Recent content by Volbackhomefromtx

Remember that game because of the ice. There were 14 of us that went to that game - six adults and 8 kids. Four of the six adults were UT grads. We all lived in the metroplex but in different areas. My family of four traveled to the Cotton Bowl from Arlington and it took almost 3 hours because...

Same here. I appreciate fans who travel to support their team and I recognize fans who go to away games are likely those school’s most ardent fans. I would like to think that the great majority of Vol fans are welcoming. I did not witness any animosity toward UK fans Saturday. I rode a bus from...

I am one of those blue-haired long-timers. I enjoy being part of the game noise experience and bring the noise on all four downs. Always have. Now, did I hear DeBoer dismiss the Neyland effect last week before the game? Yes. Did I deliberately increase my personal volume during the game thinking...

I received an email from UTAD to provide comments about the new seatbacks. Mine reclines but so do the seats in the row in front of me. I made the comment you mentioned in your post about the problem is the recline occupies about half the knee space left for the person behind. So, they are...

I’m in 233.

Same here. Nothing causes me to pause and think of how fortunate I am to have lived as long as I have than the death of a child or a young person or the death of a mother or sad. May God bless Ella and her family.

On the Ensley scale that is a 7 out of 10. Maybe 8.

One of my favorite BaseVol memories was an Auburn game in 2022 when Ben threw the all-time fastest pitch in college baseball. I was sitting behind home plate and several seats from a baseball scout with a radar speed gun. There were several there. He announced it to those around him that Ben...

Yes, prayers for all my friends in Greater Houston. I experienced the mostly non-storm for Houston, Hurricane Rita in 2005, and was part of that 3,000,000 people who tried to evacuate at the same time and went nowhere. Complete and total gridlock. I knew several people who tried to leave and...

First time I’d seen that perspective! Being there it was impossible to focus on individuals on the field. It took me probably a full second for my brain to load what I was seeing and that it was real. I ended up hugging the people around me and jumping up and down like the players. It was...

Like the others, I am so appreciative of Kirby and you for this thread and helping make a spectacular year even better getting to know more about the players. I bought one of Kirby’s jerseys from you and wore it in Omaha and will wear it for years to come. I became more invested in this Team...

I taught both my teenagers how to drive, one girl and one boy, two years apart. We were living in Arlington, TX at the time. I took them to big high schools before it got dark on weekdays and on weekends when there were no activities going on. The schools had quite a lot of pavement and multiple...

A little off topic here. I come to know the full version of this song after the BasketVols with Bernie and Ernie beat UK one Saturday evening in 1977. Two friends and I got together after the game and decided to sing the Alma Mater the number of times of Bernard King's number, i.e., 53. There...

Each time the SEC expands, I like it less. The current expansion with OU and utjr is loathsome to me. We all love to hate bama but they are one of us. The newest outsider, utjr, is the worst possible addition - a spoiled entitled brat with a nasty attitude that nobody likes. They’ve already...

Loved seeing all those guys! All part of the wonderful BaseVol family. Thanks for posting