Halloween 2009

[T2Vol]

Figured since it’s Halloween night and a bye week it would be a good time to reminisce. I’ll never forget being in Neyland on this night. The atmosphere was unmatched.

Also pretty wild to look back and see Kiffin and Coach O running through the T. How times have changed.



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[Freak]

The surprise black jerseys. The crowd was pretty electric that night.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

The surprise black jerseys. The crowd was pretty electric that night.

Even in the rain, the only game I've been to in Neyland.

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

If you didn’t already know, the story behind how Kiffin revealed them to the team on game night is really cool.

Super abridged version: Kiffin was told absolutely not by the higher ups, the team was aware he’d been stonewalled. On game night, he was in the locker room reminding the team they were a no-go, then said “But screw it, let them fire me” and had Eric Berry bust in the door wearing the black. The locker room apparently went nuts.

 

[Berry4Heisman14]

If you didn’t already know, the story behind how Kiffin revealed them to the team on game night is really cool.

Super abridged version: Kiffin was told absolutely not by the higher ups, the team was aware he’d been stonewalled. On game night, he was in the locker room reminding the team they were a no-go, then said “But screw it, let them fire me” and had Eric Berry bust in the door wearing the black. The locker room apparently went nuts.

People can hate him all they want but had he stayed we would be good right now I’d guarantee it

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

People can hate him all they want but had he stayed we would be good right now I’d guarantee it

Very good. Sanctioned and vacated out the wazoo, but good nonetheless.

 

[ACvol3]

That night was a lot of fun.. everybody was disappointed during warmups, but went bananas when they came back out in the black

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Jimmy Hyams just reported on Twitter that the Vols will wear black unis for their 2009 USCe game...

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Back when Tennessee wasn’t losing to Georgia St, BYU, or Kentucky.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

I've lost count of how many times I've posted this but....


The VN Kiffin obsession continues. Move the F on already. Dude won 7 games then dipped.

 

[NEO]

If you didn’t already know, the story behind how Kiffin revealed them to the team on game night is really cool.

Super abridged version: Kiffin was told absolutely not by the higher ups, the team was aware he’d been stonewalled. On game night, he was in the locker room reminding the team they were a no-go, then said “But screw it, let them fire me” and had Eric Berry bust in the door wearing the black. The locker room apparently went nuts.

He is such hard guy to hate.

I hate stories like this. Makes me miss him.

 

[Tnman1]

The VN Kiffin obsession continues. Move the F on already. Dude won 7 games then dipped.

Dude won 7 games then bailed is how I remember it. Also, last time we enjoyed TN football was with Kiffen.

 

[HarderKnox59]

Thanks for posting the game. Anytime the Vols can hang a loss on little Steve it's a good thing.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

He is such hard guy to hate.

I hate stories like this. Makes me miss him.

Very easy actually

 

[orangefloyd]

What makes mad and sad is how the heritage and tradition of our program has been squandered by incredibly poor leadership and decisions over the last 20 years. When will it end?

 

[james_govols]

Back when Tennessee wasn’t losing to Georgia St, BYU, or Kentucky.

Believe we lost to Wyoming the year before.

 

[GetYouSomeofThat]

People can hate him all they want but had he stayed we would be good right now I’d guarantee it

We certainly would be much better than we currently are

 

[GetYouSomeofThat]

Believe we lost to Wyoming the year before.

Yeah

Right after a HOF cosch had been fired..amazing that the team had a letdown...

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Dude won 7 games then bailed is how I remember it. Also, last time we enjoyed TN football was with Kiffen.

Yet you still can't even spell his name right.

 

[igotworms]

Very good. Sanctioned and vacated out the wazoo, but good nonetheless.

Prove that

 

[igotworms]

Yeah

Right after a HOF cosch had been fired..amazing that the team had a letdown...

Should have been fired way earlier

 

[GetYouSomeofThat]

Should have been fired way earlier

Regardless of when he should have been fired...doing it mid season almost guarantees a let down. So we shouldn't be surprised when horrible embarrassing losses happen immediately following an in season firing of a head coach.

 

[CA_Vol]

The surprise black jerseys. The crowd was pretty electric that night.

I was living in California then, and was at a resort with my wife for a getaway weekend. She and I were watching the game in the hotel bar and went nuts when they ran out if the T wearing the black jerseys.

The people around is looked at us like we were from Mars.

 

[Hacksaw]

Kids were still little and I took them trick-or-treating. Saw the black jerseys before we left the house. The whole time I'm trying to do right by my kids and not rush things, but I admit the game was weighing on my mind. At one house, a guy opens the door dressed in orange and I can see the game on his big screen in the background. He whooped and hollered a little bit when he saw my Power T hat. I got an update on the score and a Go Vols! Probably a little extra candy for the kids, too. It was a nice surprise and a relief to at least be able to get an update.

This might seem like an unremarkable event to many of you, but keep in mind that I live in Oregon.

 

[savannahfan]

People can hate him all they want but had he stayed we would be good right now I’d guarantee it

Hell,, Ole Miss looks good right now. Don't doubt it for a minute, Ole Miss will be a team for everyone to reckon with in just a year or two. (if not sooner)
MARK MY WORDS!!!! Kif will put a hurt on recruiting in west Tn for us AND Bama real soon.