doesn't mean squat.  Pollsters really just fill out their brackets from 15 down with team based on record and reputation.  I mean, 3 losses doesn't exactly get you ranked very high and it is a pretty dubious honor to be known as the "Top Ranked 3 Loss Team".  I mean, Michigan is the top 4 loss team and Alabama is probably the top 5 loss team in the country, right?

And yes, every fan base plays the no respect card, but that doesn't mean they have that right.  Teams like USC, Miami, FSU, Oklahoma should never really play the no respect card because people will always, ALWAYS, give them credit and the benefit of the doubt even when their teams are slightly above average.  The Vols on the other hand are not at that level as far as national recognition goes, and therefore, get their 30 second highlight and get dismissed in any sort of talk about the BCS and get a little plug at the end of the SEC championship talk with Rece Davis saying something like, "Of course Tennessee still in control of it's own destiny, so we'll see if that works out."

I'm not saying this is right or wrong, as the Vols have certainly been over hyped in recent years (see SOWWDNS) and Georgia is playing better than us right now, that's just a fact, but UT doesn't get the same attention, recognition, and therefore, respect it used to get and that bothers some of us fans for a variety reasons but mainly because we are proud Vol fans with a rich football tradition.  

I really just posted this as a little motovation for the Vol fans to get fired up for Atlanta IF we can beat UK, but then came the respect card and all the ranting and raving that comes along with it.  To have the LSU AD of all people hoping to play the Vols rather than the Dawgs should be a bit of a slap in the face of the players and coaches of UT.  I'm sure the players and coaches have seen this and will use this for ammo in a couple of weeks, or at least I hope they will, judging from the last time they played as severe underdogs (Arkansas) and from Jerod Mayo's comments on UT playing as underdogs.  I just thought this would make for fun banter in a very anti-LSU and pro-VOl way; a "Rallying Cry" if you will, not a dividing issue.