Two things. First of all, as my handle suggests, i am one of many new fans because y'all picked Vince Young. I have watched him since High School. His best quality, by far, is not his athleticism. It's his leadership. I've never seen anything like it. Guys would run through brick walls for him, and he raises everybody's level of play with his competitiveness. He never gets rattled by big games and big situations. His teammates respond to that. This is no bull****. I call a spade a spade. If a guy on my team (Texas) is a lazy tub of goo, like Rod Wright or Aaron Harris, I am the first to say it. Vince is the greatest college football player I have ever seen (been watching since about 1990). Vince is not a coach's son. He came to Texas very very raw, and his learning curve has been steep. Every year he was several times better than the year before. This is not a guy who has been coached since he was born and is about as good as he ever will be. Great pick by the Titans. Have no fear.

Secondly, i did not follow the NFL until now. I know next to nothing about the Titans. Who are the good players? Obviously y'all had a tough year last year. What were the problems? What newly signed free agents will make an impact?

I love the Lendale White pick. I think he is a franchise back.

Welcome aboard! I was pretty sure we would start getting a few more fans from Texas after the draft. Hopefully when Vince's days are done here and he sets multiple records, you will remain a Titan fan.

This is a great board. Several posters put alot of info about our team on here daily. The moderator is Titan Jeff.

Let the Vince era begin!

g'day

I'm the cool member of the board. :brow:

yeah me and gunny are the cool kids around here :howdy: :jump:

I'm one of the haters..so they say :brow:

no seriously, its just me. :brow:

I'm one of the haters..so they say :brow:

no your just the negative nancy :))

No but welcome here and you'll pick up things as you go around here

no seriously, its just me. :brow:

haha good one....

Welcome aboard, I know everybody here is excited for Vince.... Well most of us are...

Welcome aboard, I know everybody here is excited for Vince.... Well most of us are...

Everyone except EWKER :brow:

But hey what's new

Well I'll try answer a few of your questions since I see 6 posts and none that actually answer any of your questions. A few of the "good" players would be Keith bulluck (great LB), Albert Haynesworth (Dline) injured kind of often though, Drew Bennett (pretty decent WR) and until the past year or 2 our main man has been Steve McNair (QB) although his time with the Titans may be about over with. The Problems were that we were the youngest team in the League after having to let several of our veterans and key players go last year due to salary cap hell. We drafted this supposed shut down CB, Adam (pacman) Jones who had turned out to be more trouble than anything else. He has potential but I think arrogance and ignorance combined with his thug attitude will be his undoing before he has a chance to do much with the Titans if not in the league.

Hope this helps a bit and I'm sure the rest of the guys will fill in what I left out.

i live in Houston, i also, watched Vince in high school.

I went to Texas and always catch a few games in Austin, BUT other than the game in Dallas against Oklahoma i rarely travelled, that was until Vince Young.

I went to the game in Columbus, Ohio, went to the last 2 rose bowls and believe it or not I will start going to some Titans home games. So, some future posts will be about local accomodations. i already will be at reliant stadium on Dec. 10th when the Titans visit Houston and i will be in Titan Gear.

Houstonians really love this hometown hero, one restaurant here had on the marquee yesterday

"Never Thought I'd root for Bud Adams Again, GO VY!"

today it read.....

"I love Bud Adams again. Go V Young!"

i took these picture at the last game of the season for the Texans in a half empty stadium...

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some of us here really wanted Vince to remain in Houston, but without a doubt the next best thing were the Titans.


by the way, Vince is an awesome guy. brings a team together, so.....

he might help out pacman Jones straighten out. believe it or not.

Let's not forget our newcomers: FS Chris Hope, OLB Dave Thornton, C Kevin Mawae (formerly Probowler Kevin Mawae of the NY Jets), and of course, one David Givens (formerly of the World Champion NE Pats)...Good, solid guys.

There's also one other player you should know about, but I'll leave it to Gunny to induct you into the fold properly.

All I can say is expect a flyer in the mail. And Gunny does NOT jump on couches.

Welcome to the Titans

FYI, CB Pacman Jones, FS Lamont Thompson, RB Chris Brown, and defensive coordinator Jim Scwartz are fan favorites.

But seriously, OLB Keith Bulluck and DE Kyle Vanden Bosch are our only Pro Bowl caliber players right now. We're hoping the new free agents, David Givens (Pats) - Chris Hope (Steelers) - Keven Mawae (Jets) - David Thorton (Colts), can combine with all the young talent on this team to win some games this year. Pacman, TE Ben Troupe, CB Reynaldo Hill, DT Albert Haynesworth, DE Travis LaBoy, LT Michael Roos all have talent but it hasn't came together the past few years.

