Duke's Mayo Classic - Tennessee Volunteers vs. N.C. State Wolfpack

We went to see our 2 favorite college teams, go head-to-head in the Duke's Mayo Classic, at Bank of America Stadium, in Charlotte, NC.
It was a game of very mixed emotions for us, as we love both teams. Unfortunately, there can only be 1 winner, however.

[@ethanlamb6466]

I’m a buckeye but like you all my trips to PF/Gatlinburg has made me root for the vols. Great fight song! Also was there in 98 I believe when they beat Florida and they were celebrating in the streets of gatlinburg. Was a neat experience!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@ethanlamb6466 I remember that game very well... Tennessee - 20 Florida - 17 It was the year we won the National Championship. I watched it at home, but I would have loved to have been in Gatlinburg.

[@kennethdodd-ll9qo]

We love football in Tennessee football But starting to get good at basketball baseball yeah we got that too lol

[@kidzbop38isstraightfire92]

​@@NCMemoryMakersI was 10 years old and at that game with my dad up in the upper deck (Section XX). When Cooper Collins (FL) missed the FG in OT, my dad started screaming and I couldn't even hear him because of how loud it was in the stadium. Loudest crowd I've ever heard, and I've been to many sporting events. Within 30 seconds, the field goal posts were down...and within 15 minutes, they were in the TN River. Best sporting event I've ever had the pleasure of watching. Btw, great Video!

[@tncalboy]

i was almost directly across the field from you...what a blast we had...go vols

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Wow, that's awesome! So glad you got to go, and had a great time. Thanks for watching!

[@bigtarheelfan]

Looks like you all had fun. I'm a Tarheel Fan but I pull for Tennessee as my 2nd Team. Love to hear Rocky Top played over and over.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, we love Rocky Top. We had a great time! Thanks for watching.

[@smokymountainman4964]

Derrick I loved this video. Your outfits were awesome! I loved this! Thanks for sharing tne bands and all the excitement. I love seeing the pride of the southland band march in that T formation. i got yo see them do that once in Neyland Stadium. Go Vols!!! Thanks for sharing all the excitement. Nothing better than college football in the south. You made me feel like I was right there with you. They were really singing Rocky Top !! How fun!! Shawnasi was really making me laugh with her game prediction at the beginning.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@smokymountainman4964 So glad you enjoyed it. Which game did you go to at Neyland? I really wanted to feature the bands more, but I had to mute 2 of the segments of the N.C. State band, because the tunes they were playing caused me to get a copyright hit in the original upload. I was surprised by that, since it wasn't the original piece, but just their rendition of it. I thought I would be okay. That's why the volume went down in those segments. And that's a shame, because I thought they did a really nice job of playing it. Yes, we got a lot of attention for our outfits, from fans of both schools. It was a lot of fun. You heard me tell somebody as we were walking to the stadium, that "we can't lose". They were remarking about how we were rooting for both schools.

[@skiptrace1888]

Vols fan here. Great vid, bro. Thanks for posting! GO BIG 🍊🏈🏀⚾️

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, GO BIG ORANGE! Thanks for watching!

[@nickelndime5]

Thanks for a great video - really liked seeing the marching bands as the talking heads were yakking on TV at this time. Funny thing about mayo - when I was in elementary school ( 1960s ), I had several classmates tell me they preferred mayo instead of ketchup with their French fries - takes all kinds.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

I would rather have Duke's mayo on a hamburger, any day of the week. But not on fries...Not for me, anyway. Thanks for watching, and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@BillVol]

We were in 505. Would have been great to meet you all. Thanks for another great report!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Oh, wow! I wish you had seen us and came up and introduced yourself. We were in 513, so you weren't too far away from us.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Will you be going to the Florida game in Knoxville? We want to, but I'm watching ticket prices.

[@walkertexasranger1996]

Best video y'all have made to date ! 👍🏻 Going in to the game i thought it would be a closer score than what it was. Thanks for the video.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@walkertexasranger1996 Thank you so much for the compliment. We are glad you enjoyed the video. It was a great time. I figured Tennessee would win by 17-20, but I never thought they would win by 41.

[@keithier1958]

I enjoyed your video. Was fun to watch.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@@keithier1958We had a great time at the game. Thank you so much for watching and letting us know you enjoyed it.

[@christopherr.561]

Thanks for the video. Go Vols and best of luck to the Wolfpack the rest of the season.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

We agree!

[@CindyYr11]

Since so many of my family members went to Penn State & University of Pittsburgh so that’s a tough choice for me. The fans go crazy for college football. State College, Pa where Penn State is located certainly a party town. Loved the band, having played clarinet throughout my school years. A big white ago! 🤣. So excited for you both no matter who wins.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Thank you so much for watching. We are glad you enjoyed the video. Penn State also has a really good team this year.

[@Rebecca-wm3jr]

Love College football!!! Go Dawgs!!!😁🐾 #UGA❤

[@kidzbop38isstraightfire92]

Great Video! Loved it... Go Vols 🟠

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@kidzbop38isstraightfire92 Go Vols! And thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@kennethdodd-ll9qo]

Thanks for sharing

[@NCMemoryMakers]

You're very welcome.

[@janet356js]

So sad 😢 Go Dawgs❤ that looked so fun ! Ive never been to a college game wow!!!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

It was very fun! We had a great time. The atmosphere at college football games, is electric. Not sure what was "sad", though?

[@janmoss9008]

I'm not a football fan, don't know the game, but the Tennessee marching band was awesome!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@janmoss9008 Yes, they are one of the best marching bands ever. I think those 2 schools have the 2 best fight songs of any teams in the country. And it amazes me, how both of those bands are so coordinated, that they know exactly where to walk and stand to form those shapes and those words for everybody.

