Is Tennessee's Athletics Department the worst in the SEC?

[Volsfaninva917]

I'm listening to a local show and the conversation came up that Tennessee has had the least success out of all the teams in the 4 major sports.

The criteria was

Win 10 games in one season in football

Make a mens Final 4

Make a womens Final 4

Make the CWS


Tennessee is the only school to have not accomplished any of these since 2009, is this right?

 

[IknoxvolsI]

Vanderbilt doesn't even have an athletic department so I dunno!

 

[Boca Vol]

Vanderbilt doesn't even have an athletic department so I dunno!

And yet they can check off a box on that list.

 

[General Jack]

Not sure on the answer to your question, but I had a similar train of thought last night.

I feel like every other SEC has won an SEC title or at least played for one in at least one of the big 3 men's sports since our last (b-ball 2008), not sure if I'm right.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

Vanderbilt doesn't even have an athletic department so I dunno!

That doesn't help, at all

 

[General Jack]

We are definitely an "also-ran" program over the past decade as frustrating as that is.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

We are definitely an "also-ran" program over the past decade as frustrating as that is.

What's even more frustrating is to see the athletic department celebrate things like the music city bowl like Tennessee won the natty.

 

[Orange&White]

I have no idea if those stats are accurate from 2009, but in the last decade or so it's been pretty apparent that we are not keeping up with other SEC programs.

Of course we hang our hat on football and women's basketball, but a lot of other SEC programs are solid across the board in all sports. Florida, Georgia, LSU, Alabama, and others are always doing really well and competing for championships in multiple sports. It makes me sick. Meanwhile on Rocky Top, it seems our programs are always struggling to take it to the next level and when they are in a position to actually achieve something we choke.

Regardless, I love Tennessee. The heart wants what it wants. Go Vols!

 

[Boca Vol]

All those other programs must cheat.

 

[The Shooter McGavin]

I'm Rick Harrison, and this is my pawn shop. I work here with my old man and my son, Big Hoss. Everything in here has a story and a price. One thing I've learned after 21 years - you never know what is gonna come through that door.

 

[HollowaytoSeivers]

I'm listening to a local show and the conversation came up that Tennessee has had the least success out of all the teams in the 4 major sports.

The criteria was

Win 10 games in one season in football

Make a mens Final 4

Make a womens Final 4

Make the CWS


Tennessee is the only school to have not accomplished any of these since 2009, is this right?

Sad, but true.

Now, if you added the CWS for softball, Tennessee saves face a little with appearances in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2015.

 

[Orange_Vol1321]

I'm listening to a local show and the conversation came up that Tennessee has had the least success out of all the teams in the 4 major sports.

The criteria was

Win 10 games in one season in football

Make a mens Final 4

Make a womens Final 4

Make the CWS


Tennessee is the only school to have not accomplished any of these since 2009, is this right?

Not sure if correct but look no farther than our big donor if it is.

 

[General Jack]

Just imagine if we'd hired a Jeremy Foley type instead of Mike Hamilton to replace Doug Dickey.

 

[99gator]

My first thought was....

Wow, Tennessee hasn't been to the women's basketball final four since 2008.

 

[photovol]

Champions of Life, no less:loco:

Go Vols

 

[KBVol]

Vanderbilt doesn't even have an athletic department so I dunno!

....and they're better in basketball, light years better in baseball and have beaten us in football 2 of the last 4 years, so.....

 

[KBVol]

All those other programs must cheat.

Oh yeah, no doubt. And they're definitely paying everybody 😳

 

[BigOrangeD]

My first thought was....

Wow, Tennessee hasn't been to the women's basketball final four since 2008.

Yep. Holly sucks.

 

['Boro-vol]

Our Administration has successfully institutionalized apathy. It's almost like mediocrity has become a key point of the mission statement.

 

[Coach_Z]

Champions of Life, no less:loco:

Go Vols

There it is! It took 14 posts, but someone said it!

Now we're just waiting on someone to mention 5-star hearts and resiliency and we've got dead horse bingo!

 

[Chilmonty]

Love how when you want to make a STATEMENT about something Without actually making the Statement, just put it in the form of a question!

Example:

"Is D4H REALLY a Colossal Asshat Doucher Troll??" :blink::blink:

.

 

[aredfox28]

Champions of Life, no less:loco:

Go Vols

This... this right here is what we can hang our hats on, nobody else can claim this...

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

You get what you pay for. The athletic department has had a mid major mentality since the days of Mid Major Mike Hamilton. Since 2009, we've kept coaches too long, not given the financial resources to coaches to compete, and hired from the bargain bin all to save a buck. It has not worked.

As much as I hate the saying, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result....yet, we keep a WBB coach that has been passed by programs such as Louisville, etc.

We've got 5* expectations with a 2* spending gameplan

 

[82_VOL_83]

I'm listening to a local show and the conversation came up that Tennessee has had the least success out of all the teams in the 4 major sports.

The criteria was

Win 10 games in one season in football

Make a mens Final 4

Make a womens Final 4

Make the CWS


Tennessee is the only school to have not accomplished any of these since 2009, is this right?

So this list could be covered by 4 teams in the last 7 years?

 

[82_VOL_83]

So it's also theoretically possible to win the SEC championship in FB every one of those years and not make that list?