I was just thinking about what makes a physically dominating team. Some factors that contribute are conditioning, mentality, and ability. I was thinking back on teams that I thought just whipped Tennessee physically over the years, even when Tennessee was good. This is just what comes to mind, certainly not a complete list.
Nebraska 1997
Auburn 2004
Georgia 2005
Arkansas 2006
Florida 2007
Most of the current Alabama teams
Physical Tennessee Teams in the past 20 years (i am sure there are more, but these stand out to me)
1998
2001
2015?
So the question I have is what specifically makes a team physically dominating or what is the key that moves a team into that category. Personnel(ability, talent, and individual mentality) seems to me to be the most important factor. Most of those teams had some really great players who brought that with them to the field.
I would normally look and say personnel, but then I look at that 1997 Nebraska team that destroyed us, even though I thought the Vols had more NFL talent.
Would enjoy hearing others thoughts.
Nebraska 1997
Auburn 2004
Georgia 2005
Arkansas 2006
Florida 2007
Most of the current Alabama teams
Physical Tennessee Teams in the past 20 years (i am sure there are more, but these stand out to me)
1998
2001
2015?
So the question I have is what specifically makes a team physically dominating or what is the key that moves a team into that category. Personnel(ability, talent, and individual mentality) seems to me to be the most important factor. Most of those teams had some really great players who brought that with them to the field.
I would normally look and say personnel, but then I look at that 1997 Nebraska team that destroyed us, even though I thought the Vols had more NFL talent.
Would enjoy hearing others thoughts.