Fans had hilarious responses to Kirby Smart's 'they're on the brink of something special' Tennessee quote
Coaches often have to speak about their opponents in the week leading up to a game, and this week, Georgia’s Kirby Smart gets the honor of talking about the struggling Tennessee Volunteers.
That led to a quote that raised many eyebrows on Monday, when Smart had to dance around calling the Vols bad this year.
So, what Smart said instead was that the Vols are “on the brink of something special.”
Kirby Smart on Tennessee: "They're on the brink of something special."
— Anthony Dasher (@AnthonyDasher1) September 30, 2019
That, naturally, brought out a bunch of reactions on Twitter, some with a GIF and some questioning what exactly “special” meant. Here are some of those reactions:
— Jason Compton (@westTNvol79) September 30, 2019
— BamaJax™️ (@BamaJaxx) September 30, 2019
Worst season in history is something special.
— brando (@brandosdrunk) September 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/kittyinfl/status/1178773829776224258
Coach speak for "sweet Jesus, they're terrible"…
— Scott Bilo (@BiloRatedSports) September 30, 2019
— Jenn 🧡🍊🏈🏀⚾️🥎 (@TennUTVols1) September 30, 2019
— John C. Anderson (@johncalanderson) September 30, 2019
He is being nice to Pruitt. Kirby really doesn’t mean any of this
— JoJo (@bringbackfulmer) September 30, 2019
Will Tennessee be competitive against the Bulldogs this weekend? Tune in to ESPN at 7 p.m. Eastern time to find out.
On the brink of losing to Vandy 4 years in a row – now that is something special
We are touched for sure. Jokes on y’all though. We will be the ones laughing in our orange overalls when we upset UAB! We will be 5 and 0 against this mighty opponent. They better not overlook us.
I’m glad to see you all still have a sense of humor through this rough stretch.. hoping we take care of business while y’all are down! Won’t be long until y’all right the ship and get back to competing in the SECe!
I have a decade of practice for these moments.
Haha! You’re a good sport Govols85. I have a dear friend who is a Vol fan and I actually feel sorry for him after the early part of this season. He was genuinely excited before the season and now I think I saw him with a Jeremy Pruitt voodoo doll the other day. He told me he was pulling hard for BYU and Georgia State to finish strong to help their playoff chances if everyone else has an equally bad rest of the year!
Vols definitely have an upside with the talent there.
If it ain’t fixed, don’t break it
Nobody needs to get all “this-can’t-happen-to-us” over TN, but programs recover faster when fans and media don’t go into con-vol-sions over not winning the fictional National Championship. I’ll tell you one fan base and team that still thinks TN is the national champ 2014. And I was in an Iowa sports bar watching that game where Tennessee laid waste to a very good Frentz-Iowa bowl opponent.
They are on the brink of having a new coach.
I see the word “hilarious” used quite often here at SDS. I have learned to associate that usage with something that is in fact…uhhh…something less.
Special education, special olympics… “Special” can have many connotations.