ESPN Sportscenter, K.Herbstreit 2reveal suprise SEC team, TN hi-lites

[chavisut]

Originally Posted by ut 4 me

Very unsettling indeed. I live among the Auburn faithful. How many times have we lost to them in a row?

I'm thinking 3

[VOLNBAMA]

Originally Posted by tennisguy

Herbie does love the Big 10 but he went to school there. He also admits Ohio State plays a week schedule outside the Big 10 and the SEC is the toughest conference in college football. I have also heard him say good things about Tennessee on several ocassions. I think he is a good analyst. Now Corso gets on my nerves!

I haven't seen them play a week-day game in a while.

[hmanvolfan]

You mean they haven't played any Thursday night games?

[rexvol]

Originally Posted by sjt18
The same set of data that says that CPF hasn't won the SEC in 9 years says he's won the East 4 out of the last 7 years.

yes he's won the East, but so freakin' what? Im so sick and tired of people using that to say that we're ok. when's our last SECC or our last BCS bowl?

[rexvol]

Originally Posted by utmba93

Seriously? Are you satsified with being wrong?

if Tennessee goes against SoCal and the
Trojans are heavily favored (which they would be) and common sense says we will lose. How am I not a "true fan" for using logic. And how is my pleasure lessened at if the upset occurs?

[duckman398686]

Originally Posted by utmba93

Posting negative BS is no more objective than posting positive BS. Both are BS. That's objective.

[jjay2518]

Originally Posted by Bamavolfan

kirk and fowler both like tn but but kirk is the only one who says year in year out the sec is the best conferance in football

Chris Fowler had a funny way of showing how much he likes UT when he said all UT fans were a bunch of rednecks who lived in trailers or something to the extent.

[vol4eva]

Originally Posted by Volfan_TrappedN_KY

I met Herby and Ron Franklin before in Charlotte. At a Bassmaster Classic Afterparty. Both Really Nice. Ron Franklin told me straight up his favorite place to attend a game was Neyland! He said it is always Electric Atmosphere and TN always plays with so much heart that they are always fun to watch. Herby smiled and said "The Hill is the core of the SEC!"

IMHO, Ron Franklin is the best announcer ESPN has. I always enjoy listening to him.

[Themanfromtn]

They say things so people will talk. Hence, people are talking. Who knows what all these media giants really believe. Probably depends on where they need ratings.

[tvolsfan]

Regarding Herbstreit, I think he is good at breaking down what has already happened and discussing college football in general, but he isn't great at making predictions.

[Gcrop]

Originally Posted by duckman398686

i was actually thinking about that game last night(i was at it too). and that led me to think about the last time we beat auburn. i could be wrong, but if i ran the schedules correctly through my head, we haven't beat the tigers since 1999. am i the only one who finds that unsettling?

Originally Posted by ut 4 me

Very unsettling indeed. I live among the Auburn faithful. How many times have we lost to them in a row?

Here is a good site when you need to look back.

Tennessee Historical Scores

The link at the top will take you back to the full list of schools. It is a nice link to have bookmarked.

[Mullet]

Originally Posted by Ohiovol09

He never wanted Notre Dame to rise after losing, Never thought that USC would be embarrassed by Oklahoma. He did think Ohio State would kill Florida, and he was not one that wanted an Ohio State - Michigan rematch, he said that the winner of that game deserves the spot, and the loser doesn't, so I don't know where you get your information.

he was CLEARLY in favor of a OSU/Michigan rematch, for what it's worth.

But if you believe those guys are actually speaking their minds you're just as foolish. They're paid to say to be devil's advocate most of the time.

Herby is definitely a Big 10/Pac 10 guy, but he's an ESPN puppet at the end of the day.

[sjt18]

Originally Posted by rexvol

yes he's won the East, but so freakin' what? Im so sick and tired of people using that to say that we're ok. when's our last SECC or our last BCS bowl?

Thanks for making my point for me.

KPT, doesn't this qualify as basically the same thing as the guy who refuses to accept anything negative?

rex is negative and apparently relishes in it for some unknown reason. He's offended by positive statements like this made by people who believe that recent moderate successes might just point to greater success in the very near future. Apparently he thinks a string of near misses are an indication that the future is hopeless. Others think they are an indication of being at the brink of success.

[sjt18]

BTW, rex. I never said that UT was "OK" just winning the East. I will say they are "closer" to being "OK" than many are and they could be.

The crux of the issue most of the time is whether a person believes that a coach who has consistently gotten them close is a better bet than some unknown that could very easily tank the program for decades.

[Bamavolfan]

Never heard fowler call tn fans a bunch of trailer park rednecks when did he say it on game day?