You’ve heard this story before.
The Tennessee Vols are hosting a big game in a showdown between two ranked teams. Both have a lot to play for.
And being a home game on a Saturday evening, the Neyland Stadium crowd will be rocking, and that’s supposed to rattle the visiting team, right?
Think again.
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Perhaps it is a Y2K curse. Maybe Neyland Stadium has become more like the Billion-Dollar Playpin in Dallas and a tourist attraction for visitors over a hostile environment.
But whatever the reason, the Volunteers have no history this millennium to rely upon to suggest their home audience will have any impact.