Also, the Titans were the youngest team in the NFL last year, might be close again this year if Mac is realeased.

g'day

I'm the cool member of the board. :brow:

Actually Gunny's just the most vain and insecure
(it stems from small p*nis syndrome ya know)
:ha:

that vince young texan's jersey is priceless :bs:

I remember many of these guys from college, particularly Chris Brown and Kyle Vanden Bosch. Brown is a load, but he doesnt have White's athleticism. It'll be fun to follow the team, especially when Vince starts playing.

More info on Vince: a great thing about him is how accurate a passer he is when he is scrambling, and he does not have to break stride. Also, disregard people you talk to that claim he'll have balls batted down at the LOS because of his throwing motion. He never had issues with that in college. He has a quick release, and linemen dont want to have their hands in the air when Vince decides to take off running. It's a non-issue. Hmmm, what else. Oh, we do not run a "one-read" offense. Those who think so are just parroting Merrill Hodge. I dont like Texas's offensive coordinator one bit, but thats a load of crap. We have check-downs just like the pros do. Also, the play they keep showing on ESPN, IIRC, comes right before Vince burns the blitz by throwing a beautiful fade to the endzone for a TD. Naturally that play is not shown.

Vince gets into a rhythm throwing. He is the kind of guy who'll rip off 10 consecutive completions. Sometimes he is a slow starter, but once he gets in a groove, he rarely comes out of it. The Ohio State game was an exception to that rule, but he was able to get back into it when the all the chips were on the table.

Hmmm, what else... Our coaches held him back this year in the running game. He was instructed not to run very much in most of our games. It was precautionary, and they wanted him to work on his passing. Besides, we were beating teams by 50 in the 3rd quarter.

Anyway, I guess it is obvious I am sold on him as a player.

Welcome Vince10!! I am a relative newcomer to this site but a long time Titans fan. As you read through the posts at this site (including a few of mine) you will notice that we Titan fans are going through many of the growing pains that NFL fans in other towns have had to get used to in the past.

man u should jump on the vince bandwagon, ive been a texas fan for a while and he got me so excited by his play this year, and i think it is great what he did for thos kids at the elementary school this year, it really shows what a great guy he is, but i knew from the moment we won the rose bowl that he was going to be a titan, and it came true and now i get to laugh at all of my friends who didnt believe me, and weve had a few of us be VY supporters for a long time and if u want to just put the pic in my sig in urs and u can be a part of it

PS. someone on this board mentioned that they were going to get a custom #10 vince jersey so whoever said that u have one before anyone else u lucky guy lol

Welcome to the Titans

FYI, CB Pacman Jones, FS Lamont Thompson, RB Chris Brown, and defensive coordinator Jim Scwartz are fan favorites.

But seriously, OLB Keith Bulluck and DE Kyle Vanden Bosch are our only Pro Bowl caliber players right now. We're hoping the new free agents, David Givens (Pats) - Chris Hope (Steelers) - Keven Mawae (Jets) - David Thorton (Colts), can combine with all the young talent on this team to win some games this year. Pacman, TE Ben Troupe, CB Reynaldo Hill, DT Albert Haynesworth, DE Travis LaBoy, LT Michael Roos all have talent but it hasn't came together the past few years.

Also, the Titans were the youngest team in the NFL last year, might be close again this year if Mac is realeased.


I did forget about KVB, shame on me, but as for the others they are still new and haven't played a game for the Titans yet, so I don't really consider them star players for the Titans just yet, but very hopeful. Also, I don't have a lot of posts here, I usually don't post since the others cover it all pretty well, but I cruise through here almost everyday and check to see what's going on.

ya its nice when people actually talk about the topics and dont just spam all the time just to get more posts like on all the game websites that i used to go to, im glad that kvb is staying here he was a great addition, the cards lost a realyl special player in him

On the Rockets web site they held a poll. So far 35 converts from Hou to TN, 80 no way, 29 two way fans.

ha ha, good for them!!! 35 converters

IMO, one of the many of the problems last year was inexperience. We're the youngest team in the league, and it showed as we could not close out a game when we were winning. Hopefully, some of our 3rd year players should step up, and show us why we darfted them, players like Odom and Laboy (DE)

And remember, the ancient rule, Aussies are pussies

thats why the pommy national sport involves a bunch of pansies fake acting

If you mean pansies, you mean the french and the spanish.

Us English players are hardnuts

Welcome....now you have to hate the COLTS, TEXANS, and Jags....IN THAT ORDER!

I wonder what number LenDale is going to pick since Gunny's boy possesses his college number. I'm going to order a LenDale White jersey..I'd get a Young, but too many people will have them and I like to be different. That and I think White will be special.

Of course white may offer some cash to reynaldo. Reynaldo doesn't make much so it won't take much.

