During my childhood, the area in and around Bristol was one with a sharp divide when it came to who to support in the college football world. Those 'House Divided' signs meant to indicate that a husband and wife (or whatever combination makes up the household) are supporters of two diametrically opposed teams would not do justice to how contentious the relationship is between Virginia Tech and Tennessee fans in the Southwest Virginia-Northeast Tennessee area. For one, I only include Northeast Tennessee because there may be a few Hokie fans here and there sprinkled in the area (but from my experience, that is nearly 100 percent TEYN-A-SAY VAWWLLL CUN-TREE!
The Virginia Tech-Tennessee Rivalry: Why Beating Tennessee Matters
