Should ‘Dixieland Delight,’ a song about Tennessee, not Alabama, be played at Neyland Stadium?
No. 8 Tennessee (5-0, 2-0 SEC) will host No. 1 Alabama (6-0, 3-0 SEC) Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Week 7.
Kickoff is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT. CBS will televise the Southeastern Conference matchup.
Ahead of the Week 7 game, fans have voiced their interest in playing the song “Dixieland Delight” during the Tennessee-Alabama matchup.
“Dixieland Delight” is a song by the group Alabama.
“Dixieland Delight” is played at Alabama football games and the lyrics can be read here.
University of Tennessee social media accounts have highlighted through the years that the song is about Tennessee and not Alabama.
Below are social media posts from the University of Tennessee and fans asking for “Dixieland Delight” to be played Saturday during the top 10 SEC matchup.
🙌 TWO-POINT CONVERSION FTW! 🙌
[ Also, Dixieland Delight is about Tennessee! ]#AirDuggs pic.twitter.com/UNV9qBYTgi
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) June 1, 2020
dixieland delight is a song about Tennessee
GAMEDAY » https://t.co/0dk3Y3fjqD pic.twitter.com/I6VZA1MDyY
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) January 19, 2019
You already know it’s time to sing! 🎤 🎶 pic.twitter.com/DP9dQjWygg
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) May 12, 2019
As a diehard @Vol_Football fan that lives in Tuscaloosa (my office is on University Blvd) I’d just like to remind everyone that Dixieland Delight is about the state of TN, Bear Bryant idolized Robert Neyland, and Terrance Cody took his helmet off before the play was over. GBO 🍊
— Josh Hanvey (@hanvey89) October 9, 2022
Can @Vol_Football troll Alabama next week?
Instead of playing Rocky Top, let the Pride of the Southland Marching Band (@utbands) play Dixieland Delight. Every down. Every time. And 100,000 people shout “a TENNESSEE by way”.
— Sharon Deaver (@sbdeaver) October 9, 2022
Since you’re granting wishes today @AD_DannyWhite how about a little Dixieland Delight? Let the frats coordinate the chant (which the university will not officially condone of course)
— Cody McClure (@Cody__McClure) October 10, 2022
— Briana (@bte3422) October 10, 2022
‘Dixieland Delight’ is a song about Tennessee, not Alabama. https://t.co/DvyMZcVWz4
— Dan Harralson (@danharralson) October 10, 2022
Replace "Roll Tide Roll" with "Go Damn Vols" https://t.co/R6YI8YwEQO
— The VOLuptuous Mrs.Gunslinger 🧡🍊🏈 (@ratchetassnurse) October 10, 2022
@Vol_Football Lets petition to bring DixieLand Delight to Vol Football since it is about Tennessee. 🙏🏼🍊 #GoVols
— Cal (@CallieMoore07) July 9, 2020
Re-Appropriate Dixieland Delight (a song about the greatness of East Tennessee) for Tennessee in 2020.
Play this song in Neyland @Vol_Football and let's take it back from all the dumb rednecks in Tuscaloosa.https://t.co/4KnVHhdehd
— Jesse B (@jessegbo) October 19, 2019
