Welcome Tennessee fans

[Harry]

I noticed that some of you have been joining us lately and wanted to formally welcome you.

Sorry that we could not be more engaging in conversations about the game itself.  We have been in somewhat of a funk here lately as you can probably tell.

[TheTastyGreek]

Greetings, Tennessee-eeeeeeians. Welcome to the autumn of our discontent. 

Come join us for the rage and sadness, stay for the despair and self-destruction. Your school is already sending us a big check to take a beating... If any of you are interested in sending a smaller sum of money to help buy sandwiches or LEGOs for our Athletic Director, please send me a private message. 

If you came here for passion or smack talk... Well, we beat you guys back before most of the people on this forum were born. So, pre-natal scoreboard on you, bitches! I'm sure that national title you won did nothing to ease the pain of our triumph back in the football Cretaceous period. Also, your orange is dumb and ugly. You should change shades every 5 or 6 years. That's what serious football programs do. 

 

 

[James]

Show mercy on our souls. 

[Aldo]

What's with the orange checkerboard end zone? Who you trying to be?

University of Guelph much? 

[foutsrouts]

At least we'll leave with a non-losing all-time record. I have relatives in the vicinity and almost made this one, but our first couple of games tempered my enthusiasm for it. Beautiful autumns in that part of the world.

[Eagle1855]

Beautiful autumns in that part of the world.

Truth. I am a big fan of Knoxville. Wish I could have made this trip -- even if it meant watching a blood bath. And there will... be.. blood. 

[Stix]

What's with the orange checkerboard end zone? Who you trying to be?

I'd say: The University of Purina

[ChristopherRyanWilkes]

What's with the orange checkerboard end zone? Who you trying to be?

University of Guelph much? 

Tennessee? The only ten I see is the number of loses we will have this year. Har har har

[Volosaurus rex]

What's with the orange checkerboard end zone? Who you trying to be?

University of Guelph much? 

"A Tennessee trademark from the mid-1960's was reinstated in 1989 with the installation of the orange and white checkerboard end zones on Shields-Watkins Field and continued with the return of grass. The unique design accompanied coach Doug Dickey's arrival in 1964 when the Vols played Boston College. The colorful and popular end zones were a part of Tennessee football until 1968 when the natural sod was dug out and artificial turf was put in its place.

The checkerboard end zones carry over to basketball, where the pattern appears on the baseline of the court at Thompson-Boling Arena" (http://www.utsports.com/fans/traditions.html).

[UNT90]

"A Tennessee trademark from the mid-1960's was reinstated in 1989 with the installation of the orange and white checkerboard end zones on Shields-Watkins Field and continued with the return of grass. The unique design accompanied coach Doug Dickey's arrival in 1964 when the Vols played Boston College. The colorful and popular end zones were a part of Tennessee football until 1968 when the natural sod was dug out and artificial turf was put in its place.

The checkerboard end zones carry over to basketball, where the pattern appears on the baseline of the court at Thompson-Boling Arena" (http://www.utsports.com/fans/traditions.html).

Look, sure your university has paid us for the beating that is coming, but don't you think your fan base should contribute to our fan base, also? And I'm not talking about some hard to understand sandwich purchase metaphor, I'm talking banners, bitches!

If you guys have any class and mercy  at all, you will hire a plane to tow a banner saying "Fire Rick Villarreal" around the your stadium and tailgate area for an hour pre-game.

Its the least you checker loving mofos could do...

Edited November 11, 2015 by UNT90

[TheTastyGreek]

Look, sure your university has paid us for the beating that is coming, but don't you think your fan base should contribute to our fan base, also? And I'm not talking about some hard to understand sandwich purchase metaphor, I'm talking banners, bitches!

If you guys have any class and mercy  at all, you will hire a plane to tow a banner saying "Fire Rick Villarreal" around the your stadium and tailgate area for an hour pre-game.

Its the least you checker loving mofos could do...

Colonel Sanders left them so much money... Seems like the least they could do. 

[ChristopherRyanWilkes]

"A Tennessee trademark from the mid-1960's was reinstated in 1989 with the installation of the orange and white checkerboard end zones on Shields-Watkins Field and continued with the return of grass. The unique design accompanied coach Doug Dickey's arrival in 1964 when the Vols played Boston College. The colorful and popular end zones were a part of Tennessee football until 1968 when the natural sod was dug out and artificial turf was put in its place.

