It was great. We had a very good time. Didn’t make it up early enough for the fan day portion, but other than that we had a very good time. Had dinner @ Big Ed’s in Oak Ridge (my Dads hometown). Love the old dives, I miss some of my favs in Knoxville like “The Roman Room”. Took a friend who has never been to Knoxville to see the pre reqs…the rock, the torch bearer, TBA, Gen Neyland statue, and Worlds Fair park. As far as the game itself, I really enjoyed it. My oldest son and I were laughing together because we knew the older folks like my Dad didn’t really enjoy all the hip hop, but the players sure seemed to enjoy it. The offense looked like they still have a very long way to go. I wouldn’t be surprised if Dobbs gets a legitimate shot this fall. The running backs ran with conviction, which was nice to see for a change. The defense looked much faster. Like one of my fav radio guys here in Nashville (Blaine Bishop) says “thinking makes you slow”. They did a much better job of reading/reacting. I was pleased to see all the excitement back. I am definitely waiting with cautious optimism to see what we look like this fall. My kids were bummed they didn’t get to meet the CBJ, they were looking forward to telling him that they are early commits for #team122 and #team126 respectively. But hey gotta leave em wanting something so they will be ready to come back….lol.
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