We Have This, My Dudes

#26
#26
Matt Stenchcomb, all summer long been predicting doom for vols. And recently that old guy who was, i think, Cam Newton's big brother in that urban mentoring program.

Maybe I should have said anybody credible. Stinchcomb always predicts doom for the Vols. He's a uga homer. He's about as credible as D4H.
 
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#28
#28
I'm sick of the hypocrisy. Florida has ten players suspended for their first game, and the pundits say, oh, no problem, they will just win by ten or so now over Michigan.

We lose one player on defense and have one suspension on the OL, and suddenly the picks go from seven wins to five. The rub is that we are fighting for a bowl game with Vandy and Mizzou.

My dudes, we are going to come out against GT and show them what Tennessee football is all about. I'm sick of the hate this team is getting. There are two top five recruiting classes running around on the Hill, with great depth behind them. It is time.

We will be undefeated heading into the Third Saturday in October. Mark it down.

p.s. There may have been alcohol involved in this post.

A drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts
 
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#30
#30
Yeah but there is a ton of Florida is ok, but Tennessee can't handle the loss of a player. We act like every team doesn't lose players. We have lost 2 for the year that actually plays and one for the tech game. We're pretty injury free. Hall is lost but we are so deep on ol it doesn't matter. I'm not worried about us. I think we are the pick of the east.

I agree. I think we are going to be fine. Honestly, my biggest concern is that we get gashed in the run game Monday (but still win) and people overreact concerning our defense. It's possible that we give up a lot of yards to GT and still be solid the rest of the way.
 
#31
#31
Chris Doering just picked Florida to beat Michigan. Said, with a bit of a snarl and like he was personally offended, that "everyone's talking about how Florida has all these players, well Michigan just graduated 27 starters off last year's team".....

So, I'm not sure how you graduate 27 starters from a previous team, but Doering was awfully confident that Florida would handle Michigan today.

I'm certainly willing to admit my hatred for all things Gator could be clouding my opinion :)
 
#32
#32
I'm sick of the hypocrisy. Florida has ten players suspended for their first game, and the pundits say, oh, no problem, they will just win by ten or so now over Michigan.

We lose one player on defense and have one suspension on the OL, and suddenly the picks go from seven wins to five. The rub is that we are fighting for a bowl game with Vandy and Mizzou.

My dudes, we are going to come out against GT and show them what Tennessee football is all about. I'm sick of the hate this team is getting. There are two top five recruiting classes running around on the Hill, with great depth behind them. It is time.

We will be undefeated heading into the Third Saturday in October. Mark it down.

p.s. There may have been alcohol involved in this post.

That's the spirit!

We are getting good enough to be able to relax as fans against most teams. We have taken our lumps, but we have risen from the mess.

We have 8 gimmie games GT being one of them.

Relax. Enjoy. 121 will have a blast. You can too.
 
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#34
Love the enthusiasm man! This is why we watch football. For enjoyment and to get excited.

For everyone that's inevitably going to be negative to him, I just read a funny list of the worst types of sports fans...here are a few types that describe a lot of the negas. Lolol.

"The Pessimist
This fan spends almost the entire game predicting that something terrible is about to happen. Long before it becomes clear that the game is going south, this fan will annoy everyone by coming up with increasingly negative scenarios that he insists are about to unfold. Eventually, his lamentations become a source of constant background noise, like a dripping faucet.
This will last until, inevitably, one of the other fans will threaten this person with physical violence if he doesn’t shut up immediately. It will probably be the “Punches the Wall” guy. Everyone else will nod silently."

"The negative nelly:
Although it varies drastically by city and circumstances, every team has a certain percentage of fans that can be classified as "Negative Nellies." In any given sports scenario: An optimist sees the glass as half full, a pessimist sees the glass as half empty and someone with "Negative Nelly" syndrome sees the glass completely empty, with only the remnants of the poison he just ingested remaining.

The severity of the syndrome various drastically. Those who are mildly afflicted are prone to doomsday hyperbole about the consequences of a single loss or player injury.

Those with a more severe affliction are prone to drastic mood swings, misplaced rage/affection, suicidal/homicidal threats—all of which can shift suddenly from minute to minute. These types usually even find tragic fault with a loss—being around them is exhausting.
I have a number of people like this in my life and have found that the severity of the symptoms can be multiplied exponentially by excessive amounts of alcohol."

" The 'good ole days' guy:
Cranky old folks all have their own reasons for talking incessantly about the awesome days of yore and lamenting the current state of the game—and the world in general.Sometimes it's because of the team's past glory days and knowing they'll likely never experience that kind of greatness again.

Sometimes they are just cranky old people who like complaining about everything. So, obviously MLB used to be better back when everyone had to walk 10 miles in the rain, uphill both ways, just to take in a game. And sometimes they are like New York Post columnist Phil Mushnick—old, scared and angry—and desperately lashing out at what he perceives as the "problem." Obviously he's unable to see that he's the real problem."

Do I know you, do we do things together? Seems like you used me to explain most of what you described. O well, at least you didn't call me an old fart, like I have come to admit being and can't seem to bounce back from. Maybe reading your well written summation and trying to remember it, will help me. Now what did I think I needed help with????
 
#35
#35
pundits...a disease of the talking head...Gators may win but I didn't put my money on them...we'll see...still like my bet and win/lose...it is a good bet...:thumbsup:

GO VOLS!
 
#36
#36
Heh, nice!

