honestly, im at the point that im thinking i, as a college football fan might as well begin following the coach of my choosing instead of a certain team. with the way things are in todays sports it really makes more sense.
i ran into this a few years ago with Nascar. Being raised in a family where my father and two older brothers were all technicians at a ford dealer, we were "a ford family", and so i always picked a ford driver to be a fan of beginning with Alan Kulwicki, when he died, i went on to Davey Allison, when he died i found Ernie Ervin to be my guy, when he failed to overcome his post accident troubles i was lost because i didnt like any of the other ford drivers, Nascar was done for me... until i saw a report that Dale Jr had been caught burning illegal satellite cards in his doublewide trailer and it occurred to me... hes just an ole' redneck! now i never liked (but i did respect) Dale Sr, but i had an epiphany... i need to find a driver i like no matter what the car he drives.
i know some will feel that was a long pointless story... the point is, im ready to pick the coach i like and follow him to whatever program he is at. SOLELY because, when we settle in on a team (like TN), there are too many influences that can effect results *cough* (haslam/boosters).
hence forth, im on the Lane Train 100%! GO OWLS!!!