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Do you think there is anything to divisions being cancelled? I listen to a decent amount of college sports radio and it seems that a lot of talking heads are trying to run with the idea that with the 12 team CFP happening conferences should get rid of divisions. You hearing any rumblings of this or this possibly gaining momentum?
if we were a program that didnt have the tradition that we have, i would agree with you. While UT has been down a while it still has too long of a winning history to run from anybody. So instead of running from them, how bout just getting better. You cant compete for Natty's if you cant beat Bama so there aint a way to dodge them if winning is the ultimate goal.Would you guys be in favor of ending this annual rivalry or keep it going? Personally I think it’s time we got rid of it I wouldn’t miss losing 45-10 or whatever every season. I say we start playing Ole Miss again or Arkansas both teams that we used to play every year. I especially miss the Ole Miss game we used to always play them in November and end our season against Ole Miss, Kentucky and Vandy. Now I’m sure I’m going to get roasted here for suggesting such a thing, but what does playing Alabama every year and getting our heads kicked in by 30 points every season do for us really? We have lost 14 straight def going to be 15 and more than likely this streak hits 20 games. This game used to be a great rivalry me and my dad went every year from 1989-1997 and we looked forward to it it was a marquee big SEC game of the season now it’s a joke a cupcake game for Bama and they can smoke their cigars every year and laugh at us. This game no longer has any meaning or revelance to the younger fans especially and they aren’t in our division so it would be easy to drop them off the schedule.
The Volunteers have "earned that right" by virtue of having played the Crimson Tide annually for most of the past 120 years and having beaten them more times than any other school has.If we want to play Bama annually then we need to earn that right by winning the conference and playing them in the championship.
I’d be all for getting rid of permanent rivalries all together and just rotating 2 west teams each season. I love playing different teams. It might actually help the Bama “rivalry” if we just play them every 3/4 years. It’ll be a huge deal each time. As it stands right now, we bring up the times 20 years ago when this game was competitive each year before getting our teeth stomped in.
No not as long as Nick is there we wont beat them, and we won't compete for anything untill we up grade our recruiting and that wont happen anytime soon, i know its early but i don't see recuriting up grading with this staft, you won't win with 20 3 stars every year in the SEC.Do you think we will beat them before 2030? Or even be halfway competitive with them? Honest answer
Florida is a division opponent for one and while you guys have owned us since 2005 there have been at least some more closer and competitive games than the ones against Bama.
No not as long as Nick is there we wont beat them, and we won't compete for anything untill we up grade our recruiting and that wont happen anytime soon, i know its early but i don't see recuriting up grading with this staft, you won't win with 20 3 stars every year in the SEC.[/QUOTE.
Since 1992, Tennessee is 10-18-1 vs. Alabama.
Since 1992, Tennessee is 6-23 vs. Florida.[/QUOTE. We still got a better chance at beating Florida than we do Bama as long as Nick is there we will not beat them.
I don’t think this staff will be able to recruit well enough in the SEC and especially against the big three. You can coach up three stars at UCF unfortunately it doesn’t work that way typically here or in the SEC you will get chewed up and spit out.No not as long as Nick is there we wont beat them, and we won't compete for anything untill we up grade our recruiting and that wont happen anytime soon, i know its early but i don't see recuriting up grading with this staft, you won't win with 20 3 stars every year in the SEC.