Why choose to be negative?

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It's tough to grow up with a program or team that is amazing and wins all the time and watch them decline. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers, my home town team in the Canadian Football League, was dominant in the 80's as I grew up with them. Championships and dominating defenses. My beloved Blue Bombers haven't won a title in 20+ years in an 8 team league. That's not just pain... that's motrin pain.

So I understand how easy it is to get negative. But Tennessee is truly blessed to have a fabulous football tradition that is, in my opinion, unsurpassed. Other schools will have equally fun atmospheres and passionate fans and traditions.. but none can claim they surpass what happens at Neyland.

Good times are around the corner.
 
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White Out said:
It's tough to grow up with a program or team that is amazing and wins all the time and watch them decline. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers, my home town team in the Canadian Football League, was dominant in the 80's as I grew up with them. Championships and dominating defenses. My beloved Blue Bombers haven't won a title in 20+ years in an 8 team league. That's not just pain... that's motrin pain.

So I understand how easy it is to get negative. But Tennessee is truly blessed to have a fabulous football tradition that is, in my opinion, unsurpassed. Other schools will have equally fun atmospheres and passionate fans and traditions.. but none can claim they surpass what happens at Neyland.

Good times are around the corner.
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I stopped reading as soon as I got to "Canadian Football League".
 
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There have been many Vols make a nice living in the CFL including current assistant AD Condredge Holloway
 
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VolBeef88 said:
I haven't seen any posts saying "hope". What I have seen is some speculating that by looking at his record they don't have faith that DD can or will get the job done. I've also seen those same people say they hope that they are wrong and UT has a great season. If you can show me the posts where people said they HOPE he loses I'd appreciate it as I've not seen them. I've seen accusations of those posts but no one has shown them as of yet. Thanks in advance if you can show them.
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I said I had high hopes, like 10 pages ago. :)
 
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DjCrenshaw said:
It's not your "negative" outlook for the vols. It's your constant @$$holery that makes it seem you are a negavol. I would agree with you more, if you didn't just counter argue everyone but you is an idiot. There are about 7 Billion realities on the planet by the way. How and who it is precieved by is as much of a reality as anything.
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It's not just his @$$holery....which is a great term..... But also his delusional sense of self..... How he thinks he's everything to everyone when he's actually vinegar and water in a plastic bottle.
 
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Carl Pickens said:
It's not just his @$$holery....which is a great term..... But also his delusional sense of self..... How he thinks he's everything to everyone when he's actually vinegar and water in a plastic bottle.
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Well looky here. The president of my stalker club. And what a shock he brings nothing to the table.
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I consider myself one of those "realist" who probably sees things with a small amount of light orange tint on my glasses. Unless Ive missed something, I cant argue much with Volbeef88 on this issue.

Sorry to all my "posivols"
 
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phowell23 said:
Worrying about recruiting rankings in July is downright sad as well. Things are going to change dramatically between now and signing day.
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Agreed. Look at how different Tennessee's class looked on signing day compared to last June.

ochocinco said:
so is whining about Vandy being ahead of us in June when you know damn well they will never sign a higher rated class
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Yes, most rational people know Tennessee can go 4-8 and finish higher in the recruiting rankings than Vandy. That's why it's nothing to brag about when Tennessee is ahead of Vandy in recruiting.
 
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I could care less if I am labeled a Posivol, Negavol or whatever acronym is the flavor of the month. I know i've been a fan and have supported the program for over 40 years and during that time I have come to know a thing or two about being a fan and some of the stuff that goes on here I would not consider being a fan or supporting the kids on the team. To me those players are kids, I was a kid at that age and the thing a kid needs at that age is support.

The misery that Jonathon Crompton went thru from fans no kid should have to go thru it and still remain happy to be a Vol. Fans who attacked him should be ashame because he was a kid and kids need support. So as the year starts and players make mistakes on the field, try to show some class.
 
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GmanTN said:
I could care less if I am labeled a Posivol, Negavol or whatever acronym is the flavor of the month. I know i've been a fan and have supported the program for over 40 years and during that time I have come to know a thing or two about being a fan and some of the stuff that goes on here I would not consider being a fan or supporting the kids on the team. To me those players are kids, I was a kid at that age and the thing a kid needs at that age is support.

