volinga33
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This is a chance to identify which type of fan you are or call out others! Saw this on RTI and thought it would be fun here.
1: The fire everybody guy: Youve probably met this person before. Theyre all-in on UT and the coach in the offseason, but you know youre getting a text from them the second something goes wrong in 2016 to fire Butch. :bad:
2. The recruiting freak: Youve probably met the person that can recite the visitor list for the 2019 class for the upcoming game. Yes, recruiting is the lifeblood of college athletics and its spawned an entire industry that follows it. But some fans take it to an extreme level following the every move of every recruit in the next four classes. :crossfingers:
3. The traditionalist: This person has the Pantone Matching Sample chart with the UT orange with them at all times to make sure everybody has it right. The gray jerseys and really anything other than the traditional ones are an absolute abomination to this person. :rtfm:
They hate rap at Neyland Stadium, they want the Tennessee Walking Horses back at every game and dont even get them started on Third Down For What? and some of the chants that Butch Jones has tried to introduce. UT should bring Majors, Fulmer or somebody in the Neyland family tree back to coach anyhow.
4. The exceedingly drunk vol: Remember UTs win over Florida in 1998 when the kick went wide? How about Wilhoits redemptive kick in 2004? The big win over Georgia in 2015? The exceedingly drunk Vol fan certainly doesnt. They may have seen replays or heard about them later, but you better believe they werent even in the stadium for them. They had tickets good ones in fact. But 10 hours of pre-gaming left them passed out in the parking lot. :acute:
5. The Conspiracy theory vol: Much of UTs lack of success over the past decade can be traced back to a carefully-executed plan done in conjunction between the media, the SEC, the NCAA, refs and even UT administrators. Dave Hart was sent in by Alabama to wreck UTs athletic program. Jimmy Check? A well-placed spy from Florida who gives away all of UTs secrets to the Gators. The SEC employs corrupt refs that make sure Alabama and Florida beats UT every season. :question:
6. The casual vol: fans like to rock the Power T hat or the black polo with the small orange Power T, but theyre not going over the top. They know the quarterback is some kind of rocket scientist or surgeon or something and maybe a few other facts they picked up from Verne Lundquist during one of the few games they watched. :sleep:
7. The nega-vol: You know them, you may be one of them and they may eventually run the extremely positive Butch Jones out of town. Theyre the Nega-Vols. Sure, Jones has done a good job of rebuilding the program, but THATS NOT ENOUGH. Nick Saban had Alabama in title contention in Year 2, and its inexcusable that Jones didnt. Anything other than 15-0 this season will be unacceptable. Every year should be 1998, except better. The Vols, after all, underperformed that year and got lucky. :no:
8. The overly obsessed with one opponent vol: generally Florida or Alabama, but depending on where you live, your relationships and your past, the overly-obsessed-with-one-opponent Vol fan is just as interested in seeing another program fail as he/she is seeing UT succeed. A heartbreaking loss for the Vols is soothed by seeing this team lose as well. :gun:
9: The periphery vol: You would almost never know that this person is actually a fan of sports. You dont hear much from them after a game, but you know that theyll be tweeting up a storm the second theres a jersey announcement, a problem with the field, an announcer they dont like or something wrong with the cleats. Basically, the periphery of the game is more important than the sports themselves. :ninja:
10. The overly optimistic vol: Regardless how heartbreaking the week or the year before was, these fans are always back for another round. And they think it can be much, much better this time. Expectations are always through the roof, but unlike the Nega-Vols or the Fire Everybody Vols, this group is more likely to take the positive route of well get them next year when things dont go the right way.
Negativity or even objectivity is not allowed near these folks! :dance2::rock::clapping:
opcorn:
Ready, go!
1: The fire everybody guy: Youve probably met this person before. Theyre all-in on UT and the coach in the offseason, but you know youre getting a text from them the second something goes wrong in 2016 to fire Butch. :bad:
2. The recruiting freak: Youve probably met the person that can recite the visitor list for the 2019 class for the upcoming game. Yes, recruiting is the lifeblood of college athletics and its spawned an entire industry that follows it. But some fans take it to an extreme level following the every move of every recruit in the next four classes. :crossfingers:
3. The traditionalist: This person has the Pantone Matching Sample chart with the UT orange with them at all times to make sure everybody has it right. The gray jerseys and really anything other than the traditional ones are an absolute abomination to this person. :rtfm:
They hate rap at Neyland Stadium, they want the Tennessee Walking Horses back at every game and dont even get them started on Third Down For What? and some of the chants that Butch Jones has tried to introduce. UT should bring Majors, Fulmer or somebody in the Neyland family tree back to coach anyhow.
4. The exceedingly drunk vol: Remember UTs win over Florida in 1998 when the kick went wide? How about Wilhoits redemptive kick in 2004? The big win over Georgia in 2015? The exceedingly drunk Vol fan certainly doesnt. They may have seen replays or heard about them later, but you better believe they werent even in the stadium for them. They had tickets good ones in fact. But 10 hours of pre-gaming left them passed out in the parking lot. :acute:
5. The Conspiracy theory vol: Much of UTs lack of success over the past decade can be traced back to a carefully-executed plan done in conjunction between the media, the SEC, the NCAA, refs and even UT administrators. Dave Hart was sent in by Alabama to wreck UTs athletic program. Jimmy Check? A well-placed spy from Florida who gives away all of UTs secrets to the Gators. The SEC employs corrupt refs that make sure Alabama and Florida beats UT every season. :question:
6. The casual vol: fans like to rock the Power T hat or the black polo with the small orange Power T, but theyre not going over the top. They know the quarterback is some kind of rocket scientist or surgeon or something and maybe a few other facts they picked up from Verne Lundquist during one of the few games they watched. :sleep:
7. The nega-vol: You know them, you may be one of them and they may eventually run the extremely positive Butch Jones out of town. Theyre the Nega-Vols. Sure, Jones has done a good job of rebuilding the program, but THATS NOT ENOUGH. Nick Saban had Alabama in title contention in Year 2, and its inexcusable that Jones didnt. Anything other than 15-0 this season will be unacceptable. Every year should be 1998, except better. The Vols, after all, underperformed that year and got lucky. :no:
8. The overly obsessed with one opponent vol: generally Florida or Alabama, but depending on where you live, your relationships and your past, the overly-obsessed-with-one-opponent Vol fan is just as interested in seeing another program fail as he/she is seeing UT succeed. A heartbreaking loss for the Vols is soothed by seeing this team lose as well. :gun:
9: The periphery vol: You would almost never know that this person is actually a fan of sports. You dont hear much from them after a game, but you know that theyll be tweeting up a storm the second theres a jersey announcement, a problem with the field, an announcer they dont like or something wrong with the cleats. Basically, the periphery of the game is more important than the sports themselves. :ninja:
10. The overly optimistic vol: Regardless how heartbreaking the week or the year before was, these fans are always back for another round. And they think it can be much, much better this time. Expectations are always through the roof, but unlike the Nega-Vols or the Fire Everybody Vols, this group is more likely to take the positive route of well get them next year when things dont go the right way.
Negativity or even objectivity is not allowed near these folks! :dance2::rock::clapping:
opcorn:Ready, go!
