PEPPERJAX
Let's Do A Ritual....
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We now probably know who we will not be playing or where.
I looked at last years's CBS preseason Bowl projections done by Jerry Palm. Out of the 39 bowl games that he projected, even with the benefit of conference tie-ins to most of the bowls, he predicted correctly only one matchup (NW vs Kentucky in the Music City). He also predicted correctly only 9 of the 78 teams in the correct bowl (Army in the Armed Forces which was already arranged, Toledo in the dollar general, Iowa in the Pinstripe, Navy in the Military, Stanford in the Alamo, NW/KY, Washington in Fiesta, and Bama in the Sugar).
So, Palm had only about a 12% rate placing teams in a bowl, and less than 3% success rate predicting the actual matchup. A pecking chicken could probably fare better. My guess is that other predictors have similar "success" rates.
They have a 2 game streak on us and 4 of the last 6. The last meeting they smoked us in Neyland. We got some ground to cover before we go calling ourselves Vandy.
They have a 2 game streak on us and 4 of the last 6. The last meeting they smoked us in Neyland. We got some ground to cover before we go calling ourselves Vandy.
They have a 2 game streak on us and 4 of the last 6. The last meeting they smoked us in Neyland. We got some ground to cover before we go calling ourselves Vandy.
Any win we get in the upcoming season is something to build on. A lot of fans including myself, were excited about Gundy possibly being UT's coach. A win would make most UT fans feel better about the CJP hire.
Going to go ahead and book my tickets if possible.. JK
I wouldn't want to play them. Other than a W in the Win column and Pruitt winning his first bowl game, I don't think we gain anything by beating them.
Sorry to break it to you, Oklahoma State has been a better program than we have the last 10 years.
Vandy absolutely owned Butch Jones and owns Tennessee right now. The worm has turned, the mindset for both programs has changed. Vandy believes they can beat us now and theyre right.
Fun fact....
I was born in 1967....since then, Tennessee has lost to Vanderbilt 7 times....51 games, 7 losses.....3 under Lyle the last 5 seasons and 4 in the last 6 years. Never thought Id live to see it.