25-26 Season Schedule Info (12/6 game vs Illinois at Bridgestone)

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cncchris33 said:
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I know it's part nostalgia, but one of my favorite sport memories is that 2006-2007 Tennessee/Texas and we never get that anymore so we can play these stupid neutral site games (and this is a college basketball issue, not just Tennessee). It's part of the reason nobody cares about college basketball till February. I remember playing NC State two years ago in Texas that drew 800 people on a Saturday night at 9:30 in the middle of college football season. It was so freaking pointless.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
I don’t disagree with what any of yall are sayingc and agree on the premise of wanting these games to be home/homes, but in the NIL era if you can get yourself a couple extra million I get that angle.
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I believe that's the arguable case for playing these games going forward, but the schools haven't been paying NIL monies to this point and these kind of games have been an issue for years now. And if the amount for the entire AD is capped at $20 mil, then these kind of games that may generate an extra 1 or 2 million aren't really going to factor for a school with Tennessee's budget. That money is largely going to go toward staff salaries, facilities, etc.
 
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cncchris33 said:
I believe that's the arguable case for playing these games going forward, but the schools haven't been paying NIL monies to this point and these kind of games have been an issue for years now. And if the amount for the entire AD is capped at $20 mil, then these kind of games that may generate an extra 1 or 2 million aren't really going to factor for a school with Tennessee's budget. That money is largely going to go toward staff salaries, facilities, etc.
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The hoops doesn’t generate a ton of revenue, for an extra couple million in the hoops pot goes a long way. And while I agree on general premise of what you’re saying there’s a lot of gray areas, no the school hasn’t been able to directly pay, but instead of Pratt giving $5m to this fund let’s put it towards NIL and the athletic department will instead put that $5m towards x fund or whatever project. So indirectly you can call it many things, but the more money the schools can generate the more money there’s going to be for NIL, which is why you’re also seeing this whole Nike/Adidas thing.
 
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This angers me on multiple levels. For starters, we just finished playing Illinois so this is just very boring and not exciting at all from a scheduling perspective. And then as others have already mentioned I’m exhausted and tired of neutral site games. The environments SUCK, and the arenas are always half-full.
 
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zjcvols said:
I know it's part nostalgia, but one of my favorite sport memories is that 2006-2007 Tennessee/Texas and we never get that anymore so we can play these stupid neutral site games (and this is a college basketball issue, not just Tennessee). It's part of the reason nobody cares about college basketball till February. I remember playing NC State two years ago in Texas that drew 800 people on a Saturday night at 9:30 in the middle of college football season. It was so freaking pointless.
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Everytime I remember that NC State game in San Antonio I chuckle. Like whose idea was that 😂

Anyway I’m happy we’re at least playing Illinois again, solid program who we had fun games with. I too wish it were a home and home again, though
 
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Illinois must really want to avenge their losses to us. The game in Nashville could attract some Illini fans from southern IL.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
I don’t disagree with what any of yall are sayingc and agree on the premise of wanting these games to be home/homes, but in the NIL era if you can get yourself a couple extra million I get that angle.
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As someone who lives in Nashville, I love the games here. I get the complaints, but throwing a bone to the Middle and West TN fans every once in awhile is a good thing. We have to drive 2.5-3 hours for every game…and do so consistently. It’s not the end of the world to reward our loyalty with one game here in Nashville. This is still Big Orange Country.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
As someone who lives in Nashville, I love the games here. I get the complaints, but throwing a bone to the Middle and West TN fans every once in awhile is a good thing. We have to drive 2.5-3 hours for every game…and do so consistently. It’s not the end of the world to reward our loyalty with one game here in Nashville. This is still Big Orange Country.
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Had that thought as well, although on the other hand we do play at Vandy each year, so it’s not like Nashville people don’t have the chance to see the Vols. They do have to hold their nose and go to Memorial Gym, but even so. There’s also the SEC tournament.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
As someone who lives in Nashville, I love the games here. I get the complaints, but throwing a bone to the Middle and West TN fans every once in awhile is a good thing. We have to drive 2.5-3 hours for every game…and do so consistently. It’s not the end of the world to reward our loyalty with one game here in Nashville. This is still Big Orange Country.
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I'd agree if this were the exception and once a year we played a premier opponent, or even an MTSU/Belmont/Tennessee St. in Bridgestone for the purpose you mentioned. It doesn't hurt in recruiting in the midstate, either.

