Disappointed in some fans

#76
#76
Tin Man said:
Having been around for a few decades and having been to more than a few Vols games at Neyland and elsewhere, I can say that by and large, Tennessee fans are good-natured, affable, humble, generous, and easily parted from their money with little remorse. This has been affirmed by numerous fans of other schools' teams, merchants, and members of chambers of commerce. I've heard more "Y'all come back, now. Ya hear?"s and "Your hospitality was awesome"s than stories of misbehavior by miscreants and misquided fans under the influence.

If your a Big Orange fan, be the person you hope to encounter. Live it. If you're not there yet, strive for it. If you see bad behavior by a fellow Vols fan, gently ask them to correct their behavior. If you encounter a victim of bad behavior, express concern for their welfare and offer assistance.

If you're just a swingin' Richard dedicated to behaving badly, stay home and watch the games on television. Otherwise, know that should I witness you behaving in a manner which merits intervention by security or the authorities, I will not hesitate to bear witness and see you enjoy the consequences of your transgressions.

Fandom should be good fun. GBO.
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We as a society need to listen more to the silver haired a lot more IMO.
 
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#80
I don't condone it by any means and have never engaged in juvenile or unseemly behavior at a game but I am realistic enough to know that it happens and if you put yourself in a bad situation chances are you will have a bad experience. That is the definition of ignorance pal now go enjoy the rest of your so-called "season."
 
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#81
#81
Well, "pal," I will gladly accept the title of being ignorant for thinking I could expect adults to act like it.

Its odd that you take issue with me saying that things need to change in every conference. Why wouldn't you support that?

Its also odd that you seem to have an issue with me being upset at the way I was treated but you don't seem to have any problems with other Vols fans who agree with me.

I haven't said a single disrespectful word on any of these threads about the Vols. I congratulated them. Now you want to make things ad hominem. I will enjoy my season. A team losing a game doesn't get me all butt hurt.

If you want to take out 11 years of heartache on me because I happen to be a Florida fan - be my guest. I'll wait.
 
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floridafamily said:
We parked at the Civic with intention on riding the KAT bus. Met some really great Vols fans and tailgated with them until time to head to Neyland. We all had a great time talking crap to each other, but it was all in fun.

Different story when we got to the stadium. I expected to hear a lot of stuff directed at the Gators but it went above and beyond that. I can't blame "youth and alcohol" for the way these people acted. Most of them were gray haired gentleman who should have more class.

We sat in section F, row 55. It was just my wife and I. Of course we cheered and clapped for the few good things that Florida pulled off - but we were respectful.

We had water thrown at us, people getting in my face and telling me I wasn't welcome there and telling me to GTFO. I just ignored them for the most part.

I know that every fan wants their team to win, but lets have some common decency. It's to that end that I promise that I will go out of my way to talk to Vols fans in the Swamp when I meet them and try to make them feel welcome. It's just a game.

I know that every fan base has their bad seeds - but these older gentleman were just beyond disrespectful.

Congratulations to the Vols, though. This wasn't a game won by a bad call or "cheating." They came out after halftime looking like a team I had never watched before. Enjoy your victory - hope to see you in the Swamp next year!
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I was a freshman at UT in 1964, and a lot of us actually wore jackets and ties to games - even the early hot ones, and we were civil to everybody. It amazes me to now read article after article about "safe space", rights, diversity, and so on like we are a more civil society today - more tolerant, more aware, etc. From what I see that couldn't possibly be farther from the truth.

There's another current article about obscene rap music being blasted at tailgaters with children; and amazingly there are the "what do you expect", "don't bring children" - wow, you really have to respect a generation that believes their right to do what they please trumps other's rights not to see and hear it. I guess it makes me appreciate a time when the radio version of "Greenback Dollar" couldn't include "damn" as in "I don't give a damn".
 
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#83
#83
joevol33 said:
I wanna know which of you two goobers were the two fans interviewed on tv for leaving early and bashing the play calling! I've got an idea, but I know it had to be from here😜
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I don't know if they are on here but I know who one of them was. He's a student.
 
#84
#84
AM64 said:
I was a freshman at UT in 1964, and a lot of us actually wore jackets and ties to games - even the early hot ones, and we were civil to everybody. It amazes me to now read article after article about "safe space", rights, diversity, and so on like we are a more civil society today - more tolerant, more aware, etc. From what I see that couldn't possibly be farther from the truth.

There's another current article about obscene rap music being blasted at tailgaters with children; and amazingly there are the "what do you expect", "don't bring children" - wow, you really have to respect a generation that believes their right to do what they please trumps other's rights not to see and hear it. I guess it makes me appreciate a time when the radio version of "Greenback Dollar" couldn't include "damn" as in "I don't give a damn".
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Honestly, I would've been ashamed to have any of my kids there with the whole, "f you florida" chant.

I understand that the Vols NEEDED this win. I know that this was the morale booster that can propel this team.

The Vols who came out after half time played like a team I haven't seen before.

All this being said, where is the common human decency? Its wrong for UF fans to treat UT fans badly. Is it any wonder in this world why there are school shootings and violence everywhere? We've all lost something along the way.
 