Welcome....now you have to hate the COLTS, TEXANS, and Jags....IN THAT ORDER!


No, No - No!

hatred of the squeelers is a universal constant that must be observed.
Then the dolts/ratbirds can be lumped together, I mean it I would like to see all 106 players put into a dumpster and crushed into one lump.
Then the cows and hags. Cows just cause they so want to be a rival but they suck so bad it is easy to hate them. hags I hate them like its 1999 again. - lol

Well, GoT, I'd have to say in my book it's just two different kinds of hate, so it's hard to put them in order. Steelers and Ravens, ooooohhh, that's a good old franchise, historical hate. Man, I love those games. The division rivals, that's a competitive necessity that we're developing into a nice smooth loathing. We really haven't had much of a rivalry with the Texans, we just look down on them for the most part. The Colts were our biggest rival, and at the moment, they've just flat out beaten us, so we're building and hoping to take back our pride, but we can't really get into too much of an argument there because it's uneven, and has been for a few years. We've had a nice run with the jags, and they're ahead at this point, but I think we've got some stronger arguments there, and I hope we knock them down at least once this season.

But I think it's hard to compare the Steelers/Ravens rivalries to the division. Colts are the closest I think.

Young jerseys are selling like hotcakes on eBay......... :))


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You have a whole new breed of T-shirt Longhorn, Oiler, Houston and just plain VY fans. 35 would be a serious underestimation of the numbers. But on a relative basis, I'd say about 1/4 of the city will be rooting for the Titans on gameday (even against the Texans). The rest are split among the Texans, Cowboys and those that just don't give a *****.

The one thing we all have in common is hatred of the Steelers. This fact cannot be stated too often.

Some of us new bandwaggoners will actually travel to games. The Dec 10 showdown in Houston will be a sight to behold. I'm expecting a pretty split up crowd and a new form of bad blood to be developed. The pull of the Columbia Blue may just win out - which is kind of funny when you think about it.

Does anyone know if a Vince Young - HOUSTON OILERS - jersey is available? That would absolutely kick *** from my perspective.

Get ready for the return of the old fans. We come with alot of the history of the org (I won't tell you my personal history of woe and grief but lets just say I had Oiler season tickets from the time I was 5 until the day they left town). Hope you don't hate us too much.

Now, all this said, could you guys please make sure Bud Adams doesn't f'ck up this good Titan karma.

Hey there fellow Vince fan:

I have been an Oilers fan since I was 13 years old. My brothers and cousins are all Raiders fans and I wanted to have my own team. In 1978, I chose a team that had just drafted one of the best running backs in college football history -- you should know who I'm talking about already. Texas All-American and Heisman winner Earl Campbell.

When the Oilers moved to Nashville, I stayed true Oiler blue. I even took my Oilers cap, and -- with a piece of red duct tape (that still dons the now-retired cap to this day), I scribbled the word "Tennessee" and placed it over the word "Houston" and -- with that -- I had the world's first Tennessee Oilers cap. A year later, the team held a contest to rename the team. Winner would get lifetime season tickets. Even though I live in Sacramento, I was sure I was going to win with my submission of the Tennessee Bootleggers. Tennessee has a long history with moonshine and of course, the bootleg is football jargon. I was sure I'd win. But, sadly, the Oilers became the Titans. It's grown on us, though. "Touchdown Titans!"

Although I have attended many Oilers/Titans west coat "away" games, three years ago, my wife and I bought two tickets to Adelphia (as it was known then) Colesium and made our first ever trip to Nashville. I could not believe the excitement that brimmed around the city on game day. Here I am in Sacramento, and it's a rare day if I find another Titans fan on the street. Now I'm in Nashville and EVERYBODY is a Titans fan! Unbelievable! We throughly enjoyed watching the Titans beat the Saints. We stayed in Nashville for a week and have thought many times about moving out there someday.

Some of my favorite Oilers/Titans from years gone by (in no particular order):

Warren Moon
Billy "White Shoes" Johnson
Eddie George
Derrick Mason
Elvin Bethea
Ray Childress
Bruce Matthews
Steve McNair
Frank Wycheck
Dan Pastorini
Mike Munchak
Drew Hill
Ernest Givins
Sean Jones
Mike Rozier
and now, of course..........Vince Young!


This team has a long, storied history. Jeff Fisher is a great coach. Someone please hand me a hanky now, because I'm starting to tear up here.

Welcome to the Titans!

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Just so you new TENNhead, just because of Vince, old Oiler fans Know, the fans of the Titans, in Tennessee have no respect for you and think you are lousey fans for throwing your team away. Nice to see you are showing them how fickle and easy you are. Have a nice day.

