Nega Vols?

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NegaVols: Anyone who disagrees with certain posters on this forum. Also sometimes referred to as Fulmerites, Kiffinites, or not real fans.
 
#28
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Negavols don't have real comments. They think if they make negative points about the VOLS they are showing their great mind, their sports talk show savy, they are ESPN watabes. All the are showing is their a$$
 
#29
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Don't mean this as an excuse for all of them, but one of my ex-employees hated the Vols because he said the orange reminded him of his jumpsuit he had to wear in jail.
 
#31
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Vol fans who tend to spin things negative or make negative assumptions without good evidence or make negative generalizations based on a few faults in denial of anything good.
 
#32
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Not having Tennessee as one of your favorite sports teams on here means you aren't a true fan :birgits_giggle:
 
#33
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Ya might be a negavol if you think it's clear that Harry Hiestand is not a good OLine coach because Cody Pope isn't an All-American.
 
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Most negavols seem to run down the team so when we lose its I told you so and when we win its we were lucky. It must be horrible being a negavol never happy with your favorite team and always disapointed win or lose. GBO!!!
 
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Hobock said:
For the most complete compilation of information on the art of being a NegaVol, I recommend a book titled:

"Negavolatility; A How To Guide For All Aspiring NegaVols."

It was co-authored by two of the more well-known experts on the fine art of being a NegaVol.

VolBeef88
&
QuickDrawMcVols

:)...VOL.4.LIFE GO VOLS!!!!!!!!!
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Interesting selection.... VolBeef88 was often criticized for being far too optimistic in earlier years.

There is a chance that people's perspectives on how things are going with the program drives their positive or negative feelings about what the future holds. That is, the truth, which varies over time, may influence attitudes and outlooks concerning the program's future. If the changes over the past few years have not influenced change in one's attitudes at different stages, I can only imagine that such a person is not even considering what's happening.
 
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#36
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What makes a negavol?

>From Chief Lackanookie: .....can't remember what he said, but he can't either.
>Guys who get beat up by their wives?
>Wants everybody fired-the AD, all coaches, waterboys, everybody..............
>Coaches son beat him out on his PeeWee team league.
>Inferiority complex......needs a psychologist.
>Has a mancrush on the 2nd string QB.
>Stays up in the middle of the night and posts on VN. Present company exluded, of course.
 
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BradyvilleVol said:
Negavols don't have real comments. They think if they make negative points about the VOLS they are showing their great mind, their sports talk show savy, they are ESPN wannabes.
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^^^ This

You can spot a negavol by the way he/she talks to others instead of typing a discussion point. They like to come in and criticise others intelligence in an effort to prove how smart they "know" they are over a person, as well as move themselves in a position to be looked as one who believes differently is below them on an IQ level.

It usually has to do with an superiority complex
 
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I have noticed that there are several types of Volunteer fans.

There are what you all would call "Posi-Vols", who are seen as wearing orange-colored shades and are overly confident that we'll win every game, even when the odds are stacked against us. Unwavering faith in your team is great, but a small dose of realism is necessary to understand the big picture. For example, many of us, I'm sure, were very confident that we could beat Georgia this year easily, but reality hit us in the form of a 41-14 shellacking.

There are also the realistic Volunteer fans (like myself) who are in touch with reality and understand that we won't win every game and that there are imperfections with our team, but at the same time balance that realism with unwavering faith and confidence in your team that they will do well. A perfect example would be the Ole Miss game. I expected Masoli and the Rebels to come in and run all over us (even minus McCluster) given our depth issues and talent deficiency, but I was thoroughly surprised and pleased with the way we played.

Finally, there are the woe-is-me Volunteer fans who yearn for the days of Peyton and Jamal and Peerless and Jermaine, or, as you commonly call them, "NegaVols." These people will present themselves as intelligent realists who know more than anyone else (i hate to be that blunt, but that's the vibe I'm getting), but are really bitter and sulky because of where our program has descended to and will do anything to downgrade the current staff and the current team because they are not Peyton and Co., and will continue to do so until they acquire players of that caliber and we start winning like we used to. I'm not saying that it won't happen, but that seems to be an unrealistic expectation at this point. "NegaVols" will always be patrolling the boards for posts that they feel contradict what they think, and they will pounce. This is why we have the "IGNORE" button.

My point is that any Vol fan who doesn't support their team and all associated with it needs to go away. It's one thing to be frustrated when we lose, but don't take cheap shots at them. Tomorrow is always a new day.
 
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sjt18 said:
Vol fans who tend to spin things negative or make negative assumptions without good evidence or make negative generalizations based on a few faults in denial of anything good.
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Also, predicting that the 2010 Vols would be about .500 and beat nobody of note makes you unrealistically pessimistic.
 
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cotton said:
Also, predicting that the 2010 Vols would be about .500 and beat nobody of note makes you unrealistically pessimistic.
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According to who? There is nothing particularly negative about realizing you have roster issues that can't be fixed in one or two years.
 
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sjt18 said:
According to who? There is nothing particularly negative about realizing you have roster issues that can't be fixed in one or two years.
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Ah...so it is positive to think we are not very good and will not be for some time?

I'm back in!
 
#45
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cotton said:
Ah...so it is positive to think we are not very good and will not be for some time?

I'm back in!
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Unless you predict the future without any error, ultimately, the future will prove your predictions were either too negative or too positive.

This year, I predicted 5-7. I may have been one game too negative. We'll know on Saturday.

Things have gone better than I had hoped, especially if we beat UK and win a bowl game.

I also like a lot of what I saw from Dooley, FWIW.
 
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cotton said:
Ah...so it is positive to think we are not very good and will not be for some time?

I'm back in!
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No. It is realistic to understand that a roster with only about 65 guys who arrived on scholarship with talent skewed strongly toward the underclassmen could struggle in the SEC and against a schedule like UT played.

I didn't say they wouldn't be good for some time BTW. If Dooley and staff can coach then I believe the foundation is there to get better and compete for the East NLT '12.

UT's OL starting this year had 3 combined starts. Next fall the Vols go 7 or 8 deep with guys who started at least 3 games. Instead of being raw Freshmen, they will benefit from a full off season of development. UT will be solid at RB and QB and talented at WR and TE.

Every single position group on D should be deeper, more talented, and more experienced than when this season started.

If the staff has a good NSD then I don't see "for some time" being a foregone conclusion at all.
 
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Doyle Hargraves said:
Not saying negavols are more realistic. Just saying posivols can't tell the difference.
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That much is true. It is also true that negavols can't tell the difference between those who are realistic and kool-aid drinkers.
 
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