Fist fights during games

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I can only recall one fight in all of the games in all of the years that I have been going to games in Neyland. That was many years ago and it was a Florida game. It might have taken place in the mid 90’s.

However, this past weekend was my first ever away game and during the game, there was a bloody fight. I know for sure one was a Mizzou fan due to the yellow pullover but am unsure if the other was one of ours. How prevalent are fights during games? Personally, I think fist fighting over a football game is stupid.

Of note, I have seen police escort fans out a few times but am unsure if it is necessarily due to fighting.
 
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XknoxvolsX said:
I can only recall one fight in all of the games in all of the years that I have been going to games in Neyland. That was many years ago and it was a Florida game. It might have taken place in the mid 90’s.

However, this past weekend was my first ever away game and during the game, there was a bloody fight. I know for sure one was a Mizzou fan due to the yellow pullover but am unsure if the other was one of ours. How prevalent are fights during games? Personally, I think fist fighting over a football game is stupid.

Of note, I have seen police escort fans out a few times but am unsure if it is necessarily due to fighting.
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XknoxvolsX said:
I can only recall one fight in all of the games in all of the years that I have been going to games in Neyland. That was many years ago and it was a Florida game. It might have taken place in the mid 90’s.

However, this past weekend was my first ever away game and during the game, there was a bloody fight. I know for sure one was a Mizzou fan due to the yellow pullover but am unsure if the other was one of ours. How prevalent are fights during games? Personally, I think fist fighting over a football game is stupid.

Of note, I have seen police escort fans out a few times but am unsure if it is necessarily due to fighting.
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Go sit in section OO. It’s right next the the visitors overflow section. Last year at the LSU game and the South Carolina game in 2017 both had fist fights up there.
 
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Chippo said:
2 weeks ago a poster who owns a bluetick
hound said they were suseptable to catching cold. I guess he would know.
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Fair enough. Just seemed odd to see a dog outside wrapped up in a blanket. With that said it's pretty obvious that the owners of Smokey probably keep it inside.
 
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XknoxvolsX said:
I can only recall one fight in all of the games in all of the years that I have been going to games in Neyland. That was many years ago and it was a Florida game. It might have taken place in the mid 90’s.

However, this past weekend was my first ever away game and during the game, there was a bloody fight. I know for sure one was a Mizzou fan due to the yellow pullover but am unsure if the other was one of ours. How prevalent are fights during games? Personally, I think fist fighting over a football game is stupid.

Of note, I have seen police escort fans out a few times but am unsure if it is necessarily due to fighting.
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The last year of the Butchy boy tenure.
Knoxville home game we were loosing badly. It was a televised game and one UT fan grabbed another UT fan dressed in just checkerboard orange and white overalls and
Started wailing on his head out of frustration.
 
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vols40 said:
Fair enough. Just seemed odd to see a dog outside wrapped up in a blanket. With that said it's pretty obvious that the owners of Smokey probably keep it inside.
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Chippo said:
2 weeks ago a poster who owns a bluetick
hound said they were suseptable to catching cold. I guess he would know.
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Hahaha and I have had to drag blue tick hounds out of swamps soaking wet in January (temps in 20s) after they treed coons and stayed in water for hours and wanted to still be there. I was cold and ready to go home! Dogs are like people that live a soft life in heated and air conditioned carpeted frat house and I guess you would need a blanket too. A blue tick raised outside hunting and a little cold ain’t gonna hurt them. The only way they are susceptible to cold is if it’s frigid since they have a relatively short coarse coat of hair.
 
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Chippo said:
The last year of the Butchy boy tenure.
Knoxville home game we were loosing badly. It was a televised game and one UT fan grabbed another UT fan dressed in just checkerboard orange and white overalls and
Started wailing on his head out of frustration.
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This is a problem I have; a man with his family at a game and some stupid stuff like this happens. For me, it is an embarrassment thing but also a protection issue. Say you have young kids with you.

I understand frustration and all but this fighting should not have a place at such a venue.
 
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XknoxvolsX said:
This is a problem I have; a man with his family at a game and some stupid stuff like this happens. For me, it is an embarrassment thing but also a protection issue. Say you have young kids with you.

I understand frustration and all but this fighting should not have a place at such a venue.
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Which is why with alcohol revenue the security expenditures should go up. No reason why we can't pay off duty officers to work security.
 
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bag12day said:
Hahaha and I have had to drag blue tick hounds out of swamps soaking wet in January (temps in 20s) after they treed coons and stayed in water for hours and wanted to still be there. I was cold and ready to go home! Dogs are like people that live a soft life in heated and air conditioned carpeted frat house and I guess you would need a blanket too. A blue tick raised outside hunting and a little cold ain’t gonna hurt them. The only way they are susceptible to cold is if it’s frigid since they have a relatively short course coat of hair.
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Well thanks for filling me in on this. Never grew up around Hounds. Dalmatians, Setters and cocker spaniels were our dogs
 
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vols40 said:
Which is why with alcohol revenue the security expenditures should go up. No reason why we can't pay off duty officers to work security.
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Too many loose cannons at ball games. Don't think they should have reinstated booze at Neyland JMO. Stay home watch it on the TV and have your favorite at your hand. For us older guys rest rooms are close also.
 
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Chippo said:
2 weeks ago a poster who owns a bluetick
hound said they were suseptable to catching cold. I guess he would know.
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I wasn't aware of that, I know they are used for coon hunting and that is done at night when it is colder. Maybe smokey is pampered.
 
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