Volunteer behavior getting national attention

#51
#51
TNGlen said:
Your Alma Mater is in the middle of the HILLS of East Tennessee. We are hillbillies! If you have a problem with hillbillies and rednecks, you need to reevaluate your allegiances. I am sure Lame would welcome you and your higher calling to USC. You are the "kind" that we talk about when we talk about that "kind". And that isn't a compliment.
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#53
#53
Any coach that wouldn't come here SOLELY based on the fans' behavior wouldn't be able to handle the job in the first place and I wouldn't WANT 'em here...
 
#54
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VOLnMiami said:
I got a reality check for you champ...Tee Martin does not owe us ANYTHING!...He came across the country to see what was being offered and as you can see it was a much less attractive situation than what he is in now....And he was probably offered a lot less money as well and that stuff does not get discussed over a damn telephone....He did what he felt was the best for his family...Plus living in LA is fabulous, Warm all year round and a recruiters dream.
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LOL!

No, he doesn't owe UT anything, let alone "us". BUT, HE COULD HAVE JUST SAID NO FROM CALI INSTEAD OF MAKING A PUBLICITY STUNT OUT OF IT! classless. he can remain with satan at usc.
 
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When you see the impact that the negavols have in the national media you just know they are not really vol fans. If they don't learn to temper their angst with this press they are unteachable.
 
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TNGlen said:
Your Alma Mater is in the middle of the HILLS of East Tennessee. We are hillbillies! If you have a problem with hillbillies and rednecks, you need to reevaluate your allegiances. I am sure Lame would welcome you and your higher calling to USC. You are the "kind" that we talk about when we talk about that "kind". And that isn't a compliment.
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Speak for yourself.
 
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#58
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In the good old days, before Twitter, before message boards, the outrageous hip-shooting portion of every fan base (be it sports, politics or almost anything that engendered passion), always got noticed. Then it was letters to the editor, calls to talk shows, etc.

Unfortunately the more reasonable part of the fan bases get drowned out, even though they are typically the majority.

Always been that way, always will. Oh well. We'll just keep on being reasonable, thoughtful and being fans.
 
#59
#59
Passionate Fan Base, should get national attention so let it go......Vol Fans are speaking out....nothing wrong with speaking out.......just go to sleep, fast forward 2 years and then see where we are at, if it's 6-6 then go back to sleep for another year....sooner or later we'll be 8-4
Go you Cincinnati Vols
 
#60
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TNGlen said:
So is Tee a big boy or not? If he is then the tweets are meaningless.......if he isn't then he probably has his feelings hurt. If you are going to dwell in the land of instant gratification, don't get upset when it doesn't go your way. Easy thing to do is close the twitter account and don't subject yourself to the criticism.
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To me this is not about Tee. I am sure he can handle it, although it is debatable if his family should have to see, hear, or read some of the stuff that is being said. What this is about to me, is about the sort of character of a person who destroys their own.

What you are asking me is if a concrete bridge can handle graffitti. The answer is yes, it won't even know it is there, but what sort of a-hole wants to destroy or deface everything that they see?
 
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#61
#61
It is embarrassing that any fanbase would do this. Tennessee fans aren't the only ones who do it, but we are the easiest to target right now by the national media because of everything that has happened recently with our athletic department.
 
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WattsBarVol said:
In the good old days, before Twitter, before message boards, the outrageous hip-shooting portion of every fan base (be it sports, politics or almost anything that engendered passion), always got noticed. Then it was letters to the editor, calls to talk shows, etc.

Unfortunately the more reasonable part of the fan bases get drowned out, even though they are typically the majority.

Always been that way, always will. Oh well. We'll just keep on being reasonable, thoughtful and being fans.
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Hey, WBV... You live in Rhea Co or across the pond in Meigs?

RC here.

AV
 
#63
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Defaultuser said:
Speak for yourself.
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I am with you. I get a little frustrated with those who want to superimpose some sort of negative stereotype onto my Alma Mater, because it apparently fits their image of themselves.

Regardless of what Larry the Cable Guy and the rest of those type of people tell you, both redneck and hillbilly are pejoratives. I have never understood why someone would want to self label as either in the same way that I have never understood how some people want to self label as "the N word". There is nothing wrong with hard work and conservative "down home" values, but that is a very small part of what either term (redneck or hillbilly) actually communicates, believe it or not.

When ESPN buys into the stereotype, taking it to its extreme conclusion with "trailer park frenzy" our fans go insane, but then we have some who want to embrace that incorrect and very negative stereotype?

jmho
 
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daj2576 said:
Proof that while the first amendment comes with some protected freedoms, certain speech being one of them, we are supposed to exercise some caution and accountability when given a voice.