Some of my favorite Oilers/Titans from years gone by (in no particular order):

Warren Moon
Billy "White Shoes" Johnson
Eddie George
Derrick Mason
Elvin Bethea
Ray Childress
Bruce Matthews
Steve McNair
Frank Wycheck
Dan Pastorini
Mike Munchak
Drew Hill
Ernest Givins
Sean Jones
Mike Rozier
and now, of course..........Vince Young!



Great list. I have several odd-ball favorites (lesser knowns):

Chris Dishman (Vince actually mentioned him during his Houston press conference)
Bubba McDowell
Rob Carpenter
Kenny Stabler
Carl Mauck
Robert Brazile
Tony Zendejas
Kenny Burroughs
Al Cowlings (heh)
Tom Dempsey
Curtis Duncan
Ken Houston
Haywood Jeffires
George Blanda

first moo

second Overalls its just you nobody has any respect for, and Titan fans are glad the Mayor of Houston was such an idiot to let an NFL franchise leave. When is Houston gonna replace the one they let move to Tennessee

Just so you new TENNhead, just because of Vince, old Oiler fans Know, the fans of the Titans, in Tennessee have no respect for you and think you are lousey fans for throwing your team away. Nice to see you are showing them how fickle and easy you are. Have a nice day.

:rolleyes: Don't you live in Baytown?

I am very excited to see long-time Oiler fans remembering where your allegence truly lies. You should have never left those Oilers.

I have always been a life-long Oiler fan and remember all the great years of old. And yes it broke my heart to see them leave Hou. But those in Hou know that it was the best for the team because they had little to no support at the time. I remember going to the Astrodome that last year they were in Hou and having to deal with the majority of the fans being with the opposite team.

Long story short I still support my boys...Now the Titans. And I still have one of the first shirts that came out w' McNair on it. It has the Oiler insignia on it. Everytime I wear it everyone remembers those days. Now we begin a new era with Vince Young. And my entire family will soon have his jersey!

:rolleyes: Don't you live in Baytown?


I have no idea what that has to do with anything, but yes I do. Are you trying to imply that only people in Houston should root for the Texans and only people who live in Nashville should root for the Titans or what?

And GeT you hurt my feelings. Your opinion means so much to me.

I am very excited to see long-time Oiler fans remembering where your allegence truly lies. You should have never left those Oilers.

I have always been a life-long Oiler fan and remember all the great years of old. And yes it broke my heart to see them leave Hou. But those in Hou know that it was the best for the team because they had little to no support at the time. I remember going to the Astrodome that last year they were in Hou and having to deal with the majority of the fans being with the opposite team.

Long story short I still support my boys...Now the Titans. And I still have one of the first shirts that came out w' McNair on it. It has the Oiler insignia on it. Everytime I wear it everyone remembers those days. Now we begin a new era with Vince Young. And my entire family will soon have his jersey!

I think you should be a bit more objective than that. Remember that the last year with Oilers, the team had already announced the move to Tennessee. Do you think if the Titans announced they were moving back to Houston, the stadium would be full of supportive fans from Tennessee? Of course not. I kept my season tickets and stayed until the last game was over.

The Oilers had great support, but Bud had his own agenda. He really pissed a ton of people off unnecessarily. I won't go through the whole litany but firing Bum Phillips summarily was the start of it. As a result, he couldn't garner public support for a new stadium and the rest is history.

The fans in Houston have mostly tried to latch onto the new team, but mostly still just don't care. The one thing I and several thousands of Houstonians (and Longhorn fans) do care about is VINCENT YOUNG. The man is absolutely amazingly talented. He is a joy to watch and I want to watch all of his professional games and root for his team. It just so happens that this coincides with my old Oiler roots. So, we're back to keep tabs on Young and also because we have great sentiment for the Columbia Blue. We're not back for Bud. Trust me. That part we have to swallow . . . again.

I have no idea what that has to do with anything, but yes I do. Are you trying to imply that only people in Houston should root for the Texans and only people who live in Nashville should root for the Titans or what?

And GeT you hurt my feelings. Your opinion means so much to me.

You suggested that Tennessee Titan fans "in Tennessee" have no respect for old Oiler fans that are now bridging the gap to support the Titans. I was just questioning your credibility in reporting the sentiment of Titans fans in Tennessee from your lofty perch as a Texans fan in Baytown.

It's easy when I have seen post after post trashing old Oiler fans on this board and TitansonLine. YOU joined this board today. I joined it over 2 years ago. I have been a member of TitansonLine for over a year. I know a little about what the TENNheads think. There are a large number of Titans fans who believe all the garbage that Dud has feed them and thus defend the fact that the Oilers were stolen from Houston by trashing HOUSTON Oiler fans without knowing our side of the story. You as a bandwagon fan, in a sense can't understand what they think because you would have to realize that they are laughing at you. Thank you for pointing out your lack of knowlege of the history.

