The SEC Bandwagon Team Fans

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allvoll21forlife

allvoll21forlife

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I just don't get how everyone can talk so much crap about UT. We used to kill teams for decades and we were a power house, our fans loved Tennessee Vols and what we stood for! We didn't rag on teams that were down, now it seems every team's fans in the SEC treats us like we are Kentucky! We have been drilling your schools for the past 20 years..Exc( bama and florida) WE have a couple of down years and you guys wanna act like you own us, even when we are down we still give these so called new power houses a run for there money. Weve been kicking tail forever now i cant wait to get back to whipping that A$$:peace2::salute:
 
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allvoll21forlife said:
I just don't get how everyone can talk so much crap about UT. We used to kill teams for decades and we were a power house, our fans loved Tennessee Vols and what we stood for! We didn't rag on teams that were down, now it seems every team's fans in the SEC treats us like we are Kentucky! We have been drilling your schools for the past 20 years..Exc( bama and florida) WE have a couple of down years and you guys wanna act like you own us, even when we are down we still give these so called new power houses a run for there money. Weve been kicking tail forever now i cant wait to get back to whipping that A$$:peace2::salute:
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it's not about what you did years ago.
 
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I feel like the same guys walking around in Cam Newton jerseys are the same ones hiding their Tim Tebow stuff in the closet
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We have to take the good with the bad. Heck half them "fans" aint even fans I sure have noticed a lot of Auburn fans around lately. Less gator and GA fans too
 
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That's why it's college football. When they fall, we can give em hell just the same way they did to us. It makes it more interesting than the NFL.
 
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why does everyone believe every other school or team has bandwagon fans, but not their own?

if tennessee doesn't have any bandwagon fans, what's up with all the empty seats at neyland the last few years?

it wouldn't have anything to do with people choosing not to support a losing product, would it? isn't that how people categorize "fair weather" fans?

if it becomes a winning product and people magically return, they wouldn't be conveniently jumping back on the bandwagon again at the right time, would they?

oh yeah, it's the economy. ok.
 
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allvoll21forlife said:
I just don't get how everyone can talk so much crap about UT. We used to kill teams for decades and we were a power house, our fans loved Tennessee Vols and what we stood for! We didn't rag on teams that were down, now it seems every team's fans in the SEC treats us like we are Kentucky! We have been drilling your schools for the past 20 years..Exc( bama and florida) WE have a couple of down years and you guys wanna act like you own us, even when we are down we still give these so called new power houses a run for there money. Weve been kicking tail forever now i cant wait to get back to whipping that A$$:peace2::salute:
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I am as big of a Vol fan as anyone but we haven't owned Florida since the 80's. Winning once every couple of years doesn't qualify as owning a team
 
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Not that many empty seats at Neyland. Season tickets still sell out at astronomical prices. The lack of dropoff is amazing, really, considering the size of the stadium, the team record and the fact that almost every game is on TV. That's a huge testament to the loyalty and support of the Tennessee fanbase. Not many teams can pack a 100K stadium with an 18-20 record over the past three years. And the MCB was about 90% orange, so 60K UT fans travelled well at considerable expense, even in a down economy. Lots of schools would love to hitch their teams to this bandwagon.
 
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99gator said:
if tennessee doesn't have any bandwagon fans, what's up with all the empty seats at neyland the last few years?
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There's not quite as many empty seats as you'd like to believe.....

but your right, the bandwagon fans will show up again once we start winning again (notice I said once not if)

and I disagree with your premise that we think our school doesn't have them, we know we have our fair share that come out of the woodwork every now and again, and they disgust me even more than the other ones.
 
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Not trying to bash Tennessee or any other team but Im curious as to what defines a "power house" I mean Miami in the 80s, I could see that as a powerhouse. Multiple National titles, many times ranked in the top two but now? not quite. Same thing for say Nebraska in the 90s. Why are teams that hover in the top 25 for years, with high winning %, yet not many trophies in the case, considered powerhouses?
 
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I think history, pride and tradition go hand-in-hand with record. A hundred year tradition of winning and being a formidable competitor gives certain teams a pedigree that newcomers just don't have. Tennessee might be down, but I doubt anyone is really counting Tennessee out. Some programs couldn't even have survived what Tennessee has been through the past three years. IMO, that has to command respect, even though we are not on top of our game right now.
 
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my grandfather could once beat me in an arm wrestling match. not anymore!
 
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Mr. U said:
Not trying to bash Tennessee or any other team but Im curious as to what defines a "power house" I mean Miami in the 80s, I could see that as a powerhouse. Multiple National titles, many times ranked in the top two but now? not quite. Same thing for say Nebraska in the 90s. Why are teams that hover in the top 25 for years, with high winning %, yet not many trophies in the case, considered powerhouses?
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Because only one team can win the national title each year. You can have a great program year in year out, especially in a great conference, and still find it hard to accumulate national titles. National titles take a little bit of luck, and a relatively easy schedule sure does help.
 
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Mr. U said:
Not trying to bash Tennessee or any other team but Im curious as to what defines a "power house" I mean Miami in the 80s, I could see that as a powerhouse. Multiple National titles, many times ranked in the top two but now? not quite. Same thing for say Nebraska in the 90s. Why are teams that hover in the top 25 for years, with high winning %, yet not many trophies in the case, considered powerhouses?
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Competing for a title in the strongest conference in college football year in and year out is a way to become a powerhouse...that conference being the SEC of course
 
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99gator said:
why does everyone believe every other school or team has bandwagon fans, but not their own?

if tennessee doesn't have any bandwagon fans, what's up with all the empty seats at neyland the last few years?

it wouldn't have anything to do with people choosing not to support a losing product, would it? isn't that how people categorize "fair weather" fans?

if it becomes a winning product and people magically return, they wouldn't be conveniently jumping back on the bandwagon again at the right time, would they?

oh yeah, it's the economy. ok.
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UT has some bandwagon fans, but I think the point is that UT has less bandwagon fans than other schools that are currently doing well.

Tennessee has struggled over the last 5 years, in the last three seasons, there's been 3 head different head coaches and two losing seasons. Yet minus the bandwagon fans, UT is still managing to average more fans per game than the gator's stadium can even hold completely filled.

I'd like to see a school like USC (cali) or Florida, or Miami suffer through two losing season out of 3 season with the winning season being a 7-6 run and still average a significant number of people per game. Hell schools like USC dont even sell out when they are doing well. I went to the Music City bowl and it was impressive to see a crowd that pro-UT following a team that went 6-6 in the regular season (yes I realize it was in Nashville).

I think his point was the percentage of bandwagon fans vs consistent fans is a bit of a consistency lean for Tennessee more so than other programs. I'd throw Michigan in the same boat as Tennessee, they've actually done worse the last three years and are still getting 95k+ to show up as well. Some programs have more stolid fans, that's just the way it is.
 
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99gator said:
why does everyone believe every other school or team has bandwagon fans, but not their own?

if tennessee doesn't have any bandwagon fans, what's up with all the empty seats at neyland the last few years?

it wouldn't have anything to do with people choosing not to support a losing product, would it? isn't that how people categorize "fair weather" fans?

if it becomes a winning product and people magically return, they wouldn't be conveniently jumping back on the bandwagon again at the right time, would they?

oh yeah, it's the economy. ok.
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If Neyland had a paltry 88,000 seats like Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, we'd have sold out every game since your dad's balls dropped.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
If Neyland had a paltry 88,000 seats like Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, we'd have sold out every game since your dad's balls dropped.
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I generally flock to Vercing threads, his drunkenness and matter of factness couple with mine to make for entertainment.
 
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