With more than 100,000 people yelling loud and proud, no one can argue that Tennessee got some extra help from the passionate fanbase in the win over then No. 8 Kentucky on Saturday night. Neyland Stadium is inarguably one of the hardest places to play for opposing teams, as Vols Nation is always ready to do its part. However, maybe some fake noise is sprinkled in to make a difference?
Oh, come on! That is exactly what Kentucky tight Mikkel Skinner has accused the Vols of doing after the Wildcats got demolished by Tennessee, 34-6.
While on social media, Skinner claimed that fake noise was being used to help out the Tennessee defense, claiming that he could tell the difference between when Kentucky's defense was on the field compared to Tennessee's. Sorry, but this is absurd.
"It was loud, but I started peeping what Tennessee was doing," Skinner said. "When Tennessee scored on offense, that s**t was not as loud, but when we were on third down, it was loud because the speakers were pumping fake crowd noise. So I'm like, okay, I see what's really going on. It's not real. If that was real, then I'd respect it."
Any idea of Tennessee using fake crowd noise at Neyland Stadium could not be sillier
I am not going to take any shots at Skinner or anything, but respectfully, this has sore-loser energy written all over it. This was a game where the Wildcats had the opportunity to show that the program has turned things around as a whole, especially with Will Stein injecting needed energy into it.
However, Tennessee spanked Kentucky in the second half, with the Wildcats and Kenny Minchey Jr. not being able to do much of anything on offense. That was not the case for Tennessee, with DeSean Bishop scoring two touchdowns, while Faizon Brandon even got into the mix with his flip-TD to Mike Matthews.
Sorry, Mr. Skinner, but that was the reason people were so dang fired up. Of course, Tennessee fans were going to be incredibly loud when Kentucky was facing a third down. We all saw the impact there, too, as the Wildcats looked rattled, with plenty of confusion arriving as well once the calls were made.
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— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) November 9, 2026
Minchey ended up throwing for an interception, while adding a lost fumble. That spoke to how dominant the Tennessee defense was, as Jim Knowles took Stein to school in Week 10. Overall, Tennessee has now taken down Kentucky in 41 of the last 45 meetings. Tennessee owns UK, plain and simple.
Accusing the Vols of faking noise after the loss? That is another L for Kentucky thanks to its 6-foot-4, 235-pound tight end going viral over his disrespectful take. In that defeat, Skinner finished with one receptions for only two yards.
He was not the only Wildcat to have a rough night, as Kentucky fans had a long trip home to Lexington after yet another horrific night at Neyland. Again, it is one of the best places in the country for a college football game, and Skinner trying to throw the Vols under the bus here does not take away from that.
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