I personally have always thought he has a great mind for the game and is a good D coach and can possibly be a HC some day. Totally agree that he was an ass at the end and went out like a [itch bay]. I lost a lot of respect for him while he was at Tennessee.
Would have been better if he punched Lyle in his throat and told the world he's a [uck fay]ing idiot.
You’ve mentioned Ric Flair and now, for the first time, I’m confused about whether or not I like the woo. I still won’t do it, but I can almost tolerate it if I imagine 102,000 Ric Flairs.
What would be better would be the cheerleaders yelling "Give me Teo claps and a Ric Flair" and the entire stadium claps twice in unison and then yells WOO. But the main problem with both, doesn't the bastard pull for the Dawgs?
That Ric Flair’s personal exemption is both all-encompassing and preeminent to all laws of man and beast, is beyond any serious debate. However, as the Rocky Top “woo”, as its now known, has exactly zero to do with Ric Flair, it cannot be covered by even his personal exemption, immense as it may be. Instead, both it and any who practice or promote its use should be called out for exactly what it and they are - delegitimizing bastards. Saying the “woo” is akin to, but still far worse than when grown men: Shake a pom-pom. Or even possessing one, beyond holding it for a young female fan. Tweet at players and recruits. Ask current players for autographs. Own and wear orange and white checkerboard overalls, flat-billed or backwards-turned ballcaps, and upturned polo shirt collars. It is the singlemost grotesquely dumb things in the entirety of the Tennessee universe, and without a single exception. There is no reasonable argument to be made in its defense.
I’ll take this conversation one step further and say that Rocky Top should be de-emphasized and Down The Field (the original version... without the slight pause after the “fight fight fight”) should be returned to its rightful place as the crown jewel of the Pride of The Southland Band’s repertoire.... I find Rocky Top to be a pedantic caricature of almost every hillbilly stereotype that exists. The “Woo” just makes it more cringeworthy. Come at me, bros....
Was waiting on this. Because I imagine this same conversation about the "woo" was being had about Rocky Top in general in the 70's.
My wooing is directly related to my level of intoxication. Drunk me woos like the biggest delegitimizing bastard in the world. Sober me may or may not woo or even participate in singing Rocky Top.
In my eyes, the only redeeming feature of Rocky Top is how infuriating its constant repetition is to other fanbases...
