Consider this an invitation

What: University of Tennessee football games (Go Vols!)

When: Choose from…
Sept. 5 vs. Western Kentucky
Sept. 12 vs. UCLA
Sept. 26 vs. Ohio
Oct. 3 vs. Auburn
Oct. 10 vs. Georgia
Oct. 31 vs. South Carolina
Nov. 7 vs. Memphis
Nov. 21 vs. Vanderbilt

Where: Knoxville, TN

Why:
10. Free place to crash at Matt and my place.

9. This is the last football season that we plan to be in Knoxville...meaning the last season you can go to a game and crash at our place.

8. Fall might be my favorite season in Knoxville.

7. People in the South go crazy about college football. You can choose to go crazy for the Vols too or just have fun observing all the crazy people. Either way…guaranteed fun!

6. Attending a game in Neyland stadium is pretty impressive. The official capacity is 102,037. Yeah, picture that many crazy Vols fans packed into one stadium. It’s the fourth largest stadium in the US…right here in lil’ old Knoxville!

5. The Vols have a new coach this year, Lane Kiffin. I know nothing about him and very little about football in general but it is rumored that a new coach injects more excitement into Vols fans and the games promise to be extra fun this year.

4. As I just said, I know very little about football and really don’t care to watch it. Unless it is in person, with the energy and enthusiasm I enjoy them (plus the dance team, cheerleaders and half time show always keep me entertained).

3. Did I mention that it’s the last season we will be in Knoxville and therefore the last chance for you to come stay with us?

2. Tailgating. Who doesn’t love tailgating? And just as people in the South take their football seriously, they also take their tailgating seriously.

1. Singing the Vols official fight song, Rocky Top. It’s so fun to sit back and listen as 100,000 people sing along while the band plays Rocky Top.

Prim and proper? Definitely not me!

Matt took me to my very first UT football game this weekend against Alabama. His old roommate, Quinn came to town with his fiancé and stayed with us for the night. His fiancé, Deborah went to Alabama so they were sitting with other Alabama fans and the people we hung out with at the tailgate were mostly Alabama fans.

I got decked out in a bright orange Vols jersey, jeans and tennis shoes. And since we were tailgating, I was ready for some beer drinking. Turns out, I was a little bit of an oddball in the crowd we were hanging with.

APPARENTLY if you are a girl and an Alabama football fan you need to act and dress ladylike for the event. You should wear your nicest wool coat, scarf, leather gloves and of course, don’t forget your designer purse (it can’t be an understated designer purse—it should be the type of purse that clearly states “Juicy,” “Coach,” etc. People should know you spent a lot on it). And drink beer? Definitely not! Ladies don’t drink alcohol! (I’m sure these girls would also claim that ladies don’t fart, poop or burp either.)

Anyway, all the proper southern girls were very nice. But I’m not ready to conform just yet. I proudly wore my jersey and slammed back a few beers. That’s what football weekends are all about where I come from!

Oh, and we lost. Bummer. But I can’t wait to go again and cheer the Vols on to a victory!