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Vols Fans Upset At Saban’s In-State Speech
by Larry Leo
June 11, 20135 Comments
Sensitive Tennessee Vols fans were not happy that the keynote speaker at the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce benefit dinner on Tuesday night is Alabama head football coach Nick Saban.
The Chamber of Commerce’s president, Rob Preston, told the AP that he has received more than 100 complaints about Saban’s visit from Tennessee fans.
The Chamber of Commerce’s president, Rob Preston, told the AP that he has received more than 100 complaints about Saban’s visit from Tennessee fans.
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“We certainly did not do this to get people upset,” Preston said. “Some people say this is a combined effort to help Alabama’s recruiting. I know to you that sounds ridiculous — and it is very ridiculous — but (some) people think that’s what this is about.”
Preston notes that the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce hosted South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier in its first annual event yet didn’t experience anywhere near this much backlash.
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