The misery that Jonathon Crompton went thru from fans no kid should have to go thru it and still remain happy to be a Vol. Fans who attacked him should be ashame because he was a kid and kids need support. So as the year starts and players make mistakes on the field, try to show some class.
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Questioning the coach is not bashing the kids. Hell if anything the "posivols" or whatever you wanna call yourselves bash the kids not the "negavols". One of your ilk in this very thread accused Bray of throwing the KY game in order to defend DD. Y'all go out of your way to lay all the blame on the players and you lay a little blame on the coaches that jumped ship. So how is that supporting the "kids"? I defy you or anyone of your ilk to find one post where I bash a player. Hell read the Bray rumor thread and see who were the ones jumping him at first.
Equating questioning the coach with bashing the players is as wrong as one could possibly be.
And all the people who attacked JC or any other player are trash.
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VolBeef88 said:
Questioning the coach is not bashing the kids. Hell if anything the "posivols" or whatever you wanna call yourselves bash the kids not the "negavols". One of your ilk in this very thread accused Bray of throwing the KY game in order to defend DD. Y'all go out of your way to lay all the blame on the players and you lay a little blame on the coaches that jumped ship. So how is that supporting the "kids"? I defy you or anyone of your ilk to find one post where I bash a player. Hell read the Bray rumor thread and see who were the ones jumping him at first.
Equating questioning the coach with bashing the players is as wrong as one could possibly be.
And all the people who attacked JC or any other player are trash.
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Please show me where I have attacked a player Beef, I have defended Bray because there is no way a kid at 20 would be aiming a beer bottle at a vehicle. Whether people wish to believe it or not those kids on the team need the fanbase support, coaches will come and go but the kids and the way they represent the university on the field is what memories are made of.
 
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GmanTN said:
Please show me where I have attacked a player Beef, I have defended Bray because there is no way a kid at 20 would be aiming a beer bottle at a vehicle. Whether people wish to believe it or not those kids on the team need the fanbase support, coaches will come and go but the kids and the way they represent the university on the field is what memories are made of.
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I didn't say you in particular. And as far as supporting the players we agree. I have never attacked or bashed the players or the program or the school. However the coaches are highly paid professionals and I hold them as the leaders to a higher standard. So in this we agree.
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VolBeef88 said:
I didn't say you in particular. And as far as supporting the players we agree. I have never attacked or bashed the players or the program or the school. However the coaches are highly paid professionals and I hold them as the leaders to a higher standard. So in this we agree.
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I also know that every team that I was part of whether it was football or baseball or for work it takes time for the players, coaches or managers to gel and everything to start to click. In my professional career I have been parts of numerous teams for fortune 500 companies and know from experience it takes time with a new team and managers.
 
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Smokey1210 said:
I am just curious to why people choose to be negative and take the wait and see aproach. I love this time of year. I am always a little more optimistic at this time of year than I probably should be. Hell this is the time of year we all "have the chance to become champions!". I know unlikely. My point is even if you are taking the wait and see approach, does it not still burn deep inside you with every loss we have? It has always hurt me when we lose. Even last year when I predicted 8 wins. I knew we would probably lose to LSU, UA and AR. It still sucked the wind out of me to lose. So why allow your self to be so negative now when you have the opportunity to be so optimistic and feel great about the potential of the up coming season. Not trying to call out negavols I just want to understand why you choose to deny yourself of the good feel times of preseason hype.
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well im negative because i think dooley sucks, hes drug our program down with a series of poor coaching decisions along with basically running off an entire coaching staff and squandering what little talent we have had by making even more bad decisions..all while making it seem like it was all the players fault while ducking the fact that he has about a 7 year losing record streak going for his personal career. so you tell me why you choose to suck up to a career loser that is taking a team that is presumably your favorite since you post here and making them look like the biggest suck fest since your highschool football team and saying "lets all be positive guys and crap rainbows!"..just my .02 and all you guys that are gonna bust a mop bucket of tears screaming "negavol" can plant your lips firmly on my a$$.
 
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Smokey1210 said:
I am just curious to why people choose to be negative and take the wait and see aproach. I love this time of year. I am always a little more optimistic at this time of year than I probably should be. Hell this is the time of year we all "have the chance to become champions!". I know unlikely. My point is even if you are taking the wait and see approach, does it not still burn deep inside you with every loss we have? It has always hurt me when we lose. Even last year when I predicted 8 wins. I knew we would probably lose to LSU, UA and AR. It still sucked the wind out of me to lose. So why allow your self to be so negative now when you have the opportunity to be so optimistic and feel great about the potential of the up coming season. Not trying to call out negavols I just want to understand why you choose to deny yourself of the good feel times of preseason hype.
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Well if anyone on this board thinks that the players and recruits don't read some of the trash people put on this site, they are wrong. I have talked to multiple local recruits ( im friends with them) and they say some of the hate and negative things people post on here is a big turn off. I know that VOL fans are very nice respectful and loyal but there are a few on here who are out to **** up our image.
 
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