esarmstrong
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From a competitive standpoint, it makes sense but from a $$$ standpoint, it makes little sense. Why would we give up a home game to go play at Memphis?
So, I suppose we got Corey Walker, Jaden Springer, and Keon Johnson, the nucleus of the best recruiting class ever, because we have played Memphis 2 years in a row? No, there is no evidence from the past that we have benefited greatly from recruiting Memphis....Of course Tennessee should be playing Memphis . I understand why RB is hesitant because if the NCAA is going to let him cheat than we aren't going to play them. If they want to be a respectable opponent, then we should play that game. I agree with Uof Memphis, it should be every other year or every three years, not every year. It's not a conference rivalry. But, Tennessee does need to play Memphis for recruiting. If you diss Memphis, what does that say to the Memphis athletes? You know, we just got three LB's oughta there!
Never never never have a long-term regular game with any American Athletic Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Southern Conference, etc team.
Absolutely nothing to gain playing one of those.
I'm for playing North Carolina every year.
Why not just schedule Duke? Kentucky wouldn't play us if they didn't have to.Never never never have a long-term regular game with any American Athletic Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Southern Conference, etc team.
Absolutely nothing to gain playing one of those.
I'm for playing North Carolina every year.
I disagree.Benefits them...doesn’t benefit us.
Plus, ask yourself why doesn't Coach Barnes seem to be excited about playing them every year ?Because it creates a competition mentality of us vs them in recruiting. A Memphis or W TN. prospect will more like identify with that concept
if we play Memphis regularly. That is what Penny was trying to instill in his antics last year. Now he wins and is suddenly gracious after the game,
& says he is in favor of the (rivalry) game on a yearly basis.
Plus, ask yourself why doesn't Coach Barnes seem to be excited about playing them every year ?
Yea another "UT Fan" post from youI disagree.
Memphis makes more playing in the FedEx Forum in a month than they would if they played all their games in Knoxville.
They have no reason whatsoever to play in Knoxville other than for sport. No talent to recruit, less money. Nothing but abuse from a football school that has a basketball team.
It's fans like you that make it hard for West Tennesseans to pull for the Vols!Penny is a cheater and who gives a F about what Memphis thinks we get better recruits elsewhere and out successful teams had players from NY, OH, SC, NC, FL, GA. Why only focus on a city where cheating, playing players, sucking up to idiotic HS coaches egos, and accepting subpar academic cases take so much time?
Memphis is midmajor trash and don’t deserve to be in our state let alone our opponent. They won yesterday because Tennessee beat themselves. And it will be their biggest win of the season. Pointless