I have read some things, today especially, that make me wish that some people would hang up their orange. Sad day when a potential assistant coaching candidate, who played for our school, gets harassed on twitter. We should have seen it coming when our new coach got a dose of it as soon as he took the job.

Absolutely terrible.

Websites like Volnation, in turn, are a double edged sword. It creates a good outlet for some fans who want to learn and mingle with others who support their team but it also creates an echo chamber for the sort of nut-job who harasses former players, recruits or others using social media.

Let's all show some class and perhaps a little accountability for our fellow Vols when we see them flying off of the handle.
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This and this. I used these ppl to teach my son a positive lesson. He's only 12 and was shocked at some of the things ppl sent our coach and former NC winning QB. he said, "why are ppl so mean to him?"

I told him, bc those ppl put their desires and wants above those of others and think what they want is necessarily the best thing for all involved. And when they don't get what they want, this is their way of throwing a fit like the kid in the store that wants a toy so he falls down and screams.

My 4 yr old was listening close by and said, "those kids need a spankin'."

Long story but it was pretty funny.
 
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#65
Our fans are great. Went to the uva ut bb game in charlottesville and there were a lot of ut fans there. It was a good time. Our fans wear our colors every where. I have met ut fans in travels all over. Espn can kiss my rear. Espn will destroy college football. They are a bunch of nazis.
 
#67
#67
If Tee Martin was trying to avoid a passionate fanbase he couldn't have picked a better place than USC.

For the record: The same guys that are taking things so poorly now are the ones that will drop $1,500 when they only have $1,501 to see UT play across the country.
 
#68
#68
wow! this is amazing. tee was a good choice but by far a program killer for not coaching here. from my experience if someone doesn`t want to be somewhere its better for all involved that they don`t.
 
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#70
For the record, this is regional news at best, certainly not national news. I don't know about some of the other states on the west coast, but here in Washington, no one cares who UT's coach is or what people are saying about him.

I sort of thought about this when CBJ called Tennessee a national brand during his press conference. I just can't agree with that. Sure, people know Tennessee, but if you walked into a high school over here with an orange T on your cap, most would probably assume it was Texas.
 
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daj2576 said:
Proof that while the first amendment comes with some protected freedoms, certain speech being one of them, we are supposed to exercise some caution and accountability when given a voice.

I have read some things, today especially, that make me wish that some people would hang up their orange. Sad day when a potential assistant coaching candidate, who played for our school, gets harassed on twitter. We should have seen it coming when our new coach got a dose of it as soon as he took the job.

Absolutely terrible.

Websites like Volnation, in turn, are a double edged sword. It creates a good outlet for some fans who want to learn and mingle with others who support their team but it also creates an echo chamber for the sort of nut-job who harasses former players, recruits or others using social media.

Let's all show some class and perhaps a little accountability for our fellow Vols when we see them flying off of the handle.
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#72
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UTHorsey said:
For the record, this is regional news at best, certainly not national news. I don't know about some of the other states on the west coast, but here in Washington, no one cares who UT's coach is or what people are saying about him.

I sort of thought about this when CBJ called Tennessee a national brand during his press conference. I just can't agree with that. Sure, people know Tennessee, but if you walked into a high school over here with an orange T on your cap, most would probably assume it was Texas.
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Well, what you say is probably true, but I have found Pac NW "sports fans" to be among the least knowledgeable in the country, and I have lived all over the U.S. (currently in Portland). What average folks in Oregon and SW Washington know about college football would not fill a thimble. So yeah, not disputing your statement, but it may not be the best "sample".
 
#73
#73
UTHorsey said:
For the record, this is regional news at best, certainly not national news. I don't know about some of the other states on the west coast, but here in Washington, no one cares who UT's coach is or what people are saying about him.

I sort of thought about this when CBJ called Tennessee a national brand during his press conference. I just can't agree with that. Sure, people know Tennessee, but if you walked into a high school over here with an orange T on your cap, most would probably assume it was Texas.
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If you walk around most places in the SE with a T on your hat most would assume it's Tennessee.

So I guess that means Texas isn't a national brand.
 
#74
#74
I consider myself VFL, but in the end, it comes to this:

1. God
2. Family
3. Vols

No hate for Tee.
 
#75
#75
Until the last 2-3 months, I have always said that Bama has the most annoying, least informed fanbase on earth. I now give that title to Tennessee fans without question. Just awful.
 
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