Was there essentially a post-game "Vol Walk" Saturday?

[Good_ole_rockytop]

I said its great to be a Tennessee Vol was being chanted the whole way out. It was awesome to see and hear.

 

[volatil]

Georgia fan beside my wife after the game "y'all are effing crazy". "Thought I had been to some loud stadiums but I was wrong".

 

[SmokinBob]

Magic happened Saturday night. I know of no other way to put it than that. And it happened all the way around -- our players, our fans, even those of us watching at home -- were one. Together we cast a spell, created a moment in time, and an unspoken bond between ourselves, and I expect it will pay off for all of us. Every single one of us knows that night was special. We even know it's the turning point though there will still be hard times ahead. Some of us are afraid to allow themselves to believe even though most of them know saw and felt it too.

Tennessee fans have never been optimists as a whole. We are notoriously fickle. Anything less than maximum effort (the closest any team can come to a perfect game) simply isn't good enough for us. Throughout the 90s and early 2000s and even in 1998 -- a perfect season -- we'd pick apart games where we felt the team didn't give maximum effort.

Our standards haven't changed and despite some claiming we're celebrating a moral victory, that isn't the case. What we're celebrating is a team that without a doubt "Gave their All for Tennessee" in every way possible and truth be told so did the fans.

We are Tennessee and we are alive again.

Dang it prof - now my eyes are leaking - I was there and what you say is truth - :yes:

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

Magic happened Saturday night. I know of no other way to put it than that. And it happened all the way around -- our players, our fans, even those of us watching at home -- were one. Together we cast a spell, created a moment in time, and an unspoken bond between ourselves, and I expect it will pay off for all of us. Every single one of us knows that night was special. We even know it's the turning point though there will still be hard times ahead. Some of us are afraid to allow themselves to believe even though most of them know saw and felt it too.

Tennessee fans have never been optimists as a whole. We are notoriously fickle. Anything less than maximum effort (the closest any team can come to a perfect game) simply isn't good enough for us. Throughout the 90s and early 2000s and even in 1998 -- a perfect season -- we'd pick apart games where we felt the team didn't give maximum effort.

Our standards haven't changed and despite some claiming we're celebrating a moral victory, that isn't the case. What we're celebrating is a team that without a doubt "Gave their All for Tennessee" in every way possible and truth be told so did the fans.

We are Tennessee and we are alive again.

Excellent post Professor, i agree 100%:good!:

We're on our way!

 

[ibvolman]

Magic happened Saturday night. I know of no other way to put it than that. And it happened all the way around -- our players, our fans, even those of us watching at home -- were one. Together we cast a spell, created a moment in time, and an unspoken bond between ourselves, and I expect it will pay off for all of us. Every single one of us knows that night was special. We even know it's the turning point though there will still be hard times ahead. Some of us are afraid to allow themselves to believe even though most of them know saw and felt it too.

Tennessee fans have never been optimists as a whole. We are notoriously fickle. Anything less than maximum effort (the closest any team can come to a perfect game) simply isn't good enough for us. Throughout the 90s and early 2000s and even in 1998 -- a perfect season -- we'd pick apart games where we felt the team didn't give maximum effort.

Our standards haven't changed and despite some claiming we're celebrating a moral victory, that isn't the case. What we're celebrating is a team that without a doubt "Gave their All for Tennessee" in every way possible and truth be told so did the fans.

We are Tennessee and we are alive again.

Absolutely and accurate and eloquent way of stating what the Volnation feels right now. It is great to be a Tennessee Vol, and yes, I do believe we are alive again.

I couldn't attend the game (stuck out in the Gulf on a ship), but I watched every second. Throughout the game the pride I have for this team grew with every snap, every effort, every drop of sweat, and yes, after the game with every tear.

 

[UTProf]

Dang it prof - now my eyes are leaking - I was there and what you say is truth - :yes:

Thank you for such a high compliment. :hi:

I've never been one to dwell on a single game let alone get misty eyed over one (I'm usually back to normal after a few hours) but this one won't leave me be -- too much happened. Every time I think about Saturday, from the players to the fans to my own facebook feed filled with posters saying they felt like they played the game alongside the team and that they'd never been so exhausted or proud, it's just amazing - overwhelming even.

We humans can sometimes connect in a way that doesn't require words or even being there since live television allows us to bear witness and I honestly believe this happened on Saturday.

 

[Volosaurus rex]

Magic happened Saturday night. I know of no other way to put it than that. And it happened all the way around -- our players, our fans, even those of us watching at home -- were one. Together we cast a spell, created a moment in time, and an unspoken bond between ourselves, and I expect it will pay off for all of us. Every single one of us knows that night was special. We even know it's the turning point though there will still be hard times ahead. Some of us are afraid to allow themselves to believe even though most of them know saw and felt it too.

Tennessee fans have never been optimists as a whole. We are notoriously fickle. Anything less than maximum effort (the closest any team can come to a perfect game) simply isn't good enough for us. Throughout the 90s and early 2000s and even in 1998 -- a perfect season -- we'd pick apart games where we felt the team didn't give maximum effort.

Our standards haven't changed and despite some claiming we're celebrating a moral victory, that isn't the case. What we're celebrating is a team that without a doubt "Gave their All for Tennessee" in every way possible and truth be told so did the fans.

We are Tennessee and we are alive again.

To paraphrase a quote attributed to one of our World War II adversaries, I predict that Georgia has only succeeded in awakening a sleeping giant, which had formerly been Tennessee's football program, and filled it with a terrible resolve.

NOW GO FORTH AND LAY WASTE TO THE CHICKEN NATION!!

 

[SmokinBob]

Thank you for such a high compliment. :hi:

I've never been one to dwell on a single game let alone get misty eyed over one (I'm usually back to normal after a few hours) but this one won't leave me be -- too much happened. Every time I think about Saturday, from the players to the fans to my own facebook feed filled with posters saying they felt like they played the game alongside the team and that they'd never been so exhausted or proud, it's just amazing - overwhelming even.

We humans can sometimes connect in a way that doesn't require words or even being there since live television allows us to bear witness and I honestly believe this happened on Saturday.

Again - truth :yes:

 

[Tenacguy50]

To paraphrase a quote attributed to one of our World War II adversaries, I predict that Georgia has only succeeded in awakening a sleeping giant, which had formerly been Tennessee's football program, and filled it with a terrible resolve.

NOW GO FORTH AND LAY WASTE TO THE CHICKEN NATION!!

So let it be written...So let it be done!