The Uniquely Toxic Tennessee Media and Fan Situation
The above linked article sheds some light on another program and its fans, media, and its administration’s decision-making.
It’s a relatively slow time for Pitt football news so a peek at what’s happening there may be of interest. An excerpt:
“There’s really nothing like it in all of college sports. No other program has Tennessee’s combination of media scrutiny and fan toxicity that fuels a crash-and-burn cycle of overwrought optimism and intense disappointment.
That’s not an exaggeration. Though there are plenty of places with unrealistic expectations and crazy fans, Tennessee’s different. Just on its own, Knoxville is the 61st biggest media market in the country with nearly 500,000 television homes according to the Nielsen rankings, and it has multiple sports talk radio stations that pump out Vols content all day long.
The Vols are also the biggest sports story in nearby Chattanooga, and they attract significant attention in Nashville and Memphis. They’re covered more intensely than most pro teams.”
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The above linked article sheds some light on another program and its fans, media, and its administration’s decision-making.
It’s a relatively slow time for Pitt football news so a peek at what’s happening there may be of interest. An excerpt:
“There’s really nothing like it in all of college sports. No other program has Tennessee’s combination of media scrutiny and fan toxicity that fuels a crash-and-burn cycle of overwrought optimism and intense disappointment.
That’s not an exaggeration. Though there are plenty of places with unrealistic expectations and crazy fans, Tennessee’s different. Just on its own, Knoxville is the 61st biggest media market in the country with nearly 500,000 television homes according to the Nielsen rankings, and it has multiple sports talk radio stations that pump out Vols content all day long.
The Vols are also the biggest sports story in nearby Chattanooga, and they attract significant attention in Nashville and Memphis. They’re covered more intensely than most pro teams.”
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