I told you so

So here I am on Tuesday posting about the long weekend that just passed us by. I called it over the weekend that I thought that the stadium would be crazy on Saturday and that the Vols would probably pull out a victory. Well, the crowd was one of the loudest and craziest in recent memory and everyone knows how the Vols surprised the nation in pummeling over the Cal Bears. Some of the comments from the Cal players reinforced the crowd issue. Nate Longshore, Cal's QB, said he had played his playstation and turned up the sound at Neyland to try to simulate the sound. HAHA. Nice try. Jeff Tedford palyed Rocky Top at every lifting session over the summer and during practice. Note to Jeff: You're not the first coach to do this, and, in general, it usually doesn't work out very well. My guess is that the Bears liked the song so much they wanted to hear it a ton more. Turn outs for the Vol Walk and Salute to the Hill were outstanding. But I think one of the best moments from the weekend in regards to football happened on Thursday night. With coaches and stadium personnel unaware, Jayson Swain and Eric Ainge gathered together the football team and took them down to the stadium. It was here that they watched a video about many of their struggles from last year, along with some highlights from spring, summer, and fall workouts and practice. Included in the video was an inspirational clip from the "Any Given Sunday." Supposedly, they were even told by a cop to get off the field and so they retreated onto the sidelines! It was reported that after the video, the team prayed together and were talked to by Jayson Swain. Many on the team have said that this year's team has great chemistry and seem more than a family than ever before. Here's to hoping that this turns into more wins.

So Sunday was Boomsday and it was a blast. We had a group get together from Parkway and West End to watch the festivities. We had about 8 people all together. The fireworks were once again excellent. It seems like every year they come up with something new to show off. Aside from the fact that we were seated on a hill that made my butt hurt, it was great. Here's to looking forward to next year.