The CheckerBoard

strongly concur. nothing will put pressure on Hart more than large sections of empty seats and/or large sections of neyland in any other color besides orange and white. I think even if the team is 6-6, if the fan base still comes out and the atmosphere at Neyland is still strongly supportive of the home team, that means more than an extra win or two. Of course, the two likely go hand in hand. Lose to MSU, and apathy will set in amongst a portion of the fan base, and that could be a problem. Which would be disappointing. I support the team irrespective. It's what being a fan is about. And i really believe we are better off with CDD than without him. Just needs some more time to get us where we want to be. But i understand - patience is a virtue that is slowly being eroded when it comes to head football coaches in the "win now or else" SEC.. Soo, the roundabout answer to the question, in my opinion, is it's a GIANT game, but whether or not it's do or die, is largely up to Vol nation..