It is good to be a Vol

#30
#30
Iam4utalways said:
Some take cheap shots at the Vols just to get under the skin of others.

What else would you call a fan that abandons their team during tough times? Loyal fan comes to mind as the opposite of what they are.

We've had a few great win over the last few years. It just been too few wins and too many losses.

A few fans want to talk trash about the Vols just so they can acuse others of being "the fan police" or "coach worshipers". It works so well. If you use te term negavol, they act like they don't even know what it means. Like bashing the Vols is a good thing that we all should do, or to feel bad about everything until X happens. To wait until we are winning again before giving your full support, isn't that being a bandwagon fan? Or to withhold support after a few tough years, isn't that the definition of a fair weather fan?
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So having an opinion and expressing it based upon what is witnessed on game day is forbidden unless its 100% positive reinforcement? Hasn't this discussion been rehashed over and over a few hundred threads back?
 
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DonDiego said:
Ugh. You are the most prolific poster of negative BS I think I ever saw on this site. Your azz is here night and day, and you rarely have anything positive to say about the program. I think there's a whole lot more bama in you than volfan......volfannbama. Either that, or you're the most miserable fan in the world.
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So youre a champ of the off season?

But to your post, ive acknowledged several positives this off seasons. Ill just need to see them translate to success.
 
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volfannbama said:
So youre a champ of the off season?
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Nope, just a Vol fan and a proud U of T graduate who knows we've had some bad times in football and maybe some other sports, but maybe we're on a path to straighten things out. I don't mind a little criticism--I've indulged in it myself from time to time. But, I can't stand trolls, who do NOTHING but criticize (pretty much you). I never go to other fan sites to post--never. I can't stand people who live their lives like that. Go support the team you like and leave other fan-bases alone.
 
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#33
I love our community and the banter on these boards. No matter how well the football program does, I'll still be here.
 
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#34
I don't consider myself a (negavol)
I am a realistic fan. I am not one to claim that we will beat Clemson next week. That is unrealistic with our talent level.
I am also not one to predict that we will lose to a team that is not on our level, such as Austin Pray
I try to be realistic and not a negavol nor drink orange kool aid
 
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FiremedicVOL127 said:
Gotta start somewhere after 4-8 and 5-7 seasons. I'm cautiously optimistic.
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Continuing to lose in recruiting isn't "starting somewhere." If UT is already behind in talent and now trailing almost half the conference in the 2019 class, that's cause for infuriation, not optimism. The last two games of the year showed the world that the current staff isn't going to be outcoaching many if any of its opponents. Reality.
 
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ETV said:
So having an opinion and expressing it based upon what is witnessed on game day is forbidden unless its 100% positive reinforcement? Hasn't this discussion been rehashed over and over a few hundred threads back?
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That’s not the point I was making. I’m not even sure how you came up with your 1st question based off my post you quoted.

This discussion has been ongoing for as long as I’ve been on Volnation.
 
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OnlyGodForgives said:
Continuing to lose in recruiting isn't "starting somewhere." If UT is already behind in talent and now trailing almost half the conference in the 2019 class, that's cause for infuriation, not optimism. The last two games of the year showed the world that the current staff isn't going to be outcoaching many if any of its opponents. Reality.
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The current coaching staff is not the same staff from last year.

Maybe that’s the reason there have been changes or maybe not. Either way the change at the OC position is something you could have noticed with little effort.
 
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I like orange things. Some better than others. Orange you glad that you do too?
 
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VolforFootball said:
For the 1st time in just over 10 years, I truly feel like the Volunteers as an athletic program has truly turned a corner for the best. Basketball speaks for itself, with possibly the most fun we've had as a fan base that we've ever had. But it truly feels like the football program is firmly on an uptrend, as opposed to where we were prior to Fulmer's firing. Fulmer's time had come, but I honestly never felt as positive about the future of the football program as I have the past month alone. And this says a lot considering the 5-7 season we had. Recruiting and the hires we've made have given new life and confidence to the program.

It's good to be a Vol. And it's only going to get better.
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I want to beleive too. I really do. But, I have been waiting as everyone else for a real positive change in the direction our football is headed.

One thing for sure is Pruitt is going out and building a coaching staff that is based on proven experience that speaks for itself, unlike the staff that Jones "brought" with him from Cincy.

Secondly, we now have a staff that is recruiting to lay the true foundation needed to win back the control of the offensive and defensive lines of scrimage.

And then we finally have an AD that understands what it takes to return Tennessee back to being a force to be reckoned with.

So, as always time will tell again. Hopefully, this time around we will see long lasting positive results and a SEC champion soon.

Go Big Orange!
 
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#46
Men’s BBall is great. Don’t know how far we’ll go but I’m enjoying each game to the maximum.

In football it’s ironic that things started to get better as soon as we finished our final game. Chaney and Tee back are huge. Winning the off season is great but I need to see us win ball games, too.
 
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The Original Fade said:
UT football fans should receive Purple Hearts for their loyalty after what we’ve been trough the last decade
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Pretty sure they don't give those to a bunch of whiney little girls. Those go to men and women who have actually been wounded defending something.

Ridiculous.
 
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OnlyGodForgives said:
Continuing to lose in recruiting isn't "starting somewhere." If UT is already behind in talent and now trailing almost half the conference in the 2019 class, that's cause for infuriation, not optimism. The last two games of the year showed the world that the current staff isn't going to be outcoaching many if any of its opponents. Reality.
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And that's where we are different, if you can't see we're doing good in recruiting after the seasons we've had then I can't help you. Good day
 
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I wasn't impressed with our coaching in Pruitt's first season. Not even a little, but I am impressed with the staff moves he has made and some of the recruiting success we have had. We definitely need to see some better coaching next year before I believe we've turned any corner.
 
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