We missed the point of the main reason of football
Nov. 25, 2007By Gabe Correa - Smokey's Trail
What a game of football! The best game I ever saw in 4 OT besides 5 OT in the Alabama game in 2003. But this game was much bigger with more at stake, SEC Championship.
What about this team that’s so special is they’re playing as one just like the 1998 team. They are coming of age with a late start with true freshman contributing in crucial games to win.
The difference between the 1998 season and now is that there’s parity in football. There is no team safe because of talent. There’s more equal talent in all Division 1A football now like never before.
My beloved Vols have been thru the mill this year because of lopsided losses with a very young secondary. They are becoming of age now and playing as one. No super stars on this team, just like the 98 team. Just believing in themselves to get the job done.
Thank you 2007 Vols, Phil Fulmer, David Cutcliffe, John Chavis and the rest of the coaching staff for a memorable season, for giving us the pride of being a Tennessee Vol fan, and the things we learn this year on supporting our beloved Vols on the up’s and down’s on regardless of the out come.
With the media that gave you no chance to win this season, and you will be the underdog in the SEC Championship game in Atlanta have proved them wrong again. That is nothing new, they did it in 98 also, and being no. 1 in the title game on both polls, we were still underdog, but we won.
The Tennessee fans faithful will be there in full force supporting you guys and believing you will come out on top. Just have fun, because you deserve to be there, and you guys over came all the obstacles to get there. The 2007 team is truly really special with 23 seniors, and will be remembered for a long time.
There were 191 names signed in the newspaper by former players before the Arkansas game to support Phil Fulmer and his staff. Here's part of what it said:
[We are proud that Coach Fulmer is the head football coach of our team. We're glad that he leads and teaches the young men in our program. For some of us, those young men include our sons and other family members. He is what we want our children to be, and what we work to be more like every day of our lives.
The skills necessary to be successful aren't industry-specific. They include qualities like honesty, clarity of purpose, a daily commitment to improvement, discipline, attention to detail, focus, an incredible work ethic, the ability to work with others and a willingness to learn from adversity.]
I think so many times we missed the point of the main reason of football including myself, it just not about winning all the time, but that’s one of the goals in playing football, and is good to be the best of what they do, but it is also the life changing lives of the football player, that plays at Tennessee.
It’s the experience, the values, the goals in life, the education, and most of all, building of character, and life after football in a changing world of up’s and down’s.
You have my vote, and you can put my name on the list to be 192, even though I didn’t play for the Vols, just a fan the bleeds orange! We’ll be there supporting you guys in Atlanta, have fun, enjoy the atmosphere you deserve it.....
Go Vols.....
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