Countdown to Kickoff vs South Carolina

[peaygolf]

Awesome run by Jeff Powell

The male cheerleader had a nice view.....................of the run

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

The male cheerleader had a nice view.....................of the run

Indeed

 

[peaygolf]

101 days.........

Eric Ainge passed for 365 yards and Josh Briscoe caught 7 passes for 101 yards and a 29 yard touchdown, in the Vols 21-17 victory over Wisconsin, in the 2008 Outback Bowl. Little did Vols fans know, this was Philip Fulmer’s last Bowl win as Head Coach of the Vols.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

 

[Tin Man]

I had good seats at the 1990 Cotton Bowl. Fine weather, big plays, and a Vols victory.

 

[peaygolf]

100 days........

In the 1950 game vs Washington & Lee, the Vols had to score every way conceivable to avoid an upset. Jimmy Hahn returned a kickoff 83 yrds for a score and Bert Rechichar returned an interception 50 yrds and a punt return 100 yards for touchdowns in the Vols 27-20 victory over the Generals. Rechichar’s 100 punt return still stands as the longest in Tennessee history.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

100 days........

In the 1950 game vs Washington & Lee, the Vols had to score every way conceivable to avoid an upset. Jimmy Hahn returned a kickoff 83 yrds for a score and Bert Rechichar returned an interception 50 yrds and a punt return 100 yards for touchdowns in the Vols 27-20 victory over the Generals. Rechichar’s 100 punt return still stands as the longest in Tennessee history.

View attachment 283005

8-2 Washington & Lee went to the 1951 Gator Bowl and lost 20-7 to 9-0 Wyoming

 

[peaygolf]

99 days..........(double digits)

Kacy Rodgers, #99, played linebacker and defensive end from 1988-1991. Rodgers was the 18th ranked DE out of Humboldt (TN) High School. Rodgers was an honorable mention All-SEC and finished his Vols career with 131 total tackles. After brief stints in the NFL and CFL, Rodgers has been an assistant coach in college and the NFL.

 

[Wireless1]

242 days.........

In Memphis, Peyton Manning played Ole Miss for the first time. We all know the background, and Peyton made Rebel fans ever more upset. Manning was nearly flawless, as he went 18-22 for 242 yrds and a TD to Marcus Nash in the Vols 41-3 victory.

View attachment 252368

Is that what visiting locker rooms look like today? Or was that what our home locker room looked like in Peyton's day?

 

[peaygolf]

Is that what visiting locker rooms look like today? Or was that what our home locker room looked like in Peyton's day?

IDK...looks like my old HS baseball locker room

rest assured it's NOT what UT's locker room looks like today.

 

[peaygolf]

99 days..........(double digits)

Kacy Rodgers, #99, played linebacker and defensive end from 1988-1991. Rodgers was the 18th ranked DE out of Humboldt (TN) High School. Rodgers was an honorable mention All-SEC and finished his Vols career with 131 total tackles. After brief stints in the NFL and CFL, Rodgers has been an assistant coach in college and the NFL.
View attachment 283250

I'm going to countdown players #'s from here to #1. Not necessarily the best player to wear that number, but someone that was instrumental to the success of Tennessee football. Hope y'all enjoy. Should be fun!

 

[Tin Man]

(double digits)

 

[Wireless1]

Why would you have to give up either? You go to 9 conference games. Expand playoffs to 8 teams. Bigger tv revenue. Problem solved.

The math unfortunately doesn't work out that way for the SEC. That would mean 7 more SEC team losses, most likely for the bottom 7 teams in the league, which typically means 2 or 3 fewer SEC teams in bowl games, hence less bowl revenue.
While expanding to 8 playoff teams would almost assure 2 SEC teams in them, rules would probably prohibit 3 teams, and expanded playoffs probably take the next 4 highest bowls taking 8 teams out of those in the present format. The SEC typically would get 2 teams into those next 4 (assuming we don't have 2 in the playoff) so we'd end up losing a third school from a premier game (SEC would get paid, but the third school would not)

 

[Wireless1]

To be fair we got screwed by the refs. LSU substituted and we ran players on but refs didn’t give us the time for the substitutions as required.

