball short on the same play he got hurt

 

[tnbelle98]

Pretty sure the booing was because it was clearly a first down and they marked the ball short on the same play he got hurt

Ok. I understand that one but what about the others? It's just disrespectful regardless of teams. No one wants to see a player get injured.

 

[utvolpj]

Ok. I understand that one but what about the others? It's just disrespectful regardless of teams. No one wants to see a player get injured.

We've dealt with it every game since Heupel arrived. No one wants to see a real injury but way too many hop up and are right back in on the next play like nothing happened.

 

[tnbelle98]

We've dealt with it every game since Heupel arrived. No one wants to see a real injury but way too many hop up and are right back in on the next play like nothing happened.

There is still no excuse to boo when a player gets injured. I understand the booing if the ref gives a bad spot but I was very surprised at the UT fans booing the A&M players when they got injured. We had more than one. It is just not necessary. Too bad UT no longer has Bobby Denton to talk about sportsmanship over the loud speaker before the game.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Ok. I understand that one but what about the others? It's just disrespectful regardless of teams. No one wants to see a player get injured.

You don’t get it. Real injuries aren’t why players draw boos. Fake injuries are used extensively to bend the rules and slow down UT’s fast paced offense. Watch the replay of the 2021 Ole Miss game for evidence of how blatant it gets and goes on without consequences. The mustard bottle and golf ball game.

The UT fans are very respectful when it becomes obvious that an opposing player sustains an actual injury.

 

[posivol]

You obviously have no clue what you are talking about. The yell leaders are a long time tradition that began when A&M was an all male school and did not admit women until the 1970's. The yell leaders are members of the corps of cadets, another long standing tradition at A&M, so at the early years of football games there were no cheerleaders and the upperclassmen made the younger guys get on the field to provide the entertainment. They guys also went into the janitors closet and got overalls as a funny outfit and the tradition stands to this day. That's why they wear overalls but they also lead the yells that the A&M fans learn through multiple sources but primarily through a midnight yell practice the Friday night before a game. A yell practice was held in Knoxville on Friday night. So, instead of cheerleaders that you cannot hear and only sing Rocky Top, which is not the official fight song of UT, we have yell leaders. Those forest rangers you are talking about are members of the Corps of Cadets, they are NOT forest rangers. Those students become members of the military in all branches and should be respected. By the way, General Neyland attended Texas A&M before being called to West Point and he was a member of the Corps of Cadets. They are not spinning little white hankies, they are spinning another tradition which is the 12th man towel, just like UT fans have orange and white shakers. What doesn't do it for me or what I think is the strangest thing is the lack of hospitality from UT fans and even booing when an A&M player gets injured. Completely classless.

cry me a river...a&m sucks! everyone clapped when nolen was carted off.

 

[utvolpj]

There is still no excuse to boo when a player gets injured. I understand the booing if the ref gives a bad spot but I was very surprised at the UT fans booing the A&M players when they got injured. We had more than one. It is just not necessary. Too bad UT no longer has Bobby Denton to talk about sportsmanship over the loud speaker before the game.

If you were surprised then you should watch more games. Or just whine more, your choice

 

[Smokymtnbullet]

When I see my school being torn down I will stand up for it. Insult me all you want, UT fans have no problem insulting Aggies. I expected the Vols to win and they did but I did not expect the disrespect. Not necessary.

Sorry you had a bad experience at Neyland.The booing plays in part because UT’s offense runs tempo a lot and teams fake injuries to slow us down.Your very own Defensive Coordinator and Lane Kiffin were famous for it.When Walter Nolan went down that’s why the crowd initially booed.Walter playing his senior season in Knoxville was good for flopping several times a game anyway.I surely wish him the best with his injury

 

[AdoptedVOL]

I am an A&M fan and had the exact opposite experience yesterday. Not invited into one tailgate and when I stopped to talk to a couple of Aggies at a tailgate, I was told to leave because it was a private tailgate and I was not on the guest list. Talk about lack of hospitality and just plain rude! I will never encourage any visiting team fan to go to Neyland. The loss, I expected due to our coach and other factors but I did not expect to be treated like dirt.

