Nov 24, 2012; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers mascot Smokey IX during the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Neyland Stadium. Smokey IX is retiring after this game. Tennessee won by a score of 37 to 17. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Tennessee’s “Brick by Brick” movement, which is just a couple of weeks old, has exploded recently on social media platforms, specifically on Twitter.
A quick Twitter search of the hashtag #Brickbybrick brings up thousands of tweets related to the Tennessee Volunteer’s football team.
On Friday, April 12th, the @TennesseeBrick Twitter account was created. After just two days of being active the account has nearly 2,000 followers and is growing quickly.
The meaning of “Brick by Brick” was summed up perfectly by defensive line coach Steve Stripling:
"Coach Jones refers to it as brick by brick, and that’s what we’re doing. Put another brick in the wall today……It’s a day-by-day process."
Yesterday @TennesseeBrick urged fans to send in their #BrickbyBrick pictures for a chance to featured on our site.
ATTENTION: Send in your best picture of you & your Brick for a chance to be featured on @allfortennessee! Make sure you use #BrickbyBrick!
— Tennessee Brick (@TennesseeBrick) April 13, 2013
Here’s the top five submissions that were received!
@TennesseeBrick #BrickByBrick #RiseToTheTop pic.twitter.com/IGdwq8Z1fS
— Keith (@smokenvols) April 13, 2013
@TennesseeBrick pic.twitter.com/7bH2kosHIF
— Stephen Hickey (@HickVol) April 13, 2013
#BrickbyBrick #RiseTopTheTop @UTCoachZA @UTCoachG @UTCoachElder @UTCoachJancek @TennesseeBrick Knox pic.twitter.com/GCzl1DkM0B
— DF (@D4ster3) April 13, 2013
Make sure you’re following @TennesseeBrick and continue to send in your #BrickbyBrick photos for your chance to win prizes!