The checkerboard end zones carry over to basketball, where the pattern appears on the baseline of the court at Thompson-Boling Arena" (http://www.utsports.com/fans/traditions.html).

Traditions? What are those? 

[TheTastyGreek]

Traditions? What are those? 

It's a dormitory, obviously.

Do your homework, for crying out loud. 

[ChristopherRyanWilkes]

It's a dormitory, obviously.

Do your homework, for crying out loud. 

Thanks for the assist. 

[UNT90]

Colonel Sanders left them so much money... Seems like the least they could do. 

No Shat, I mean look what Colonel Sanders has done for UTSA's program already!

Spead the love, damnit!

Edited November 11, 2015 by UNT90

[TheTastyGreek]

Thanks for the assist. 

If it meant anything else, I'm sure we would have figured it out in the past 130 years. 

No Shat, I mean look what they have doge for UTSA's program already!

Spead the love, damnit!

Little known fact: The University of Tennessee was founded on a tract of land that was once President George Washington's Virginia plantation. 

[Tyler Maryak]

"A Tennessee trademark from the mid-1960's was reinstated in 1989 with the installation of the orange and white checkerboard end zones on Shields-Watkins Field and continued with the return of grass. The unique design accompanied coach Doug Dickey's arrival in 1964 when the Vols played Boston College. The colorful and popular end zones were a part of Tennessee football until 1968 when the natural sod was dug out and artificial turf was put in its place.

The checkerboard end zones carry over to basketball, where the pattern appears on the baseline of the court at Thompson-Boling Arena" (http://www.utsports.com/fans/traditions.html).

[Cr1028]

Thank you for Davy Crockett, the $750k, and the victory in Knoxville the last time we played.

Edited November 11, 2015 by Cr1028

[Matt from A700]

I don't drink, but may start after during this game.

[All About UNT]

zero interest in watching one minute of this game.... same as last Saturday

[Volosaurus rex]

I noticed that some of you have been joining us lately and wanted to formally welcome you.

Sorry that we could not be more engaging in conversations about the game itself.  We have been in somewhat of a funk here lately as you can probably tell.

 

Thanks for the welcome, Harry. Under the circumstances, your collective attitude is entirely understandable. I rarely visit message boards of our opponents, but, after perusing the "Update: North Texas @ Tennessee 11/14" thread and learning of the intentions of some of your fans to attend this game, despite the manner in which this season has played out thus far, I felt compelled to pay my respects. Only hard-core true fans willingly choose to subject themselves to that kind of experience and the associated financial cost of attendance. So, again, my hat's off to those Mean Green fans who will dot the bleachers of Neyland Stadium Saturday. Although our recent experience pales in magnitude to what you are currently going through, we can empathize to some degree with your plight. This is the first year in which we have truly been competitive with our primary rivals in quite some time. Another excellent recruiting class will fully extract us from the worst talent deficit Tennessee's football program has experienced in the last 40 years.              

Edited November 11, 2015 by Volosaurus rex

[Rudy]

Traditions? What are those? 

Bands wearing khakis for half the season.

[UNTexas]

How about shutting up and realizing that none of their fans are here nor care to come here before they destroy us? Sorry, it's true...

Edited November 11, 2015 by UNTexas

[UNT90]

 

Thanks for the welcome, Harry. Under the circumstances, your collective attitude is entirely understandable. I rarely visit message boards of our opponents, but, after perusing the "Update: North Texas @ Tennessee 11/14" thread and learning of the intentions of some of your fans to attend this game, despite the manner in which this season has played out thus far, I felt compelled to pay my respects. Only hard-core true fans willingly choose to subject themselves to that kind of experience and the associated financial cost of attendance. So, again, my hat's off to those Mean Green fans who will dot the bleachers of Neyland Stadium Saturday. Although our recent experience pales in magnitude to what you are currently going through, we can empathize to some degree with your plight. This is the first year in which we have truly been competitive with our primary rivals in quite some time. Another excellent recruiting class will fully extract us from the worst talent deficit Tennessee's football program has experienced in the last 40 years.              

Honest question. Before this week, were you aware that we lost to an FCS school by a whole lot? 

Like 59 points? 

Or were you blissfully unware of this detail?

[smallvol#1]

Thank you for Davy Crockett, the $750k, and the victory in Knoxville the last time we played.

Don't forget Sam Houston.