Pruitt gets 3 Years

#251
#251
I respect your opinion. But to me bandwagon fandom requires a team to be good. We haven't been...in a long time. You don't have to spend money or watch the games to be a fan. I'm a Denver Broncos fan and rarely if ever watcha game
 
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The Tall Gguy said:
I respect your opinion. But to me bandwagon fandom requires a team to be good. We haven't been...in a long time. You don't have to spend money or watch the games to be a fan. I'm a Denver Broncos fan and rarely if ever watcha game
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Who said anything about spending money?

I’m not saying you’re wrong; but I can also see using the term bandwagon for people who only watch when winning. That’s all I’m saying.

How can you be a fan of a team and never watch them? Lol. I think that sums up your definition.
 
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The Tall Gguy said:
I respect your opinion. But to me bandwagon fandom requires a team to be good. We haven't been...in a long time. You don't have to spend money or watch the games to be a fan. I'm a Denver Broncos fan and rarely if ever watcha game
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Interesting view point.

What's the draw? If you dont care to even watch them.
 
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#256
I honestly keep asking myself that about Tennessee. As for Denver, I have just liked them since the 80s...don't get many of their games in this market.

I have actually watched most of the games this year...with the exception of Georgia, UTEP, and Auburn.
 
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The Tall Gguy said:
I honestly keep asking myself that about Tennessee. As for Denver, I have just liked them since the 80s...don't get many of their games in this market.

I have actually watched most of the games this year...with the exception of Georgia, UTEP, and Auburn.
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I liked Denver, when Peyton was there. 😬
 
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If he gets a few wins against UF and UGA, one or both each year over the next 3-5 years....he's a keeper in book. It will take 5+ before we sniff a win against Saban's teams. It sucks, but we aren't beating Bama until we either go toe to toe in recruiting battles or Saban hangs up the whistle and clipboard.
 
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#261
We shall see. Many changes are needed, coaches and players, but maybe just maybe we shouldn't give up.

How dare you bring actual football discussion into this.
 
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The Tall Gguy said:
I honestly keep asking myself that about Tennessee. As for Denver, I have just liked them since the 80s...don't get many of their games in this market.

I have actually watched most of the games this year...with the exception of Georgia, UTEP, and Auburn.
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You dont see where some may think it odd that you essentially describe yourself as a passing fan, even questioning why you are still one, but seem so engaged here?

That's not some back handed "go find another team" angle. It's a legit question.

The interest level is what makes it seem weird.
 
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BeecherVol said:
You dont see where some may think it odd that you essentially describe yourself as a passing fan, even questioning why you are still one, but seem so engaged here?

That's not some back handed "go find another team" angle. It's a legit question.

The interest level is what makes it seem weird.
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Fair question. I used to be "die hard" Tennessee loss ruined my weekend and resulted in property damage. Hence my tag line about lightbulbs. Now I guess I am getting used to us being irrelevant. I'm still a fan...and love the team. Graduated from Tennessee actually.
And I enjoy riling Butch and Jake up tremendously.
 
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The Tall Gguy said:
Fair question. I used to be "die hard" Tennessee loss ruined my weekend and resulted in property damage. Hence my tag line about lightbulbs. Now I guess I am getting used to us being irrelevant. I'm still a fan...and love the team. Graduated from Tennessee actually.
And I enjoy riling Butch and Jake up tremendously.
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I guess for me it's never really changed over the years that much. Losing sucks and UTs done plenty of that for too long. To each his own.
 
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BeecherVol said:
I guess for me it's never really changed over the years that much. Losing sucks and UTs done plenty of that for too long. To each his own.
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Remember the Bucket of Lightbulbs guy? That was me after the Dooley LSU loss for too many players on defense.
 
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The Tall Gguy said:
Remember the Bucket of Lightbulbs guy? That was me after the Dooley LSU loss for too many players on defense.
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Vaguely.

It was a definitely one of those "where were you, or what did you do afterward" games.

Been several of them over the years. Both ways.
 
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BeecherVol said:
Vaguely.

It was a definitely one of those "where were you, or what did you do afterward" games.

Been several of them over the years. Both ways.
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The Bucket of Lightbulbs is a thing of legend here...you can probably search for it to find the original post.
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
If we ever get good again, we need to have a big fire and burn all vestiges of the down cycle. The gear shift knob from Lane's Lexus and his office sofa, Dooley's orange pants and orange dog, the Smokey grays, a Battle of Bristol champions' ring, the Turnover Trashcan...all that shite. Until then, it's like a iron weight shackled to our ankles.
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This may be your best post... Ever.
 
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Freak said:
I’ve heard, but can’t confirm, that we have some folks around here who still consider themselves fans but don’t watch the games. Only watching when the team is winning sounds bandwagon-ish.
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... Deleting the DVR even.. bull shiteimo.
 
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OnlyGodForgives said:
8 wins great for who? If you mean the players, golf clap for those rascals. If you mean Pruitt, it's probably not good enough to get him a better job at a successful program. If you mean the fans, I wager that the prospect of maybe getting to 8 whole wins in a season is not going to drive ticket sales to particularly lofty heights. The economic times are changing; they are cyclical and the cycle is turning down. UT tickets are going to become less of a staple and more of a discretionary purchase. 8 doesn't get it.
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If he’s doing well at UT why would he ever leave?
 
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