Why not Peyton on the Jumbotron?

[peaygolf]

Candace Parker 🤘🏻

Monica Abbot

 

[jamescoburn]

Absolutely NO one has done as much for the program and university both on and off the field than Peyton....no excuse for his not being on the board.

 

[butchna]

Absolutely NO one has done as much for the program and university both on and off the field than Peyton....no excuse for his not being on the board.

Got plenty of excuses. Lot of honorable, great players in our history.

 

[Volosaurus rex]

Truthfully, there are so many great Volunteers from yesteryear for whom photographs would have to be captioned, especially for younger Tennessee fans, in order to identify them.

How many Tennessee fans would recognize a photograph of Johnny Majors from his senior year, when he was runnerup for the Heisman? Or Doug Atkins, who was elected to both the College Football and Pro Football Hall of Fames and was selected as the SEC Player of the Quarter Century from 1950-1975? Or Bob Suffridge, Tennessee’s only three-time All-American? Or Ron Widby, who was an All-American in both football, as punter, and basketball during the 1966-67 academic year? Or Tony Robinson, Tim McGee, Carl Pickens and Dale Carter for Tennessee fans under the age of 30?

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Absolutely NO one has done as much for the program and university both on and off the field than Peyton....no excuse for his not being on the board.

What exactly did he do ON the field that makes him so head and shoulders above every one else? One SEC title, no national championships, no wins over Florida, no Heisman trophies. The perception is skewed.

 

[NeverWe'llSever]

Doesn't Peyton have a street named after him in K'ville? Why not Tee, who won a NC? Seems a little racist.

You’re really gonna go there?

 

[peaygolf]

Absolutely NO one has done as much for the program and university both on and off the field than Peyton....no excuse for his not being on the board.

NFL wise...yea......Peyton and Reggie

Doug Atkins! Johnny Majors! Larry Seivers! They were just as prolific in college.

John Henderson, Larry Seivers, and Eric Berry are the only
2x consensus All-Americans.


BTW....Fun question.
Name a better NFL duo on offence and defense in NFL history from the same school. Only one I could come up with was Woodson/Brady.

 

[Iam4utalways]

You’re really gonna go there?

Even worse. He is joking about racism.

Playing the race card as joke is worse than being ignorant. It's the opposit of smart.

He has been called a fake Ga fan by other Ga fans.

 

[KBVol]

NFL wise...yea......Peyton and Reggie

Doug Atkins! Johnny Majors! Larry Seivers! They were just as prolific in college.

John Henderson, Larry Seivers, and Eric Berry are the only
2x consensus All-Americans.


BTW....Fun question.
Name a better NFL duo on offence and defense in NFL history from the same school. Only one I could come up with was Woodson/Brady.

White was far, far better than Woodson, Brady only marginally better than Manning.....edge goes to White/Manning imo.

 

[SD189]

Many talking heads consider Witten one of the top TE in NFL history.

 

[peaygolf]

White was far, far better than Woodson, Brady only marginally better than Manning.....edge goes to White/Manning imo.

. Those two and Butkis/Grange are the only ones comparable.
It is a fun thought though.

 

[KBVol]

Many talking heads consider Witten one of the top TE in NFL history.

Without a doubt. Second to only Tony Gonzalez among tight ends in nfl history. Actually has the 4th most receptions all-time, wide receivers included. Somehow, Gil Brandt says he’s the 14th best TE all time. Lol.

 

[KBVol]

. Those two and Butkis/Grange are the only ones comparable.
It is a fun thought though.

Butkus and Grange. Wow, good get. Wouldn’t have thought to go that far back. 2 of the all-time greatest for sure.

 

[HoptownVol]

Don't get me wrong, I love Wilson & Witten (and obviously Neyland), but why do you think they did not put Peyton on the Jumbotron? Do you think they asked him and he declined? Any other reason for not putting him up there? Your thoughts?

Maybe it is that Peyton wanted someone else to have that honor.

 

[OrangeIsLife]

Power T, a hound dog and the rifleman.

It takes too long to take a picture down if they screw up.....

Correct. You need a special crane. Oh wait...............

 

[SD189]

Without a doubt. Second to only Tony Gonzalez among tight ends in nfl history. Actually has the 4th most receptions all-time, wide receivers included. Somehow, Gil Brandt says he’s the 14th best TE all time. Lol.

He's probably top to bottom the best. He blocks successfully too, something most TEs don't do anymore... or really attempt it seems. Chumps.

 

[UTvolmntman]

Casey Clausen
Dude was a warrior.
He doesn’t get enough credit.

 

[vols-1]

I think the fact that they're both from TN makes a lot of sense as to why they were chosen.

I also wondered why Peyton wasn't put up there. Or Berry, who's the best player we've had since Peyton. I think the argument for not putting PM up there could be that he is so well known anyone who knows anything about football knows he attended UT. So why not put Witten up there, who is a HOF TE, but maybe not everyone knows he went to UT. And put Al Wilson up there to show that we have a rich history of excellent players outside of Peyton Manning and Eric Berry.

The photo's are sponsored by Dish Network while Peyton is Directv spokesman.

 

[JohnnyBall]

Schiano

 

[peaygolf]

Butkus and Grange. Wow, good get. Wouldn’t have thought to go that far back. 2 of the all-time greatest for sure.

That would be a fun off season forum on VN! along with best FB/BB professional combo.

 

[1725gatorhater]

Peyton is an overkill at times... everywhere you go you see Peyton street names locker rooms ect. Peyton is the best but not only player Tennessee had.