Tennessee Bloggers’ Reactions to the Volunteer Loss to Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt 28, Tennessee 24, and the early reactions are in:
The Vol Abroad is wondering how to spell the “whimpering sounds I’m making.”
Big Orange Michael is embarking on an off-season-long grief counseling session.
Dave from Opinari.net has a Christmas list for Volunteer fans everywhere and eloquently captures the frustration of the Vandy game and the 2005 season:
We’re stopped on 4th and less than a yard inside the 5. We drop a sure TD pass on the sideline. We have two guys going for an interception, and they let the receiver outbattle them for the ball. We take bad penalties, and we make the least of every opportunity the other team gives us. To go from a preseason #3 ranking to this is just painful to watch as a fan. Fortunately, we only have one more game to watch before we can utter that mantra usually reserved for mediocre football programs: “There’s always next season.”
Looks like we had good reason to be afraid of the Uh-Oh Stat.
Big Stupid Tommy picks a good time to post the email that’s been circulating about the custody of the abused kid in Knoxville.
Great Smoky says we can’t even get a seat on the Toilet Bowl:
I have not been so humiliated since the University of Chattanooga beat us back in 1958. We were so shamed by that we merged them in with us rather than risk another loss. Wonder if Vandy is in an acquisition mood?
Shots Across the Bow has some words about the 2005 team and Coach Fulmer:
Embarrassing.
Overrated.
Poorly Coached.
Underachieving.
He’s got some other words, too.
No word yet from Voluminous or Tenn Vol Champ.
Meanwhile, Vandy fan Salem’s Lots is gloating, sort of, and the other another Vandy fan, Scott Rushing, is remembering what he was doing — learning cursive, waiting to see whether Darth Vader was really Luke Skywalker’s father — the last time the Commodores beat the Vols. Rushing has this to say:
So the Commodores won’t be going to a bowl game this year. However, I can guarantee that winning in Neyland Stadium must be the next best thing for this team. Beating Tennessee in Knoxville is the Holy Grail of Vanderbilt football. A bowl victory could not surpass that. And to think…for the next year I get bragging rights over all of my Tennessee friends. Sweet!
Ugh.
November 20th, 2005 at 8:38 am
Ohhh… this hurts. This really hurts. Great post, though.