Sports Thread

[Pdt2f]

2 hours ago, bigeasy said:

I can agree with that. I remember as a kid in the 90s how much orange you would see on gameday around town.  I am a bit surprised about how passionate the fanbase is considering how bad they have been. I highly doubt many other larger schools could pull off the numbers they do with such a poor record. I know actual attendance in the seats wasn't this high but the fact they averaged 95K last year, or 93% on their worst year ever is impressive. But speaking as someone that hated them in the 90s, they reallllllyyyyy need to get over '98, and they really need to quit thinking firing everybody is the answer. Not much the coaching can do when you have talent this bad. They made Charlotte's defensive line look like a powerhouse.

Their coaching has been horrendous, I thought them giving Butch Jones 5 years was extremely generous (especially considering they should have hired Butch Davis instead to begin with) and Dooley never should have been an SEC coach. I’m pretty sure Dooley went a whole offseason without getting a single offensive lineman to commit one year. 

Yeah I grew up hating UT, watching Peyton Manning and T Martin whip us all over the field. I can’t say much about clinging to ‘98, though, it was a great year for them and us Bama fans clung to Bear and ‘92 for long enough to where we can’t talk crap about other fanbases living in the past. 

[MLBrumby]

Living in the Tri-State area here, the thing I find easy to ridicule is all the Bama Bandwagon fans. Yes, they've had great success, but so many "appendages" (many who have never even been to Tuscaloosa) put their flags and stickers on their houses, cars, clothes, etc. and act like they're "winners".  Even the longtime fans think they're absurd. Everyone loves a winner. And Saban's success has produced a lot of fans for future generations, but IMHO it just cheapens the brand. It's like anyone can go into a Cracker Barrel and come out a Tide fan. Sour grapes? Not hardly... as I went to Vandy. As one longtime Alabama graduate said to me about 20 years ago through his thick eyeglasses. "You mean you didn't pick your college on how well they do in football?" he said incredulously. 

[Tennessine]

The worst people are those who have two hats: an Alabama hat and a Kentucky hat.

Guess which times of the year they wear each?

Edited November 9, 2018 by nativetenn

[bigeasy]

I love giving those people a hard time, especially when they try to justify it. The Bama/Patriots football fans are the ones that get to me.

[Tennessine]

Big win for the Vols. I hope we can go bowling.

[e-dub]

So we've beaten both the Eagles and the Patriots this season. PRETTY SURE THAT MAKES US THE CHAMPS NOW.

[MLBrumby]

Dang! Titans looked like a champion team today!!

[MLBrumby]

I knew that Bill Belichick was born in Nashville, but the CBS commentators of the game today noted several times that he has a home in Franklin. He lives there quite a bit during the off-season & that he makes a habit of going to the B'way Honky Tonks (Specifically Tootsie's) and he loves the lifestyle in Middle Tennessee. 

[bigeasy]

Vols, Titans, Preds, & the Grizzlies with a win over the weekend!!

[Tennessine]

Ugh. Two years in a row, Tennessee loses 50-17 to Missouri.

[MLBrumby]

It's worse than that....they lost to Derek Dooley.

[Tennessine]

Yep. Lyle and Derek both visited Neyland for an annhilation.

[Dale]

I don't think anyone really wants to play Missouri these days.

[Tennessine]

No kidding. They are, by far, the best 4 loss team in the country. Technically, they should have that win against UK, but that's another debate.

[MLBrumby]

Vandy's Coach Mason needs to buy the whole Defense a steak dinner at Ruth's Chris for their win. IDK why Shurmur directed 2 pass plays (play action) with 1:30 left. Ole Miss had all their Timeouts left, but Vandy's passes went nowhere... and didn't use up hardly any time off the clock. So they punt with a whole minute and half... and all their T/Os. But 'Dore's D held strong. Shurmur had some spectacular passes... one in OT to give Vandy the win! Great game! But terrible officiating. The "compromise" controversial call in OT was unfortunate. But Vandy managed not to fade in the fourth for a change. 

Edited November 18, 2018 by MLBrumby

[Tennessine]

Vandy will beat Tennessee next week, and that is not a bold prediction. Tennessee is plagued with injuries and has nothing left in the tank. 

[MLBrumby]

If Vandy doesn't fade in the fourth. They actually have something to play for... a bowl if they win. 

[Tennessine]

They do, and Vandy wants it more.

[Tennessine]

Boy, if football teams in Tennessee ain't the opposite of what they were last week.

[MLBrumby]

Like the Titans didn't even show up at Indy. 

[Tennessine]

Vols basketball face an unranked yet dangerous Louisville team tomorrow. After that, a couple of cupcake matches until the big game against No. 3 Gonzaga in Phoenix. If they knock both UL and Gonzaga (assuming they defeat the easy teams in between with ease), Vols will improve to No. 2 or 3 in the nation.

[bigeasy]

^ If they beat Lousiville they would play either Kansas or Marquette. Would be great to have that early season challenge against a team like Kansas.

The Lady Vols soccer team plays #1 Stanford in the Quarterfinals on Friday. I don't know much about our soccer history, but I am guessing they have never made it this far.  

[Tennessine]

Officiating handed Kansas the game. Also so obvious how the commentators wanted Jayhawks to win since the beginning. Such trivial dynasty favoritism.

[bigeasy]

That was a tough game to stomach because I think we should have won it but the team just went flat. It is hard to win with the opposing team having 34 FT attempts to our 17. Great to see us being competitive against one of the hottest teams right now.

Football team didn't even show up Saturday. I heard some of the remarks from players and it is clear that some Butch recruits had no desire to play a bowl game. I expect a purge in the offseason of the players that aren't buying in.

[Tennessine]

That was embarrassing. I am angered by the product on the field these last two weeks. As a student, it pisses me off to see these spoiled athletes get everything they possibly want only for it to result in complete disdain for playing the sport.

That basket that was called back due to goaltending was an awful call. But, we had plenty of chances to win that game too. Can't make too many excuses. I hate being the type to say "oh the refs won it for them," but that was frustrating. Oh well. Again, we missed too many baskets and were lucky Kansas kept turning the ball over.