I always want the former Vols to do well, but that doesn't mean I want their team to win. I never want to see the Cowboys win, but I hope Jason Witten is an All-Pro every year. I think that's a fair compromise.
I think VFLs having great careers in the NFL has the potential to help us in recruiting, so I think there's a tanglible benefit to it.
Being born and raised in Knoxville and graduating from UT, I dont have an nfl team. Honestly my only team is UT (not pulling out the fan card here just saying). The Titans are in the state but I didnt grow up with them, they just relocated from another city. And Im not the person that just randomly picks an nfl team thats miles and miles away and says their "my team"...that doesnt make sense to me. Soooo by default I pull for Peyton's team and teams with numerous UT players.
Very cool. Link?