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#85
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jakez4ut said:
the only vandy games i've ever been to have been in Knoxville, so i've never been around Vandy fans at a game.:)
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In 1974, I was a guest of the Vanderbilt band, sat with them, and cheered every good Vols play. The game ended in a tie, 21-21 (Condredge Holloway's final regular season game as a Volunteer).
 
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#86
#86
Hell, Im more embarrassed about the thousands of idiots who booed the team off the field at half time.

If you say you're booing the coaches, you equally stupid. They didn't drop passes or missed blocks. They didn't get beat deep and I know damn well they don't coach it....

Lets kill the booing at the Vols once and for all....its just not cool and in this case, not smart. JMO
 
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#88
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VolunteerAlumni said:
Was walking across the Henley last night after the win when a Florida car with stickers drove by and a Tennessee fan threw a water bottle at it pretty hard. The gator fans were rightfully upset and they stopped the car on the side and got out. The classless person who did it already ran off by then..

No amount of alcohol makes that acceptable.
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No balls
 
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#92
Not condoning any bad behavior but I have been to the Swamp and it was no where near what I've experienced at any other stadium. From young to old they make it clear you are not wanted. I was with some friends and we rode a TN alumni bus from Lake City to the game. We were warned not to drive our car unless you were ok with it being keyed or some other sort of vandalism.

When we exited the bus there were Gator fans on both sides of the side walk. We were forced to walk through this gauntlet of screaming fans. They were chanting every four letter word to the top of their lungs. They were screaming so loud with so much vile that they were spitting on us.
This went on for about 50 yards. The police were just watching a laughing.

The game was fairly uneventful as we were sitting amongst TN fans. We lost the game and I made a comment that maybe since we lost we could possibly get out without being assaulted. Boy, was I mistaken.

After exiting the stadium we were greeted by more angry fans yelling and screaming profanities at us. Many had signs that were disgusting. We finally made it to the bus and we all took a big sigh of relief.

As the bus pulled away, the driver had to pull into the road in line with several other busses. The street was full of gator fans. They were blocking traffic and making it very slow going. They started pushing on the side of the bus. They put people on their shoulders and started rocking the bus back and forth. It was so violent it felt like the bus was about to turn over. Now our bus was filled to capacity that included children and the elderly. I got out of my seat to allow a lady to have a seat but there were still some older folks standing.

The bus driver was starting to freak out. He warned us to hold on. A few seconds later some distance opened up between us and the bus in front of us. So in addition to the side to side rocking, the bus driver punches it in an attempt to close the gap. One older lady, I'd say she was in her late 70s, grip broke loose and she fell and hit her head on a seat back. Split her head wide open. Blood went everywhere. Children were screaming. Most of us just sat in disbelief. We literally felt like we'd just escaped a third world country enveloped in civil war. We had to divert to the nearest hospital where she received several stitches.

Like I said previously, I don't condone any poor behavior and I wish your experience in Neyland had been better but I really don't have much sympathy for you either.

Needless to say, I've never went back to the Swamp. Which I'm sure that was their goal.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
Not condoning any bad behavior but I have been to the Swamp and it was no where near what I've experienced at any other stadium. From young to old they make it clear you are not wanted. I was with some friends and we rode a TN alumni bus from Lake City to the game. We were warned not to drive our car unless you were ok with it being keyed or some other sort of vandalism.

When we exited the bus there were Gator fans on both sides of the side walk. We were forced to walk through this gauntlet of screaming fans. They were chanting every four letter word to the top of their lungs. They were screaming so loud with so much vile that they were spitting on us.
This went on for about 50 yards. The police were just watching a laughing.

The game was fairly uneventful as we were sitting amongst TN fans. We lost the game and I made a comment that maybe since we lost we could possibly get out without being assaulted. Boy, was I mistaken.

After exiting the stadium we were greeted by more angry fans yelling and screaming profanities at us. Many had signs that were disgusting. We finally made it to the bus and we all took a big sigh of relief.

As the bus pulled away, the driver had to pull into the road in line with several other busses. The street was full of gator fans. They were blocking traffic and making it very slow going. They started pushing on the side of the bus. They put people on their shoulders and started rocking the bus back and forth. It was so violent it felt like the bus was about to turn over. Now our bus was filled to capacity that included children and the elderly. I got out of my seat to allow a lady to have a seat but there were still some older folks standing.

The bus driver was starting to freak out. He warned us to hold on. A few seconds later some distance opened up between us and the bus in front of us. So in addition to the side to side rocking, the bus driver punches it in an attempt to close the gap. One older lady, I'd say she was in her late 70s, grip broke loose and she fell and hit her head on a seat back. Split her head wide open. Blood went everywhere. Children were screaming. Most of us just sat in disbelief. We literally felt like we'd just escaped a third world country enveloped in civil war. We had to divert to the nearest hospital where she received several stitches.

Like I said previously, I don't condone any poor behavior and I wish your experience in Neyland had been better but I really don't have much sympathy for you either.

