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#52
in my travels to big 10, big 12 and the pac 10 areas, we are seen as a has been team. when i say i'm a tennessee fan, the usual response is, they used to be pretty good. in ohio and michigan they refer to us as having the cooper curse. i think orange empire can relate to what i'm saying, in big ten country they have no respect for us at all. in most cases we are not seen as a elite program no more.
 
#53
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champyvol said:
in my travels to big 10, big 12 and the pac 10 areas, we are seen as a has been team. when i say i'm a tennessee fan, the usual response is, they used to be pretty good. in ohio and michigan they refer to us as having the cooper curse. i think orange empire can relate to what i'm saying, in big ten country they have no respect for us at all. in most cases we are not seen as a elite program no more.
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I'd say that about sums it up... Still tough, but not elite. And one hell of a home field advantage.
 
#54
#54
That isn't true, Buckeyes here do respect us... They may be incredibly annoying as a whole, but other than yahoo, we have gotten respect. People here picked us to win the SEC, and still recognize us as a real team, with a real chance to win the SEC next year. (although most will be thinking gators now.) Champy, do you think your negative posting is going to get Fulmer fired or something... Seriously, this is getting old.


Plus, they love our fight song.
 
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tvolsfan said:
Plus, they love our fight song.
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How could they not?

Wherever I go, I hear all of the opposing fans talking about how UT is a great atmosphere, but we just don't play Rocky Top enough. Maybe we should work on that.
 
#56
#56
I can add here that the Oklahomans that I've spoken with on college football respect Tennessee. The overall opinion of the Vols in Oklahoma is in a word...speed. They see the Vols as a very fast team, also a team that explodes on emotion.
 
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tvolsfan said:
That isn't true, Buckeyes here do respect us... They may be incredibly annoying as a whole, but other than yahoo, we have gotten respect. People here picked us to win the SEC, and still recognize us as a real team, with a real chance to win the SEC next year. (although most will be thinking gators now.) Champy, do you think your negative posting is going to get Fulmer fired or something... Seriously, this is getting old.


Plus, they love our fight song.
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where do you live champ. i lived 20 miles south of toledo for 20+ years and i talk from experience. when you mention tennessee football they pretty much just laugh. woody and BO are god up there and that is that. OSU fans are the worst they think tennessee is about a DIV 2 school. my michigan freinds don't say much because we put a beat down on them in 2001 and i have that hanging over there them. i lived in phoenix for 2 years and everybody i talked to said the samething. tennessee used to be a powerhouse. not tennessee is a powerhouse. they all love USC. point is most of the country doesn't see us as a powerhouse or a elite team. it is simple, because we are not. if you do talk to most buckeye fans they will tell you fulmer should have been fired by now, that the reason i always hear the cooper curse joke. thats the one thing i can't figure out about most tennessee fans. you consider us elite powerhouse and we haven't won the sec since 98. i guess your definition of elite differs from most of the country. its not negative posting champ when it is the truth.:p
 
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champyvol said:
where do you live champ. i lived 20 miles south of toledo for 20+ years and i talk from experience. when you mention tennessee football they pretty much just laugh. woody and BO are god up there and that is that. OSU fans are the worst they think tennessee is about a DIV 2 school. my michigan freinds don't say much because we put a beat down on them in 2001 and i have that hanging over there them. i lived in phoenix for 2 years and everybody i talked to said the samething. tennessee used to be a powerhouse. not tennessee is a powerhouse. they all love USC. point is most of the country doesn't see us as a powerhouse or a elite team. it is simple, because we are not. if you do talk to most buckeye fans they will tell you fulmer should have been fired by now, that the reason i always hear the cooper curse joke. thats the one thing i can't figure out about most tennessee fans. you consider us elite powerhouse and we haven't won the sec since 98. i guess your definition of elite differs from most of the country. its not negative posting champ when it is the truth.:p
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I live much closer to OSU than you do...

And I'm not saying we are an elite team right now, but Bucks certainly aren't calling us D-2.
 
#61
#61
Its about time for us to earn that respect again. But until then, it will be nice to finish this season 10-3 ranked in the top 10-15.
 
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#63
I can safely tell you that folks that are Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan fans all look at us as a power. Other fans around the country that I have ran into including quite a few in Illinois all think that we used to be a super power, but have fallen on hard times recently.

The respect level is definately still there. Most people always say that they have heard that going to a UT game is one of the best experiences in college football.

I have attended a ton of college football games and there are two places that have the greateast atmosphere on game days...Tennessee and Notre Dame..after that, its Michigan.

Bottom line is this, we are NOT an elite program right now.
 
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vol stuck in irishcountry said:
I can safely tell you that folks that are Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan fans all look at us as a power. Other fans around the country that I have ran into including quite a few in Illinois all think that we used to be a super power, but have fallen on hard times recently.

The respect level is definately still there. Most people always say that they have heard that going to a UT game is one of the best experiences in college football.

I have attended a ton of college football games and there are two places that have the greateast atmosphere on game days...Tennessee and Notre Dame..after that, its Michigan.

Bottom line is this, we are NOT an elite program right now.
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I don't know about ND, but I've heard from a couple of people that went to the Big House that it's really quiet. I think LSU is one of the craziest places in the country. And, as much as I hate to say it, it's pretty cool at Alabama to see two-thirds of the crowd using a shaker.
 
#67
#67
Here's how I look at Tennessee...


They are comparable to Ohio State in the Big Ten. No one really likes them until Bowl Season when many SEC fans will cheer for them...and when they have a bad year, it is laughable.

Tennessee and Michigan last year combined led to great joy amongst SEC and Big Ten fans (as well as several outsiders).
 
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