BIG ORANGE TIPOFF CLUB

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Please Contact: Hilary Phillips at tipoff@utfan.com or Mark Hancock at (865) 522-8547

BIG ORANGE TIPOFF CLUB BUS TRIPS TO

SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA

The Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team and UT Coach Bruce Pearl are asking all fans to hit the road in support of them and fill the arenas with Big Orange as the Vols take on South Carolina on Saturday, February 17, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time in Columbia, and Georgia on Saturday, March 3, in the regular season finale, at 4 p.m. Eastern Time in Athens.

Justin Cazana of Premier Transportation, a Big Orange Tipoff Club Corporate Sponsor, has answered that call and has arranged for roundtrip nonstop bus transportation, to take fans from Knoxville to these two venues to see the Vols sweep the Gamecocks and the Bulldogs this season.

Buses will leave from Second Presbyterian Church, on the hill at the corner of Kingston Pike and Neyland Drive in Knoxville, at 10:00 a.m. sharp each Saturday, and arrive back around 11:30 p.m. The cost is only $99 per person per trip, and includes roundtrip luxury motorcoach transportation, a ticket to the game, a pre-game box lunch, a post-game box dinner, snacks, soft drinks, and all taxes & tips. The trip will also feature popular movies and UT basketball video highlights en route for your pleasure while on the road.

Fans interested in joining the Vols in Columbia on Saturday, February 17, and/or in Athens on Saturday, March 3, can e-mail Hilary Phillips at tipoff@utfan.com or call Mike Turner at (865) 599-2959, or sign up in person at the Big Orange Tipoff Club Luncheon, with former UT basketball star Tom Boerwinkle as featured speaker, this Tuesday, February 13, at Calhoun’s on the River at Noon. We will take your check or credit card number to reserve and secure your spot so that you won’t be left out.

Space is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis. We need to know as soon as possible how many tickets to order for the game, and they are going fast. Reservations are due no later than Noon on Thursday, February 15. It may be, however, that this will sell out long before then, as there are only a limited number of tickets to the game available, and once they are gone, there aren’t any more we can buy. Time is of the essence.

Last season, the trip to Georgia sold out two buses in 24 hours, as demand was very strong. We hope to secure enough tickets to take more buses for this game, depending on how much interest we have in each trip. You do NOT have to be a member of the club to go. Children and corporate clients are welcome. If you’ve never been on a road trip to follow the Vols, they are a lot of fun and this is your opportunity to do so.

Those who went on the trips to Georgia and Alabama last year reported they had a wonderful time. The team and the coaches indicated through the media that the support of those who came down was a major difference in winning the Georgia game. They also went up into the stands to personally thank those UT fans who were there immediately after that game, and stayed around to sign autographs afterwards.

Coach Pearl also spoke to all who came before his post-game radio show and boarded each bus personally to thank those who were on that trip. Let’s all go see UT sweep the Gamecocks on Saturday, February 17, sweep the Bulldogs on Saturday, March 3, and help the Volunteers continue on a Big Orange roll!

You can also sign up through our website at www.utfan.com/tipoff

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