Mickey Duzyj

And what about, this is going to seem ridiculous, but a chainsaw?

And what about, this is going to seem ridiculous, but a chainsaw?

It all started a long time ago, 40 years ago, back in 1984, when our man Ned was just a wee boy, 12 years old. He and his dad were both Tennessee Volunteers fans, and they went that year to the Tennessee-Alabama game.

It all started a long time ago, 40 years ago, back in 1984, when our man Ned was just a wee boy, 12 years old. He and his dad were both Tennessee Volunteers fans, and they went that year to the Tennessee-Alabama game.

So Ned and his father were sitting at Neyland Stadium among the fans.

So Ned and his father were sitting at Neyland Stadium among the fans.

And in the fourth quarter, unbelievably, Tennessee stages this epic comeback.

And in the fourth quarter, unbelievably, Tennessee stages this epic comeback.

So yeah, very safe to say that there is nothing more important to Ned than these rare, valuable artifacts of upset glory. And so from that point forward, we're talking decades now, 40 years, he has again and again just been sawing through goalpost after goalpost, creating these artifacts for himself and others in good old Rocky Top, Tennessee.

So yeah, very safe to say that there is nothing more important to Ned than these rare, valuable artifacts of upset glory. And so from that point forward, we're talking decades now, 40 years, he has again and again just been sawing through goalpost after goalpost, creating these artifacts for himself and others in good old Rocky Top, Tennessee.

And all of this brings us to the present or the near present. We're talking 2022. Once again, it's Alabama against Tennessee. Tennessee was the very sexy upset pick. Give me Tennessee. Thank you. And they win the game on an incredible knuckleball field goal. Yet again, inspiring the Tennessee fans to storm the field at Neyland Stadium.

And all of this brings us to the present or the near present. We're talking 2022. Once again, it's Alabama against Tennessee. Tennessee was the very sexy upset pick. Give me Tennessee. Thank you. And they win the game on an incredible knuckleball field goal. Yet again, inspiring the Tennessee fans to storm the field at Neyland Stadium.

So actually, Ned is not there. Ned was on a college visit that weekend. And so he was just getting back into town. He said he was a mile and a half from campus at a friend's house. But he watches this whole thing unfold.

So actually, Ned is not there. Ned was on a college visit that weekend. And so he was just getting back into town. He said he was a mile and a half from campus at a friend's house. But he watches this whole thing unfold.

So the much-experienced Saw Man is very familiar with this dynamic and also with this milieu.

So the much-experienced Saw Man is very familiar with this dynamic and also with this milieu.

What an emotional roller coaster. Absolutely. But let's not forget, there was another goalpost in the water.

What an emotional roller coaster. Absolutely. But let's not forget, there was another goalpost in the water.

In this moment, the legend of Saw Man is really born. And I want to give credit to Mike Wilson at the Knoxville News Sentinel. He originally published, reported and published this story.

In this moment, the legend of Saw Man is really born. And I want to give credit to Mike Wilson at the Knoxville News Sentinel. He originally published, reported and published this story.