Tennessee

## Eulogy 1

*By Cam Cain*

Tennessee is a state in the southern United States

It borders the Appalachian Mountains to the east and the Mississippi River to the west, and as such has a wide variety of landscapes

It was the final state to join the confederacy and the first to rejoin the Union

It is known as the Volunteer State due to the high number of people from Tennessee who volunteered to fight in the War of 1812

The state’s lieutenant governor is named Rand McNally. I just thought that was funny

318 MLB players come from Tennessee, but none have made the Hall of Fame. Todd Helton has a chance to be the first, and Mookie Betts will likely make it eventually as well

## Eulogy 2

*By Gregory Severin*

Tennessee is a state in the American South

It borders eight other American states, which ties Missouri for the record. Missouri's flag is pretty mediocre though so you won't be hearing that fact come up again in this tournament

Tennessee has a pretty important musical history, particularly country and blues music: Nashville's Grand Ole Opry made the city the center of the country recording industry in the thirties, and music legends like Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton were born there

The state is also home to Graceland. No, not the Paul Simon album, that was recorded in South Africa. I'm talking about the second most important Graceland in music history, Elvis's home in Memphis. The Presley family is buried there, and the estate remains a popular tourist destination

The most important sports team in the state is the Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, which coaching legend Pat Summitt led to eight NCAA championships, including an undefeated season. Tennessee is also host to a number of professional sports franchises, none of them even remotely as successful. The Titans came a yard away from a Super Bowl one time, the Predators got Crosby'd in the 2017 Stanley Cup Final, and the Grizzlies... exist? I guess? Man, they really ought to just move back to Vancouver and call it a day

Oh yeah, Peyton Manning played football at Tennessee. He lost to the Florida Gators all four years he was there, and then he lost the Heisman to Charles Woodson. Also his backup QB in college was Todd Helton which is pretty neat

Other important people from Tennessee include Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts, Oscar winner Morgan Freeman, and environmentalist-slash-Internet inventor Al Gore. Singers born in Tennessee who are associated with other places include Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner, who I have just learned is no longer an American citizen but instead Swiss??? Man, what a world

## Tournament

Tennessee was defeated by the Canary Islands in Round 2 Matchup 54 of FlagVote after previously defeating Guadeloupe. As the 160 seed, it was defeated by Bhutan in Round 2 Matchup 7 of FlagVote 2 after previously defeating Nunavut. As the 405 seed, it was defeated by Serbia in Round 2 Matchup 123 of FlagVote 3 after previously defeating Moravia.

## Results

### FlagVote

**Round 1:** Win over Guadeloupe 7-0

**Round 2:** Loss to Canary Islands 4-3

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Win over (353) Nunavut 4-2

**Round 2:** Loss to (97) Bhutan 5-2

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** Win over (620) Moravia 7-4

**Round 2:** Loss to (108) Serbia 8-3