The first time I noticed an in-game rendition of "Rocky Top" came 20 minutes into Tennessee's homecoming contest against Wyoming; the Vols trailed already 13-0 inside sparsely populated Neyland Stadium, where perhaps 30,000 alums and fans were disguised as empty aluminum bleachers.
It was a triviality that prompted the band, and it was a new low on Rocky Top, which supposedly hit "rock bottom" three years ago against Vanderbilt. So what's below rock bottom?

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