BearCat204
Second Chances
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I was living in Louisiana at the time, ran outside to the front yard and hollered, then came back inside ‘ohhhh’ like a deflated balloonI can't watch that clip. That game was when I was in grad school. I left my apartment with a couple minutes left to head over to Folsom Field for the Colorado vs. Georgia game. I got into the stadium and spotted a guy in a Tennessee beanie (we're everywhere) celebrating. I ran up, he told me we'd won, and I ran out of the stadium as my brother called me to celebrate. I ran past a couple of professors of mine yelling "WE BEAT LSU!" while on the phone, and I'll never forget my brother saying "Wait..." and my heart dropping. One more play. I lost the signal, but he called me back to say "We lost."
I was devastated. Absolutely gutted. Colorado beat Georgia that night, but I barely cared. My professors made fun of me on Monday. "Math is hard," one of them said.
I mustered up the fortitude to watch the end one time and my heart broke all over again. I want this one pretty bad. Not as bad as Florida, but pretty bad.
100 times out of 100. Would love to see Hooker so honored, but I'm taking a national title every time. I was lucky enough to see one in my life, though I was only 12 and didn't much appreciate it, as I was more focused that night on Mankind defeating The Rock for the WWF championship. I won't make that mistake again if the chance comes around.Not a hard choice. Natty trumps any individual award.
Not everyone is as lucky to have been alive as long as @InVOLuntary and witnessed every National Championship Tennessee has ever won.100 times out of 100. Would love to see Hooker so honored, but I'm taking a national title every time. I was lucky enough to see one in my life, though I was only 12 and didn't much appreciate it, as I was more focused that night on Mankind defeating The Rock for the WWF championship. I won't make that mistake again if the chance comes around.
100 times out of 100. Would love to see Hooker so honored, but I'm taking a national title every time. I was lucky enough to see one in my life, though I was only 12 and didn't much appreciate it, as I was more focused that night on Mankind defeating The Rock for the WWF championship. I won't make that mistake again if the chance comes around.