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08-08-2007, 04:03 PM
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| Vols one of the Kings of the BCS...barely
Stewart Mandel wrote an article classifying all of the BCS teams into 4 class....tennessee is one of the head of the class.....but just barely SI.com - Writers - Stewart Mandel: Dividing BCS teams into four-tier hierarchy and more - Wednesday August 8, 2007 1:42PM Quote:
Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Tennessee*, Texas and USC.
* Tennessee is the lone school in the group that caused any hesitation. The Vols would have been a no-brainer 10 years ago, but they have fallen off the map a bit lately. In the end, I figured those 100 fans in Montana still know "Rocky Top," the checkered end zones and that Peyton Manning went there.
| how does he claim that Tennessee is on the cusp when a schools like Nebraska and Alabama have been struggling for just as long if not longer? | 
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08-08-2007, 04:12 PM
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| Penn State? no. | 
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08-08-2007, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBrownie  | Well if he has ND on there he has to pretty much put Bama on their if he's going by tradition.. but in my opinion Tennessee should be higher up on that list than Nebraska and Florida State.. possibly Miami, Penn State too. I also think that Texas shouldn't be on that list if LSU isn't... but imo they should both be on there. | |
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08-08-2007, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by TuskALoosa It's because of our century long winning tradition. |
Yes, that win vs. the 2nd Ambulance Company of Ohio really counts toward BCS status 
(real game, look it up) | |
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08-08-2007, 04:18 PM
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| [quote=TuskALoosa;811956] Quote:
Originally Posted by OrangeBrownie | Doesn't matter.. he contradicts(spelling?) himself in saying Tennessee has struggled recently yet Bama and Nebraska have struggled a lot more recently... go back 75 years and UT is one of the top 3 in wins.... | |
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08-08-2007, 05:19 PM
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| nebraska is on there because of their sheer dominance in the 90's.
bama is on there because of their tradition
FSU was unstoppable in the early 90's. | |
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08-08-2007, 05:22 PM
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| eh, mandel is pure fodder....enjoy.
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08-08-2007, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassmanbruno Well if he has ND on there he has to pretty much put Bama on their if he's going by tradition.. but in my opinion Tennessee should be higher up on that list than Nebraska and Florida State.. possibly Miami, Penn State too. I also think that Texas shouldn't be on that list if LSU isn't... but imo they should both be on there. | The teams are listed in alphabetical order...  | |
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08-08-2007, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by utvolpj Yes, that win vs. the 2nd Ambulance Company of Ohio really counts toward BCS status
(real game, look it up) |  | |
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08-08-2007, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by hmanvolfan The teams are listed in alphabetical order... | No - no - no
You misunderstood the way I posted. I know they weren't in the order of the best... but obviously Tennessee was the lowest team due to the * and explanation afterward. My point was Tennessee had a better arguement and shouldn't have been the team with the * and one of those I listed should have. | |
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08-09-2007, 09:02 AM
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| Since 1926, the Vols have the highest winning percentage.
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08-09-2007, 09:08 AM
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