The Tennessee fans pulled it off. In an organic attempt to "checkerboard" Neyland Stadium to mimic the program's famous end zones, 102,000-plus made it happen for Saturday's game against rival Florida.
The school got behind the fan-led effort on social media, but no color-coordinated shirts were provided on such short notice, so there was some fear it wouldn't quite work.
But it did.
Well done, Vols.
#UFvsTENN » http://t.co/fSw03wB4TP pic.twitter.com/jaNRHxtnim
— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB) October 4, 2014Let Go @Vol_Football , #CheckerNeyland Big Success. Thank You #VolNation #BeatFlorida Photo cr: @matthew_demaria pic.twitter.com/9x9lrUurHE
— Vol Photos (@Vol_Photos) October 4, 2014Oh, and let's not forget about rapper Lil Jon, who created quite the buzz in Tennessee this week with his embrace of UT's new "Third Down For What?" song. He had this to say to Vols fans on the Jumbotron right before Saturday's game.
"Time to cook some gator" - @LilJon
http://t.co/2a1EaX72y8
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) October 4, 2014