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Originally Posted by vol_freak  I enjoy having the Warriors shock the world in May, the Giants and As stumbling to last place in summer, the 49ers and Raiders dancing down the standings. Tennessee has the Titans and the Vols. Would you like more sports, or is that all you need? What do you guys do the rest of the year in Knoxville to keep things hustling and bustling sports-wise? |
Thanks to Bruce Pearl, UT is no longer a football-only school. Vol fans now enjoy the winter sports season too. 20,000+ people will pack Thompson-Boling Arena nearly every game to watch a top-10 basketball program this year. And our baseball team, though mediocre many years, also shows up at the CWS from time to time, keeping Vol fans preoccupied during the late Spring/early Summer. UT's new coach could bring some excitement to that program.
As far as pro sports teams, the Titans are still relatively new. Many Tennesseans follow the Colts b/c of Peyton, and though there's no Major League Baseball team in Tennessee, the Braves and Reds draw huge interest in the Volunteer State. From what I've heard, support for the Predators has been disappointing.
In the South, college sports rule, for sure, and are entirely state-based. Pro sports are more regional-based.