Truly unfortunate.

 

[VolCalls]

Fans traveled well, all interactions were pleasant and they were excited to play at neyland. After the game they are all ready for a new coach

100% my experience, as well. They were great.

 

[SGidds]

Ok. I understand that one but what about the others? It's just disrespectful regardless of teams. No one wants to see a player get injured.

Because Tennessee almost always tries to run a hurry-up offense, many opposing coaches have taught their players to fake an injury so that the referes will stop play, which allows the defense to rest. Ole Miss under Lane Kiffin does this routinely and a few other schools do it as well. The boos are a reflex response to what the fans assume is a fake injury.

FWIW I don’t boo anybody for any reason because I think it’s stupid and pointless. However, I also don’t get too bent out of shape if others boo, including opposing fans. I don’t think anyone truly has any mean intent behind any of it; they’re usually just expressing frustration the only way they know how to.

Also FWIW it didn’t look like A&M was faking any injuries yesterday, and it appeared that a couple of the injuries were serious as well, which is a shame. I hope everyone heals up quickly.

 

[VolCalls]

Quirky? I think a 48 year old former UT quarterback that only played a short time, who dances around and serves as a DJ is quirky

48? Sterling Henton is 54 years old.

 

[CNCVol88]

Texas A&M has one of the biggest and best respected ROTC programs in the country.* That's why their band wear khaki uniforms and their mascot is named after a bugle call (Reveille).

I've always liked them for that reason alone. A significant number of my Army friends were A&M grads. They are good people. Sometimes a little odd, but definitely good people.

They have values. They care. They are earnest.

There are far worse things one could say about an opposing team's fan base and student body.

Go Vols!





* over 2,000 of the A&M student body are in ROTC. That's the biggest concentration of US cadets/officer trainees outside of the military academies.

The Aggie fans in my section started a USA chant when we honored the veteran. It was cool.

 

[wmcovol]

They have a lot of fairly odd traditions. Beyond that, they were super nice, complimentary of Knoxville/Neyland, and very unhappy with their current football program.

Many of those go back to the years A&M was a military all-male school.

I lived in Texas in the 1980s, traveled most of the state and enjoyed most Aggies I worked with. I cant say the same for their counterparts in Austin.....

 

[VolCalls]

Watched on TV also and agree about the appearance, especially in the white section. Looked like there were a lot of maroon shirts there.

You do know each visiting SEC team gets 9,500 tickets, right? Most of them will use all of them, so there will always be a large visiting contingent in the those designated locations.

 

[05_never_again]

A&M fans are good, very nice people. Many of their traditions, in particular the Yell Leaders, Yell Practice, etc., are really damn weird.

It isn't mutually exclulsive.

 

[Probably_in_Class]

I have to admit that I did not find many UT fans as welcoming and polite, especially when the fans boo when A&M had an injured player. Very classless

Your posts on here are showing why you had a bad time on Saturday. You're clearly not much fun to be around.

 

[dobre_shunka]

Quirky? I think a 48 year old former UT quarterback that only played a short time, who dances around and serves as a DJ is quirky

48? Add almost a decade to that. And what does his age have to do with anything? Your comment reeks of ageism and we don't welcome hate and intolerance around here.

A&M fans are easily the friendliest SEC fans I've encountered. In 2016 they were awesome down there and the ones I spoke to this weekend were great and enjoyed their trip to Knoxville with the exception of the game.

 

[AdoptedVOL]

I have to admit that I did not find many UT fans as welcoming and polite, especially when the fans boo when A&M had an injured player. Very classless

I wasn't there so can't speak to booing over an injured player. NEVER acceptable!

Faking injury for a time out is now a thing and MAY have been what the booing was about.

As much as UT fan base hate SC, SC fans and team showed much respect 2 weeks ago at their house when Bru McCoy went down. I have witness in person the same in Neyland

 

[Carl Pickens]

When I see my school being torn down I will stand up for it. Insult me all you want, UT fans have no problem insulting Aggies. I expected the Vols to win and they did but I did not expect the disrespect. Not necessary.