You know, it's funny, the mob may seem like a terrible beast in the context of Tennessee football's current struggles, but I would submit that it's far better to have enragement than to have apathy. At least they still care. A team that has gone 15-14 in the past three years and they still care. It may seem a terrible thing when it is disappointed, but the alternative seems far worse to me.
Also, I would not whistle too loudly past the graveyard on this one, as the Lady Vols have had (and still do have) their own mob. Which, again, I would still prefer to the alternative ...