It's easy when i have seen post after post trashing old Oiler fans on this board and TitansonLine.

I'm sure if it's in the context of an old Oiler fan, now Texans fan . . . you get the picture. I have yet to be challenged, but I assume the Tennessee Titan fans are waiting to trash me for letting the Oilers go?? Even though I kept my season tickets through the final year of the Oilers in Houston??

I'm sure if it's in the context of an old Oiler fan, now Texans fan . . . you get the picture. I have yet to be challenged, but I assume the Tennessee Titan fans are waiting to trash me for letting the Oilers go?? Even though I kept my season tickets through the final year of the Oilers in Houston??


They don't care. I went to a game that final season too. My buddies got into a fight with some Steeler fans that game.

I joined it over 2 years ago. I have been a member of TitansonLine for over a year. I know a little about what the TENNheads think. There are a large number of Titans fans who believe all the garbage that Dud has feed them and thus defend the fact that the Oilers were stolen from Houston by trashing HOUSTON Oiler fans without knowing our side of the story. You as a bandwagon fan, in a sense can't understand what they think because you would have to realize that they are laughing at you. Thank you for pointing out your lack of knowlege of the history.

I'd trash you too. If you haven't noticed, you are lingering on a f'n Titans board as a Texans fan. Odds are they aren't very interested in hearing you trash Bud. To Tennessee fans, Bud's an old rich oil guy that probably has done no wrong. I wouldn't expect them to be ready to trash the old guy, especially when some of his problems of the past - firing coaches summarily - just haven't happened at all. In fact, quite the opposite.

I'm a VY bandwaggon fan as I said before. I was an old Oiler fan, but that Oiler loyalty died out to some extent as a result of the move from Houston and the bad blood there. I don't expect to be treated as some loyal true blood. But wtf. Nor can Vince, can he?

Vince can't wait to smash the Texans (and I can't wait to watch him do it) :)

My buddies got into a fight with some Steeler fans that game.

first moo


second heck that aint too much of an accomplishment getting in fight with a squeeler fan is kinda like getting a 7 yard sack on Carr, that is you don't have to try to hard to accomplish it.

I'd trash you too. If you haven't noticed, you are lingering on a f'n Titans board as a Texans fan. Odds are they aren't very interested in hearing you trash Bud. To Tennessee fans, Bud's an old rich oil guy that probably has done no wrong. I wouldn't expect them to be ready to trash the old guy, especially when some of his problems of the past - firing coaches summarily - just haven't happened at all. In fact, quite the opposite.

I'm a VY bandwaggon fan as I said before. I was an old Oiler fan, but that Oiler loyalty died out to some extent as a result of the move from Houston and the bad blood there. I don't expect to be treated as some loyal true blood. But wtf. Nor can Vince, can he?

Vince can't wait to smash the Texans (and I can't wait to watch him do it) :)


exactly my perspective on BA. I have no reason to complain at this time. Matter of fact the other major league franchise in Nashville has a fat old out of towner as owner, but the press treats Leipold like he was the second comming. All BA ever seems to do is contribute generously to middle Tennessee charities and apparently is thinking long term about the Titans.

Here's to you Bud!:toast:

I’m another new fan here!

Heh! I feel like I’m introducing myself at Alcoholic’s Anonymous or something.

I’m Hooky Hornstein and I love Vince Young. Not in a lustful homoerotic kind of way… not that there’s anything wrong with that, I suppose. But I’m old enough to be his daddy and he’s my hero.

Yeah, I know somebody’s probably thinking heroes are soldiers and firemen, not football players. Well, excuse the heck out of me for not being politically-correct. God knows we need soldiers and firemen, but please. I’ve spent my life as a Texas fan and since the 1971 Cotton Bowl Classic, it’s been one dern thing after another… until Vince Young.

Vince Young did what Earl Campbell, Ricky Williams, Chris Simms, Major Applewhite, James Brown, Tony Brackens, Roy Williams… et al… could never do. He delivered.

The first time Vince Young ever stepped on the field for Texas was with 14:45 remaining in the first game of his redshirt freshman season. On the first play he gained 9 yards to the left. On the third play, he gained 7 yards up the middle. On the fourth play he gained 23 yards to the right. On the sixth play he scored a TD from 16 yards out. A seven play drive for 47 yards in 2:36.

On his second possession, he threw a 60 yard bomb to Sloan Thomas then ran the final 6 yards for a TD on the next play.

Yep. We knew right then we had something special. It just took a couple of years to convince the rest of the country.

