Vol Fans Who Went to Oregon

#51
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I had to stop reading halfway through this. We got our ass handed to us. Yes, we have tradition but they have the best team in the nation arguably. Their blowout excuse is valid and I have heard it used by our fans before. Their stadium right now is louder than ours, which is embarrassing because we have the potential to be louder. We don't have much of an argument and sound immature. I am waiting for one of you to bust out a "your mom" come back.

How about a little sportsmanship. Go VOLS
 
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WKU_Vol16 said:
I was at the game. Me and a buddy of mine painted up and tried our best to represent UT to the fullest. I live in Tacoma, Washington due to being in the Air Force. So best believe when the schedule came out I marked this game on the calendar. I loved seeing all the orange tailgaters, made me feel right at home. 70% of the Ducks fans were very courteous and hospitable. And to them, thank you for a fun time (though the game didn't go as planned). We had countless number of Duck fans ask if we regretted painting up. Not one bit. I'll rep UT, through the good and bad. Go Vols!
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Where do you work man I'm at JBLM too.
 
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Gcrop said:
We stayed until the very end. I pretty much always stay until the end but especially when I have traveled across the country.

As far as stadium noise, I don't care. Yea they can all get pretty loud, Autzen included.

I was very proud to see how much orange was in the stadium. Oregon fans seemed to be blown away.

I do wish more SEC teams had the sack to go out west though. We've played Cal, UCLA and now Oregon in the last 7 years alone. When is the last time an SEC team has gone out west other than us?
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It doesn't make practical or financial sense for UF to travel out west. Our recruiting base is primarily within the state, and we play FSU every year out of conference.

Our schedule is strong enough already, and we don't have to incur major travel expenses to give recruits exposure to our football program.

Tennessee recruits nationally, so the scheduling dynamic is completely different.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
It doesn't make practical or financial sense for UF to travel out west. Our recruiting base is primarily within the state, and we play FSU every year out of conference.

Our schedule is strong enough already, and we don't have to incur major travel expenses to give recruits exposure to our football program.

Tennessee recruits nationally, so the scheduling dynamic is completely different.
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So true we used to get in on a lot of kids out of California, Clausens, Arian Foster, and more recently Bray. You'd be surprised how many kids out West follow the SEC, we need to keep scheduling PAC12 teams, USC used to roll up every now and again as well.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
It doesn't make practical or financial sense for UF to travel out west. Our recruiting base is primarily within the state, and we play FSU every year out of conference.

Our schedule is strong enough already, and we don't have to incur major travel expenses to give recruits exposure to our football program.

Tennessee recruits nationally, so the scheduling dynamic is completely different.
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Sounds like a scared gator.
 
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Air_Force_Vol27 said:
Sounds like a scared gator.
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And you sound like an idiot.

Football revenue fuels non-revenue producing sports in an athletic department. Why should UF incur unnecessary travel expenses to play UCLA, Cal or Oregon when we already play a nationally ranked OOC opponent less than a four hour drive from Gainesville...every year.

The return on investment isn't worth it. Tennessee couldn't afford to send a pep band to Oregon in spite of all the TV revenue our conference rakes in.

It's a necessary evil for Tennessee to travel outside of the southeast, as there's not enough FBS talent in-state to sustain a competitive program.
 
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BigEyeDuck said:
Weak argument man. I was there. It wasn't loud because the game was a blowout. I walked the tailgating. A lot of UT fans having fun.

Facts:
Autzen is small but the UO wants to keep it that way. No need for a 80K stadium. Autzen is already loud.

UT got blown out. Crowd was already yawning halfway through the 2nd quarter.

As for UT fans, loved them but I saw a lot, I mean A LOT of sherbet in the Moshofsky Center in the 2nd half drinking beers not giving a F about the game. That tends to happen when you lose 59-14

School is not in session yet so you did not feel the real student section.

UT is good but played like a young team. Don't throw the national titles in our face as an excuse. Oregon is new school, UT is old school. The way it is. Tradition is a weak ass excuse.