Here's the version I tend to use for VolNation, never wrote it all down before, just kind of rolls through my head while reading threads:

It's About Me -- reacts to bad news as if the entire world is on a long-term vendetta to screw up his day. A key player gets injured, and his response is some version of, "everything bad happens to me!"

Eeyore -- the glass is always half empty. Always. Except when someone stole the damn glass.

Troll -- his mantra: I'm a Vols fan, we suck, fahr errbody, give up, Bama's better, Florida's better, Georgia's better, Vandy's better, but I'm a Vols fan, honest. I just hate us. Honest.

Tin Foil Hat -- the Governor, University President, Chancellor, Board of Trustees, Booster Club, Athletic Director and Head Coach are in a secret society hell bent on making Tennessee mediocre. Forever.

Go Vols!

Haha, I literally had a screen name pop into my head for every description.
 
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Love the enthusiasm man! This is why we watch football. For enjoyment and to get excited.

For everyone that's inevitably going to be negative to him, I just read a funny list of the worst types of sports fans...here are a few types that describe a lot of the negas. Lolol.

"The Pessimist
This fan spends almost the entire game predicting that something terrible is about to happen. Long before it becomes clear that the game is going south, this fan will annoy everyone by coming up with increasingly negative scenarios that he insists are about to unfold. Eventually, his lamentations become a source of constant background noise, like a dripping faucet.
This will last until, inevitably, one of the other fans will threaten this person with physical violence if he doesn’t shut up immediately. It will probably be the “Punches the Wall” guy. Everyone else will nod silently."

"The negative nelly:
Although it varies drastically by city and circumstances, every team has a certain percentage of fans that can be classified as "Negative Nellies." In any given sports scenario: An optimist sees the glass as half full, a pessimist sees the glass as half empty and someone with "Negative Nelly" syndrome sees the glass completely empty, with only the remnants of the poison he just ingested remaining.

The severity of the syndrome various drastically. Those who are mildly afflicted are prone to doomsday hyperbole about the consequences of a single loss or player injury.

Those with a more severe affliction are prone to drastic mood swings, misplaced rage/affection, suicidal/homicidal threats—all of which can shift suddenly from minute to minute. These types usually even find tragic fault with a loss—being around them is exhausting.
I have a number of people like this in my life and have found that the severity of the symptoms can be multiplied exponentially by excessive amounts of alcohol."

" The 'good ole days' guy:
Cranky old folks all have their own reasons for talking incessantly about the awesome days of yore and lamenting the current state of the game—and the world in general.Sometimes it's because of the team's past glory days and knowing they'll likely never experience that kind of greatness again.

Sometimes they are just cranky old people who like complaining about everything. So, obviously MLB used to be better back when everyone had to walk 10 miles in the rain, uphill both ways, just to take in a game. And sometimes they are like New York Post columnist Phil Mushnick—old, scared and angry—and desperately lashing out at what he perceives as the "problem." Obviously he's unable to see that he's the real problem."


Sticky this please!!
 
#44
#44
I'm sick of the hypocrisy. Florida has ten players suspended for their first game, and the pundits say, oh, no problem, they will just win by ten or so now over Michigan.

We lose one player on defense and have one suspension on the OL, and suddenly the picks go from seven wins to five. The rub is that we are fighting for a bowl game with Vandy and Mizzou.

My dudes, we are going to come out against GT and show them what Tennessee football is all about. I'm sick of the hate this team is getting. There are two top five recruiting classes running around on the Hill, with great depth behind them. It is time.

We will be undefeated heading into the Third Saturday in October. Mark it down.

p.s. There may have been alcohol involved in this post.

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#45
#45
Heh, nice!

Here's the version I tend to use for VolNation, never wrote it all down before, just kind of rolls through my head while reading threads:

It's About Me -- reacts to bad news as if the entire world is on a long-term vendetta to screw up his day. A key player gets injured, and his response is some version of, "everything bad happens to me!"

Eeyore -- the glass is always half empty. Always. Except when someone stole the damn glass.

Troll -- his mantra: I'm a Vols fan, we suck, fahr errbody, give up, Bama's better, Florida's better, Georgia's better, Vandy's better, but I'm a Vols fan, honest. I just hate us. Honest.

Tin Foil Hat -- the Governor, University President, Chancellor, Board of Trustees, Booster Club, Athletic Director and Head Coach are in a secret society hell bent on making Tennessee mediocre. Forever.

Go Vols!

You made my day!
 
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#46
#46
Well...for the past 3 years they have picked us to win the east and better, and we failed. This year "they" say we will be lucky to win 7....I feel good about this season.
 
#48
#48
I don't know anyone who thinks Florida is going to beat Michigan

Yea, it went about as I expected...UF made a deal with the devil years ago and now the Devil is taking payment...their offense is painful to watch...but ole Scratch is just laughing....
 
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#50
#50
I'm sick of the hypocrisy. Florida has ten players suspended for their first game, and the pundits say, oh, no problem, they will just win by ten or so now over Michigan.

We lose one player on defense and have one suspension on the OL, and suddenly the picks go from seven wins to five. The rub is that we are fighting for a bowl game with Vandy and Mizzou.

My dudes, we are going to come out against GT and show them what Tennessee football is all about. I'm sick of the hate this team is getting. There are two top five recruiting classes running around on the Hill, with great depth behind them. It is time.

We will be undefeated heading into the Third Saturday in October. Mark it down.

p.s. There may have been alcohol involved in this post.

Florida loses 10 players and get slaughtered by Michigan. Losing players doesn't help.
 
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