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I was in Neyland for the Oregon game a few years ago.
There was a couple of times. pre lightening delay, were we got pretty loud, but it's still a B compared to the mid/late 90s.
I'll be at the game on Saturday, I'll let you know what they can bring.

I'm excited about the fan base. They had great fans that traveled to Knoxville last time. Hopefully their home fans are equally as nice.

I hear you there and am jealous of your trip. BTW, they have a river too, although I don't know how deep it is. I heard from one Duck's fan that he often fly-fishes to pass the time there prior kick off and to assure he can park.

Home crowds, especially those with newly minted bandwagon fans are hard to judge. I've had a great experience with almost all SEC fanbases that I've encountered though there have certainly been drunken angry exceptions for all of them.

I'll also never forget the snobs I sat beside in reserved seats at Neyland back in the mid-90s but when a woman shows up in a mink coat and expensive jewelry meant to be seen rather than for personal taste and isn't wearing in identifiable fan gear and her husband is also dressed to the nines it's hard to judge. However, I've met many who've attended VU who really are great peeps. As long as you're not an a-hole opposing fans often reciprocate but that may be a southern thang. UF may be the exception but I've met plenty online and a handful in person who were nice as could be so who knows, perhaps they just have such a bad minority at home that they're unfairly stereotyped.

This post was edited on 9/9/13 at 12:49 am