re: Hey Vol fans, what is this?

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Maybe so... so is it a crazy arse coincidence this was made in Knoxville?

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Eh arts and crafts stuff like this the person will usually make them for multiple teams. So yeah, it's possible that it was manufactured by Pat Campbell Designs in Knoxville for a Texas team, especially since there's a Pat Campbell Designs in Richardson, TX. Maybe she was a Texan who was in Knoxville at that time before moving back to Texas and while she was here made stuff for her home town team. Who knows.

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the mid 80's that was the primary logo of Tennessee.

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And Texas.

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And Texas.

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Yep.

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It looks like something Dooley would have used as a motivational gimmick after the Orange Dog failed.

Good thing his arse was fired before he used the damn thing.

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IDK. I think this would've worked far better than the Orange Dog. I know the threat of something like "Win this or this doll will eat your soul!" would motivate me.

Handmade graduation gift ends up at the thrift store?

Guess the graduate didn't like clowns either.

That's a chunky female hand holding it then.

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Hey now, she's a little person.

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The polite term for them is "Sabans".

So is it worth money?

I can tell you is that Ms, Campbell is a real wildcat in the sack. Regarding the handiwork? Well, it speaks for itself.

Seriously? Nobody here recognizes the classic University of Tennessee Elf on a Shelf? Every September, households all across the great state of Tennessee would put these up bookcases, counters, mantles, whatever, as part of football season celebrations. Parents would tell their kids that the Tennessee Elf on a Shelf worked for Santa and if they were good, Santa would bring them acceptance letters to Vanderbilt for Christmas. If they were naughty, white slavers would come down the chimney and force the kids to attend UTk.

The tradition has fallen out of favor in recent years, sadly. Apparently kids no longer believe in white slavers like they used to. Nowadays, thanks to the Internet, most of them know it's just their Vol parents wearing eyepatches and dentures to disguise their real appearance as they chain their kids up in Knoxville and speed away before the curse can reclaim them.