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1997 college football conspiracies: Peyton Manning's Heisman miss, Michigan's split title

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- On the back wall of Gus' Good Times Deli, an iconic eatery on the University of Tennessee campus, hangs an oversized banner that has been in place for at least two decades and serves as a stark reminder to the rest of the college football world.

And while the distinct Tennessee orange shade of the banner might have faded slightly over time, the anger behind the sentiment has not.

Don't Blame Us. We Voted For Manning.

In these parts, they don't refer to the award for the top player in college football as the Heisman Trophy.