Vols vs. Gators

I am going to use this blog to keep my friends and family around the world informed about my non-motorcycle travels.  Some entries may be simply a weekend trip to the national forests with my wife or a  weekend getaway to some destination in the southeast or it may be a major trip to California or Germany to see relatives.  I have a blog for my motorcycle travels that I have had for years, but I have never blogged about my other travels.

The first entry will be our trip last weekend to Knoxville, Tennessee to see the University of Tennessee Volunteers play the University of Florida Gators in football.  Both my wife and I are graduates of the University of Tennessee with Masters Degrees.  Unfortunately the Gators won the ball game, but it was still great to be back on campus and to watch a game in Neyland Stadium with 102,000 of my closest friends.

A sea of orange!

 

The greatest tradition in college football, running through the "T"!

Coach Dooley leading the Vol Walk.

he ESPN College GameDay Radio crew

After the game my wife and made our way back to our car.  We were not impressed with the Florida fans.  They picking fights, vandalizing cars with Vol stickers, shouting vulgarities at people and we even saw one girl passed out drunk on the sidewalk with her skirt hiked up to her waist.  I was embarrassed for my wife and just wanted to get away.  I was also embarrassed for the University of Florida.

We drove back to Asheville that night and made it back about 1:00AM.  Thank goodness we had the next day to recover. 

Stay tuned or check out my motorcycle blog to see where I will be next weekend!