I remember being at Neyland Stadium talking to Vol fans who had no idea that our enrollment was in the same ballpark as smaller SEC schools.
I’m guessing ACC fans are similarly in the dark.
And even Big 14 fans. When we played Penn State I was in the Penn State season ticket section having gotten tickets from a PSU booster. I was sitting behind two elderly (anyone older than me) ladies who probably sat there for years. It was directly across from OUr section and at one point as the cheering intensified I heard one of them say,
"You can actually hear them!" as if it were unusual. A proud Bobcat moment I'll never forget.
The Nashville resident who sat next to me in our 2005 NCAA tournament game, at midcourt just a few rows up where most people sit on their hands, turned to the group of us cheering of heads off and said, “You guys are fun. I’m rooting for you guys.” As we got closer and closer to the Gators he started jumping to his feet with every made basket and laughed his head off with every Ohio cheer post SUAC.
Its the little moments the bluebloods never get to experience, this weird giddy feeling of walking into an arena where no one has any idea what you’re capable of and winning over room. It can’t really happen this year, which stinks.
Last Edited: 3/17/2021 7:10:29 PM by Brian Smith (No, not that one)