Lose to the Ravens?Nevermore!

[dickens821]

No its not. Also the fact that its in the same state is the big reason.

Knoxville is 3 hours from both Nashville and the ATL.

 

[Jaytrain5]

Atlanta is just as close as Nashville.

Well, when Atlanta secedes Georgia and joins Tennessee, you may find a few more Tennesseans supporting them.

 

[tidwell]

I have called many of those people out, actually.

Awesome. Now, start calling out people who live outside of East Tennessee for pulling for the Vols.

 

[Bassmanbruno]

Knoxville is 3 hours from both Nashville and the ATL.

Its not 3 hours. I've lived a big part of my life in Chattanooga after moving from Knoxville - its 2-2.5 hours from Chattanooga to Atlanta... and 1.5 hours from Chattanooga to Knoxville.

 

[TennesseeFan07]

Knoxville is 3 hours from both Nashville and the ATL.

Maybe if the deceased Dale Earnhardt is driving you to Atlanta.

 

[dickens821]

Awesome. Now, start calling out people who live outside of East Tennessee for pulling for the Vols.

Why would I do that? There are plenty of alumni that live outside of East TN.

 

[Jasongivm6]

Knoxville is 3 hours from both Nashville and the ATL.

Yeah, if you drive 90 mph to Atlanta and 55 to Nashville.

 

[tidwell]

Why would I do that? There are plenty of alumni that live outside of East TN.

Non alumni fans.

 

[duckman398686]

Why would I do that? There are plenty of alumni that live outside of East TN.

only alumni can be fans?:blink:

 

[VOLNBAMA]

Awesome reason.

actually that's a pretty good reason.

 

[dickens821]

Its not 3 hours. I've lived a big part of my life in Chattanooga after moving from Knoxville - its 2-2.5 hours from Chattanooga to Atlanta... and 1.5 hours from Chattanooga to Knoxville.

You are right. It is 3 and a half hours from Knoxville to Atlanta.

But I'm sure that extra 30 minutes means a ton to those who are rooting for the closest team.

 

[tidwell]

only alumni can be fans?:blink:

His argument has more holes in it than the UT basketball team's defense. This is hilarious.

 

[Jaytrain5]

Why would I do that? There are plenty of alumni that live outside of East TN.

Well, alumni have the required "connection."

But, Vols fans in Nashville, who didn't attend UT, are going to have to start rooting for Vandy football.

 

[TennesseeFan07]

Yes, because deciding I don't support thuggery is so bad.

Thank goodness Marvin Harrison goes by that method.

 

[Big Orange Rock]

I live in Knoxville. I see it on a daily basis. No Titans hats or gear around when they win 4 games, or hell even 8. They win 13 and suddenly everyone is a 'huge' fan.

This statement is as much an inditement of vols fair weather fans as it is titans fair weather fans. If you wera seeing more blue than orange its likley because the fairweather fans left the orange in the closet because of the way the vols were playing.

 

[Bassmanbruno]

only alumni can be fans?:blink:

Yeah - one of the stupidest arguments I've heard. My Uncle lived in Knoxville for 3/4ths of his life but didn't graduate from UT. He was a bigger UT fan than 95% of Vol fans and donated more money to Tennessee than a majority of the fans too.

 

[dickens821]

Non alumni fans.

As long as they don't disappear during the bad times and show up during the good ones they have no beef from me.

 

[duckman398686]

Well, alumni have the required "connection."

But, Vols fans in Nashville, who didn't attend UT, are going to have to start rooting for Vandy football.

i'm an atlanta braves fan too. does that mean my connection doesn't fit?hmy:

 

[dickens821]

Thank goodness Marvin Harrison goes by that method.

I'm not a huge Harrison fan. I want him to do well because he plays for the Colts, but other than that I couldn't care less about him personally. He's a choker. Always disappears in the playoffs.

 

[Jaytrain5]

i'm an atlanta braves fan too. does that mean my connection doesn't fit?hmy:

I'm afraid it does. Sorry, but you can no longer root for the Braves. As a matter of fact, I don't think you can even watch baseball anymore.

 

[Bassmanbruno]

If we took out the non-alumni with those "connections"... Neyland stadium wouldn't even be half full for a lot of the games. Bye bye money.

 

[dickens821]

If we took out the non-alumni... Neyland stadium wouldn't be half full for a lot of the games.

Good maybe then I wouldn't have to sit next to Billy Bob and Ellie Mae at the games.

 

[Big Orange Rock]

Clearly by dickens' standards, only people from Knoxville should root for the Vols. Everyone that lives closer to Vanderbilt and Memphis should be pulling for those teams.

@&#%^$ that means i have to pull for the UTC:sick: MOCS lol

 

[Jaytrain5]

If we took out the non-alumni... Neyland stadium wouldn't be half full for a lot of the games.

Yeah, but at least it'd be half-full of people who are legitimate UT fans....not just bandwagon non-alumni, who should probably be cheering for some other team within a few more miles of their homes.

 

[Bassmanbruno]

Good maybe then I wouldn't have to sit next to Billy Bob and Ellie Mae at the games.

Did you get any scholarships to college? Billy Bob and Ellie Mae may have helped pay your way.