Tennessee fans explain

#154
#154
I have a short list of teams I hate....Most teams I respect for being competitive, and i want to beat them, but I don't HATE them.

I DO hate Bama.
I DO hate Notre Dame.

Think I'll earn some relationship points that night...."....Hey baby, I'll skip the game, what do you want to do?"
 
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#155
#155
I can't bring myself to root for either I despise Notre Dame almost as much as Bama. I will probably just Youtube the 1998 Championship game.
 
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#157
#157
I am all Irish in the National Championship game. I can't stand Alabama. I don't want to use the word "hate", but it's close. I wanted LSU to win last year, didn't even think Alabama deserved to be there. Normally, I pull for the SEC, but not this time. It's time for Alabama to lose. If Johnny Football could do it, surely the Fighting Irish can do it with a little help from above. As a disclaimer, I am Catholic -- but when it comes to sports I am a Volunteer first!
 
#158
#158
Remy said:
Frankly during the NC game it's my fervent wish that the Divine intervenes, opens a giant hole all the way to the bowels of hell, and both teams and their fan bases enter through those flaming gates never to be heard from again.
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THIS HAS TO BE THE BEST POST IN THE HISTORY OF VOLNATION!!!! AMEN BROTHER:salute:
 
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#162
#162
I just don't see how you could be a Tennessee fan and EVER pull for Alabama.
 
#165
#165
10PIRTLE10 said:
What everyone doesn’t realize is this... Every time we pull for an SEC team to win another NC, or to win another bowl game... that is one more 4 or 5-star recruit Tennessee misses out on. We are pulling for the very teams we recruit against every year, yet we wonder why we can’t close the gap between us and them???

It’s the dumbest notion ever. Look, I’m proud to be in the SEC, and there was a time where I did pull for the SEC over whoever else... but that was before we’d won 6 in a row. Everyone in the whole damn nation knows we have the best conference, we don’t need Bama to win another championship to prove that...

Another truth is that when your team sucks like the Vols do.. we tend to pull for the SEC because we have nothing else to be proud of, nothing else to hang our hat on... The truth is, the longer Georgia, LSU, Alabama, Florida, etc... continue to go to SEC championships, win titles and win bowl games... we are never going to be able to close the gap.
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That's just BS. When we were at the top I still pulled for the SEC schools. Why would I want the PAC 12 or ACC, etc. to win over our own conference.
 
#166
#166
Bama and ND are my two least favorite teams. Lose-Lose situation, but I guess I would rather have ND win. If Bama wins it will be their 3rd title out of the last 4 years. That's just ridiculous
 
#167
#167
Others have explained 'why' very well so I'll try to keep it shorter than normal. :)

The SEC has one thing that no other conference has: UNITY and that unity is the very reason others hate us so much.

If SEC fans didn't celebrate our conference and one another SEC bashers wouldn't exist. They would simply hate Bama or whichever SEC team was kicking their @ss but we pride ourselves as being more than a collection individual schools and we are proud of the conference we've built. Membership in the SEC means you belong to the most exclusive club in college athletics, have first rate athletic AND academic facilities, can lay claim to more than a few Nobel Prizes, pioneers and inventors in all fields, outstanding faculty and students, and have histories and traditions that rival even the oldest and 'most ivy' colleges in the US. Oh and it also that your conference can also lay claim to a few championships.

You only need look at our newest family members A&M and Mizzou to see how much unity matter and how destructive it is to other conferences. The Big 12 has been destroying itself from within for ages with bitter fights over everything from how money is divided to the Longhorn Network and UTexas wanting to broadcast high school games/recruit with their exclusive TV network. The Big 12 hated one another -- not hate left to rivalry week but real hate.

Our conference is special. You can wear fan gear, tailgate, share food and drink with one another, and have a blast without worry that some jerk is going to beat you into a coma just for walking their way. Instead of plain meanness, we have friendly ribbing and fun.

All of that is something every Alum and fan should PROUD of and rooting for one another is a part of that shared pride.

Beyond anything else, our sense of unity and pride in our own school and our fellow schools is what makes the SEC unique in college sports. Take that away and we might as well be the Big 10 when they were on top.
 
#168
#168
VolNuke said:
I hate the Media bias against the SEC.
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Are you serious? What bias against the SEC? ESPN and everyone loves the SEC.

Personally, I don't cheer for teams just because they're in the SEC, because I hate those teams.

Why would I want Bama, Florida, Georgia, LSU to win BCS games? So they can grow their appeal to recruits and continue this run of dominance? Florida has beaten us 8 times in a row. Bama has beaten us 6 times in a row. Why on earth would you want that to continue? (And don't just blame this on coaching)
 
#169
#169
98stage2 said:
The best way I can explain it is this: I may fight my brother, but if anyone messes with him then they've got us both to deal with.

It's how I view the SEC. We all kick, fight, and bleed against each other but when anyone outside the conference comes calling, then it's us against the world!

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That's a cute, naive attitude. Keep living vicariously through our rivals.
 
#170
#170
My SEC "unity" is wanting rooting for UT and ANYONE that plays bammer. I am in unity with the majority of SEC fans that feel the way I do about their major SEC rival. :dance2:
 
#171
#171
i think it is great that bama and ND are playing, two teams with great histories. that being said, i think saban is a scumbag for what he has done to lsu and miami, so i guess im pulling nd.

but to answer the op's question:
it is good for the SEC (in terms of $$$, im aware of the negatives it has for UT).
 
#172
#172
it is all ways good for the SEC to win the championship,no matter who the team is,it pulls in money ,national recognition and recruits know,if they want to be the best,they will have to play in the SEC,it helps all the teams in recruiting
 
#173
#173
I am pulling for Bama because they play in the best conference in the USA. ND, however, isn't in a conference and plays chumps. I'll take the SEC everytime.
 
#174
#174
I am pulling for 'Bama.

The 'Bama rivalry is built on respect rather than hatred. It is slobber knocking football where both teams want to beat an undefeated opponent on the 3rd Saturday in October. The legacies of Bear Bryant, Robert Neyland, Nick Saban, Johnny Majors, Phil Fulmer Doug Dickey, and others were built on that game. If Bill Battle had managed a single victory over his alma mater he might have lasted a lot longer at UT. If Dooley had just beaten 'Bama, his other records would have paled and he might even be the coach today. Hate will destroy you. Respect toughens you.
 
#175
#175
I will be pulling for ND.I hope they win by 50 points.I hate bammer and will never ever pull for them,just can't do it.GO VOLS
 
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