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#76
#76
Sea Ray said:
DeVoe outcoached Joe B Hall too. I was there when we beat UK with their twin towers, Bowie and Turpin. DeVoe was a good guy and a good gameday coach. He just couldn't recruit but maybe that was due to our facilities too
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Yeah, he was the best game day coach in the SEC at the time. What he did with Ellis and a bunch of spare parts still amazes me.
 
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#77
#77
cardvolfan said:
When I was in my 20’s and 30’s I really admired and respected fans that were “old,” at least in my eyes. It always seemed they were in their eighties, but in reality many of those were probably the sixties and seventies folks. Just the fact they got to these games and participated as actively as they could was pretty cool to me. I considered them to be the leaders, “so-to-speak,” of our pround Vol heritage. Now, they’re the butt of jokes, disrespected, and many want to toss them out because they don’t meet the criteria of a subset of self-appointed crowd nazis.

There’s enough room for everyone at TBA to support the Vols in their own way.
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Reminds me of a saying that I heard once. Paraphrasing....I may not be young like you anymore, but someday you will surely be like me. As you sow, so shall you reap. Always tried to treat my elders with the respect they deserved. Now that I'm in that position in life, I see a lot of wisdom in those words.
 
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#78
#78
CAVPUT said:
Reminds me of a saying that I heard once. Paraphrasing....I may not be young like you anymore, but someday you will surely be like me. As you sow, so shall you reap. Always tried to treat my elders with the respect they deserved. Now that I'm in that position in life, I see a lot of wisdom in those words.
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I agree 100%. The world is different now in those respects and it seems to be getting worse. I like that phrase.
 
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#84
#84
OffTackleVol said:
That argument can certainly be made........he also made a huge transformation from the college game to the pros. At UT, he played mostly with his back to the bucket. In the pros, he played mostly facing the bucket.
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The really interesting thing about Ellis is that in college he was incredibly unselfish as an offensive player, an excellent passer, and a lockdown man to man defender (he was shutting down Sampson before some cheap calls got him in foul trouble). He was a do-everything kind of player to the point where the big question on him as a pro prospect was his jump shot.

The he goes to the NBA and becomes one of the all-time gunners, a 3-point specialist - he actually won one of those all-star weekend 3-point contests in the late '80's. He was essentially a hired sniper as a pro, completely the opposite of what he was at UT.
 
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#88
#88
cardvolfan said:
When I was in my 20’s and 30’s I really admired and respected fans that were “old,” at least in my eyes. It always seemed they were in their eighties, but in reality many of those were probably the sixties and seventies folks. Just the fact they got to these games and participated as actively as they could was pretty cool to me. I considered them to be the leaders, “so-to-speak,” of our pround Vol heritage. Now, they’re the butt of jokes, disrespected, and many want to toss them out because they don’t meet the criteria of a subset of self-appointed crowd nazis.

There’s enough room for everyone at TBA to support the Vols in their own way.
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Just now seeing this due to the thread bump, but I'll add onto it. A lot of those people showed up to support a lot of really, *really* bad basketball teams. For the sole reason that they wore the tennessee uniform.
 
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#89
jtipto10 said:
Just now seeing this due to the thread bump, but I'll add onto it. A lot of those people showed up to support a lot of really, *really* bad basketball teams. For the sole reason that they wore the tennessee uniform.
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I’ve been there thru thick and thin. I’ve seen it all. I was there and loved the Vols, regardless. Thanks for your comments.
 
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#90
#90
cardvolfan said:
When I was in my 20’s and 30’s I really admired and respected fans that were “old,” at least in my eyes. It always seemed they were in their eighties, but in reality many of those were probably the sixties and seventies folks. Just the fact they got to these games and participated as actively as they could was pretty cool to me. I considered them to be the leaders, “so-to-speak,” of our pround Vol heritage. Now, they’re the butt of jokes, disrespected, and many want to toss them out because they don’t meet the criteria of a subset of self-appointed crowd nazis.

There’s enough room for everyone at TBA to support the Vols in their own way.
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I remember a few instances in my childhood when my dad took me to games in Neyland and it was common to see an older couple where the husband was completely locked into the game while the wife sat beside him knitting. Haven't seen that in decades lol. Thanks for the post Card!
 
