As most (who follow SEC or college football) know, our beloved VOLS are not doing too hot this season. Much as it pains me to say it, the fact is: we STINK!
Even so, this past Saturday (the 25th) it was a must for my family (excluding Sarah who was at the game), Justin and myself to watch the Alabama Vs Tennessee football game. You see, every year when it comes to Alabama, not only is it a huge college rivalry over all, but there is always some friendly rivalry between my mother, our dear Elaine Slay and our beloved apostle Pete Beck.
The candy-bar bets are set, the friendly banter via the phone past, the TV is on, the chips come out, the Dr Pepper is ready, Rambo is wearing his Tennessee “necktie” and orange and white paraphernalia litters the room while we settle in to watch this oh-so-tense rivalry game. All bets are on and constantly in the back of our minds, while the glimmer of hope (hanging by a thread) remained that Tennessee would somehow pull off a miracle. 
The “T” parted and out ran our mediocre players as fans who’ve turned sights on hope rather than reality cheered and waved their orange and white painted up arms in the air. Smokey barked, Davy Crocket himself there to watch and we all felt this deceptive voice in our mind that said, “maybe this time, just maybe, we’ll win.” 
Field goals, touchdowns and bad calls later… heads hung low as Alabama became victorious.
Even so, this past Saturday (the 25th) it was a must for my family (excluding Sarah who was at the game), Justin and myself to watch the Alabama Vs Tennessee football game. You see, every year when it comes to Alabama, not only is it a huge college rivalry over all, but there is always some friendly rivalry between my mother, our dear Elaine Slay and our beloved apostle Pete Beck.
The candy-bar bets are set, the friendly banter via the phone past, the TV is on, the chips come out, the Dr Pepper is ready, Rambo is wearing his Tennessee “necktie” and orange and white paraphernalia litters the room while we settle in to watch this oh-so-tense rivalry game. All bets are on and constantly in the back of our minds, while the glimmer of hope (hanging by a thread) remained that Tennessee would somehow pull off a miracle.
The “T” parted and out ran our mediocre players as fans who’ve turned sights on hope rather than reality cheered and waved their orange and white painted up arms in the air. Smokey barked, Davy Crocket himself there to watch and we all felt this deceptive voice in our mind that said, “maybe this time, just maybe, we’ll win.”
Field goals, touchdowns and bad calls later… heads hung low as Alabama became victorious.
The game was over.
It would have been a melancholy moment had the process of watching the massacre of the Tennessee Vols not been so DARN FUN -:O
The fellowship was sweet, the willingness that all showed to put forth some hope, the yelling, the jumping, the waving of arms, the cheering and the geering at refs… made it a blast and, in the end…It was a good day!
The fellowship was sweet, the willingness that all showed to put forth some hope, the yelling, the jumping, the waving of arms, the cheering and the geering at refs… made it a blast and, in the end…It was a good day!
It isn’t whether we win or loose… it’s how we watch the game.
Fact is… that’s the BEST PART.
Fellowship with family, bets with friends along with some friendly trash talk was what made the game. I didn’t care about the Vols or whether we won or lost in the end. All I could think about was… How fun it was to be with family!
Fellowship with family, bets with friends along with some friendly trash talk was what made the game. I didn’t care about the Vols or whether we won or lost in the end. All I could think about was… How fun it was to be with family!
4 comments:
Yes it was fun; and yes, you are correct. We STINK ;)
oops, I didn't mean to post that already. Good pictures my love! Maybe next year we'll have a good football team to add to all the fun and festivities!
::sniff::
Maybe next year, we'll be good again...but you are right. It was fun, nevertheless.
Fellowship is what it's all about! :) And a little good-natured rivalry is always fun. ;) The Georgia vs. UT game is always the big one in my family--we're literally a "house divided" on that day.
And I agree. As much painful as it is to admit, UT flat out stinks this year. I'll still cheer for them, but I won't deny reality.
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