Needless to say, I've never went back to the Swamp. Which I'm sure that was their goal.
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Hey Florida fan...this is what we like to call PERSPECTIVE.

and to those Vol fans who are jumping on me for telling said fan "what did you expect champagne wishes and caviar dreams while you sat in Neyland?"...

Get off your high horse before it bucks you and you are eating a dirt sandwich.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
Not condoning any bad behavior but I have been to the Swamp and it was no where near what I've experienced at any other stadium. From young to old they make it clear you are not wanted. I was with some friends and we rode a TN alumni bus from Lake City to the game. We were warned not to drive our car unless you were ok with it being keyed or some other sort of vandalism.

When we exited the bus there were Gator fans on both sides of the side walk. We were forced to walk through this gauntlet of screaming fans. They were chanting every four letter word to the top of their lungs. They were screaming so loud with so much vile that they were spitting on us.
This went on for about 50 yards. The police were just watching a laughing.

The game was fairly uneventful as we were sitting amongst TN fans. We lost the game and I made a comment that maybe since we lost we could possibly get out without being assaulted. Boy, was I mistaken.

After exiting the stadium we were greeted by more angry fans yelling and screaming profanities at us. Many had signs that were disgusting. We finally made it to the bus and we all took a big sigh of relief.

As the bus pulled away, the driver had to pull into the road in line with several other busses. The street was full of gator fans. They were blocking traffic and making it very slow going. They started pushing on the side of the bus. They put people on their shoulders and started rocking the bus back and forth. It was so violent it felt like the bus was about to turn over. Now our bus was filled to capacity that included children and the elderly. I got out of my seat to allow a lady to have a seat but there were still some older folks standing.

The bus driver was starting to freak out. He warned us to hold on. A few seconds later some distance opened up between us and the bus in front of us. So in addition to the side to side rocking, the bus driver punches it in an attempt to close the gap. One older lady, I'd say she was in her late 70s, grip broke loose and she fell and hit her head on a seat back. Split her head wide open. Blood went everywhere. Children were screaming. Most of us just sat in disbelief. We literally felt like we'd just escaped a third world country enveloped in civil war. We had to divert to the nearest hospital where she received several stitches.

Like I said previously, I don't condone any poor behavior and I wish your experience in Neyland had been better but I really don't have much sympathy for you either.

Needless to say, I've never went back to the Swamp. Which I'm sure that was their goal.
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Was that back in 99?
 
#96
#96
InVOLuntary said:
Yes.
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I wasn't at the 98 game but from a reliable source the way we were treated in 99 was payback. I've been back several times since 99 and it has not been as bad based off my own experience.

At one point I heard that they weren't gonna have night games between us due to what happened in 98 and 99.
 
#97
#97
bignewt said:
Hey Florida fan...this is what we like to call PERSPECTIVE.

and to those Vol fans who are jumping on me for telling said fan "what did you expect champagne wishes and caviar dreams while you sat in Neyland?"...

Get off your high horse before it bucks you and you are eating a dirt sandwich.
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hell yeah...serves 'em right...$%&* 'em all....

:no:
 
#98
#98
nah lets please put on our cardigans and support a guy who is whining about his experience by sitting in the wrong section at a heated rivals stadium. Group hug everybody! Who has the tissues? Can we just have a good cry and maybe we will feel better.
 
#99
#99
floridafamily said:
We parked at the Civic with intention on riding the KAT bus. Met some really great Vols fans and tailgated with them until time to head to Neyland. We all had a great time talking crap to each other, but it was all in fun.

Different story when we got to the stadium. I expected to hear a lot of stuff directed at the Gators but it went above and beyond that. I can't blame "youth and alcohol" for the way these people acted. Most of them were gray haired gentleman who should have more class.

We sat in section F, row 55. It was just my wife and I. Of course we cheered and clapped for the few good things that Florida pulled off - but we were respectful.

We had water thrown at us, people getting in my face and telling me I wasn't welcome there and telling me to GTFO. I just ignored them for the most part.

I know that every fan wants their team to win, but lets have some common decency. It's to that end that I promise that I will go out of my way to talk to Vols fans in the Swamp when I meet them and try to make them feel welcome. It's just a game.

I know that every fan base has their bad seeds - but these older gentleman were just beyond disrespectful.

Congratulations to the Vols, though. This wasn't a game won by a bad call or "cheating." They came out after halftime looking like a team I had never watched before. Enjoy your victory - hope to see you in the Swamp next year!
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#100
#100
bignewt said:
nah lets please put on our cardigans and support a guy who is whining about his experience by sitting in the wrong section at a heated rivals stadium. Group hug everybody! Who has the tissues? Can we just have a good cry and maybe we will feel better.
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how bout a little civility...it's a freakin' game for crying out loud.

I'm not a Birkenstock wearing, Prius driving, non-meat eating, tree hugger. Been to various "garden spots" around the world and have seen the evil that men do...may be you have as well.

What I don't expect, in this country, is to have someone spit or put their hands on me, pelt my car or insult my wife and kids....especially at a football game.
 
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