Because I grew up in Blount County. I went to VOL games when I was young and they are my team. No matter where i went in the world, during my 22 years in the service, I wore my orange proudly, ( as did many others by the way ). Even now in Alabama surrounded by that crimson, my orange is proudly displayed in the yard and worn by me almost all the time. Its funny how the Alabama A is just like the A that Alcoa uses. I love messing with the Tiders and saying, Hey is that an Alcoa Tornado hat? A VOL for Life even before the term became part of the program. GO VOLS :salute: