Here’s a point of view from a football fan with no dog in this SEC fight.
Tennessee (and the SEC Conference as a whole) plays a wonderful brand of football. I commend the talented players and loyal supporters of the SEC.
I think the "Tennessee Haters" would quit bringing up all the instances of Tennessee’s alleged NCAA violations if the Tennessee fans would quit responding. Ignore all the Tennessee bashing and allegations of wrong-doing. Things will be taken care of only by those people who have the where-with-all to prove or disprove any infractions.
There are callers who call in on a daily basis to the Knoxville area radio sports talk shows who hate everything about Tennessee… i.e., Bama Fever, JB, JC, etc. Do you think those folks would keep calling every, single, darn day if everyone would quit responding to their predictable Tennessee-hating comments? I think they call in every day for the sole purpose of hearing what kind and how many responses they will get from the Tennessee fans. I strongly suggest… ignore them and maybe they will go away.
Being a fan of another conference, I hate to admit that I enjoy watching Tennessee Football. But, I watch Tennessee football hoping they will lose just so I can hear all the Tennessee fans’ comments on the sports talk radio programs come Monday. "Fire the coach! Fire the Offensive Coordinator! Why can’t them boys play pass defense? What were those linebackers thinking? It was an ESPN conspiracy! Peyton Manning was robbed! What are them coaches teaching them boys over there?"
So what, if some people hate Tennessee. They will always hate Tennessee. They will always want bad things to happen to Tennessee. Let the "Tennessee Haters" talk and "Tennessee Fans" quit responding! Let the "Tennessee Haters" pick that scab… just don’t let them see you bleed!
