Power_Sweep_Vol
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The care was still allowed the individuals were not.How you figure they got this shot?
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There was a camera but no cameraman? That is clearly someone holding a field level camera on the sideline...I mean this is insignificant and who gives a sh** anyway? I remember there being a kerfuffle around the cup throwing but the camera thing just caught my attention because I have seen that Fla game a bunch and remembered the shots, which is probably not a good thing lol.The care was still allowed the individuals were not.
The yelling match between the espn producers and Tennessee staff was awesome though.
You can pretend we didn’t show our ass if you want to.
But we absolutely overreacted and pitched a fit like little children
Holy crap dudeThere was a camera but no cameraman? That is clearly someone holding a field level camera on the sideline...I mean this is insignificant and who gives a sh** anyway? I remember there being a kerfuffle around the cup throwing but the camera thing just caught my attention because I have seen that Fla game a bunch and remembered the shots, which is probably not a good thing lol.
Thank you for documenting the elitist hate we get from these uppity bozos for the last 25 years or so. They look down their noses at us to this day…and fans my age still don’t care. ESPN still just doesn’t matter to us.In 1997 ESPN's Chris Fowler referred to Tennessee fans as "trailer park trash"in response to the fans' criticism of ESPN's promotion of Charles Woodson over Peyton Manning for the 1997 Heisman Trophy.
There has been BAD-BLOOD between ESPN & TENNESSEE ever since!…..
1998: ESPN hyped Ohio State ALL YEAR LONG - until they Lost in week 8.
UT was then ranked #1!
Then, suddenly- ESPN was on the band-wagons of both UCLA & Kansas State (Who were Both Undefeated until week 10!)…. (When they Both LOST)!!!!
OK - Then Florida State beat Florida to be ranked #2 last game of the season.
EVEN THEN - ESPN made #1 TENNESSEE a 2 point under-dog in the first BCS National Championship Game…….
TENNESSEE WON! - And ESPN was NOT happy!
The next year, A random ESPN commercial about an old lady (wearing a Tennessee dress) & a Pig she called “Rocky” continued the feud….
It didn’t help that ESPN’s “home-base” was in Bristol, Connecticut - Giving VIP tours to lady UCONN basketball players - to help “recruit” them over other schools like Tennessee!
Pat Summitt was so incensed by it, that she canceled the yearly matchup between Tennessee and UCONN….
Ever since, it seems like ESPN & TENNESSEE have been at odds! — Whether it’s been “Rankings”, “Commentary”, or just random credit & exposure…..
— Don’t tell me that it isn’t TRUE!
If ESPN could put Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and even South Carolina ahead of the VOLS today! - They would find a way to do it!!!!!
I’m still not SOLD on the 12 team college football playoff, but I would be willing to bet that TENNESSEE would beat BYU, Boise State, Arizona State, & Indiana on any damn field!
And ESPN is Still not happy that TENNESSEE might make “The Cut”.
— But, we gotta beat VANDY First! - Or else ESPN would have a Field-Day!…..
VENT OVER!…….
Lose Saturday and see where the CFP Committee has us. They are just itching to keep us out and to find a way to put Alabama in! Saturdays game is not a gimme!What scenario would that be though? We are ranked 8th and would be seated 9th, there are several other teams that would get the boot before us. I think we are safe as long as we beat the Dores.
Amen!ESPN did not set gambling lines at that time. All this conspiracy about how everyone hates us is ridiculous and frankly pathetic. Nobody hates the team that is irrelevant for 20 years.
Ohio State was expected preseason to be a great team in 1998. We were justifiably expected to take a step back after losing Peyton Manning, Leonard Little, etc. We were ranked #1 in every poll from 11-9 on. We were never in danger of missing out on the national championship.
Pat Summitt is one of the most revered figures in the history of sports. ESPN never besmirched her, even honored her with a documentary.
ESPN doesn’t select playoff teams. They certainly don’t prefer Ole Miss or South Carolina, as evidenced by their propensity to put Tennessee in prime time in their first season of having every SEC game on their networks.
Not one person on ESPN was arguing we shouldn’t be in the field or should be ranked lower last night. The most vociferous comments were from Joey Galloway talking about how he’d love to be in Tennessee’s position right now.
The inferiority complex needs to stop with this fanbase. Act like you’ve been there before and stop acting like the world is against Tennessee every time Tennessee does something you don’t like or someone says something that doesn’t match your view of Tennessee.
I remember the events almost as well as you do.In 1997 ESPN's Chris Fowler referred to Tennessee fans as "trailer park trash"in response to the fans' criticism of ESPN's promotion of Charles Woodson over Peyton Manning for the 1997 Heisman Trophy.
There has been BAD-BLOOD between ESPN & TENNESSEE ever since!…..
1998: ESPN hyped Ohio State ALL YEAR LONG - until they Lost in week 8.
UT was then ranked #1!
Then, suddenly- ESPN was on the band-wagons of both UCLA & Kansas State (Who were Both Undefeated until week 10!)…. (When they Both LOST)!!!!
OK - Then Florida State beat Florida to be ranked #2 last game of the season.
EVEN THEN - ESPN made #1 TENNESSEE a 2 point under-dog in the first BCS National Championship Game…….
TENNESSEE WON! - And ESPN was NOT happy!
The next year, A random ESPN commercial about an old lady (wearing a Tennessee dress) & a Pig she called “Rocky” continued the feud….
It didn’t help that ESPN’s “home-base” was in Bristol, Connecticut - Giving VIP tours to lady UCONN basketball players - to help “recruit” them over other schools like Tennessee!
Pat Summitt was so incensed by it, that she canceled the yearly matchup between Tennessee and UCONN….
Ever since, it seems like ESPN & TENNESSEE have been at odds! — Whether it’s been “Rankings”, “Commentary”, or just random credit & exposure…..
— Don’t tell me that it isn’t TRUE!
If ESPN could put Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and even South Carolina ahead of the VOLS today! - They would find a way to do it!!!!!
I’m still not SOLD on the 12 team college football playoff, but I would be willing to bet that TENNESSEE would beat BYU, Boise State, Arizona State, & Indiana on any damn field!
And ESPN is Still not happy that TENNESSEE might make “The Cut”.
— But, we gotta beat VANDY First! - Or else ESPN would have a Field-Day!…..
VENT OVER!…….
Oh well, yeah if we lose Saturday, we are out and can't really complain much honestly. Coming into the year no one thought 9-3 would get it done.Lose Saturday and see where the CFP Committee has us. They are just itching to keep us out and to find a way to put Alabama in! Saturdays game is not a gimme!
I call it controlling our destiny. But that is beside the point, many other teams are in our position as well. And many others on the outside looking in needing to not only win are hoping for teams to lose so they can move in. GBOI agree that I think we're going to win. But until we do, we're still on the bubble.