Brent Sowder

“A coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies but once.” Shakespeare

How did it take me this long to fully appreciate this quote? You can worry about scenarios and worst cases all day…but it’s just unnecessary stress when compared to just dealing with what’s real.

Observations from Rocky Top:
- Downer of a 4th qtr
- A lot of blue got in
- 95% of the Tennessee fans were awesome and welcoming.
- 5% got a little mouthy when Kentucky was cooked but I’ve seen a Kentucky fan punch a Tennessee fan at Kroger Field for mild trash talk and get taken out in handcuffs so that’s every group.
- Worst I heard was “you kitty cats came in here thinking you were the s**t and you just found out what Neyland was about.” Okey dokey. We lost, is what it is.
- If you want the dramatic experience and confrontation with any set of fans at a sporting event you can easily find it. (True for life too…people who get an adrenaline rush from creating drama will find ways to create it.)
- Win out and get to the playoffs.

Veteran move for the night was heading to the exit during a stoppage in play before the 4th down when everyone was kind of taking a second. If we wait until after that play and leave…would have been tough. Instead alls we got was the comment above and several handshakes and “thanks for coming out, have a safe trip home” that were sincere.

All in all great atmosphere for college football, dark mode was legit, and fun day besides the 4th qtr.

Dark mode was activated. Go Cats!

Go Cats

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