Winning Out

Seniors ran thru the power T
Sentimental friends and family
Saturday night, purple an' yellow Tigers of LSU
Sixty minutes, the Vols pull together as a crew

Scattered gusting monsoons and all
Still so sweet to be a Tennessee Vol
Success measured by Orange fight and pride
Seniors depart Neyland with heads held high

Seven days after the team stood stout
Seniors return for a final bout
Stadium packed with Tennessee Volunteers
Sadness and joy mixes smiles with tears

Same-state sports rivals: the Vols and the 'Dores
Seniors, on the gridiron, write their final lores
Saturday night as a team in late November,
Seniors grab all the glory you'll ever remember. 

Lexington: Waterloo or Hastings

This Saturday, The Big Orange visits The Big Blue

Young men scrapping on the turf of an Old Kentucky Home

For the victor, no Beer Barrel Trophy or even one of chrome

Border champions simply recorded in lieu

A heavy award for UT, me, or UK, you.

A gridiron rivalry since 1893 with the Vols’ winning streak @ five

Yet this season, the Cats have two SEC wins and Butch’s troops’ have none

In ‘50, Rocky Top beat the Bear, before he went to lead the Crimson 

Just last week, the Bear’s progeny pounded our team no matter how hard they did strive

So now, all roads and questions lead to Lexington, draped in Autumn pageantry and pride

Can our team keep its streak alive, start another anew, and will our battered coach survive? 

Hillside Poet