MWAVolfan
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Alabama and Tennessee are RARELY good at the same time. this series is known for one team beating the other many years in a row. It rarely matters (like UT vs FL did every single year of the 1990s when both teams were top 5).In my lifetime, there are a handful of games at most that were relevant nationally. 1989, 1992, 1999 off the top of my head. I know it means a lot to Alabama and Tennessee folks as all rivalries mean a lot to the participants. Outside of the parties involved, this has not been circle you calendar material for the better part of 40 years. Since 1976, both teams have entered the game ranked only 12 times.
Pruitt's salary is pretty low compared to most , and i don't think your going to get any good coach's if you don't pay on the front end.
Even more telling as entering the new look SEC with the Championship game added in 92. Much talk was 2 winningest schools in conference history. Will we see them play twice a year. 26 years in hasnt happened yet. So sad. Both schools to reiterate your point about the 3rd Saturday in October rankings disparity haven't been really good at sames times.In my lifetime, there are a handful of games at most that were relevant nationally. 1989, 1992, 1999 off the top of my head. I know it means a lot to Alabama and Tennessee folks as all rivalries mean a lot to the participants. Outside of the parties involved, this has not been circle you calendar material for the better part of 40 years. Since 1976, both teams have entered the game ranked only 12 times.
Army-Navy is the only sporting contest I can think of that has national appeal regardless of the quality of the participants.
Most everyone acknowledges the magnitude of that rivalry no matter where you live
Yeah, thats not true at all. Both teams have huge fanbases of passionate fans. Throughtout my time in the military ive attended watch parties all over the country. There is one in nearly every city that yield s lots of people.It’s literally the only game broadcast on that Saturday, so it gets to combine that perk along with national pride to yield high viewership numbers.
Rest assured, people don’t really care who wins the matchup; honestly, Vandy has more primary fans than both institutions combined.
I could say the sky is blue and someone people would disagree with me just because its me. Statement is so absurd, surely he doesnt believe it. Or maybe he is just clueless, not in a bad way, but a never been outside the state of tennessee or town of _______ .
Doesnt that generate more arguments if I say something that is 100% correct and people still disagree and call me a clown? I get that there is alot of debate to be had around ut football and some wont like my opinions and the way I express it and thats fine. The key is to find common ground on things you do agree with. It makes the disagreement seem less outrageous. Ive had very good interactions and found common ground with some of the buggest sunshine pumpers on this site, and certainly never resorted to calling any of them a pos. Not acknlowedge the fact that navy army is one of the biggest rivarlies in sports and calling me a clown for saying it is, is just silly. Its is widely known that is the biggest and even those that dont think its the biggest at least put it in the top 3-5.I think people enjoy disagreeing with you because you are one of the most negative, argumentative posters on this site. Just an observation... Oh, and you don't need to remind me, you just call it like you see it and refuse to pump sunshine. We're all grateful for your contributions.