OMAHA, Neb. — The long national nightmare is over for Volnation.
Finally.
By any standard, the championship drought — both in length and laughable scenarios that have kept it going — should have drained every ounce of remaining enthusiasm from the University of Tennessee fan base.
Whether it was having championship hopes dashed by a referee’s questionable call, an octogenarian nun’s mojo or just old-fashioned choking away golden opportunities, the 26-year stretch since the football team stormed home from the Arizona desert with college football’s national championship has given Vols fans every reason to take up a less stress-inducing hobby, like cliff diving or knife juggling.
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