Since nothing is ever off the table at VolNation, I had a feeling that somewhere along the line this question would be asked.
My non-answer is (c) None of the above.
One way of avoiding the choice between being shot in the left foot (again for the 12th or the 10th time, depending upon which foot that a persons assigns which team) versus the right foot (again) is to rephrase the question by taking some of the emotion out of it (impossible): is a divisional loss worse than a non-divisional loss?
They usually go on sale in June or July. However I think there is a less than zero percent chance they will have any UF or Bama tickets available for sale.
If you are for sure going, no matter the record or delusions of winning if we look bad, I would say go to Bama. More history, better coach, one of CFB's greatest rivalry games.
If UT has a decent start then I would pick UF, crowd will be more fired up with an undefeated team and the atmosphere will be amazing.
If UT kills their 1st 3 opponents in every faze of the game then I would go to Bama. If there are signs that this team is focused on a national championship then watch the big dogs fight it out. That game may signify a changing of the guard in the SEC
Best go to the Florida bash. Seems like a lot of money to spend on Bama when most of the orange has cranked their boats by the end of the 3rd quarter.
I wish I could disagree but I cannot. The last game I attended was the 2012 Alabama game. We stayed until the clock hit zero but it was rough. I have not been in a fight in over two decades but the always "classy" visiting Alabama fans had me ready to turn Neyland into the thunder dome that night. I could have thrown every arogant prick in crimson over the railing and watched them splat on to the pavement without any guilt.
I look back and am happy my wife was able to set me straight. I understand football is a game but the Alabama fans that I was unfortunate to meet that night were trashy cowards. If a tide fan ever says another word to my wife I might need a gofundme page to afford the bail that comes along with violent crimes.