The Official Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt Game Thread, 12:00pm ET, ESPN2

#27
#27
DooleyTFM said:
I am a University of Tennessee student, and have been through the worst of times and the best of times. While I do not post often you can see by my join date that I'm not some new troll. But I can not stomach what is happening on the basketball court any longer. This is eerily similar to what happened at the end of the Dooley era. Therefore I plan on going to the game in the morning with the goal of starting a Bring Back Bruce chant. This is naturally the next step for the fans to take in order to show the athletic department that we fans and alumni have had enough of the mediocrity. Shabbat shalom. #BBB
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So you want to dog our coach with all four of our recruits there. Plus there is also the chance that football recruits could be there also? Sounds like a great idea.
 
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#28
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Out of respect for Dale Ellis, I believe a Bring Back Bruce chant would only be appropriate at the end of the game and only if the Vols lose the game.
The chant would seem ridiculous, if we beat Vandy by 10 to 20 points. For the record I am no CCM supporter (I believe he has done less with more), but empty seats speak much louder than crowd chants. I have passed on attending games this year because the real way to get the administrations attention is through the pocketbook.
 
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By the way, I hope we kick Vandy into the middle of next week. GBO!!! I never want us to lose.
 
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DooleyTFM said:
I am a University of Tennessee student, and have been through the worst of times and the best of times. While I do not post often you can see by my join date that I'm not some new troll. But I can not stomach what is happening on the basketball court any longer. This is eerily similar to what happened at the end of the Dooley era. Therefore I plan on going to the game in the morning with the goal of starting a Bring Back Bruce chant. This is naturally the next step for the fans to take in order to show the athletic department that we fans and alumni have had enough of the mediocrity. Shabbat shalom. #BBB
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Do it. Kudos to you because you may save the program.
 
#32
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Ace said:
Out of respect for Dale Ellis, I believe a Bring Back Bruce chant would only be appropriate at the end of the game and only if the Vols lose the game.
The chant would seem ridiculous, if we beat Vandy by 10 to 20 points. For the record I am no CCM supporter (I believe he has done less with more), but empty seats speak much louder than crowd chants. I have passed on attending games this year because the real way to get the administrations attention is through the pocketbook.
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This.
Not going to the games is how you're going to get to them
 
#34
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BBB chant would be about as low class as the Dooley parking lot incident.
I want him gone too, but is Respect really a lost commodity these days?
 
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vol66 said:
You seem like a reasonable person, I'm curious as to why you would do that to the players? I'm curious as to why you think it's okay to do that to the current coach, in front of his family, 50 former players, including Dale Ellis who is having his jersey retired.

If we win tomorrow, the Mizzou game will be well attended, why?
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To speak out against fans like you who have tried to stall the movement. I applaud them and it is not doing anything to the players or Dale.
 
#36
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colvol said:
So you want to dog our coach with all four of our recruits there. Plus there is also the chance that football recruits could be there also? Sounds like a great idea.
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Yes it does sound like a great idea because we are tired of the mediocrity and apologist mentality associated with the basketball program.
 
#37
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DooleyTFM said:
First off I will stand and applaud Dale Ellis like I did any other letterman that was honored during my time on the hill. I do recognize that Coach Martin has a family and that these types of coaching turbulences can be hard for him and his family. But he was paid handsomely to be our basketball coach and the team has drastically underperformed in a very down SEC. I am a business student and one of the main things I have learned in the Haslam Business Building is to make strategic decisions and look long term and not short term. The basketball program will not go anywhere with Coach Martin at the helm. Meanwhile we have a coach that still lives in Knoxville that took us to great heights and loves the program. That is why I support bringing Bruce back

As for why tomorrow? This is becoming a grass roots movement. First it started off with unpleasant fans on twitter. Then it moved to the petition, the Clay Travis article and YouTube video. Now it has begun to pick up national attention in the Gregg Doyle article. It is time to put on more steam.
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I agree.
 