I think the frustration is much broader in that this game is just another in a long line of games being played away from TBA while season ticket holders are being asked to pay more for an inferior product. Last year's home schedule cost more than it ever has to attend, and the quality of opponent was complete garbage with Norfolk State being the most appealing matchup in hindsight. The year before wasn't much different with the exception that we got Illinois at home.

Danny "Anything For A Buck" White has done a lot of good things, but his lack of being in tune with the common fan is dusturbing. College sports are becoming entertainment for the upper crust. Supply and demand, free market....I get all that. Most everyone else will just have to settle for watching at home.
 
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cncchris33 said:
I'd agree if this were the exception and once a year we played a premier opponent, or even an MTSU/Belmont/Tennessee St. in Bridgestone for the purpose you mentioned. It doesn't hurt in recruiting in the midstate, either.

I think the frustration is much broader in that this game is just another in a long line of games being played away from TBA while season ticket holders are being asked to pay more for an inferior product. Last year's home schedule cost more than it ever has to attend, and the quality of opponent was complete garbage with Norfolk State being the most appealing matchup in hindsight. The year before wasn't much different with the exception that we got Illinois at home.

Danny "Anything For A Buck" White has done a lot of good things, but his lack of being in tune with the common fan is dusturbing. College sports are becoming entertainment for the upper crust. Supply and demand, free market....I get all that. Most everyone else will just have to settle for watching at home.
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I miss the days where the non-conference schedule was almost more exciting than conference schedules because you’d get the chance to see some really cool matchups you’d otherwise never see. Some of my best memories growing up were the Texas game with Lofton over Durant, the Skylar McBee Kansas game, etc.

I get we play the SEC-ACC challenge now, but that’s basically it and you only get a home game every other year. And half the time or more it’s going to be a crappy opponent like Syracuse because the conferences are never going to send Duke or UNC to Knoxville.
 
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Volprofch05 said:
Had that thought as well, although on the other hand we do play at Vandy each year, so it’s not like Nashville people don’t have the chance to see the Vols. They do have to hold their nose and go to Memorial Gym, but even so. There’s also the SEC tournament.
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True on both, but ticket allocation when we play Vandy isn’t as favorable. Plus, we’re at their gym. It’s cool to have a game in Nashville in which we’re the home team. Once a year isn’t going to hurt the Knoxville folks. And they don’t even do one every year.

The gesture is also important. It’s UT saying they recognize the importance of Middle Tennessee, so they’re giving us a game. That gesture doesn’t exist at Vanderbilt or for the SECT, even if we do bring great crowds to both.
 
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cncchris33 said:
I'd agree if this were the exception and once a year we played a premier opponent, or even an MTSU/Belmont/Tennessee St. in Bridgestone for the purpose you mentioned. It doesn't hurt in recruiting in the midstate, either.

I think the frustration is much broader in that this game is just another in a long line of games being played away from TBA while season ticket holders are being asked to pay more for an inferior product. Last year's home schedule cost more than it ever has to attend, and the quality of opponent was complete garbage with Norfolk State being the most appealing matchup in hindsight. The year before wasn't much different with the exception that we got Illinois at home.

Danny "Anything For A Buck" White has done a lot of good things, but his lack of being in tune with the common fan is dusturbing. College sports are becoming entertainment for the upper crust. Supply and demand, free market....I get all that. Most everyone else will just have to settle for watching at home.
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And home crowds become less intimidating because the upper crust won't show up half the time. All the empty seats behind home plate at Lindsey Nelson bothers me.
 
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Man, I thought this was a thread bump at first. What is this scheduling? What is the motivation for either fanbase to want to attend this? Please come spend money to watch the same matchup you have watched the past two years, this time completely devoid of game atmosphere.

Outside of MTE our non conference scheduling has been dire. I do get Louisville being trash was out of their control. I swear if the ACC challenge serves up another trash matchup for us again though.
 
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