MikeTheVol
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I don't post much on here and this is NOT intended to be a "Nega-Vol" post. It is to simply state facts and release pent up frustration.
As we all know, our biggest rivals are UF and Bama with UGA and Auburn being in the top mix too. If you're younger, the UF may be your choice for the biggest rival, but if you've been a Vol since the 60's like me, then Bama is it. And when we used to play Auburn every year, that got to be a huge rivalry too. I hated them almost as much as I did Bama at times. But the point of this post is that right now, and for the last 10 years or so, no rivalry exists among us and ANY of the teams I just mentioned. In order to constitute a rivalry, you gotta win one at least occasionally.
Check this:
UF vs UT - 10 losses in a row
Bama vs UT - 8 losses in a row
UT vs UGA - 6 losses in a row
and with Auburn I can't remember without looking it up the last time we beat them. It may have been the 97 SEC championship. Somebody who's not as lazy as me can correct me. BUT, there have been somewhere between 24 and 26 tries against our top four rivals and we haven't won one. This does NOT constitute a rivalry against any of them.
All this being said, I think Butch is doing a phenomenal job in recruiting, motivating, igniting the fan base, public relations, etc. I get tired of saying next year, next year, next year for the 11 years now. But NEXT year I think we stand to have one of the best defenses in the SEC (maybe the best in some positions) thus making us one of the best in the country. If our offense has ANY improvement then we should upset at least two or three teams next year. Anyone who says Butch ought to be fired, or is on the hot seat, is just plain ignorant of the facts.
I'm hoping that NEXT YEAR we will recreate some of the rivalries with the aforementioned teams by beating the snot out of them. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
As we all know, our biggest rivals are UF and Bama with UGA and Auburn being in the top mix too. If you're younger, the UF may be your choice for the biggest rival, but if you've been a Vol since the 60's like me, then Bama is it. And when we used to play Auburn every year, that got to be a huge rivalry too. I hated them almost as much as I did Bama at times. But the point of this post is that right now, and for the last 10 years or so, no rivalry exists among us and ANY of the teams I just mentioned. In order to constitute a rivalry, you gotta win one at least occasionally.
Check this:
UF vs UT - 10 losses in a row
Bama vs UT - 8 losses in a row
UT vs UGA - 6 losses in a row
and with Auburn I can't remember without looking it up the last time we beat them. It may have been the 97 SEC championship. Somebody who's not as lazy as me can correct me. BUT, there have been somewhere between 24 and 26 tries against our top four rivals and we haven't won one. This does NOT constitute a rivalry against any of them.
All this being said, I think Butch is doing a phenomenal job in recruiting, motivating, igniting the fan base, public relations, etc. I get tired of saying next year, next year, next year for the 11 years now. But NEXT year I think we stand to have one of the best defenses in the SEC (maybe the best in some positions) thus making us one of the best in the country. If our offense has ANY improvement then we should upset at least two or three teams next year. Anyone who says Butch ought to be fired, or is on the hot seat, is just plain ignorant of the facts.
I'm hoping that NEXT YEAR we will recreate some of the rivalries with the aforementioned teams by beating the snot out of them. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
