Escape Goat
All VOL !!!
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2009
- Messages
- 37,512
- Likes
- 1,820
Would you rather have a losing season or go to a bowl game and win?
Man, can't we all just get along.
NC State is not a bad team and we would be very foolish to take them lightly. That being said, I expect us to win and will be there in my Orange cheering for UT. I see no need to belittle the Wolfpack. My dad went there and my first memories of college football were cheering on the Pack. Good people and a good university. I wish them well except against us.
Don't understand all this talk bout the ACC being so wimpy. Last bowl games against ACC:
Maryland
Clemson
Va Tech
UNC
That makes us 0-4. Seem to remember it was Va in the Sugar Bowl back in the '90's last time we beat an ACC team in a bowl. If we want to belittle a conference pick on the Big Ten. At least we've beaten them in a bowl recently.
Hopefully Dooley will turn it around and the ACC will be like the Big Ten for us again, starting Aug 31.
I would rather be in the SEC. Oh, wait... We are.
I would think an objective review of that fact alone would shed some light on "record-comparisons" when judging between the quality of two teams... Especialy when both teams played a common opponent with radically different results.
8-5 NC State team btw. ok so you are so full of yourself and have so much pride that you would rather not play in a bowl game than win one as NC State
^^^Exactly right^^^
The Cincy team we both played and the 2 totally different end results should speak volumes.
VFL...GBO!!!
If youve followed any kind of competitive sport for longer than a year, you know that kind of comparison isn't exactly legit.
The truth is, if we had played NC State in a bowl game, we wouldn't have been favored.
I never realized how bad UT was. 2 losing seasons in a row. Only 38 consensus All-Americans compared to NC States 6. Only 6 national titles compared to there 0. Just a 69% win-lose ratio compared to their 51%. NC State has even been to more bowls. They have been to 26, but UT has only been to 49.
One really bad stat is that NC State has not had an 8+ loss season since 2006. UT's last 8 loss season was last never.
Oh and yes I am bored..... :snoring:
If youve followed any kind of competitive sport for longer than a year, you know that kind of comparison isn't exactly legit.
The truth is, if we had played NC State in a bowl game, we wouldn't have been favored.
Probably true, depending upon where the game was played, but that is all speculation. Say it was the music city bowl, I highly doubt NCSU would have been favored.
For further analysis see the UT v. Vandy or the KY v. UT game to see what weight being favored lends to the final outcome of the actual game.
Probably true, depending upon where the game was played, but that is all speculation. Say it was the music city bowl, I highly doubt NCSU would have been favored.
For further analysis see the UT v. Vandy or the KY v. UT game to see what weight being favored lends to the final outcome of the actual game.
8-5 NC State team btw. ok so you are so full of yourself and have so much pride that you would rather not play in a bowl game than win one as NC State
We would rather take our lumps rebuilding in the most powerful conference in college football than lower our standards by selling out to easy schedules. To be the best, you have to beat the best. We have been the best before and will be again. By selling out to playing against the mediocre, you can brag about beating several mediocre teams.
You obviously have expressed what you would rather do as a program. UT's tradition proves that, despite the natural highs and lows, tradition is built upon the foundation of hard stone.
That might have been true the way N C State was clicking their last 3 games.
They also weren't totally beaten down and worn out like our Vols were after having to face so many top ranked teams like we did.
I still expect our Vols to get the Win to start this season but the score could go either way by being a close game or we might get rolling and roll up the points on them.
VFL...GBO!!!
We would rather take our lumps rebuilding in the most powerful conference in college football than lower our standards by selling out to easy schedules. To be the best, you have to beat the best. We have been the best before and will be again. By selling out to playing against the mediocre, you can brag about beating several mediocre teams.
You obviously have expressed what you would rather do as a program. UT's tradition proves that, despite the natural highs and lows, tradition is built upon the foundation of hard stone.
This is about the stupidest thing I've heard in a while! Hell, let's just play the top 10 teams in the country each year and get the crap beat out of us and go 0-10 ....which I'm sure will make us a better program!!
Let's #1 - win some games and get the fans behind us which in effect will #2 - bring in better recruits which will #3 - lead to better teams which will allow us to #4 - be competitive against the elite teams which will then #5 - help us to compete for a National Title.
This is about the stupidest thing I've heard in a while! Hell, let's just play the top 10 teams in the country each year and get the crap beat out of us and go 0-10 ....which I'm sure will make us a better program!!
Let's #1 - win some games and get the fans behind us which in effect will #2 - bring in better recruits which will #3 - lead to better teams which will allow us to #4 - be competitive against the elite teams which will then #5 - help us to compete for a National Title.