THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED!….

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Power_Sweep_Vol said:
How you figure they got this shot?
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The care was still allowed the individuals were not.

The yelling match between the espn producers and Tennessee staff was awesome though.
You can pretend we didn’t show our ass if you want to.
But we absolutely overreacted and pitched a fit like little children
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
The care was still allowed the individuals were not.

The yelling match between the espn producers and Tennessee staff was awesome though.
You can pretend we didn’t show our ass if you want to.
But we absolutely overreacted and pitched a fit like little children
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There was a camera but no cameraman? That is clearly someone holding a field level camera on the sideline...I mean this is insignificant and who gives a sh** anyway? I remember there being a kerfuffle around the cup throwing but the camera thing just caught my attention because I have seen that Fla game a bunch and remembered the shots, which is probably not a good thing lol.
 
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Power_Sweep_Vol said:
There was a camera but no cameraman? That is clearly someone holding a field level camera on the sideline...I mean this is insignificant and who gives a sh** anyway? I remember there being a kerfuffle around the cup throwing but the camera thing just caught my attention because I have seen that Fla game a bunch and remembered the shots, which is probably not a good thing lol.
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Holy crap dude
You clearly have no idea how things were broadcast back then.
It’s funny the morons within our administration that want to pretend we are just innocent victims and didn’t start the hard feelings with ESPN.

Edit: here’s an old photo I still have of a newer version of the crane that was allowed. And how they got the sideline shots. IMG_1584.jpeg
 
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EverythingOrange said:
In 1997 ESPN's Chris Fowler referred to Tennessee fans as "trailer park trash"in response to the fans' criticism of ESPN's promotion of Charles Woodson over Peyton Manning for the 1997 Heisman Trophy.

There has been BAD-BLOOD between ESPN & TENNESSEE ever since!…..

1998: ESPN hyped Ohio State ALL YEAR LONG - until they Lost in week 8.

UT was then ranked #1!

Then, suddenly- ESPN was on the band-wagons of both UCLA & Kansas State (Who were Both Undefeated until week 10!)…. (When they Both LOST)!!!!

OK - Then Florida State beat Florida to be ranked #2 last game of the season.

EVEN THEN - ESPN made #1 TENNESSEE a 2 point under-dog in the first BCS National Championship Game…….

TENNESSEE WON! - And ESPN was NOT happy!

The next year, A random ESPN commercial about an old lady (wearing a Tennessee dress) & a Pig she called “Rocky” continued the feud….

It didn’t help that ESPN’s “home-base” was in Bristol, Connecticut - Giving VIP tours to lady UCONN basketball players - to help “recruit” them over other schools like Tennessee!

Pat Summitt was so incensed by it, that she canceled the yearly matchup between Tennessee and UCONN….

Ever since, it seems like ESPN & TENNESSEE have been at odds! — Whether it’s been “Rankings”, “Commentary”, or just random credit & exposure…..

— Don’t tell me that it isn’t TRUE!

If ESPN could put Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and even South Carolina ahead of the VOLS today! - They would find a way to do it!!!!!

I’m still not SOLD on the 12 team college football playoff, but I would be willing to bet that TENNESSEE would beat BYU, Boise State, Arizona State, & Indiana on any damn field!

And ESPN is Still not happy that TENNESSEE might make “The Cut”.

— But, we gotta beat VANDY First! - Or else ESPN would have a Field-Day!…..

VENT OVER!…….
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Thank you for documenting the elitist hate we get from these uppity bozos for the last 25 years or so. They look down their noses at us to this day…and fans my age still don’t care. ESPN still just doesn’t matter to us.
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
As long as there's a scenario that can keep us out of the playoffs, we ARE on the bubble.
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What scenario would that be though? We are ranked 8th and would be seated 9th, there are several other teams that would get the boot before us. I think we are safe as long as we beat the Dores.
 
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unfrozencvmanvol said:
What scenario would that be though? We are ranked 8th and would be seated 9th, there are several other teams that would get the boot before us. I think we are safe as long as we beat the Dores.
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Lose Saturday and see where the CFP Committee has us. They are just itching to keep us out and to find a way to put Alabama in! Saturdays game is not a gimme!
 
