Anyone Remember the Bone?

All Vol! · 08-22-2007, 08:24 PM

Fairly obscure little piece of trivia here I'd imagine, but do any of you remember back around the '83 or so B-ball season when someone associated with the UT mens' basketball team (maybe a player - I don't remember) found a big bone of some sort at an excavation/construction site in Knoxville, and for some reason, they thought it was like an ancient burial ground type of bone with some special significance, and after going on a several-games win streak, they started claiming it was because of the bone. Fans at the games starting bringing signs that said "Bone Power," and the whole team even appeared on the Knoxville news during sports singing a song they put together that said something like, "Ain't no stopping us..we got the bone, we got the bone."
I swear I didn't dream this...somebody help me out here!

Rasputin_Vol · 08-22-2007, 08:38 PM

**LadyinOrange** · 08-22-2007, 10:10 PM

I definitely don't remember that.

**vol_freak** · 08-22-2007, 10:12 PM

Tony White was on that team. I remember the bone. I think they even had a local commercial they did about it. I'd love to see a you tube video of that.

hmanvolfan · 08-22-2007, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by All Vol!

Fairly obscure little piece of trivia here I'd imagine, but do any of you remember back around the '83 or so B-ball season when someone associated with the UT mens' basketball team (maybe a player - I don't remember) found a big bone of some sort at an excavation/construction site in Knoxville, and for some reason, they thought it was like an ancient burial ground type of bone with some special significance, and after going on a several-games win streak, they started claiming it was because of the bone. Fans at the games starting bringing signs that said "Bone Power," and the whole team even appeared on the Knoxville news during sports singing a song they put together that said something like, "Ain't no stopping us..we got the bone, we got the bone."
I swear I didn't dream this...somebody help me out here!

Put down the pipe and slowly step away...

UT IE 95 · 08-22-2007, 10:13 PM

Sounds like something from Porky's or Revenge of the Nerds.

Fine Vol · 08-22-2007, 10:13 PM

ALLVOL I could have so much fun with the title of the tread but I choose the high road.

**vol_freak** · 08-22-2007, 10:14 PM

He's not making it up.

I remember it.

Fine Vol · 08-22-2007, 10:16 PM

Do I call you football freak or ball freak(o so many names)

vol4eva · 08-22-2007, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Fine Vol

Do I call you football freak or ball freak(o so many names)

**vol_freak** · 08-22-2007, 10:17 PM

watch it.

Nobody remembers the bone? Man I'm old.

**hatvol96** · 08-22-2007, 10:18 PM

Nothing like a mediocre team, led by Tony White and Fred Jenkins, rallying around a bone.

Fine Vol · 08-22-2007, 10:19 PM

I dont know the bone. Probably some guy who goes to games and HONK HONK HONK

tennaseevol · 08-22-2007, 10:20 PM

"Ain't no stopping us..we got the bone, we got the bone."

**vol_freak** · 08-22-2007, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by hatvol96

Nothing like a mediocre team, led by Tony White and Fred Jenkins, rallying around a bone.

Glad I'm not the only one to remember. Tony White was the only thing that made that team worth watching. I must have watched that Auburn game about a 100 times when he dropped in 51 points. I also had a video of the next week's game where they did an entire segment on the "Wizard" and his 51. It was great.

If I remember White and Jenkins came in the same class together.