Your Superstitions Before/While Watching the Vols

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Volgrad98

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I was wondering if any of you in the Volnation have superstitions before or while watching the Vols. Here are mine:

1. If the game is on, I don't answer my phone. Don't care who it is, while the Vols are on, the phone is off.
2. The channel doesn't change during the game, only at halftime and that's sometimes.
3. I never walk the dog during the game. Before, halftime, or after.
4. I never wear the same shirt as the previous week. Different game, different shirt. Only thing that stays the same is the hat, and I never put it on inside. Sits on the coffee table in front of me.
5. Never eat the same thing on Gameday. I try to do something that corresponds with the opponent. Sept.11 I'll be making Duck a l'Orange :)

That's about it for me, so let's hear some of yours.
 
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When things are going badly, I turn my hat around. When things aren't going badly, my hat stays the same way.
 
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Volgrad98 said:
5. Never eat the same thing on Gameday. I try to do something that corresponds with the opponent. Sept.11 I'll be making Duck a l'Orange :)
That's about it for me, so let's hear some of yours.
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Perhaps you could go patriotic there...Just sayin'
 
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crusse10 said:
When things are going badly, I turn my hat around. When things aren't going badly, my hat stays the same way.
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I'm a nervous drinker and a pacer. I have to keep non-alcoholic drinks around, because I'll nervously drink a dozen drinks during the game.

I talk to my dad (a UT alum like myself) on the phone before every game and after every game. I sometimes won't answer his postgame calls if we lost tragically (see Alabama of last year)

My golden retriever Ellie, wears her UT doggy jersey for at least 1 full quarter, even though she outgrew it.
 
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Witch Doctor always have to sacrifice a pig(BBQ) before Alabama game. Witch Doctor sometimes like to wear Witch Doctor wifes underwear but that really have nothing to do with Vols....(hehe.)
Bones never lie.
 
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I never wear Tennessee gear. Sounds weird, I know. But I avoid it on gameday, even when sitting at my place alone watching in my chair... Just wear normal clothes.

If things are going well, I don't get up or move seats. Lucky spot. Did the same thing in the dugout in baseball.

If things are going poorly, time for a switch of location or scenery.
 
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If the game is close at the end- I will go out to the car and listen to it on the radio by myself
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#10
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if we are in a close game i get out of my lazyboy and get behind it standing up and lean on it...hahah

then i pace back and forth behind my couch....not really exciting but you asked...
 
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When things aren't going well, I cuss...a lot.

Also, when watching games at home I sit in the same spot all game every game.
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The thought of doing this is getting me pumped. I'm ready to don my orange, and I'm ready to be holding my football. Great thread.
 
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No phone calls. No booze (I've gotten carried away and woken up on the floor hours after the end of a close game). Wear my short sleeve '98 national championship t-shirt. Hold my long sleeve national championship t-shirt, which ends up on my head, as a scarf, as a waving towel, etc. Only wear it for SEC championship games.

Never wear anything that says "Florida" on it, especially "Beat Florida" t-shirts -- these shirts are a curse. I have never had success wearing them and was at the game where Clausen fumbled the snap in the rain like 7 times and Rex Grossman wore us out in the first year of Zook's tenure. I remember seeing an LSU fan wearing a "Beat Tennessee" t-shirt crying on national TV as Rick Clausen came back and beat LSU at home after Katrina -- I laughed my ass off.

I used to have a no woman policy but I've had to find a way to incorporate my wife. She's a tomboy and loves football. She's a converted Canes fan. She knows just enough to be dangerous, but not enough to hold a good football conversation yet. I've been trying to practice patience as she LOVES to ask questions right during the middle of tense moments during the game. What are you going to do? :)
 
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1. If the games starts to get too intense i have to stand outside and watch the game through the window (rain or shine)

2. During the 4th quarter i make one pace around my house during every commercial break.

3. I rarely ever drink alcohol during a Tennessee game. I save it for afterwards to either drown my sorrows or celebrate beligerantly.

4. Unless I am at the actual game, i would prefer not to watch the Tennessee game with just anyone... only a priveliged few.

5. If I find myself in a situation where i cannot watch the game at my own house, on my own couch, with my Dad, I become convinced that there is no way we can possibly win. (I have avoided these situations at all costs, almost ruining many friendships along the way)
 
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Stand for most of the game...actually it's more of a hands-to-knees Fulmer bend.

Also can't watch field goals.
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seaofORANGE22 said:
4. Unless I am at the actual game, i would prefer not to watch the Tennessee game with just anyone... only a priveliged few.
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I agree here, big time. it takes a special bond for someone to see me at my all-time angriest watching my favorite teams.
 
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seaofORANGE22 said:
4. Unless I am at the actual game, i would prefer not to watch the Tennessee game with just anyone... only a priveliged few.
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I'm with ya on that one. Last year's Kentucky game I sent one of my buddies packing after the first half because he kept ripping on Tennessee. He was too drunk to drive home so I called him a cab, gave him some cab fare, and told him to GTFO! He's weary about watching games with me this year. :eek:lol:
 
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