2022 Army game bought out (merged)

[CINCYVOL]

Army 5 years running:
3-0
9-3
5-8
11-2
10-3

Akron:
1-2
1-5
0-12
4-8
7-7

One is a guaranteed win, one is not, and would be a grind out game before Florida.

A bowl will pay more than 500k…….Tennessee is and has been way down……right now their trying to get bowling again……sounds like priorities are in the right place to me.

It’s not like they don’t already play Bama, Florida, Georgia, LSU and play Pitt non conference.

Or it’s the chop blocks.

 

[northknoxvol]

I have seen the tanks they have.........also saved the grounds crew from repairing the field after the mortar shots turned it into a wasteland.

 

[PG1]

So with this thinking does it not make sense to pay and get out of playing at BYU the following year?

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

So don’t play a team that can beat you? I wonder why this game was ever scheduled. Army’s talent even now is so far below ours it don’t matter if they ran a quadruple option we should play and beat them easily. This just looks bad.

I think you are missing the point. Its not the Army game. Its the worry that taking cut blocks to knees constantly will make several key players questionable or at very least limited the following week against Florida. Against Akron even if they are having success their style being more orthodox is less likely to present as many problems the following week. And by being more orthodox your linebackers can continue typical principles of playing position instead of complete hiatus for a week getting them preparing for a completely different philosophy from an academy school. So this decision was more about focus on Florida than running from a fight with Army. As for your question about scheduling. Who knows different coaches and athletic directors make these deals way in advance and as gets closer and different people make decisions and decide to go a different direction. I remember several years ago we had a future series with Ohio State scheduled and a few years ago Tennessee worked its way out for that not to happen in future. Now that at the time seemed cowardly and yes it definitely is backing down. But with the continued beat down we get on conference scheduling another game of that magnitude gives no breather on ogher weeks. Thats a different story of what happened with Army.

Assignment football is a difficult concept for a linebacker who is almost always taught see ball go get ball. Against triple option. You go for ball and the putch happens and there you are looking stupid and the guy gets to second level. Meanwhile your guys that are looking back get engaged by one defender and blocked with the other. Its ruthless.

 

[YankeeVol]

Scared to play Army? Lol. Please. We would
Blow Army off the field.

No they wouldn’t

 

[CA_Vol]

Just paid Army $500,000 to cancel the contract and not play next year and replaced them with Akron. Now Army is without a game next year. Any details on any other reason we would have dropped this game?

This is a game with ZERO upside. Watch Saban’s postgame on Georgia Southern and see why.

 

[allvol123]

Really, no one pulled the Johnny Majors quote in this thread?

 

[Doberman]

Weak

 

[OrangeVolMan]

We are paying Army $500,000 not to play. We were going to pay them $1,400,000 to play. We are paying Akron $1,000,000 to play. So we are spending a total of $1.5M instead of $1.4M.

 

[BigOrangeAl 1979]

Army could very well beat us next season at the very least get some of our players hurt with their chop blocking. That triple option is no fun to prepare for it’s a good decision to buy this game out.,

 

[Probably_in_Class]

Isn't it possible the SEC made them open this date for some schedule changes if TX/OK want to join next season?

 

[C1500]

This is a game with ZERO upside. Watch Saban’s postgame on Georgia Southern and see why.

I hate Bama, but I respect the crap out of Saban. Always tells it how it is, plus I love watching him run over the media.

 

[Eastknox865]

Some fans are really clueless

 

[volfanhill]

Army 5 years running:
3-0
9-3
5-8
11-2
10-3

Akron:
1-2
1-5
0-12
4-8
7-7

One is a guaranteed win, one is not, and would be a grind out game before Florida.

A bowl will pay more than 500k…….Tennessee is and has been way down……right now their trying to get bowling again……sounds like priorities are in the right place to me.

It’s not like they don’t already play Bama, Florida, Georgia, LSU and play Pitt non conference.

We lose money every time we go to a bowl

 

[SayNoToJorts]

So don’t play a team that can beat you? I wonder why this game was ever scheduled. Army’s talent even now is so far below ours it don’t matter if they ran a quadruple option we should play and beat them easily. This just looks bad.

Yawn

 

[Fightmaker]

Army could very well beat us next season at the very least get some of our players hurt with their chop blocking. That triple option is no fun to prepare for it’s a good decision to buy this game out.,

Army has not been a gimme in a little while now. Ask Kendall Briles.

 

[NEVolFan]

Ya'll know Army came into Neyland and kick our azzes.... so, it can happen!

 

[JoAllan]

We lose money every time we go to a bowl

I’m not sure your looking at the “whole” picture.

For a program with a fan base like Tennessee, who has had 3 losing seasons over the past 4……a bowl is huge…….and will generate tons of cash.

Not simply the “bowl” money.

 

[volfanhill]

I’m not sure your looking at the “whole” picture.

For a program with a fan base like Tennessee, who has had 3 losing seasons over the past 4……a bowl is huge…….and will generate tons of cash.

Not simply the “bowl” money.

I understand that. But that was not the argument you were making. You were taking about how we make more off a bowl then this cancellation. That's simply not true financially. Do we benefit more? Yes.

 

[BigOrangeAl 1979]

Ya'll know Army came into Neyland and kick our azzes.... so, it can happen!

. 1986 season

 

[JoAllan]

I understand that. But that wake the argument you were making. You were taking about how we make more off a bowl then this cancellation. That's simply not true financially. Do we benefit more? Yes.

Ummmm that’s exactly what I am saying.

Financially they will make more by making a bowl than 500k.

The “whole” picture…..not simply what the bowl pays, vs what it will cost.

More revenue simply from the bowl
Increased revenue from basically everything else……at least for the next year.

How many new orange shirts do you think Tennessee could sell if Tennessee goes to the Music City Bowl?

Many millions, would Tennessee gain by attending a bowl game…..especially right about now.

 

[volfanhill]

Ummmm that’s exactly what I am saying.

Financially they will make more by making a bowl than 500k.

The “whole” picture…..not simply what the bowl pays, vs what it will cost.

More revenue simply from the bowl
Increased revenue from basically everything else……at least for the next year.

How many new orange shirts do you think Tennessee could sell if Tennessee goes to the Music City Bowl?

Many millions, would Tennessee gain by attending a bowl game…..especially right about now.

They will lose money by going to the music city bowl. Ohio State lost tens of thousands going to a BCS bowl back when that was thing. Lol. You need to look into this more. I do think it's better long term for us to not go to bowls. But we are screwed financially when we do. As are most teams. Bowels aren't good for money.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Army 5 years running:
3-0
9-3
5-8
11-2
10-3

Akron:
1-2
1-5
0-12
4-8
7-7

One is a guaranteed win, one is not, and would be a grind out game before Florida.

A bowl will pay more than 500k…….Tennessee is and has been way down……right now their trying to get bowling again……sounds like priorities are in the right place to me.

It’s not like they don’t already play Bama, Florida, Georgia, LSU and play Pitt non conference.

Army is a guaranteed win.

 

[VOLnMiami]

Yeah we don't need any busted knees....Army runs the option and cut blocks the hell out of you.

 

[IluvdoubleD's]

absolutely.