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RE: qb play is a hideous,clueless nightmare. coaching allows said nightmare to continue. both are tearing the program and Vol Nation to pieces.

BACKSTORY: i have lived in Atlanta for 28 years, but spent many summers in the great state of Tennessee. when i watched baseball, it was either Cubs or Braves, so i'm a fan of both teams (funny how baseball suddenly got a toe back in the door of the fall football cave). as i learned more of the Cubs and their history of woe and misery, i appreciated the fans always there in the stands, cheering. they might mule 'n puke, but always cheered for the team.

REC.- read the article in sept. 29 issue of SI about the cubbies, especially segment 3 - scar tissue ( Fred Speck rules!) and segment 4- fiesta.

the season is what it is, for reasons listed above. as fans, we can't decide who is the coach and qb, at least not as easily as we can change ourselves. instead of turning on each other and our players and coaches (#8  may be excluded), we might as well show some class and cheer for our team. let's not run any more potential recruits away from Rocky Top.

i certainly am not advocating we become the SEC Cubs (lovable losers), but we might take a few pointers from the fans on the north side of Chicago. lord knows, we got enough 'shine to drink ourselves happy (or oblivious) in relation to play on the field.

let's be loud for the right reasons next saturday, no matter the outcome.                       

GO BIG ORANGE!!! 

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Hey, I'm with you buddy!

I love cheering for them, even now. The coaching thing and the QB thing are beyond any semblance of control on my part, so I don’t worry about them. It gives me something to analyze and crunch numbers over, so there’s that much for me. ;-)

And I think everybody here is going to cheer for the Orange as well. We might have different ways of approaching the situation, but we’re all family.

by Hooper on Sep 29, 2008 12:14 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cubs fans are the best baseball fans

I also grew up in Atlanta watching Braves and Cubs baseball on TV. In thinking about it, this experience informs my Tennessee fandom.

I struggle with my reactions to Tennessee’s play because of the good example Cubs fans set and the bad example that Braves fans set. There’s not a bigger group of fairweather fans than Atlanta fans, and I sort of despise that about them. But I also despise the idea of sinking into the lovable loser role.

So it’s a conflict I will likely forever wrestle with. Great analogy.

"Florida didnt win their first SEC title until 1991 and now they think they invented football."
-Ron Zook

by rustytanton on Sep 29, 2008 7:14 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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