Death of a Dream

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As stupid as it would sound to most people outside of this forum Tennessee football has always been one of the most important things in my life. I grew up during what I think of as the golden age of Tennessee football. I was in 5th grade when won the natty. I never had the luxury of actually attending a game at Neyland until I went to school at UT. I have always dreamed of one day tailgating with and taking my son to games like I was unable to do as a kid. Naturally I have always thought we would return to that level again, but today has changed that belief. My son was born last week, and my new reality is that all I will have to share with him is a mediocre program with a huge empty stadium. As much as it hurts to say this, the dream is dead. I am not going to waste anymore time thinking we will turn it around. It is time to accept the fact that we are a has been, a dead program who will never return to the top.
 
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Emiddle said:
As stupid as it would sound to most people outside of this forum Tennessee football has always been one of the most important things in my life. I grew up during what I think of as the golden age of Tennessee football. I was in 5th grade when won the natty. I never had the luxury of actually attending a game at Neyland until I went to school at UT. I have always dreamed of one day tailgating with and taking my son to games like I was unable to do as a kid. Naturally I have always thought we would return to that level again, but today has changed that belief. My son was born last week, and my new reality is that all I will have to share with him is a mediocre program with a huge empty stadium. As much as it hurts to say this, the dream is dead. I am not going to waste anymore time thinking we will turn it around. It is time to accept the fact that we are a has been, a dead program who will never return to the top.
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Congrats on the new son. You’ll soon realize there are way more important things than tennessee football. Maybe we’ll have a winning season before he hits puberty.
 
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My son is 10, he has come to love the Vols mostly because I do. He heard me venting to the wife that I just don’t think I can do it anymore. I found him bawling in his room because he thought we were Tennessee buds. I reassured him that we are and are still going to the game we have tickets for (UAB), but man it’s gonna be tough to have any enthusiasm about the team. Thanks Vols you put me in a real tough spot!!!
 
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Emiddle said:
As stupid as it would sound to most people outside of this forum Tennessee football has always been one of the most important things in my life. I grew up during what I think of as the golden age of Tennessee football. I was in 5th grade when won the natty. I never had the luxury of actually attending a game at Neyland until I went to school at UT. I have always dreamed of one day tailgating with and taking my son to games like I was unable to do as a kid. Naturally I have always thought we would return to that level again, but today has changed that belief. My son was born last week, and my new reality is that all I will have to share with him is a mediocre program with a huge empty stadium. As much as it hurts to say this, the dream is dead. I am not going to waste anymore time thinking we will turn it around. It is time to accept the fact that we are a has been, a dead program who will never return to the top.
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That one of the most depressing posts I’ve read in a while.

Congratulations on your new born son. Raise him right and he might be the QB or MLB that returns the Vols to another golden age.

I expect it to happen sooner than that.
 
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Emiddle said:
As stupid as it would sound to most people outside of this forum Tennessee football has always been one of the most important things in my life. I grew up during what I think of as the golden age of Tennessee football. I was in 5th grade when won the natty. I never had the luxury of actually attending a game at Neyland until I went to school at UT. I have always dreamed of one day tailgating with and taking my son to games like I was unable to do as a kid. Naturally I have always thought we would return to that level again, but today has changed that belief. My son was born last week, and my new reality is that all I will have to share with him is a mediocre program with a huge empty stadium. As much as it hurts to say this, the dream is dead. I am not going to waste anymore time thinking we will turn it around. It is time to accept the fact that we are a has been, a dead program who will never return to the top.
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Congratulations on your son.
 
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Russdaddy2027 said:
My son is 10, he has come to love the Vols mostly because I do. He heard me venting to the wife that I just don’t think I can do it anymore. I found him bawling in his room because he thought we were Tennessee buds. I reassured him that we are and are still going to the game we have tickets for (UAB), but man it’s gonna be tough to have any enthusiasm about the team. Thanks Vols you put me in a real tough spot!!!
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I feel ya man... I got an 11 year old, it’s a tough run.
 
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Russdaddy2027 said:
My son is 10, he has come to love the Vols mostly because I do. He heard me venting to the wife that I just don’t think I can do it anymore. I found him bawling in his room because he thought we were Tennessee buds. I reassured him that we are and are still going to the game we have tickets for (UAB), but man it’s gonna be tough to have any enthusiasm about the team. Thanks Vols you put me in a real tough spot!!!
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My 13 year old has been counting down to today. He's heard me talk about how it should be; how it was for most of 3/4 of a century. He's old enough to understand the game now. He follows recruiting. He starts for his middle school team so he knows some of the basics now. He sat there with me today just shaking his head. He used to wonder why I got so frustrated with them and now that he knows, they should and could do better, he's even more frustrated than me. Is this what our University is going to give to this most recent generation? I hurt for my kids and what they'll miss, and frankly it makes me madder than he!! at the morons on the hill that let this happen.
 
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I have 3 sons. 21, 17, and 10. My oldest son was born the we won it all, ive tried as hard as i could to get them on board but in all honesty the vols have given them no reason to. Rather instead I have to bear them following the clemson's of college football and it burns me up. I hope we don't lose the next generation of vol lovers.
 
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vol9799 said:
My 13 year old has been counting down to today. He's heard me talk about how it should be; how it was for most of 3/4 of a century. He's old enough to understand the game now. He follows recruiting. He starts for his middle school team so he knows some of the basics now. He sat there with me today just shaking his head. He used to wonder why I got so frustrated with them and now that he knows, they should and could do better, he's even more frustrated than me. Is this what our University is going to give to this most recent generation? I hurt for my kids and what they'll miss, and frankly it makes me madder than he!! at the morons on the hill that let this happen.
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This is what bothers me the most. This football team is a part of the fabric of this state; its historic success in decades past is part of the heritage of everyone who is born in this state, or adopts it as his own. And the UTAD has made unmistakably clear they don't give a rat's behind about what they're doing to said heritage.

It's really unconscionable. If it were possible to sue university administrators for criminal malpractice, the bozos we have on the hill would be singularly-deserving candidates for it.
 
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I amtaking my 6 year old nephew to his first game at the UAB game. I will fake it for him, but knowing how empty the stadium will be when we roll in to that game with 1/2 wins really sucks the magic oit of the experience.
 
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