Any way, I am so very very proud to have a team to root for. I haven’t been this excited about the NFL since Houston almost beat Pittsburgh in the AFC championship which would’ve given us an all Texas Super Bowl if the blind refs hadn’t screwed Mike Renfro.

Welcome, Vince10, and also to all the other new Titan fans. One new Titan that hasn't received much mention in this thread is WR David Givens, a Houston native. As a free agent, Givens visited the Texans, hoping to land a deal that would allow him to play in his hometown. The Texans wouldn't ante up the money to sign him though, so he's now a Titan.

Like Vince, David is also eager to play in the same division against Houston twice a year. If you think Texans owner Bob McNair is unpopular in Houston now, just wait until the first time the Titans win in Houston on a Young-to-Givens TD pass.

Sloan Thomas? You know he's a Titan now; right?

AD - good point there. And the Titans did that even when facing potential cap issues. The Texans have no real cap issues and easily could have gone after Givens. They got a good receiver in Moulds. But Givens has more upside. Plus, how could an Oiler fan pass up a Givens? (reference to Earnest Givins).

I'm glad to see that most of you guys don't seem to have outward hostility to us Vince-Oiler fans.

I did have to relate my favorite old school Bud Adams story. Back in the day, the Oilers had this on-field character - a fat guy we called Mojo who was our assistant equipment manager. Mojo would run out to collect the tee after every Oiler kick off in home games and do a flip/summersault when he got back to the sidelines. He was fan favorite big time. But at the end of the Luv Ya Blue era, Bud fired him (at least from his job collecting tees). I'll never forget Bud not wanting mojo to collect tees. The irony is too much. Now, Bud's always been a charitable guy but it used to be in a more Trump-like manner back in the day. Always firing people in some public rediculous embarassing way. There's no doubt that he was the king of BAD MOJO in his old Houston days. So there are perfectly good reasons why the team lost some fans over the years.

Oh and in re-reading the above posts, I admit I was once a Cowboys fan (until Jerry Jones bought ‘em) and once a Earlers fan too (until Bud fired Bum) so I’ll readily admit that I’ve been a fickle fan and that I don’t have any pedigree as a fan and there’s no reason for any of you to like me or respect me.

I’m a man who once felt (rightly or wrongly) betrayed in previous attempts to love an NFL team. I had a broken heart, a bad attitude and a lot of baggage.

I can’t help but feel affection for the Titans, though. I love Vince Young and somebody in the Titans front office must love him too. That’s a connection!

And I’m willing to bet that whether some of you are Cutler fans or Leinart fans, that before everything is said and done, you’ll love Vince Young too.

Vince Young, in my opinion, is like Babe Ruth or Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan. It’s like very very rarely – like once in a lifetime – God reaches down and says “BAM! There ya go, sportsfans. I’ve just given you the greatest. Enjoy him while you can.”

Vince Young’s like that and I have no doubt that someday you’ll all be telling your grandkids that you can remember when Vince Young donned the Titan blue.

It’s a humbling thing to stand in awe of such greatness, but it’s exciting too. I can’t help but be a Titans fan. I’ll try to know my place and keep my mouth shut, and I hope I won’t offend any of you more tenured Titan fans. But I’m on the bandwagon now and I’m on for the ride and none of you can push me off.

Sloan Thomas? You know he's a Titan now; right?

Yes sir. And I heard he came along for VY's tryout with the Titans.

You know, I almost felt bad for Sloan as well as his teammate receivers, Roy Williams and BJ Johnson, that they had to finish up their careers at Texas with Vince Young as a RD freshman QB, because in 2003 VY was definitely more of a run first, ask questions later kind of guy.

Roy Williams once complained that it might be third and long and he'd run out on a route and just as he was turning for the ball he'd see Vince Young come galloping past him and he'd have to turn back around and lay down a block.

I think Sloan will enjoy it a lot more this time around. Vince Young worked really hard to improve his passing game. I can't wait to see how much more he'll improve when he can work on football all the time without having to carry classes too.

I just called Sport Seasons at Rivergate and they said they would have Vince Young Titans jerseys Tuesday afternoon. Thats pretty quick.

Is that a local store or is it a website??...

I just called Sport Seasons at Rivergate and they said they would have Vince Young Titans jerseys Tuesday afternoon. Thats pretty quick.

I think they already had them made (NFL Properties)
I say that because Vince already had a #10 Young Titan jersey available to him at the draft. I can't remember any other player ever having their jersey available on draft day

Great response, Caphorn. You're absolutely right. I also remember that Bud had his own agenda ($$$$$). It's not that the fans in Houston were unsupportive of the Oilers. Adams was looking for the highest (and hungriest) bidder. He basically held the team for ransom. I remember watching SportsCenter the last day the Oilers played in Houston. The stadium was half empty and all they kept showing was these diehard fans who were singing "Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers #1......" A very sad moment that, quite frankly, a lot of the media made a mockery of.

