Recruiting Football Talk VII

[drvenner]

People think it's fun because they're winning.
How many people thought it was fun when Todd Raleigh and Dave Serrano were losing mid week games to ETSU?

I have the loved the game of baseball since I was 7. Mike Whited was the coach when I started there and we were not very good. I still went to games. I went to more when we were good in the 90s when Delmonico first got there. I have supported the team for a good, long time. I have enjoyed watching baseball for about 50 years, whippersnapper.

 

[Glitch]

 

[VolGee4]

Great, Kentucky makes a splash and hires away Kenny Brooks from Va Tech….

Had to be money because he is a Virginia native.

 

[volbeast33]

 

[Glitch]

Ellie was HOT!

 

[Orangeburst]

Aunt Bee isnt for erryone.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Glad we got that right troll.

You've proven you're a Bammer multiple times. You don't have to keep telling us.

 

[TheRain]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Glitch]

coming to college football soon?

Just eliminate kickoffs and let every possession start at the 20 or 25.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Just eliminate kickoffs and let every possession start at the 20 or 25.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Another day, another former Gator roasting Sunbelt Billy.

 

[eVOLve]

coming to college football soon?

I’m good with this rule change.. I think it’ll allow more exciting returns. We’ll see

 

[TN-POSSUM]

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

Get on it, VN!

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[MockingVol]

People think it's fun because they're winning.
How many people thought it was fun when Todd Raleigh and Dave Serrano were losing mid week games to ETSU?

As someone that was in the pressbox towards the end of Serrano’s tenure — I can say with confidence that it was not particularly fun.

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

I would have sworn on my life that Vince Young was dead…

And I don’t mean that as a derogatory remark. I truly thought he had died years ago.

 

[drvenner]

And I stand by that. There is a small hardcore group maybe 25% of fans that have followed TN baseball good or bad. Now that they're good, you can't get a ticket when before they used to beg people to come to conference games.

Same thing with the LV's there is a group of hardcore fans that follow them religiously, and the rest will follow if they're good and couldn't care less when they aren't. Hence why there isn't more outrage for Kelly's job.

I'm not surprised you didn't get the point though.

But, you questioned the fandom of people here. In general, I agree that more people come out when the team is good. I am not sure what the core is, but baseball has pretty strong support. I, personally, did not shoot myself after having to endure Todd Raleigh. It was a challenge, though.

 

[drvenner]

thanks for the supplementary information

Under rated post.

 

[Orangeburst]

I would have sworn on my life that Vince Young was dead…

And I don’t mean that as a derogatory remark. I truly thought he had died years ago.

Hmmm. you thunking Steve McNair?

 

[drvenner]

you do realize the board was talking about tires and I was making a corny joke about being tired, correct?

Yes, and I am encouraged.

 

[GoBigOrange86]

And I stand by that. There is a small hardcore group maybe 25% of fans that have followed TN baseball good or bad. Now that they're good, you can't get a ticket when before they used to beg people to come to conference games.

Same thing with the LV's there is a group of hardcore fans that follow them religiously, and the rest will follow if they're good and couldn't care less when they aren't. Hence why there isn't more outrage for Kelly's job.

I'm not surprised you didn't get the point though.

I will cop to not paying much mind to LV basketball or baseball when they are bad -- I check final scores and absolutely want them to do well, but they just don't demand my attention good or bad the way football does. I have watched or listened to every football game live since 2007, including when I knew we were about to get our brains bashed in. I don't do that with other Vol sports.

Speaking only for myself, of course.

 

[Devo182]

Are you an Iowa women’s basketball fan? This forum is far from what it was just a few years back, but really, Iowa women’s basketball?

Maybe you haven't noticed, but they have a generational player that's a phenom at the level of Britney Griner or Candace Parker, but in the later age of social media and she shoots like Chef.

Folks want to watch.

 

[Devo182]

Do I agree with a single person's opinion at On3? Probably not.

Overreaction to our last game. While Creighton barely won themselves.

Season-resume says we are 4th-6th best remaining.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

And we wonder why 200 lb tarpon are extinct in US waters.

Should be mandatory to catch Tarpon and Tuna on fly. Catch, and release.

Tarpon are almost always catch and release now....and you know that.

 

[TN-POSSUM]