[@janmoss9008]

@@NCMemoryMakers exactly. Precision at its best.

[@markdale6784]

Love what yall do i see a lot with yall

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@markdale6784 Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@brianb.5473]

Derrick, I thought of you Saturday as I was flipping channels and saw this game was on. As I knew you rooted for both teams. Besides Brenda and I. You are the only person I know who roots for 2 different college teams. I'm a WVU football fan. But a UK basketball fan. Like you if My basketball team UK played WVU. I'd root for UK. If they played in football. I'd root for WVU. In all my years of following college sports. WVU has only played UK in football once. It was in a bowl game in the 80s and WVU won. They have played several times in basketball and UK won every time except the biggest one. WVU upset UK and played Duke and lost in the final 4. I still think had UK won they would've beat Duke and went on to win the title in 2010.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@@brianb.5473 Yes, it's a rarity. Our oldest son that you saw at the end of the video, is the same way. He's a Duke fan in basketball, and no, we didn't raise him that way. He's a Florida fan in football, and I certainly didn't raise him to be that way. I just have different reasons. I grew up watching the Wolfpack since I was about 5, and in 1974 when I was 5, they had the greatest college basketball team to ever take the court. I started following college football in the 1990s, when Peyton Manning was at Tennessee, and I just fell in love with the Vols then.

[@brianb.5473]

@@NCMemoryMakers my reason is simple really. In the 70s growing up we got 3 channels. They showed WVU football but very rarely showed UK football games on tv. They showed UK basketball on tv but rarely showed WVU basketball games. So I gravitated to what I could watch. Was that the same son that was in the video you did for college game day in Boone?

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, same one. Our youngest son does not like to be recorded, for whatever reason. Our oldest son loves it.

[@donnawhitfield6820]

Kenny Chesney has a song Touchdown Tennessee. He’s the biggest UT fan.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@@donnawhitfield6820 Yes, that is correct. Thanks so much for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@tonylashmit2613]

At least you can't say your team didn't win,lol! I remember going to one of the Panthers games in the inaugural season.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

True enough. You heard me tell someone on the walk to the stadium, that "We can't lose". That's what I was saying there...No matter what, our team would win.

[@dpmart3275]

Great vid looked like you two had a good time 🎉😂

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@dpmart3275 Yes, we had a very good time at the game. Very exciting atmosphere. Thank you for watching.

[@dpmart3275]

@@NCMemoryMakers I'm a F S U fan but my 2 team is UT lived here in TN going on 58 years but my noles are having a bad start but I like the Wolf Pack to 😂 I'm a big college football fan I do wish they could have a little better UT just gave them a whipping 😂

[@kennethdodd-ll9qo]

Nothing wrong with loving more than 1 team

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Exactly!

[@frankcarone6]

a very good show ,tennessee is really good this year ,i am a buckeye and ohio state is playing very good but we have not played anyone competitive this year ,buy on any given saturday you can get beat ,just look no further than notre dame

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@user-ut8ls7qp1j Notre Dame is the perfect example of what you are talking about. I never would have predicted that loss, to that team. Personally, I hope Notre Dame loses several more. My feelings are, they have no business ever being in a College Football Playoff, until they play in a conference.

[@walkertexasranger1996]

Ohio State never has any competition until the end of the year when bowl season starts or play Michigan 😂😂😂

[@frankcarone6]

@@walkertexasranger1996 this is the first year in a long time that ohio state has not played a ranked team early ,they have played a ranked notre dame team early alot of years and other teams

[@Mawmawonthego]

Not sure if yall have ever heard of the RM Brooks General Store in Tennessee. As being Christians I think yall would love to meet the owners Tiffany & Doug and spend time there.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@Mawmawonthego We always love meeting good Christian business owners. We have heard of it, but have not been out there yet. Unfortunately, it's over 250 miles away from us, and we don't usually get that far west in Tennessee.

[@Mawmawonthego]

Totally understand that. She has a little campground there as well so maybe yall can oke day do a holiday weekend or so there. ​@NCMemoryMakers

[@michaelpardue2400]

Was the highest scoring game

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@michaelpardue2400 There were definitely a lot of points scored, most of them by Tennessee.

[@BigEd1971]

Go Dawgs !

[@NCMemoryMakers]

They weren't playing in this game.

[@BigEd1971]

@@NCMemoryMakers Vols will be saying that when they play UGA.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Ok

[@spencerwarren9219]

My vols turned those wolves into puppies

[@cathybriggs5846]

Go tenneesee .

[@ClevelandRams65]

I did the same for the Miss st game 3byras ago but I'm a Carolina fan. I wore a very rare Miss st. Polo shirt and a UNC cap. Got to talk with a few NCSU frat boys at the quad screaming you must be delusional. It was fun but like this game State was an embarrassment. Love Miss state and the real Carolina!!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@ClevelandRams65 Glad you had a great time at the game. The Wolfpack lost by 2 touchdowns in that one, but this was just a plain old beatdown. As for the "real Carolina", I hate to be the one to tell you this...The Wolfpack is the "real Carolina", because they are in our state's capital. Plus, they are going to whip UNC in November...Again.

[@ClevelandRams65]

Those State Frat guys were awesome dudes along with some State donors I met after the game. I was surprise how many had relationships with MSU Fans(mine being from Columbus)Also, that Starkvegas atmosphere is definitely different than what we have at Chapel Hill & Rawleee. The campus was GORGEOUS!

[@edwardcolley7226]

Roll Tide

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@edwardcolley7226 Yes, that's correct. Tennessee will roll them when they come to Knoxville.

[@MooseMeus]

I don't like it when teams scream their team name over the national anthem.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@@MooseMeusNeither do I, but that's the fans around us, not us. I can't control other people in the stadium.