Speaking of Sad VOL Posts

[number1volfanfrom76]

Nauseating!

 

[Scot Harvath]

Watched Herschel Walker run over Bill Bates. Sitting in the endzone and he ran right toward us.

 

[MHS Rebel]

Recently the Jermod McCoy injury in January of 2025.

The McCoy "injury."

 

[Good Ol' Charlie Brown]

The McCoy "injury."

He was injured for sure... but I think he could've come back in early November or late October

 

[TnWalker]

Sorry for the capitalization: BUT IT WAS NOT A CATCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was sitting 15 rows above the field. It was juggled all the way to the ground. By today's rules, it would be incomplete. The only thing about it was that it wasn't 4th down, so the reptiles still had another chance even if ruled incomplete.

I will never get over it!

 

[207 others]

Keeping the UGA L streak going this year from a false start followed by a mid tier kicker

 

[Big Orange Captain]

The day Fulmer introduced Jeremy Pruitt as head coach

 

[columbia vol]

Watching them carry Fulmer off the field in his last game, maybe it was time, but it was still sad

 

[Putbacks]

Ivan Zenon

 

[hndog609]

The Florida non-catch
Webb injury. TT did nice work for us but I'm convinced a healthy Webb was competing for the Heisman and we might have been pushing for a title.

 

[utchs81]

Arian Foster’s unforced fumble against Florida

And his fumble recovery for 6 against Penn State

 

[zeppelin128]

That Arkansas return for a touchdown when we missed like 10 tackles. Real eye opener as to how far we had fallen.

Honorable mention to the 2001 SEC Championship; still bothers me.

 

[trout-vol]

Sorry for the capitalization: BUT IT WAS NOT A CATCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was sitting 15 rows above the field. It was juggled all the way to the ground. By today's rules, it would be incomplete. The only thing about it was that it wasn't 4th down, so the reptiles still had another chance even if ruled incomplete.

Don't apologize

 

[VOLINVONORE]

The day in October of 65 when the 3 coaches were killed in a car/train crash in West Knoxville.

Then almost as bad was the day in March of 66 when Tom Fisher and John Crumbacher were killed in a wreck in Benton.

Oops, sorry didnt see the other post. Outside of the Marshall and Wichita State plane crashes dont think any other program suffered 2 such terrible tragedies in such a short period of time.

I believe Tom Fisher was one of the two best linebackers who ever played at Tennessee. The other one being Andy Spiva who was also killed in a car wreck in the Atlanta area in 1979. Spiva still holds Tennessee records for total career tackles {547] single season tackles {194} in 1976 and career forced fumbles {14}. I helped recruit Andy and became good friends with his mother. Betty. The formed Big Orange Club in Atlanta was very active and hosted 2-3 coaches every Thursday during football season. At that time we could visit recruits and one of us would take the coaches to the Friday night games they were scouting future.players. I still have fond memories of those days and the relationship which were developed. I still have the Alumni Lettermen’s Club plaque hanging in my Big Orange Man’s cave.

 

[K87vol]

Chuck Webb
9/1/1990 - TORN ACL
I can still see the play in my head. He reversed field coming to the end zone we were sitting in.
Meaningless game against Pacific, he was never the same back, after that.
I remember him getting up and walking off the field, later read he wasn't gonna get carted off that field.
One of the best running backs to ever wear the Orange IMO.

 

[superdave1984]

Grumors

 

[Mccage]

Fords fumble on 1st and goal on the 2 against Ga. with 2 minutes to go. They went on and won the national Championship.

 

[OrangeInKy]

How about his ENTIRE career at UT. To me, he was merely going through the paces. No real love for the school.

He a pseudo-intellectual clown.

 

[Chickenfarmer]

The day we hired the son of a national championship coach. That son had a losing record at some Louisiana school. Blew my mind.

And he was the only coach willing to give it a chance. That’s what’s sad, we were in such bad shape as a program, no one was interested. After that guy now at Louisiana State University pulled out early and left a spot stain on the burning sofa, we were a dumpster fire.

 

[Volador]

1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

I think, I think that about covers it.

 

[ArdentVol]

The day in October of 65 when the 3 coaches were killed in a car/train crash in West Knoxville.

Then almost as bad was the day in March of 66 when Tom Fisher and John Crumbacher were killed in a wreck in Benton.

Oops, sorry didnt see the other post. Outside of the Marshall and Wichita State plane crashes dont think any other program suffered 2 such terrible tragedies in such a short period of time.

Was 15 and heard the news vbefore leaving for school. That was the worst.

I saw my first Vol game on the day the Mocs carried off the goal posts, and i could gp on infinitum

Tony R was excruciating. Fortunately, I missed out on attending that game

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

And he was the only coach willing to give it a chance. That’s what’s sad, we were in such bad shape as a program, no one was interested. After that guy now at Louisiana State University pulled out early and left a spot stain on the burning sofa, we were a dumpster fire.

That's not remotely true

 

[FLVOL_79]

Any day with Guarantano.

 

[feathersax]

Jabar Gaffney “catch”

That's my personal UN-favorite; thanks to Back Judge Alamma Matthews, a vandie graduate. His call was arbitrary, biased & WRONG.

 

[MadMaxSC]

What are your recollections of sad Vol days? Preferably not fatal.

Inky
Chuck Webb

Travis Henry.