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I'm just wondering what the arguments are for a 4 loss Bama if we both lose on Saturday.

And if you think they're WONT be arguments for a 4 loss Bama in that case, you're sorely mistaken!!
 
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ESPN hates us, Danielson hates us, the f***king world hates us - where does it end?

Quite frankly, even if I did believe these people and media organizations hated us, I would be happy about it, wear it as a badge of honor. Why anyone would give a rat's ass about what the national media says or thinks is beyond me. Just win the f***king games and everything else takes care of itself.
 
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LegionnaireOfTheMiserable said:
ESPN did not set gambling lines at that time. All this conspiracy about how everyone hates us is ridiculous and frankly pathetic. Nobody hates the team that is irrelevant for 20 years.

Ohio State was expected preseason to be a great team in 1998. We were justifiably expected to take a step back after losing Peyton Manning, Leonard Little, etc. We were ranked #1 in every poll from 11-9 on. We were never in danger of missing out on the national championship.

Pat Summitt is one of the most revered figures in the history of sports. ESPN never besmirched her, even honored her with a documentary.

ESPN doesn’t select playoff teams. They certainly don’t prefer Ole Miss or South Carolina, as evidenced by their propensity to put Tennessee in prime time in their first season of having every SEC game on their networks.

Not one person on ESPN was arguing we shouldn’t be in the field or should be ranked lower last night. The most vociferous comments were from Joey Galloway talking about how he’d love to be in Tennessee’s position right now.

The inferiority complex needs to stop with this fanbase. Act like you’ve been there before and stop acting like the world is against Tennessee every time Tennessee does something you don’t like or someone says something that doesn’t match your view of Tennessee.
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Amen!
 
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I could care less about Fowler and the so-called ESPN conspiracy around here. I despise ESPN because of their pathetic politic pandering every chance they get. I never go to their website, or watch anything they produce unless it's a live game and it's the only source to watch it. Avoiding anything they produce makes me happy.
 
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EverythingOrange said:
In 1997 ESPN's Chris Fowler referred to Tennessee fans as "trailer park trash"in response to the fans' criticism of ESPN's promotion of Charles Woodson over Peyton Manning for the 1997 Heisman Trophy.

There has been BAD-BLOOD between ESPN & TENNESSEE ever since!…..

1998: ESPN hyped Ohio State ALL YEAR LONG - until they Lost in week 8.

UT was then ranked #1!

Then, suddenly- ESPN was on the band-wagons of both UCLA & Kansas State (Who were Both Undefeated until week 10!)…. (When they Both LOST)!!!!

OK - Then Florida State beat Florida to be ranked #2 last game of the season.

EVEN THEN - ESPN made #1 TENNESSEE a 2 point under-dog in the first BCS National Championship Game…….

TENNESSEE WON! - And ESPN was NOT happy!

The next year, A random ESPN commercial about an old lady (wearing a Tennessee dress) & a Pig she called “Rocky” continued the feud….

It didn’t help that ESPN’s “home-base” was in Bristol, Connecticut - Giving VIP tours to lady UCONN basketball players - to help “recruit” them over other schools like Tennessee!

Pat Summitt was so incensed by it, that she canceled the yearly matchup between Tennessee and UCONN….

Ever since, it seems like ESPN & TENNESSEE have been at odds! — Whether it’s been “Rankings”, “Commentary”, or just random credit & exposure…..

— Don’t tell me that it isn’t TRUE!

If ESPN could put Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and even South Carolina ahead of the VOLS today! - They would find a way to do it!!!!!

I’m still not SOLD on the 12 team college football playoff, but I would be willing to bet that TENNESSEE would beat BYU, Boise State, Arizona State, & Indiana on any damn field!

And ESPN is Still not happy that TENNESSEE might make “The Cut”.

— But, we gotta beat VANDY First! - Or else ESPN would have a Field-Day!…..

VENT OVER!…….
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I remember the events almost as well as you do.
Lee Corso was excoriated by Vols signage throughout the venue in Arizona.
 
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