Bottom Line: really impressed with the UT turnout. Best I have ever seen at a Oregon home game from the opposing team. Keep it real. Beat UF. Get better.
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Strictly medicinal. Thanks for your generous words, but not for the generous ass whipping administered by your team.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
And you sound like an idiot.

Football revenue fuels non-revenue producing sports in an athletic department. Why should UF incur unnecessary travel expenses to play UCLA, Cal or Oregon when we already play a nationally ranked OOC opponent less than a four hour drive from Gainesville...every year.

The return on investment isn't worth it. Tennessee couldn't afford to send a pep band to Oregon in spite of all the TV revenue our conference rakes in.

It's a necessary evil for Tennessee to travel outside of the southeast, as there's not enough FBS talent in-state to sustain a competitive program.
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Who pissed in your cheerios. If you don't like people poking fun you can get the hell off of a Tennessee site.
 
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Jave said:
Not to be rude, but the general conscious is that there wasn't much to be loud about. When you blow a team out before halftime, its not going to be as loud as it could be.
Also keep in mind Oregon fans have been quite spoiled these last four years. We expect to blow a team out like Tennessee. Its not that exciting when it happens.
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You call it spoiled, I call it quite ignorant. Ignorant in that a team that was non existent before the turn of the millennium beat the 8th best team in CFB history. I get that most of the fan base up there is watchers and not as many Oregon fans probably even played football at a competitive level. Good thing ole Phil Knights money appealed to kids outside the state or your team may still not be relevant.
 
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BigEyeDuck said:
Weak argument man. I was there. It wasn't loud because the game was a blowout. I walked the tailgating. A lot of UT fans having fun.

Facts:
Autzen is small but the UO wants to keep it that way. No need for a 80K stadium. Autzen is already loud.

UT got blown out. Crowd was already yawning halfway through the 2nd quarter.

As for UT fans, loved them but I saw a lot, I mean A LOT of sherbet in the Moshofsky Center in the 2nd half drinking beers not giving a F about the game. That tends to happen when you lose 59-14

School is not in session yet so you did not feel the real student section.

UT is good but played like a young team. Don't throw the national titles in our face as an excuse. Oregon is new school, UT is old school. The way it is. Tradition is a weak ass excuse. Opinion, Bad one at that. By the way Oregon's first football season was in 1894. Not exactly 'new'

Bottom Line: really impressed with the UT turnout. Best I have ever seen at a Oregon home game from the opposing team. Keep it real. Beat UF. Get better.
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Get better? As if the fans have anything to do with it you twit. This is why new teams rising up are annoying. Jokers like you probably thought football was a game of soccer before Oregon even was relevant. Oregon football made people yawn for over a 100 years and you come on here acting as if you personally had something to do with their turn around. Just another hacky sack player from the north west that has probably did very little athletic in his life.
 
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I was impressed with Autzen. It was loud, especially given the size of the stadium. More importantly, it was consistently loud. You guys have some very passionate fans, and I'm glad I was able to see a game there.

As others have pointed out, it was not close to the loudest I've seen a stadium. The 04 Florida game immediately comes to mind. The entire stadium was shaking...my ears rang for hours.

I have a video from that game from much closer to the field, but I'll just post a link from YouTube: 2004 Tennessee Vols vs Florida final field goal - YouTube.

To the many fine Oregon people who post here...be happy that your team was the better team this year. You have a lot to be proud of. I'm sure we didn't see your crowd at its finest, but I wouldn't sweat it that UT didn't leave saying it was the loudest stadium they've ever been to.

Not only did you get the W, but I will also say you have a great game day experience and very hospitable fans. Great road trip.
 
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DC_Vol said:
I was impressed with Autzen. It was loud, especially given the size of the stadium. More importantly, it was consistently loud. You guys have some very passionate fans, and I'm glad I was able to see a game there.

As others have pointed out, it was not close to the loudest I've seen a stadium. The 04 Florida game immediately comes to mind. The entire stadium was shaking...my ears rang for hours.

I have a video from that game from much closer to the field, but I'll just post a link from YouTube: 2004 Tennessee Vols vs Florida final field goal - YouTube.