Being from California, it really didn't matter to me when the Oilers left Houston (except that I think it really sucks when teams move, ask any Baltimore Colts or Cleveland Browns fan). Similarly, the Sacramento Kings have the best fans in the NBA (including myself) and I know if they ever left Sactown, a lot of hearts would be broken.......and we got the Kings from Kansas City. What comes around seems to go around.

Anyway, it's best that the Oilers moved. They play in front of the wildest NFL fans in the country now. And they play on grass. That old Astrodome was murder on the knees!

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"If you have a chance to get Michael Jordan, you get Michael Jordan." -- Ted Thompson, GM Green Bay Packers on Vince Young.

I guess you can say I am official now, I have been lingering around the site for the last few months.

Welcoem man

Anyway, it's best that the Oilers moved.


Thanks for the kind words. But in Houston Oiler fans' world this statement is practically blasphemy.

I do look forward to seeing the house that Bud has built in Nashville. Given how long the city worked to find a team and the success which Bud brought with him (Jeff Fisher and Floyd Reese), I can see where people feel a certain loyalty to Bud. I'll be there in support of Vince and his team. You've now become Vince's team for some of us. Sorry about that. I'll bury the old hatchet with Bud just to be able to participate. I sort of feel short-changed having lost Vince from my Longhorn team frankly.

I've never held anything against the fans of the Titans and people of Nashville. My wife happens to be a Titans fan anyway.

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uhh...fella...

"Just so you new TENNhead, just because of Vince, old Oiler fans Know, the fans of the Titans, in Tennessee have no respect for you and think you are lousey fans for throwing your team away. Nice to see you are showing them how fickle and easy you are. Have a nice day."

don't worry about him... He's just mad because I told him that this was going to happen. honestly, I think it cool that he's mad. It makes me laugh.:ha:

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uhh...fella...

"Just so you new TENNhead, just because of Vince, old Oiler fans Know, the fans of the Titans, in Tennessee have no respect for you and think you are lousey fans for throwing your team away. Nice to see you are showing them how fickle and easy you are. Have a nice day."

don't worry about him... He's just mad because I told him that this was going to happen. honestly, I think it cool that he's mad. It makes me laugh.:ha:


I don't care about Vince Young. I didn't want him here. I just feel sorry for all these Texas Exes that are bowing down to Dud when there are sooo many of the TENNheads that have no respect for them and their bandwagon jumping. They think they threw the Oilers away and now they look like even bigger fools to those of us in Texas. Yeah Dud stole your team away, but because some player went to UT for 3 years, I'm going to become a Titans fan. Atleast untill a good UT player goes somewhere else.
Buy a jersey that's all Dud wants anyway. I'm glad I make you laugh BiPolar. Kinda like your smack. It makes me laugh too.

it looks like your exes hang their hats in Tennessee.

Thanks for the kind words. But in Houston Oiler fans' world this statement is practically blasphemy.

I do look forward to seeing the house that Bud has built in Nashville. Given how long the city worked to find a team and the success which Bud brought with him (Jeff Fisher and Floyd Reese), I can see where people feel a certain loyalty to Bud. I'll be there in support of Vince and his team. You've now become Vince's team for some of us. Sorry about that. I'll bury the old hatchet with Bud just to be able to participate. I sort of feel short-changed having lost Vince from my Longhorn team frankly.

I've never held anything against the fans of the Titans and people of Nashville. My wife happens to be a Titans fan anyway.

Nashville was only in the market for an NFL team when it became public that BA and Bredesen/Sundquist had been having meetings about bringing a team to Nashville. Memphis had been begging for an NFL franchise since the 60s not Nashville - just sos you know.

it looks like your exes hang their hats in Tennessee.


Now THAT is good smack. One of your better lately.

This is completely off subject but does anyone know the exact list of players we cut in the 04 offseason to get under the cap??.........

Nashville was only in the market for an NFL team when it became public that BA and Bredesen/Sundquist had been having meetings about bringing a team to Nashville. Memphis had been begging for an NFL franchise since the 60s not Nashville - just sos you know.

Right on. I should have been more clear as it is viewed as the state's NFL team, is it not? I've spent some time in Memphis and I know my friends there enjoyed having the team around when they first moved and seem supportive (even though they'd have preferred the team to be in Memphis).

Us VY fans are good fans. We may cheer a bit louder for the Bo Scaife's and Sloan Thomas' of the world, but so be it. I know VY and I and others have to try to be good citizens hanging around SEC country.

Should be a blast though. I think most of us can hopefully agree that we hate the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Dallas Cowboys.

lol - you don't know much about Tennessee do you.

