| If its for real, its pretty cool. It could all just be a big goof, however.
On the assumption it is the former, not being a Vols fan I'm unqualified to give an opinion on the UT-specific questions. But allow me to weigh in briefly on the questions of whether SEC fans are truly more energized than PAC 10 fans and whether, if so, that's a good or a bad thing.
The answers are hell yes and hell no.
Only a fan who is embarrassed by the complacenecy of his brethren would ask those questions. That SEC fans are much more "into" their teams is simply undebatable. It is as sure as death and taxes. Maybe more so. No one who has spent any amount of time watching the game can for a second with straight face claim otherwise.
Is it a bad thing? Huh? Every weekend in the SEC 80,000 to 100,000 people jam into the stadiums of Gainesville, Athens, Knoxville, Auburn, Tuscaloosa, etc. They bring with them dollars that go into both the local communities and the schools. A successful football program in the SEC is a license to print money for the academic side of things, too.
Dollars aside, no price tag can be put on the experience as a college freshman going to your first games. The camaraderie, the pride, the just plain good old fashioned fun of being part of group of thousands of fans is something that cannot be explained, only felt.
I actually feel badly for you PAC 10 fans that have no idea what you are missing. Does it hurt when you lose one of these SEC games? Oh, yes, it surely does!! But it also just makes it so much sweeter when you get your revenge later... And in the SEC, you always get your revenge. |