And they had more than 2 players in motion when the ball was snapped.... I was at the game

 

[Tin Man]

To solve the SEC's football schedule problems, either go to a 6-plus-fully-rotating-two or whole-conference-no-divisions with a fully rotating 8-game schedule, pairing the two teams with the best records in the CCG. In the 6+2 divisions schedule, annual rivalries could be kept by pairs using one of the remaining four games to play each other in those years when the SEC doesn't schedule them. Georgia-Auburn and Bama-Tennessee would likely elect to do this.

 

[peaygolf]

98 days........

From 1979-1981 and 1983, Mark Studaway, was a solid piece to a defensive front with Reggie White and Mike Cofer. Studaway, #98, finished his career with 78 total tackles and 4 sacks. Battling knee injuries, Studaway was never a star, but was good enough to be a 4th round pick by the Houston Oilers.

Studaway sack on Walter Lewis

 

[peaygolf]

Also........just for kicks.

Gary Moore.......1979 opening kickoff vs Auburn. 98 yrds!!!!!

 

[peaygolf]

97 days.......

Paul Bain, #97, was a walk-on transfer from Tusculum College in 2015. He was red-shirted in ‘14 at Tusculum and did not see any playing time in his first season at UT. He saw action in 2 games in 2016 and 2 games in 2017. In the opener vs Ga. Tech, Bain blocked a last second FG attempt, to secure the Vols win and became a cult hero. His last season in Knoxville, Bain became a useful member of the defensive line rotation, appearing in all 12 games. Bain recorded 11 tackles and a fumble recovery vs West Virginia. For his career, Bain had 13 tackles and earned his scholarship as a member of the Vols.

The Block........

 

[MAD]

 

[peaygolf]

96 days........

Tyrone Robinson, #96, was an outside linebacker from Bridgeport, AL. After a redshirt year in ‘82, Robinson played little in ‘83 and ‘84. In ‘85, Tyrone was the starter in game one and played well until a toe injury sidelined him for part of the season. He finished the season with 16 total tackles and a fumble recovery vs UCLA. As a senior in ‘86, he played special teams an was a solid backup to Dale Jones and Brian Kimbro. He finished his UT career with 34 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 fumble recovery.

 

[OneManGang]

Tyrone was one of the hundreds of Vols who have passed through the program since its founding who labored in obscurity and for whom the wearing of the Orange was the pinnacle of their football careers. I'm so glad you chose one of them.

I had a very good friend who played for Tennessee in the early '60s He liked to joke that he was the very last single-wing center in UT history. He was on the team for all four years (three active) but never saw enough playing time to letter. Coach Dickey made sure he got one though. There was a category called a "Service Letter" and he got one of those. It wasn't much, but he was intensely proud to be a Vol Letterman. I can still hear his stories about the Vol legends he played alongside. RIP, Rodney, I miss you.

 

[peaygolf]

95 days........

Kim Logan, #95, came to play for Bill Battle, and left playing for Coach Majors. In 1974, Logan played sparingly at DE and was moved to linebacker in ‘75. He made 16 total tackles, with 3 for a loss as a sophomore and continued to impress as a junior, with 39 total tackles and 3 for a loss. Logan was expecting a huge senior season in ‘77, but an ankle injury caused him to miss spring practice and limited him during the season. Logan did play in all 11 games and produced 45 tackles and a forced fumble. Logan finished his career with 100 total tackles.

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

The male cheerleader had a nice view.....................of the run

Lends a new meaning to "working out at the 'Y'".

 

[peaygolf]

94 days.......

Jason Hall, #94, was only a 2 star out of McCallie, but played above his rating. From ‘02-‘05, Hall had 101 tackles, 11 sacks, one forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. Hall was a 2nd Team All-SEC in 2005. Jason went on to played for NFL Europe and for three NFL teams, including the Titans.

 

[peaygolf]

93 days........

Mike “Stop” Cofer, #93, played for the Vols from 1979-1982. He was a hometown kid from Rule HS, and made an immediate impact as a freshman, with 27 tackles and an fumble recovery. A solid sophomore year was cut short with an injury, but his junior and senior seasons were he flourished. Playing opposite of Reggie White, Cofer had 94 tackles and a blocked punt in ‘81 and had 84 tackles, 4 sacks, and 2 fumble recoveries in ‘82. He was named All-SEC as a senior and was drafted by the Detroit Lions. He was a Pro Bowl selection in 1988 and finished with 62.5 sacks.
Cofer passed away in March of 2019 at the age of 58.