re: Killz's trip to Neyland Stadium

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Yea it was kinda chippy from the high level of excitement/tension, I know there at the end, our TB, Russell(Hansbrough) got pissed at the Vol players grabbing at him in the pile after the whistle had blown.

The thing that is downright embarrassing for Tenn is that garbage cracker barrel rap they blare out of the PA system the entire game. It's just stupid, unlike the band playing, and I would think the Vol fans would get pretty tired of that crap in a hurry.

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Oh we are but there's nothing we can do about it. The SEC took time away from the bands and gave it to piped in 'music' and artificial noise with the obvious goal of MOAR COMMERCIALS. AD Dave Hart squeezes a quarter so tight the eagle shits two dimes and a nickel so he's in heaven. Unfortunately, the SEC's recent rule changes on bands (for example, you have to get approval from the host school to even bring one now!) will eliminate bands if we fans don't stand up to it. They'll give us DJ'd music first but the goal is all-commercials all the time.

No one believes me because it hasn't happened yet but I'm telling y'all that's what is coming if we fans don't start to draw a line and hopefully we'll start when it gets too much - just hope that won't be too late to reverse.

As for chippy... yeah, don't really mind that. It was physical all game for both teams. I don't think anyone had a clean jersey who played. And I saw more scarred up helmets on our guys than I've seen in a while. (Couldn't tell with yours but it shows on the white).

Still, our student section has been unusual this year. We're not used to it. In fact, the two times it's happened fans have started threads about how aghast they are - EVEN fellow students.

I'm more of the mind of let college kids be college kids but they're also not exactly making us proud.