Can we please stop any playoff talks.

[K87vol]

Nope.

Its always gonna be about making the dance, this year next year etc.
Football, basketball, baseball......
Honestly, a bowl game anymore feels like NIT.

SO... if we don't make it this year, I'll always be thinking next year.

GO VOLS.

 

[guido4198]

I agree, it’s definitely time to move on from playoff talk and transition to speculation about a bowl game.
How about the Music City Bowl.. Tennessee vs Memphis State..?
A fun, intrastate rivalry we can enjoy since that other team in Nashville appears to be out of our league ( so to speak…) this year.

 

[BreatheUT]

Give us Miami because Beck is the most surefire opt-out I’ve ever seen

And you think we can stop their running game? Banks will just call the opposite of what you would expect for at least a half.

 

[TrueOrange]

I agree, it’s definitely time to move on from playoff talk and transition to speculation about a bowl game.
How about the Music City Bowl.. Tennessee vs Memphis State..?
A fun, intrastate rivalry we can enjoy since that other team in Nashville appears to be out of our league ( so to speak…) this year.

Can't happen contractually. It's an SEC v Big Ten matchup.

Unless the Big Ten presidents all suffer simultaneous strokes and invite Memphis to the conference mid season. Otherwise, no.

 

[guido4198]

Can't happen contractually. It's an SEC v Big Ten matchup.

Unless the Big Ten presidents all suffer simultaneous strokes and invite Memphis to the conference mid season. Otherwise, no.

Thank you, I was unaware of that restriction.

 

[roadvol]

Glass half empty guy, huh?

How about the Casey Clausen win at Miami to snap their 26-game home winning streak.

I was there....worst fans ever. Had drinks dumped on me and wife leaving the stadium and was threatened and cursed by 20's something age guys outside the stadium . Student section chanted f*** UT entire game.
However.. great win!!!

 

[zjcvols]

Ugh. I was there.
Worst. Finish. Ever.

Is that the dumbest season ever? Have 4 games you don't win by a point differential of 8 points?

 

[GAVol]

Is that the dumbest season ever? Have 4 games you don't win by a point differential of 8 points?

Yep . . . Most snakebit team I've ever seen:

Missed 2 FGs and clock ran out at the 15 yard line to tie the national champs in the opener.
Pick in the endzone against Notre Dame.
Got a FG blocked so far backwards against Bama that it set up their game winner.
Gagged on a game winning FG and tied Auburn.

 

[Smokymtnbullet]

In all reality if we made the playoffs how far do people think we’d go? Name one team we’ve beaten this year that is playoff caliber.I’ll hang up and listen.

 

[connor]

Why does anyone care what bowl we are going to be in? It's nothing but a glorified spring game now.

Facts bowl games no longer matter if you aren’t Top 12 consider the season a bust

 

[Peradox1K]

Again, in the long history of the internet, I don't think making a post telling people not to talk about something, has ever worked.

Yes, I learned so

 

[VolBallGuy]

Yeah with the opt outs now, it lessens the appeal and it's very difficult to enjoy pickems everybody used to do because you don't know who is playing or opting out.

The Citrus Bowl becomes the 123 Mortgage bowl and the 123 mortgage bowl becomes an opportunity to dab up the guy you played against in high school once basically.

 

[KittenVol]

Just like the NFL, it's fun in the last three or four weeks of the season to see who plays themselves in and who plays themselves out, even if your team isn't really in the running.

As far as bowl game for UT, I don't know if Duke's Mayo would want UT since we played in Charlotte in the kick off game this year, but they might because of brand recognition.
Citrus against Miami would be cool as well to get exposure in that recruiting area.

My ideal bowl game would see Joey A start and regardless of big lead or not, see G Mac the entire second half.

We played in Charlotte last year. I’m sure they’d love to have us back.