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darkgable said:
Who is "our goal"? The fans or the coaches goal. I get the fans have that six game expectation but I haven't heard that from the staff. Just curious.
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The goal is to win every game...at the very least to play to win every game. That is not likely to happen, but that is the goal.
 
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"It's called 'fist-up' defense," sophomore linebacker Christian Harris explained. "When we come off the field after stopping the opponent on third down, we hold our fists up. Coach Jones is trying to get this thing together where the whole crowd does it. That will be pretty cool."

Pretty cool? Try pretty incredible. The prospect of 100,000 fans raising a fist in unison while cheering Vol defenders as they trot off Shields-Watkins Field is utterly mind-boggling. It could be Tennessee fans' version of Florida State fans' patented tomahawk chop. The excitement and decibel levels should combine to produce an amazing spectacle, especially in a big game against a quality opponent.


Senior linebacker Brent Brewer says the Vols thoroughly enjoy using the "fist-up" signal in practices and scrimmages.


"That's a great feeling," he said. "Every time we get a stop on third down everybody's excited, chest-bumping and having fun."

Imagine if 100,000 rabid fans joined in the celebration ...

"I cannot imagine that yet," Brewer said, grinning as he added: "But we'll see."

Senior defensive tackle Daniel Hood can imagine the spectacle, and he fully expects the experience to prove unforgettable.

"It's going to be incredible," he said. "We need to get every fan up there doing it. It's going to be something incredible. Teams coming in here, it's going to be an intimidation factor for 'em. They look up and see 100,000 people raising their fists up in the air, being proud of a defensive stop, oh ..."

He paused briefly, then shook his head before concluding, "It's going to be a mental thing to stop them."

The obvious question: Having suffered through five seasons of bad football, will Tennessee fans be enthusiastic enough to lift a fist in celebration of a simple stop?

"We're going to make sure we get everybody to do that," senior defensive tackle Maurice Couch said. "A lot of us are trending on social media to let fans and the rest of Vol Nation know."
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-scout
 
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Is there a kenny young thread? He is tweeting about us and it'd be nice for us to get more involved with him being a good lb prospect from louisianna.
 
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A little off topic but I'm gonna be coming into Knoxville for the game and was wanting to try and hit up the bookstore on Friday to avoid the masses on Saturday. Where can I park that is somewhat close to the bookstore without getting a ticket or having some prick manager of a place on the strip have my car towed?
 
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Teamdeke, there is a short street parallel to Cumberland but a short distance behind it (i.e. on the campus side of Cumberland). I don't know its name but I don't believe that it is Lake Avenue, which, by map, appears to be the next street over. In any event, there are a couple of small eateries, convenience stores or other small business establishments there, located in the block roughly behind Wendy's and Taco Bell as best I recall. If you sprinkle a little money their way by virtue of purcashing some food or whatnot, perhaps they would not be opposed to your parking there under the circumstances. Just let them know your plans. On game days, I always take this route, on foot, to avoid the Cumberland Ave. mob.
 
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VolFromNashville said:
Looks like it was for Lawrence Lee
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