It’s Bama week and the game is mere hours away from kickoff. A sold out Neyland Stadium was confirmed on Tuesday when it was officially announced that 102,455 would be in attendance for this one, but let’s be honest, this game being sold out was never in question. Lane Kiffin is making his return to Neyland as a member of the Tide’s staff, the Alabama offense has struggled on the road and there are many pundits around the country that don’t think the Crimson Tide are at the elite level that they have been in recent years – there was no chance that Vol fans would miss out on this one. Sure, the season to this point hasn’t gone as planned, but that won’t stop them from four quarters of insanity on Saturday night. From all accounts, this is setting up to be one of the nastiest environments in the history of Neyland Stadium.
But the vitriol from Vol Nation towards Alabama hasn’t been saved for Saturday night, the hate began much earlier this week on Twitter. Vol fans used the hashtags #HateBama #BamaHateWeek and to show their “appreciation” for their SEC rivals and the results were glorious. Nobody was safe this week.
Here are just some of the tweets that we found (many were simply too vulgar to share):
#HateBama pic.twitter.com/oF4wZiahb3
— Allen (@A_Sims865) October 19, 2014
I must say my hate for Bama is real…. This is why you become a Tennessee Vol #VFL #HateBama… http://t.co/R5nIN3PC8f
— Jonathan Hefney (@ElHefney5) October 24, 2014
#HateBama pic.twitter.com/Qr7YnOT7oX
— Allen (@A_Sims865) October 19, 2014
Some things never change! LET’S GO VOLS!! #hatebama pic.twitter.com/kAkhUvznL5
— Nikki Sharp (@KnoxNik) October 24, 2014
Bama Hate Week? Sounds just like how I live the other 51 weeks of the year
— UTK Probs (@UTKprobs) October 21, 2014
BAMA week. Let the hate begin.
— The Volunteer (@ALLVOLNEWS) October 20, 2014
Bama Hate Week? Isn’t that that every week??? #BuckFama
— Voluminati (@Voluminati) October 20, 2014
Just in case you didn’t know…I HATE #Bama. That is all. #BamaHateWeek #Vols #VolNation #GBO
— Feed The Orange Dog! (@BuTchsOrangeDog) October 24, 2014
Hate Bama week? I hate Bama all year, every year!!!!! #GOVOLS #VFL #GBO
— neal nichols (@cactus725) October 21, 2014
Oh, you’re an Alabama fan? #BamaHateWeek pic.twitter.com/5LiA8jbKT7
— Knoxville’s Finest™ (@thetnasty) October 24, 2014
Happy Big Orange Friday, #Vol fans! #BamaHateWeek
— Alumni Hall UT (@AlumniHallUT) October 24, 2014
#HateWeek #Bama LOVE THIS WEEK!
— Jayson Swain (@SwainEvent) October 20, 2014
I know it’s just Sunday, but I just wanted to say Go Vols and I HATE BAMA. #BamaHateWeek
— Brandon Richardson (@thebrandonrich) October 20, 2014
