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Vols players rattled by Neyland noise

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08:12 AM ET 09.01 | Tennessee turned up the volume, and, along with it, the heat. Everything from Guns N' Roses to Bob Marley blared over the loudspeakers at Wednesday's practice, as Tennessee prepared for the crowd noise that will engulf Neyland Stadium on Saturday. Coach Derek Dooley wasn't exactly thrilled with how the Vols handled the distraction. "We had a lot of rat-trapping," Dooley said. "Made a lot of mistakes. A lot of the noise gets you thinking. Good thing we've got another day to try to polish it up. Went out there and tried to create a little chaos for the young guys, and that's what it looked like. That's why we have an extra day, and hopefully we can polish it up."

Knoxville News Sentinel

Derek Dooley, Icon Sports

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September 1, 2011 08:31 AM ET

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They were playing Reggae? Dooley thinks of everything. "Boys, you need to prepare yourselves for the possibilitiy of some reallly laid back crowds"

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September 1, 2011 08:38 AM ET

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Hmm, considering they don't leave home until SEP 17th its hard to see how much of a story this is. As much ribbing as that area of the country gets for being rubes, IMHO the fans down there are about the best in the land and probably know to be quiet at the right times.....

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September 1, 2011 09:04 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:00 AM ET 09.01 by SpringBreak4Ever

Would the ABOVE distract them? heh heh

Damn sure disttttrrrrraaaaaacccccts me

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September 1, 2011 09:09 AM ET

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When the Vols are distracted by the noise of Neyland, the world is not right.

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September 1, 2011 09:35 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:25 AM ET 09.01 by .5 47-7

i dont even hear what you saying.. i hear speed boats though

Yeah, motorboats in a no wake zone.

Tin Man

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September 1, 2011 09:55 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:44 AM ET 09.01 by A & M Rattler

When I way playing high school ball, I remeber tuning out the noise, but then I never played in front of 90,000 people.

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