The 3 stars represent the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. East, Middle and West. Memphis bills itself as the Capital of the Mid-South and is just as much Arkansas and Mississippi as it is Tennessee. A few years ago I was driving thru Memphis on a Monday and the Vols had won a close game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the talk radio was full of people who were upset that Tennessee had won. The host was anti Tennessee. Then there is East Tennessee where they show dolt games because of all the Peyton kool-aide drinkers, although I think that changes as soon as the Gayton leaves the game.

Having said that I think the Titans have the largest radio network in the NFL so the grassroots for a huge following is there.

I would not say I hate the Razorbacks, but I don't like'em either. Dallas definatly gotta hate the cowgirls.

Should be a blast though. I think most of us can hopefully agree that we hate the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Dallas Cowboys.

Off with his head, sez I!
Heheh, welcome aboard. A little good-natured ncaa rivalry never hurt anyone, Whoo Pig! Sooie! ;)

Hey Bonky - I hear we're headed for a head-to-head rivalry and there's talk the game will be played annually at the Jerry Dome. I actually look forward to that.

My Memphis friends were Bama fans. Nobody even halfway likes the Hogs in that group. I guess I never mixed it up with the slop in Memphis :)

Now aren't ya'll glad Vince was tough enough to withstand all the cheatin' dirty hits he took from the Arky thugs? ;)

Hookem!

In college Football, it's true, the state is divided. I think we're building a little more statewide support though. I was happy to find that they DO actually play all the Titans games in east TN, and they don't play the colts anymore. (based on last season). Memphis is a mixed pot, I'll admit I'm unfamiliar, but we've got a few on here who can fill us in, I think there are definitely fans there. But it's true, the Titans are connected to Nashville, and that's where the majority of the fans are, but it's hard not to expect that. Easier to be a fan when you don't have to drive hours to see the team play. We can't all be as dedicated as Bipolar.

Caphorn-

Haha, Alabama? If they're gonna call them the "Crimson Tide", their mascot should be something other than an elephant, imho... I suggest changing their war-cry to "Hey! Kool-Aide!"

I gotta say that I'm pretty happy with the VY pick by the Titans, though. I was pulling for him in the draft, even if he DID have horns instead of tusks :))

Caphorn-

Haha, Alabama? If they're gonna call them the "Crimson Tide", their mascot should be something other than an elephant, imho... I suggest changing their war-cry to "Hey! Kool-Aide!"

I gotta say that I'm pretty happy with the VY pick by the Titans, though. I was pulling for him in the draft, even if he DID have horns instead of tusks :))

I'm not here to defend Bama. Isn't it still the case that Fat Fulmer can't travel to the State of Alabama without being arrested?

Haha! Regarding Fulmer, I've heard rumors to that effect...

I don't care about Vince Young. I didn't want him here. I just feel sorry for all these Texas Exes that are bowing down to Dud when there are sooo many of the TENNheads that have no respect for them and their bandwagon jumping. They think they threw the Oilers away and now they look like even bigger fools to those of us in Texas. Yeah Dud stole your team away, but because some player went to UT for 3 years, I'm going to become a Titans fan. Atleast untill a good UT player goes somewhere else.
Buy a jersey that's all Dud wants anyway. I'm glad I make you laugh BiPolar. Kinda like your smack. It makes me laugh too.


I am going to be a Titans fan because my favorite football player of all time now plays for them. And, I don't give a rats *** what you think about it! I'm sure most Tenn fans will treat us Longhorn fans turned Titan fans with respect...or at least with tolerance.

I am going to be a Titans fan because my favorite football player of all time now plays for them. .

so when he plays for another team you're going to follow him and become a fan of that team? Then your not a Titans fan, your an individual player fan:sad2:

so when he plays for another team you're going to follow him and become a fan of that team? Then your not a Titans fan, your an individual player fan:sad2:

You really can be slow on the take Ewker.

so when he plays for another team you're going to follow him and become a fan of that team? Then your not a Titans fan, your an individual player fan:sad2:

No doubt much of it comes from Vince, but I had a fondness for the Titans anyway since I used to be somewhat of an Oilers fan. I've been upset with Bud Adams in the past, but he has redeemed himself by picking Vince. I was pissed when the Titans lost the SB to the Rams.

Plus, I loved Ricky Williams, but I never became a Saints or Dolphins fan. I don't root for Chicago or Detroit just because they have Cedric or Roy Williams.

Will I still be a Titans fan when Vince is gone? Probably, but certainly not to the extent I will be when he's there. But I would still root for the Titans over pretty much any NFL team except the Cowboys and Patriots (I have lived in Austin and Boston my whole life, so those will always be my favorites).