Danny White Brought Back The V O L S Sign, How about Bring Back…..

[MAD]

“The Battle For The Barrel”

Danny White is already a legend for restoring so many traditions in Knoxville, if anyone can bring the beer barrel back, it’s our Athletic Director.

Didn’t the tradition end around the same time as the VOLS sign coming down?

 

[ftsandersvol]

Fine with me. Just let me have the first crack at it.

 

[Tman44]

Look at that hair from 1986. It used to take ladies forever to get that hair ready. I'm sure the hair spray industry really misses that being the style.

 

[Voltopia]

Agreed, bring back the Beer Barrel! Bring it back, place the missing scores on it, and let it resume its role as the trophy for our rivalry.

Any argument the anti-barrelists had about an inappropriate trophy celebrating alcohol went out the window when (1) Kentucky started selling alcoholic drinks to their wealthy donors in box seats at Commonwealth, and (2) when Tennessee started selling alcoholic drinks in Neyland. Sidelining the barrel for one year after that tragic accident would have been fine, but to ban it forever? NO-SIR-EE. Let the beer (barrel) be free!

 

[jaybird_1981]

Anyone know where the beer barrel resides currently?

 

[CNCVol88]

Agreed, bring back the Beer Barrel! Bring it back, place the missing scores on it, and let it resume its role as the trophy for our rivalry.

Any argument the anti-barrelists had about an inappropriate trophy celebrating alcohol went out the window when (1) Kentucky started selling alcoholic drinks to their wealthy donors in box seats at Commonwealth, and (2) when Tennessee started selling alcoholic drinks in Neyland. Sidelining the barrel for one year after that tragic accident would have been fine, but to ban it forever? NO-SIR-EE. Let the beer (barrel) be free!

Don't even have to call in the Beer barrel. I mean we all know what it is but just call it the Battle of the Barrel.

 

[CNCVol88]

Anyone know where the beer barrel resides currently?

In the Tennessee Athletic Department. Neidermeyer put a pic on Twitter a few years ago of it on his desk when he was here.

 

[VFLCodyGBO]

Anyone know where the beer barrel resides currently?

I think it’s on display in Anderson if I’m not mistaken. (And very well could be)

 

[GreveHaller]

Anyone know where the beer barrel resides currently?

Good chance with us somewhere in the athletic department. Kentucky hasn’t won enough to even hold the tap

 

[VFL-82-JP]

Last seen in Brian Niedermeyer's office, wasn't it?

Probably in some pawn shop in Arkansas now.

And btw, the University of Kentucky will never (ever) allow this barrel to come back to the rivalry. The reason they'll give is those college kids who died in a DUI tragedy the year we got rid of it. The underlying, perhaps more calculated reason, is that no one is ever in favor of bringing back a trophy where the other team's score is almost always bigger than yours. Better to start new, if you're the losing side.

 

[Gandalf]

“The Battle For The Barrel”

Danny White is already a legend for restoring so many traditions in Knoxville, if anyone can bring the beer barrel back, it’s our Athletic Director.

Didn’t the tradition end around the same time as the VOLS sign coming down?

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I thought we had it on permanent display since we pretty much owned it until recently.

But yes - agreed to bring it back. Why would we get rid of something with that much tradition?

 

[MAD]

Last seen in Brian Niedermeyer's office, wasn't it?

Probably in some pawn shop in Arkansas now.

And btw, the University of Kentucky will never (ever) allow this barrel to come back to the rivalry. The reason they'll give is those college kids who died in a DUI tragedy the year we got rid of it. The underlying, perhaps more calculated reason, is that no one is in favor of bringing back a trophy where the other team's score is almost always bigger than yours. Better to start new, if you're the losing side.

Start a brand new one?

 

[MAD]

Good chance with us somewhere in the athletic department. Kentucky hasn’t won enough to even hold the tap

 

[VFL-82-JP]

Start a brand new one?

Honestly, I always thought a whiskey barrel made more sense than a beer barrel, given the expertise both states have for distilling alcohol.

But that would fail the political correctness test just as badly as beer.

So I don't know what could replace it. Something about horses (walking horses vs quarter horses)? Or music (bluegrass vs country)? IDK. If it were easy, it would probably already be a done deal.

Go Vols!

 

[JCHateSteve]

Don't even have to call in the Beer barrel. I mean we all know what it is but just call it the Battle of the Barrel.

We absolutely know what's in there. It's Kentucky's dignity.

 

[rocketskates]

I don’t see the issue. They can’t say that they don’t want the connection between the schools and drinking considering they sell booze at the games now.

 

[kiddiedoc]

I assume the one at Saloon 16 is a replica.

 

[TNnative]

Last seen in Brian Niedermeyer's office, wasn't it?

Probably in some pawn shop in Arkansas now.

And btw, the University of Kentucky will never (ever) allow this barrel to come back to the rivalry. The reason they'll give is those college kids who died in a DUI tragedy the year we got rid of it. The underlying, perhaps more calculated reason, is that no one is ever in favor of bringing back a trophy where the other team's score is almost always bigger than yours. Better to start new, if you're the losing side.

They need to give Kentucky a call. And if they want to be twits about it? We could swap them out to the ACC for Florida State or Clemson.

 

[onevol74]

Anyone know where the beer barrel resides currently?

Where it has always been.

 

[MAD]

Photo of the last time Kentucky won the barrel.

 

[MAD]

Honestly, I always thought a whiskey barrel made more sense than a beer barrel, given the expertise both states have for distilling alcohol.

But that would fail the political correctness test just as badly as beer.

So I don't know what could replace it. Something about horses (walking horses vs quarter horses)? Or music (bluegrass vs country)? IDK. If it were easy, it would probably already be a done deal.

Go Vols!

 

[EasternVol]

Start a brand new one?

A whisky barrel would be appropriate.
Or a bong.

 

[Sgt_Nick_Fury]

The V O L S sign is back up at Neyalnd? I didn't see it.

 

[LadyVolette]

Last seen in Brian Niedermeyer's office, wasn't it?

Probably in some pawn shop in Arkansas now.

And btw, the University of Kentucky will never (ever) allow this barrel to come back to the rivalry. The reason they'll give is those college kids who died in a DUI tragedy the year we got rid of it. The underlying, perhaps more calculated reason, is that no one is ever in favor of bringing back a trophy where the other team's score is almost always bigger than yours. Better to start new, if you're the losing side.

Yep, there was a tragedy that surrounded it, so they stopped it

 

[Falcons02]

Agreed, bring back the Beer Barrel! Bring it back, place the missing scores on it, and let it resume its role as the trophy for our rivalry.

Any argument the anti-barrelists had about an inappropriate trophy celebrating alcohol went out the window when (1) Kentucky started selling alcoholic drinks to their wealthy donors in box seats at Commonwealth, and (2) when Tennessee started selling alcoholic drinks in Neyland. Sidelining the barrel for one year after that tragic accident would have been fine, but to ban it forever? NO-SIR-EE. Let the beer (barrel) be free!

I think I have sent 2 tweets in my life... the 2nd was at AD Danny White today asking this very question