#Team117

[d3ft punk]

Some new lingo from a new staff: Meet Tennessee's #Team117

Saw it on Twitter (thus, the hashtag):

Michael Bajakian ‏@UTCoachJake
VOL NATION #team117 is working hard to rise to the top. The support of our fans is helping us get there #VFL #GBO #VOLNATION

I hadn’t seen this discussed and thought I’d point it out as something they are doing to help focus team unity on the 2013 squad.

[TennesseeOrange]

Did the same thing at UC. Last years team was "Team 125." Hope it works here.

[TennPitts]

So what does the number 117 Mean?

[RockyTop18]

117th football team since the university began playing football

[d3ft punk]

Originally Posted by TennPitts

So what does the number 117 Mean?

117th Tennessee football squad

[anmccord]

This is the 117th year of football for the team. That is what the number is associated with.

[chatt-townVOL]

Originally Posted by TennesseeOrange

Did the same thing at UC. Last years team was "Team 125." Hope it works here.

So UC has an older football program that UT?

Surprising.

[Boca Vol]

I find that odd since in 1990 the Homecoming theme as Cheers to 100 years. Now I know that UT didn't field teams during the World Wars but I would have thought UT would be in the 120's.

Maybe they deleted the Dooley tenure from the official record books.

[RockyTop22]

Originally Posted by chatt-townVOL

So UC has an older football program that UT?

Surprising.

Rutgers and Princeton are actually the oldest NCAAF teams, they played the first college football game in Piscataway, NJ

[TennPitts]

Thanks everyone that makes sense. Thought it was a random number lol

[Boca Vol]

Originally Posted by RockyTop22

Rutgers and Princeton are actually the oldest NCAAF teams, they played the first college football game in Piscataway, NJ

Not to start an argument but I always laugh when people play the "history and tradition" cards. All programs are Rutgers' and Princeton's b*tches when it comes to history.

[d3ft punk]

Originally Posted by chatt-townVOL

So UC has an older football program that UT?

Surprising.

They have also played Miami of Ohio 117 times. That includes the WWII 2-year break.

[rickyb712]

thought 117 was the number of usc infractions under kifflin

[Biopsyman]

Originally Posted by d3ft punk

Some new lingo from a new staff: Meet Tennessee's #Team117

Saw it on Twitter (thus, the hashtag):


I hadn’t seen this discussed and thought I’d point it out as something they are doing to help focus team unity on the 2013 squad.

I thought he was just honoring Sal defense

[orange parmejohn]

Originally Posted by rickyb712

thought 117 was the number of usc infractions under kifflin

got a chuckle out of this un.