This gave me chills

[lukeneyland]

There’s never been a pre-game that could touch ours. Listening to this makes me so emotional sometimes and gives me goosebumps. I can’t believe we are going to have go without our pre-game this season

 

[Alto1]

It is sad indeed........

 

[RockyTop140]

won't be the same this year, no doubt

 

[508mikey]

probably next year too

 

[JCP201]

So, what does the band do this year? Do they get to be in the stands at all? We know many students are part of the music program.

 

[Hacksaw]

I'll never forget the first time I saw it in person. Not in a million years would I have ever predicted the effect it had on me.

 

[FLVOL_79]

You can always pre-game on your own

 

[TAF]

The BEST in College Football! I get chills EVERYTIME (and these days, when in person a tear in the eye)

This in 2009 was before the switch in sidelines to the west...

 

[Boca Vol]

UT's pre-game is the best I've ever seen. I'd say Ohio St. is a distant 2nd.

 

[macrovol]

And it's all for nothing.

 

[21VOL]

that is so AWESOME!!
Gets me fired up!!

 

[Special Ed]

Vacationing in Siberia gave me the chills:

 

[OffTackleVol]

probably next year too

??...............OK.

 

[VFLCodyGBO]

It’s ultimately why I opted out of season tickets this year. I go to the game for the atmosphere and and tradition, if it’s reduced to just watching a football game, I can do that much better from home.

 

[Remy]

Man when that Power T forms, ain't nuthin' like it!! Regarding the virus, and this to shall pass. Book it!

 

[overseasorange2]

I thought you had the virus.

 

[savannahfan]

UT's pre-game is the best I've ever seen. I'd say Ohio St. is a distant 2nd.

Don't forget Texas A&M.. They ant bad!! Their precision marching is second to none. Oh bye the way they can play pretty well too.
However,!, our "Southland" bunch are for me the best. The pregame is really good, but when you are on the hill/steps at the north end when they come down and around with the noise building along the route as they come, if that doesn't cause you chills then when they turn and start down to the stadium to the crowd noise that nearly drowns out Rocky Top and the other songs, then well, you ain't breathing!

 

[Behr]

And it's all for nothing.

How's that?

 

[LakeMaryFLVol]

I'll never forget the first time I saw it in person. Not in a million years would I have ever predicted the effect it had on me.

This Yankee from Massachusetts agrees with you 100%. Remember it was like yesterday in 1989 calling my Dad on those old block cell phones telling him he needed to come down and see this. And then said to him: "There are more people watch the band come in then were at the Brown Harvard game" Was hooked from my first game. Also remember the cheerleaders who were a lot closer to my age back then

 

[Volador]

Here's a trivia Q for the gang. When did we begin running through the T? (and no, I do not know the answer)

Go Vols!

 

[orangemadam]

We take many things for granted in this life, then when they are gone, we realize how much we miss them. This is one of those things.

 

[GameTime]

1964...

 

[howie87]

probably next year too

lmao

 

[Boca Vol]

Don't forget Texas A&M.. They ant bad!! Their precision marching is second to none. Oh bye the way they can play pretty well too.
However,!, our "Southland" bunch are for me the best. The pregame is really good, but when you are on the hill/steps at the north end when they come down and around with the noise building along the route as they come, if that doesn't cause you chills then when they turn and start down to the stadium to the crowd noise that nearly drowns out Rocky Top and the other songs, then well, you ain't breathing!

I went to the game in '16 and I don't recall aTm's band doing a pregame show. I was hoping they did but don't remember it. The halftime show was great!

 

[feathersax]

1964 or '65 when Coach Doug Dickey & Dr. J.Julian of the P.O.T.S. Band got together & began a great tradition.

Here's a trivia Q for the gang. When did we begin running through the T? (and no, I do not know the answer)

Go Vols!