Checkerboard game announced.

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SmokinBob said:
Correct - no shirts on seats. Checker Neyland was originally fan-planned and fan-run. I kinda miss that…
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I thought they put shirts in the seats for the first one, could be mistaken about that. However, Tin Man has a Checker Neyland link to show what color to wear for where you will be sitting.
 
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dduncan4163 said:
There's little doubt the crowd will be amongst the loudest Neyland has ever witnessed. I really believe we have a shot to pull the upset. Catching UGA early will work to our benefit. They are more talented, but they have a ton of production to replace. I believe our Defense is good enough to keep us in it for 4 quarters so you never know.

If we do pull it off expect some goalposts to be at the bottom of the TN River Sat night
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They always have 2-3 games a year where they don’t play to their own standard. They struggled against ole miss, UK, and GTech last year.
 
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Coda: Checkering Neyland for Georgia can be construed as a sign of respect. Even though Jawja put the red in redneck, a Tennessee fan can respect the program. One could argue that checkering Neyland for B*** is an acknowledgment of the significance of the rivalry. But Florida? To the hell no! No respect for the Gators. It’s pure homerism and a deep desire to see them humiliated, beaten so badly as to cause psychological scars.
 
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HeavenUniversity said:
How is this done so well? Does Tenn. hand out 110,000 T shirts as people walk in?
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There aren't a lot of people in Tennessee who don't have some Tennessee gear in both orange and white. At least that was my observation when I lived there. Hell, I live in Florida now and I have 5 football jerseys, including a number 16 jersey I got in 1996 before they could put names on them, a baseball jersey, two Columbia fishing shirts that I got at the Vol store on campus, a long sleeved Tennessee football t-shirt, and a wallet with a big T on it. I don't think they have any trouble getting the fans to wear orange or white gear.
 
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I really wish they would have picked some other game. Oh well, stadium always looks great when they do it.
 
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dduncan4163 said:
There's little doubt the crowd will be amongst the loudest Neyland has ever witnessed. I really believe we have a shot to pull the upset. Catching UGA early will work to our benefit. They are more talented, but they have a ton of production to replace. I believe our Defense is good enough to keep us in it for 4 quarters so you never know.

If we do pull it off expect some goalposts to be at the bottom of the TN River Sat night
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Agreed. Stockton will without a doubt be in the middle of the most hostile and loud environment that he’s experienced. The crowd could be a huge factor in this game.
 
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unfrozencvmanvol said:
The last time we checkered Neyland against Georgia, I think we lost 41-0.
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The last time we lost to Ga. at home, we set the record for loudest stadium. We lost 38-10.

It's like they beat us no matter what we do. That’s not a good reason to help them by taking it sitting down though.
 
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rocketskates said:
Agreed. Stockton will without a doubt be in the middle of the most hostile and loud environment that he’s experienced. The crowd could be a huge factor in this game.
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Yup, this game has all signs of a low scoring Rock Fight. Our defense could be as good as last years. It may not have any superstars but loaded with talented depth especially on the D Line. They will keep us in the game.
 
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DirtyDawg said:
Let me say that I honestly believe that the way you guys checker Neyland is among the coolest game day fan participation happenings in college sports. Not only does it show relentless spirit and look bada$$, it’s also quite impressive how precise you guys are with it.

Having said this, (and those of you familiar with me know that what I’m about to say isn’t in the slightest way meant in an arrogant way) I truly don’t think checkering Neyland for the UGA game was a smart move.

The reason I believe this is bc I think there are several things in this game that could benefit or maybe work in TN’s favor. You are playing a GA team with an inexperienced QB that will be starting in his first SEC game with an also inexperienced O-line playing together in their first SEC game. Oh yeah, and it’s going to be in Knoxville in front of 100,000+ screaming Vols. To say it will be loud and nerve racking for these individuals is a massive understatement. All of this is wonderful for TN and honestly makes me quite worried.

So why in the world would you give this GA team any added incentive to be locked in and play well together? Why would you want to give them even the slightest sense that they are being slighted or disrespected? Much less the entire stadium just screaming that we don’t respect you?

Now obviously that isn’t what checkering Neyland is really about or meant to do, but you’re in denial if you think that CKS isn’t going to use this in a very big way. This news had his wheels turning the second he heard it.

I’m still very concerned about this game as I’ve stated on other threads. My point is just, why would you do this when you have GA, or at least their offense, in such a potentially very tough situation?

I’m not saying it won’t work out for TN, I just don’t think it was the best of ideas for this particular game.
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Can see what u are saying here …. But it is Tennessee biggest home game this year by far …. Think it wall be a good game dawg…. Look for a low scoring game…. Since both teams will be better on the defensive side of the ball …
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
I hate loser mentality like this. Who cares what happened last time. We're beating them this time. So stop with your negativity.
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Shut up troll. You'll be bashing the Vols as soon as it suits you, I've seen your tape play all the way through several times, it's boring.
 
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unfrozencvmanvol said:
You'll be bashing the Vols as soon as it suits you,
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I'm pretty sure I was the only person last year not losing it after we lost to Arkansas. I even predicted we would beat Florida and Alabama in the following weeks while most had already given up. So when exactly did this bashing after we lose start?
 
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It's equally dumb to say we're beating anyone because we're checkering Neyland as it is to say we shouldn't do it because Georgia will probably beat us. We checker Neyland because...surprise surprise...it's FUN and it looks badass!! You guys do remember fun dont you?? The potential outcome of the game shouldn't have anything to do with it. It's like saying we shouldn't run through the T or do the Vol walk prior to the Georgia game because we might lose. We are going to "Tennessee Volunteer" as full-throated against Georgia as we can, just like any other opponent!
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
I'm pretty sure I was the only person last year not losing it after we lost to Arkansas. I even predicted we would beat Florida and Alabama in the following weeks while most had already given up. So when exactly did this bashing after we lose start?
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You have a long established pattern going back to Butch of making predictions and then bashing the team, players, program when it doesn't work out. Then there was that time you forgot to switch from your Nationdom alt, which was hilarious.

EDIT: here it is Tennessee has the #2 or #3 team in the SEC, post 30, 61, 64, 72 and 76.
 
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unfrozencvmanvol said:
You have a long established pattern going back to Butch of making predictions and then bashing the team, players, program when it doesn't work out. Then there was that time you forgot to switch from your Nationdom alt, which was hilarious.

EDIT: here it is Tennessee has the #2 or #3 team in the SEC, post 30, 61, 64, 72 and 76.
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First of all, I have no idea what that link is supposed to prove. I have no alt account on this site. At least flush out your argument rather than just making an assertion and providing no argument.

With regard to me bashing the team, you gotta go back nearly 10 years to find proof of me being negative. You do know that proves my point that I'm the most positive fan we have on this site if you gotta go back to the Butch Jones era to find proof of me ripping the team for failing to live up to my expectations.
 
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