Are You Done With Tennessee Football?

#77
#77
I'll never be done with Tennessee football. The past 6 years I've gone to either Georgia or Florida when they were playing in Neyland and the big OOC games. Oklahoma in Norman and at home, the battle at Bristol, Eugene, Or, etc. Every bowl game(don't have to twist my arm in January for a week in Florida). Last year I thought I was handed a gift from gawd because there was no way in hell Tennessee shouldn't to the Sugar Bowl so I booked hotel, flights, tickets. After losing to VANDERBILT I had a decision. I could cancel the hotel and flights no charge and probably sell my Sugar Bowl tickets for a profit since I bought them the Sunday after the Bama game. I was fed up. Wife and I took off out of Nashville in the first quarter of the Music City bowl and luckily that Southwest plane had wifi so I watched Derek Barnett break the sack record on our decent into New Orleans. We had a great weekend and decided that Oklahoma fans are just better all around folks than people from Auburn. In June I put a pen to the paper and decided with travel, game, food/beverage, and hotel I spent between 8-12k a year on Tennessee football, depending on travel for OOC games. That's a lot of money for me, especially to spend on football. This year I decided to upgrade the wifes ring with that money instead of Tennessee football. Now I get 2-3 bleux jawbs a week and am much less upset about the failure that is infested in the entire University. It's become a joke. 61-57 over that last nine years..........
 
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#78
#78
VolnJC said:
I used to post here daily, followed recruiting year round, and experienced the ups and mostly down emotions from Vol football the last several years. Before this season began I just decided it wasn't worth it to get that upset over a game played by 19-22 year olds. Now I hike on Saturdays or spend it doing hobbies that don't cause me anxiety or raise my blood pressure. I have a friend that used to work in crisis management and she told me once that there was a huge spike in domestic abuse when Tennessee lost...that is pathetic. Anyway not here to flame just wanted to share that there is life outside of Tennessee football...I was as diehard as they come and honestly I've had a helluva time on Saturdays this fall.
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#80
#80
VFL1953 said:
Nope. I've been around too many years, and I understand that Tennessee football is bigger than Butch Jones.

I think he needs to be replaced, but I still want a UT win every damned week. I do think that maybe some of you would rather be "right" about CBJ than win football games. Sorry, can't go there.
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My thoughts exactly!
 
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#82
#82
Heck no, I love watching a good train wreck. Maybe we get a coach I do not have to google. Lower the price of tickets if all they can get are used car salesmen.
 
#84
#84
Have a family. Didn't even watch it today. My time is worth something so I'm not giving it up for a bad product. Hope they win. I'm headed to t town next week to enjoy BBQ and to see a real team play. Go vols.
 
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#85
#85
Op, I think you put to much into the game. I still watch and enjoy the game but if we lose it's not the end of the world. Winning is awesome and I've had plenty of good times over the years. If we lose I just let it go and move on. There is too much going on otherwise to let it drag me down. I'll continue to watch the vol's and wear the colors year round if we win or lose.
 
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#87
#87
preacherwebb said:
I've decided that I'm gonna be as invested in UT football going forward as the AD shows me they are invested. Give me a reason to stay interested and invested. I wanna be, but I refuse to be emotionally, mentally, time, financially (as I can be), and other ways invested if we're not gonna be competently coached and competitive with upper echelon teams.

Just me.
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I agree and unfortunately I feel this way right now. I'm a Vol fan through and through, but my interest continues to decline. I threw a round and 1/2 of disc golf today during the game then helped a friend build his website. I turned off my phone. I didn't see a single down and I felt fine with that. I learned that the vols lost after the game was over. I shrugged. Someday I will care again, but I don't give two sheets right now. I want the Vols to win, always, but this isn't a winning program and I refuse to emotionally invest any more until I see results.. The administration and coaching has led me to this point of not caring and I resent that. I hate that I am at this place right now. It isn't permanant. I am not done with the Vols. I'll never be done with the Vols. At the moment I am done getting excited about this football program. This is a direct result of responsible parties being unwilling to make necessary changes to build a winning football program.
 
#88
#88
Never. Don't even think that I could if I tried. There have been times when life gave me some different perspective as far as how important winning or losing is, but Tennessee football is in the blood. I couldn't divorce it any more than I could cut off my own arm.

OP, I'll give you props on the hiking though. On bye weeks or even division 2 games, I'll hit the trails myself. It makes me love this state even more.
 
#89
#89
No way I'm done with UT or the football program. I agree that years ago if we lost, it'd bother me/I'd be down in the dumps until the next Thursday.
 
#90
#90
GVol1966 said:
This has all just been a test of your football I Q. If you knew jones should of been fired after
1 year= Genius
2 years=. Above average
3 years =average
4 years= Dumb
Just now figuring it out= a total moron


I am average
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I have wanted Jones gone before most have, still doesn't have dick to do with me being done with UT or not.
 
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