The University of Tennessee called on the students, alumni, and other fans to contribute to getting new goalposts for Neyland Stadium after fans tossed the old ones into the Tennessee River.
Fans tore down the goalposts after the Volunteers upset Alabama on Saturday night. The fans paraded the goalposts through Knoxville before they dumped them into the river.
On Sunday, the school took to social media to ask for help in raising money for the new uprights.
“Y’all remember how we tore the goalposts down, hauled em out of Neyland and dumped em in the Tennessee River? Yeah that was awesome,” the school’s tweet read.
“Anywho, turns out that in order to play next week’s game, we need goalposts on our field. Could y’all help us out?”
Y’all remember how we tore the goalposts down, hauled em out of Neyland and dumped em in the Tennessee River?
Yeah that was awesome.
Anywho, turns out that in order to play next week’s game, we need goalposts on our field. Could y’all help us out? ? https://t.co/NSMoL3SzPX
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) October 16, 2022
Fans weren’t feeling this since the football program brings in so much money to easily replace them.
The high ass tuition isn’t enough?
— Santi (@Santiag14149120) October 16, 2022
The school has more than enough money to pay for replacements, stop asking hard working fans for more money and pony the fuck up
— Ashley Schaeffer Vol (@SchaefferVol) October 16, 2022
I’m SCREAMING ? https://t.co/AFpDNJSNMN
— Cruz Medina (@wx_cruz) October 16, 2022
This request should reverse the result of Saturday’s win https://t.co/kPwU6FybQt
— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) October 16, 2022
Broke bitches https://t.co/vUgqKoZycY
— KD➐ (@notkdk3) October 16, 2022
If my math is right they’re saying new goal posts are $160,700 dollars???? https://t.co/HkYTppoCWX pic.twitter.com/NyVJcitCgh
— VolBandit (@VolBandit3) October 16, 2022
Please just place your donations in here https://t.co/BCLf2TJtWc pic.twitter.com/m0OELVsi4W
— Dawg Stats (@Dawg_Stats) October 16, 2022
Wtf is this? An entire new definition of poverty. ? https://t.co/Nv4alEDG0h pic.twitter.com/IJfRkCNmHH
— B-rad G ? (@Bdizzle_U_G_A) October 16, 2022
Tennessee moved up to No. 3 in the latest Associated Press poll and even received some first-place votes. Georgia remained No. 1 and Ohio State was No. 2.