#39
#39
For the love of god please beat Vanderbilt. I'm going to have to leave Nashville if we get swept.
 
#40
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Ace said:
Out of respect for Dale Ellis, I believe a Bring Back Bruce chant would only be appropriate at the end of the game and only if the Vols lose the game.
The chant would seem ridiculous, if we beat Vandy by 10 to 20 points. For the record I am no CCM supporter (I believe he has done less with more), but empty seats speak much louder than crowd chants. I have passed on attending games this year because the real way to get the administrations attention is through the pocketbook.
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You hit the nail on the head! MONEY is the quickest and best way to get someone's attention. Money will be the number one factor come decision time but the social, local, and national media certainly does not hurt. Mr Hart is getting "input" from all directions.
 
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colvol said:
So you want to dog our coach with all four of our recruits there. Plus there is also the chance that football recruits could be there also? Sounds like a great idea.
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CCM it's time you get your Volnation account taken away. Chanting "BRING BACK BRUCE" could tell all the recruits Vol fans don't accept under performance and if you play here you are going to be coached by the best!

Good luck on your next high school coaching job CCM!
:hi:
 
#42
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GoVols15 said:
CCM it's time you get your Volnation account taken away. Chanting "BRING BACK BRUCE" could tell all the recruits Vol fans don't accept under performance and if you play here you are going to be coached by the best!

Good luck on your next high school coaching job CCM!
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Well said.
 
#44
#44
VFL44 said:
I'm hoping Cuonzo shows some emotion today, I want to see something get him fired up.
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Too late!! Lack of passion has been the downfall of his program. I believe he is a high character guy. But the lack of emotion and urgency results in dull, boring mediocre basketball.
 
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#45
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Ace said:
Too late!! Lack of passion has been the downfall of his program. I believe he is a high character guy. But the lack of emotion and urgency results in dull, boring mediocre basketball.
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So the low character guy is the answer?lol. SMH
 
#46
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DooleyTFM said:
I am a University of Tennessee student, and have been through the worst of times and the best of times. While I do not post often you can see by my join date that I'm not some new troll. But I can not stomach what is happening on the basketball court any longer. This is eerily similar to what happened at the end of the Dooley era. Therefore I plan on going to the game in the morning with the goal of starting a Bring Back Bruce chant. This is naturally the next step for the fans to take in order to show the athletic department that we fans and alumni have had enough of the mediocrity. Shabbat shalom. #BBB
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I'm a University of Tennessee alumnus, and have been through a lot more bad (and good) times than you have. I also don't post very often. I also am not happy with the product I see on the basketball court. I too would like to see CBP in an orange jacket on the sidelines next year. But I would never plan to publicly humiliate our basketball coach or our team, especially in front of new recruits. How about showing a little bit of class?
 
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you know I say I want us to lose just to move on and start healing and rebuilding, but when the game creeps up I of course find myself pulling for the kids, team and even CM.

It's a difficult situation. CM just isn't our future and the sooner we can take that first step, the better.
 
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#49
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GoVols15 said:
CCM it's time you get your Volnation account taken away. Chanting "BRING BACK BRUCE" could tell all the recruits Vol fans don't accept under performance and if you play here you are going to be coached by the best!

Good luck on your next high school coaching job CCM!
:hi:
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Lol, good one. I by no means support CCM. I think he's gotta go just like the rest of the people on here. However, I'm a realist and if you really wanna see some poor basketball, chant that and see how good we are next year with no recruits coming in.

You guys need to see the light, Pearl is a good coach, I'd like to have him back, but it ain't gonna happen.
 
#50
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Spartacavolus said:
you know I say I want us to lose just to move on and start healing and rebuilding, but when the game creeps up I of course find myself pulling for the kids, team and even CM.

It's a difficult situation. CM just isn't our future and the sooner we can take that first step, the better.
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I feel your pain.
 
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