Go Texas or whoever...

#101
#101
The other thing about this game is I HATE hearing, "Texas is the real UT." If they win another title, they make large gains in that conversation.
 
#102
#102
As Ric Flair would say, if you want to be the best, you've got to beat the best. Though I do enjoy watching Bama lose in conference, I will root for them and every other SEC team out of conference.

When we beat them next year, I don't want to just beat some team that got exposed against Texas. I want to beat the top team in the country. If we want to try to go for easy wins against nobodies and guaranteed conference championships, we should join the ACC. I don't want that though, I want to play the best teams in college football.
 
#103
#103
McVolfan said:
I want bama to win as much as i hate them because that gives us a shot at knocking off the defending national champs as well as probably the #1 ranked team when they come to our house next year. It would be epic to see the bammers crying like tebow in Neyland........It would be an epic moment in UT football.
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S E C, S E C, S E C, S E...
 
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#106
Rockytoptn83 said:
Why would you pull for any other SEC team?!! Do you think Alabama winning the NC reflects well on us? No! They are the ones that will have the trophy in their case, not us. Do you think USC fans, Oregon fans, etc say "ooh, Tennessee is in the SEC and since Alabama won the NC and they are too, Tennessee must be a good team. Um, no. Not to mention the recruiting edge it gives Bama against us when they can flash that NC ring to any and all recruits that we are fighting for. Going for them is just plain stupid, not to mention traitorous. We hate Bama and we don't cheer for them under any circumstances if you are a real fan.
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+1 :good!:

The only SEC team I pull for is the Vols.

I couldn't care less about the rest.

Hook em' Horns! :rock:
 
#107
#107
Texas fans---more arrogant and obnoxious than bama fans. Hard to believe, but true. They think everything revolves around their universe in austin.
 
#109
#109
I think there is a belief here that somehow Bama's gain comes only at our expense. As the saying goes "A rising tide lifts all boats" (no pun intended). I love the hype, money and exposure that a strong SEC brings in. Playing top teams also helps ensure we play on the CBS Game of the Week, or ESPN night games, not noon games on the SEC Network. It also helps immensely in recruiting. Players want to play in the best league in the country, allowing us to get top players from all over the country, not just the southeast.

I just don't see how a successful SEC does anything but help Tennessee in the long run.
 
#110
#110
TNvol86 said:
I think there is a belief here that somehow Bama's gain comes only at our expense. As the saying goes "A rising tide lifts all boats" (no pun intended). I love the hype, money and exposure that a strong SEC brings in. Playing top teams also helps ensure we play on the CBS Game of the Week, or ESPN night games, not noon games on the SEC Network. It also helps immensely in recruiting. Players want to play in the best league in the country, allowing us to get top players from all over the country, not just the southeast.

I just don't see how a successful SEC does anything but help Tennessee in the long run.
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recruits like winners and Bama winning a NC helps UT in no way.
 
#114
#114
It blows my mind how many Vols "fans" are really more SEC fans than anything. YAY, Let's cheer for another team to win and steal our recruits!! Because we're in the same conference and we still look good, woohoo!! Dur Dur Dur!!! If you cheer for anyone other than Tennessee, I repeat, you are not a true Vol fan.
 
#116
#116
Rockytoptn83 said:
It blows my mind how many Vols "fans" are really more SEC fans than anything. YAY, Let's cheer for another team to win and steal our recruits!! Because we're in the same conference and we still look good, woohoo!! Dur Dur Dur!!! If you cheer for anyone other than Tennessee, I repeat, you are not a true Vol fan.
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So... if I cheer for the Colts, except when they play the Titans, I'm not a "real" Titans fan? I guess that would make me an "unreal" fan. :) hold it...:)
 
#117
#117
CheckerboardEndZone said:
Gotta pull for the SEC all the way. It's us against them.
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Sorry... but no. The Vols almost NEVER recruit head to head with Texas. The SEC doesn't need a credibility boost.

I AM glad that it is Bama and not UF though. I can tolerate a Bama win more than I could have tolerated a UF win.

Nonetheless, I will be pulling for Texas and believe that they will win.
 
#118
#118
UTN '74 said:
So... if I cheer for the Colts, except when they play the Titans, I'm not a "real" Titans fan? I guess that would make me an "unreal" fan. :) hold it...:)
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That's right... I'm from Tennessee and I cheer for the Colts no matter what, even when they play the Titans. If you are a real fan of a team, you cheer for them and only them no matter what.
 
#119
#119
Rockytoptn83 said:
That's right... I'm from Tennessee and I cheer for the Colts no matter what, even when they play the Titans. If you are a real fan of a team, you cheer for them and only them no matter what.
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Fair enough. But personally, when my team is not in the game, as in last year's bowl games, I'd rather cheer for someone to win rather than someone to lose, which is why I cheer for all SEC teams. Like a few others, I do believe a strong SEC helps UT in general. Bama only has so many schollys to offer. But on a more serious note, I just noticed what that baby in your avatar is doing and seriously laughed out loud, and then some! :post-4-1090547912:
 
#120
#120
I try to be an SEC homer, but then I see the Bammers or Gators sulking...and it makes me happy. I really do try.

Yesterday I was an emotional wreck. They showed Gators sulking, and I was happy, then they showed Bammers cheering, and I was ticked, then they showed Gators sulking, and I was happy, then they showed Bammers cheering, and I was ticked. Then they showed Tebow crying like my 2-year-old, and I was ecstatic, then they showed Bammers hoisting the trophy, and I was livid.

I'll try to act all SEC-homerish, but if they show shots of the Bammers leaving or throwing their pom poms down in the NC game...just know...I'll be thrilled.
 
#122
#122
I gotta agree with the OP, gdilly. I have rooted for the SEC to win in the bowl games every year...except this one. The way that bama fans have been acting the past couple of years, like a national championship is 'entitled' to them, and the cockiness that ensues makes me dislike (hate) them even more. The fact that bama fans were so p*ssed off when we almost beat them, that they should have run away with the game like we were something to be laughed at, instead of being happy with another victory that 'entitled' them to a run at the 'actual' national championship, soured me from being happy for my fellow SEC fans. I am rooting whole-heartedly for Texas, b/c I cannot stand to lose some friends b/c I am unwilling to stand for their undeserved cockiness that they are so 'entitled'.
 
#123
#123
Rockytoptn83 said:
Why would you pull for any other SEC team?!! Do you think Alabama winning the NC reflects well on us? No! They are the ones that will have the trophy in their case, not us. Do you think USC fans, Oregon fans, etc say "ooh, Tennessee is in the SEC and since Alabama won the NC and they are too, Tennessee must be a good team. Um, no. Not to mention the recruiting edge it gives Bama against us when they can flash that NC ring to any and all recruits that we are fighting for. Going for them is just plain stupid, not to mention traitorous. We hate Bama and we don't cheer for them under any circumstances if you are a real fan.
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:good!:...I'd pull for the Anti-Christ against Bama
 
#124
#124
Recruiting is why I pull for Tennessee or anyone playing another SEC team. I'd be a pure idiot to pull for an SEC team just so I can say "Oh, our conference is the best!" Just plain ridiculous!!! Alabama wins the upper hand in recruiting if they win. Do you want that? I don't think so. So... Pull for Texas if you've got a brain!!!
 
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