Neyland Stadium could be empty for Tennessee football’s game against Southern Miss. And nobody should blame Volunteers fans for that.
In business, if you put out a pathetic product, you don’t blame the customers for not buying it. You work to improve your product. Perhaps leaders in the Tennessee football program should learn to take note of that.
While the program continues to further set itself on fire with new controversies breaking everyday regarding Butch Jones, John Currie sits with his hands underneath him not making a move. To be fair to him, maybe he’s planning on making a move at the end of the year.
Perhaps he already knows what he’s doing.
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However, within the context of this year, that does not matter. You don’t buy a product because it’ll eventually good when it’s value is collapsing everyday. If it does turn around and you see the value improving, then you buy or invest in the product.
As a result, Tennessee football fans do not deserve one ounce of blame if they want to leave Neyland Stadium empty on Saturday. John Currie, however, disagrees.
Earlier this week in a radio interview, he tried to deflect and say the most important thing to do is support the players. He added that there are seniors who have only three more times to run through the T.
The players got involved too. While Kendal Vickers says he understands it, Jashon Robertson added that he came to Neyland to play in front of a packed house.
Well, all due respect to Robertson since this season is by no means his fault, the fans shouldn’t have to pay for such a product.
And Currie invoking the players was a dirty trick that fans shouldn’t fall for.
Last time I checked, Tennessee football fans help pay for and finance everything that goes on with the football program. That includes the players’ scholarships. And they already have those no matter what.
So what do Vols fans owe them or the university? They don’t owe them a darn thing.
Now, I personally believe the players deserve more for that given the revenue they generate. And, as I said, Robertson is not one of the guys to blame for this year. The players altogether deserve sympathy because they are caught in the grip of terrible coaching.
But buying tickets for the game on Saturday won’t bring them that extra revenue. It’ll go right into the pockets of administrators who are refusing to fire the coach that has ruined this season. And so Tennessee football fans have every right to leave the stadium empty Saturday. Nationally embarrass John Currie for his lack of action. Maybe then he’ll stop accepting mediocrity.