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#91
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PEPPERJAX said:
I remember a few instances in my childhood when my dad took me to games in Neyland and it was common to see an older couple where the husband was completely locked into the game while the wife sat beside him knitting. Haven't seen that in decades lol. Thanks for the post Card!
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Thanks. I appreciate that. The world has turned kind of ugly these last few decades. Hopefully we can all find some common ground and be a little kinder to each other. I enjoy reading your posts.
 
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#92
This sounds exactly like my parents! Had aisle seats in section E behind students and he was always about the game. when my Mother came with him, she bought her knitting. Of course this was at least 20 years ago.
 
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#93
#93
CAVPUT said:
Reminds me of a saying that I heard once. Paraphrasing....I may not be young like you anymore, but someday you will surely be like me. As you sow, so shall you reap. Always tried to treat my elders with the respect they deserved. Now that I'm in that position in life, I see a lot of wisdom in those words.
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Totally agree. I’m 52 and it’s amazing how the world has changed. Maybe it’s social media but there is a lack of respect more so that ever before.

I have season football tickets and love sitting in my section. The lady beside me has been attending games since the 70’s. She has her binoculars and game program for each game. She and I chat the entire game as she has a lot of insight.
 
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#94
#94
Bumping this after tonight, wow just an abysmal crowd that was actively hurting the team. Look, I get it, missing layup and slugging it out with South Carolina is not really exciting, but the energy was disgusting. Either dead quiet or groaning at our own offense. Even some pathetic attempts to cheer on the team only lasted seconds.

Absolutely maddening listening to own fans bring the team down
 
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#95
#95
griffdog14 said:
Bumping this after tonight, wow just an abysmal crowd that was actively hurting the team. Look, I get it, missing layup and slugging it out with South Carolina is not really exciting, but the energy was disgusting. Either dead quiet or groaning at our own offense. Even some pathetic attempts to cheer on the team only lasted seconds.

Absolutely maddening listening to own fans bring the team down
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Were you there or did you watch it on TV?

The crowd got very loud often and the players failed to do their part.
 
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#96
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griffdog14 said:
Bumping this after tonight, wow just an abysmal crowd that was actively hurting the team. Look, I get it, missing layup and slugging it out with South Carolina is not really exciting, but the energy was disgusting. Either dead quiet or groaning at our own offense. Even some pathetic attempts to cheer on the team only lasted seconds.

Absolutely maddening listening to own fans bring the team down
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Came here to say the same. Many times, the team was up begging the crowd to cheer. As the camera panned up court, nary a blue haired loser along the sideline even clapped. Funny enough, memorial gym last weekend was a better environment than TBA typically is. Absolutely shameful and embarrassing.
 
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#97
#97
berryvol said:
Came here to say the same. Many times, the team was up begging the crowd to cheer. As the camera panned up court, nary a blue haired loser along the sideline even clapped. Funny enough, memorial gym last weekend was a better environment than TBA typically is. Absolutely shameful and embarrassing.
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The “sideline” crowd isn’t representative. They’re there to be seen.
 
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#98
#98
Thunder Good-Oil said:
Were you there or did you watch it on TV?

The crowd got very loud often and the players failed to do their part.
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I was there and, respectfully, it was a lame crowd.

In fairness: the traffic to UT during the week is absolutely insufferable, ATM. 6:30 tip on a Tuesday, UT construction, poor traffic planning, whatever -- it's inexcusable. I've driven from Farragut on a Florida football afternoon with less heartburn.

The arena did get loud late in the game and after the refs did their thing. But, make no mistake, TBA should be much more hostile.
 
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#99
#99
kiddiedoc said:
I was there and, respectfully, it was a lame crowd.

In fairness: the traffic to UT during the week is absolutely insufferable, ATM. 6:30 tip on a Tuesday, UT construction, poor traffic planning, whatever -- it's inexcusable. I've driven from Farragut on a Florida football afternoon with less heartburn.

The arena did get loud late in the game and after the refs did their thing. But, make no mistake, TBA should be much more hostile.
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UT crowds generally respond to the team. It’s different from Duke or other much smaller venues..

It was pretty frustrating to see so many 3s go halfway down and so many missed shots at the rim. The crowd feeds on good play and there wasn’t much of that tonight.

Opening the game without a score until just before the first media break didn’t create a good atmosphere either.

There were people still arriving at the under 4:01 media break just before the half.
 
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