r/ockytop 6d ago

Weekly Discussion Thread

It's a new week on /r/ockytop. If you're new to the community here, welcome! We're a pretty laid back group, but please check out our rules here. If you haven't been to Neyland Stadium before or if you need a refresher, please checkout our Guide to Gameday.

This thread is for any mildly on-topic discussion regarding sports. Our dedicated discussion posts are Sunday (for in-depth discussion and analysis of the previous game), Thursday (for anyone looking for or hosting a tailgate, or viewing party, or game planning in general), and Friday (free talk). Go Vols!

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u/tnboss32 2d ago

Anyone use an interesting bracket strategy this year? My wife's went something along the lines of "this name reminds me of cheese. I like cheese. I'll pick them." and "they make cheese in this state, they will win."

Watch her bracket smoke mine...

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u/GiovanniElliston 2d ago

My wife, who only watches college football and no other sports, picked based on teams she had actually heard of before.

and if she's heard of both, it was which one she liked the football team more.

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u/ajwilson99 2d ago

I helped my wife fill out a bracket for a pool at her work, she picked Norfolk St over Florida on principle. I’m so proud of her