To the many fine Oregon people who post here...be happy that your team was the better team this year. You have a lot to be proud of. I'm sure we didn't see your crowd at its finest, but I wouldn't sweat it that UT didn't leave saying it was the loudest stadium they've ever been to.

Not only did you get the W, but I will also say you have a great game day experience and very hospitable fans. Great road trip.
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I remember that game. 109,061 in attendance. Man was it crazy.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
And you sound like an idiot.

Football revenue fuels non-revenue producing sports in an athletic department. Why should UF incur unnecessary travel expenses to play UCLA, Cal or Oregon when we already play a nationally ranked OOC opponent less than a four hour drive from Gainesville...every year.

The return on investment isn't worth it. Tennessee couldn't afford to send a pep band to Oregon in spite of all the TV revenue our conference rakes in.

It's a necessary evil for Tennessee to travel outside of the southeast, as there's not enough FBS talent in-state to sustain a competitive program.
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If a team wants to move into the ultra-elite tier, with a national presence, they need to travel IMO.

If you guys want to be satisfied with ruling (or trying to rule) the SEC, then fine, stay home, whump Bama, and impress your recruits.

But if you want the rest of the nation to notice you, you'd best better pack your suitcases and hit the road into another time zone. :hi:

Oh, and Tennessee most certainly could have afforded to send the pep band to Eugene. The powers-that-be just didn't think that it was important. If they had done some online marketing, they'd have had plenty of donations.

Our entire country is at the mercy of accounting majors. :banghead2::banghead2::banghead2:
 
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VolNExile said:
If a team wants to move into the ultra-elite tier, with a national presence, they need to travel IMO.

If you guys want to be satisfied with ruling (or trying to rule) the SEC, then fine, stay home, whump Bama, and impress your recruits.

But if you want the rest of the nation to notice you, you'd best better pack your suitcases and hit the road into another time zone. :hi:

Oh, and Tennessee most certainly could have afforded to send the pep band to Eugene. The powers-that-be just didn't think that it was important. If they had done some online marketing, they'd have had plenty of donations.

Our entire country is at the mercy of accounting majors. :banghead2::banghead2::banghead2:
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Please...as if Tennessee is viewed as an "ultra-elite" program because they travel to play PAC-12 schools. UT has to market its program outside the Southeast, Florida doesn't.

It's smart business on the part of both programs in my opinion.

You made my point about the financial impact. UT didn't bring a pep band to Eugene for the same reason you won't see UF travel to out west...the return isn't worth the expense.
 
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sanddune50 said:
Get better? As the fans have anything to do with it you twit. This is why new teams rising up are annoying. Jokers like you probably thought football was a game of soccer before Oregon even was relevant. Oregon football made people yawn for over a 100 years and you come on here acting as if you personally had something to do with their turn around. Just another hacky sack player from the north west that has probably did very little athletic in his life. You
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THIS! Why I'm tired of seeing people with their heads up Duck donkeys, want to talk about how great OU football is take your donkey over to a OU board, this is about Voll football, eff OU, and double eff Florida, and triple eff Bammer. Ya get it?
 
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Scheduling and KEEPING Oregon and Oklahoma on your schedule makes no business sense when you are in the middle of rebuilding a program. In particular when you already play a brutal SEC slate and Bama is a permanent opponent from the west. Foley was smart enough to get a week off before opening conference play. When you get whacked by those teams you will see a drop off in butts in seats the next home game. I can't criticize another AD for being wise enough not to schedule like we do. How much healthier and confident would we be if we were undefeated having either not played or played another Western Kentucky?
 
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Wilson27 said:
Scheduling and KEEPING Oregon and Oklahoma on your schedule makes no business sense when you are in the middle of rebuilding a program. In particular when you already play a brutal SEC slate and Bama is a permanent opponent from the west. Foley was smart enough to get a week off before opening conference play. When you get whacked by those teams you will see a drop off in butts in seats the next home game. I can't criticize another AD for being wise enough not to schedule like we do. How much healthier and confident would we be if we were undefeated having either not played or played another Western Kentucky?
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The scheduling gods didn't do you guys any favors.

Was Hamilton the AD when the Oregon home-and-home deal was inked?
 
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