Expectations of Tennessee Football Program

[EZE]

Top 15 finish every year
Division title every three years
Conference title every four-five years

If we're as good a program as we think we are, these aren't drastic asks. Florida and Missouri each accidentally won the division twice in recent years.

This program is historically nowhere near as great as many of you think it is.

 

[daniel3417]

This program is historically nowhere near as great as many of you think it is.

Great mindset. First, you're wrong (see below). Second, if you're right, are you OK with letting the programs you think are "great" being the only ones who win?

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Tennessee has the 8th most wins of any college football team. The Vols are behind only Alabama in the SEC. Tennessee has the 10th highest win percentage of any college football team. Again, only Alabama is higher in the SEC.

Tennessee has the 10th most national championships of any college football program. In the SEC, only Alabama has more. Tennessee ranks behind only Alabama for the most SEC Championships with 13.

Tennessee has played in the 5th most bowl games in college football. Tied with Georgia, only Alabama ranks ahead of the Vols in the SEC. Tennessee also has won the 5th most bowl games in college football. Alabama and Georgia are the only teams in the SEC ahead of them.

Last year, Forbes estimated that the Tennessee Volunteers football program was worth $121 million. That was good for 3rd in the country. No other SEC was valued more highly than the Vols. Tennessee spends the 2nd most money in recruiting of any college football program. Only Auburn spends more in the country and the SEC.

Tennessee's Neyland Stadium is the 5th largest college football stadium in the country, and only Texas A&M is larger in the SEC. In 2015, Tennessee had the 6th highest average home attendance in college football. Only Alabama, Texas A&M and LSU had more in the SEC.

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I could go on. But GTFO here your "we're not that great" BS. It's very disappointing that some sorry coaches over the last 10 years have wiped everyone's memory of what is and remains one of the nation's proudest football programs.

 

[jbr82]

This program is historically nowhere near as great as many of you think it is.

But it can be. It has been in spurts. Roller coaster program. Have to stop shooting self in foot. Ex is last yr and a yr you beat top teams in the East other than yourself and lose to the worse.....even on top of injuries I observed we still should have won.....those are.examples.of shooting self in foot....which this.program is accustomed of doing. It can be and has to stop.