What’s the deal with trash can on Tennessee sideline?
If you were watching Monday night’s Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game between Georgia Tech and Tennessee and wondered what the trash can labeled “Team 121” on the Volunteers' sideline was about, you’re not alone.
Several times during the ESPN broadcast, a Tennessee staffer was shown lifting the large gray trash can.
After the game, the staffer ran the trash can on the field to celebrate the Volunteers' 42-41 double-overtime win.
trash can wins pic.twitter.com/25vrOGJzpk
— @GrantRamey (@GrantRamey) September 5, 2017
“Team 121” is assumed to reflect that this season’s Tennessee football team is the 121st in Volunteer history.
Why the trash can seems to be a piece of Tennessee's pagentry this season isn't clear, but Autumn Allison of the Knoxville News Sentinel made a guess.
Allison wrote that every time the defense created a turnover, a player would take the football and dunk it in the trash can.
Whatever the rationale behind the Vols newest sideline motivator, fans lined up to trash the idea:
Tennessee finally realized their team is trash and just went with it. pic.twitter.com/JYHTn1J6pd
— It doesn't mean much (@ExcessDepth) September 5, 2017
Not sure what's more Tennessee. That they have a trash can on their sideline or that they missed the dunk. pic.twitter.com/O6dWwNYUMJ
— Not Jerry Tipton (@NotJerryTipton) September 5, 2017
#ButchJones #Trashcan is unexplainable dumb. Think #JohnnyMajors ever thought about carrying around a trash can to away games? #GBO #VFL
— The Expert (@wjb_2) September 5, 2017
Gonna be weird when three Tennessee players grab their coach and dunk him in that trash can.
— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) September 5, 2017
EXCLUSIVE look inside the trash can on Tennessee's sideline: #TENNvsGT pic.twitter.com/FdC2ZULyaS
— Jake Weaver (@JWeaverFootball) September 5, 2017
Whoooooose idea was it for Tennessee to hold up a trash can on the sideline? The memes just write themselves
— FunnyMaine.com (@FunnyMaine) September 5, 2017
Somebody who beats Tennessee needs to steal the trash can and turn it into a rivalry trophy
— Matt Brown (@MattBrownCFB) September 5, 2017
Tennessee has a trash can to put their turnovers in. Maybe they should just do the right thing and put their entire program in it
— Matthew Dixon (@MADixon90) September 5, 2017
Champions of Trash. pic.twitter.com/8UKv9v0nlS
— Adam Silverstein (@SilversteinAdam) September 5, 2017
When Tennessee is on defense, there is a trash can being held up on the sideline.
— Barrett Sallee (@BarrettSallee) September 5, 2017
Do with that what you will. pic.twitter.com/6nhPJ1rIKo
