WINNER
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE VOLS FOOTBALL TEAM
When the votes came tallying in, we were a little skeptical. We scratched our noggins, chewed our pencil erasers and wriggled our brows in a perplexed sort of way. "East Tennesseans like football?" we asked. "Surely not."
We sat down and thought. Then it hit us like a quarterback sack.
Those thousands of screaming, orange-wearing, tailgate partying, pompon-waving, face-painting fans in Neyland Stadium must be there for a good reason. They aren't cheering for us, despite our strong defensive line and inordinate rushing abilities. They probably aren't cheering for ESPN. Hmm. All those fans must really like University of Tennessee Vol football.
Pleased with our reporting abilities, we took the rest of the day off.
Runners-up: Lady Vol Basketball, Tennessee Smokies
October 20, 2002