Every time I see that video I laugh.
Please can we get over this psychological hurdle in 2014?
the great myth is that the problem has been psychological.
since 2005 (when the florida streak started), tennessee is 14-41 against sec opponents not named kentucky and vanderbilt.
10 of those 14 wins came under fulmer.
ole miss (2010) and south carolina (2013) are the only non-kentucky, non-vanderbilt, sec wins tennessee has had since 2010.
so, again, it's not psychological.
And two of those four were under Kiffin, right?
Disagree to some extent. Eventually streaks carry some psychological baggage and just add to the futility. Takes some mental toughness to break past a long number.
There's some truth to that.
But I think you can only argue a psychological disadvantage when your team is clearly better than their rival, but they still find a way to lose. I'm not sure that can be said for Tennessee during the streaks they're currently enduring. How many times in recent years can UT say they were clearly better than Bama, UF, UGA, etc?
We're 0-3 against a coach that makes Ron Zook look like Nick Saban. If we can't beat them this year in Neyland, we might as well detonate the stadium after the game and drop football.
the great myth is that the problem has been psychological.
since 2005 (when the florida streak started), tennessee is 14-41 against sec opponents not named kentucky and vanderbilt.
10 of those 14 wins came under fulmer.
ole miss (2010) and south carolina (2013) are the only non-kentucky, non-vanderbilt, sec wins tennessee has had since 2010.
so, again, it's not psychological.
it gets worse.
under fulmer, tennessee was 10-15 in those games (2005-2008).
since fulmer, tennessee is 4-26 in those games (2009-present).
yep.
georgia (2009)
south carolina (2009, 2013)
ole miss (2010)
ole miss was 1-7 in league play in 2010. georgia was 4-4 in conference play in 2009. south carolina was 3-5 in conference play in 2009.
the win over south carolina in 2013 was tennessee's first win over a team that finished with a winning record in conference play since 2007.