Official North Carolina vs. Tennessee - Music City Bowl thread

#76
#76
Stuck at the office until 3:30 wishing I could head downtown now. My first game in a long time and my second bowl game ever.
 
#79
#79
I liked this bowl breakdown, courtesy cnnsi:

Reason to watch: This is the matchup Tennessee paid $750,000 to wipe off its schedule for the next two seasons. The Vols were set to travel to Chapel Hill in 2011, the Tar Heels to Knoxville in 2012, but Tennessee fought to move the series to later in the decade in an effort to make its schedule easier. When North Carolina refused, Tennessee had to buy out the series. The response from Tennessee fans wasn't pretty, prompting athletic director Mike Hamilton to push for the matchup with North Carolina in Nashville.

Keep an eye on: North Carolina's running game. Anthony Elzy's rise from second-string fullback to starting running back gave the Heels a dependable ball-carrier in a season that saw Johnny White and heralded freshman Giovani Bernard injured, Ryan Houston redshirted and Shaun Draughn limited by eligibility issues and injury. But with Elzy not making the trip to Nashville due to academic issues, the running game again becomes a problem for North Carolina. The bulk of the carries should go to the senior Draughn, who is expected to be fully healthy, but no other player on the roster has more than nine carries this season.

Did you know: North Carolina is making its third straight bowl appearance, but the first outside the state of North Carolina after playing in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte the last two years. Meanwhile, this will be the fourth Tennessee stadium the Volunteers have appeared in this season. Along with Neyland Stadium, they also traveled to Memphis' Liberty Bowl Stadium and took on Vanderbilt in Vanderbilt Stadium.

Final analysis: Tennessee turned the corner after Tyler Bray supplanted Matt Simms at quarterback. The freshman threw 11 touchdowns to four interceptions as the Vols rattled off four straight wins to become bowl eligible, but three of those opponents ranked 80th or worse in total defense. The Tar Heels defense would be the best Bray has faced as a starter, but the Heels took a big hit when they lost star linebacker Bruce Carter to a torn ACL. North Carolina has overcome more than its share of adversity this season, but how much is too much? Expect the Vols to feed off a heavily pro-Tennessee crowd and cap coach Derek Dooley's first season with a bowl win.

The pick: Tennessee 21, North Carolina 17


Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com
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bleed orange11 said:
Where is the Vol walk going to be? Start at 2nd st?
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Tennessee fans can welcome the Vols to the 2010 Franklin American Mortgage Music Bowl in style here Thursday with a pregame Vol Walk beginning at 3:15 p.m. Central time.

The Vols are scheduled to arrive at LP Field on the stadium's south side, near 2nd Street, in advance of the 5:30 p.m. kickoff against North Carolina. Thursday's game is sold out and being televised nationally by ESPN, with the Vol Network providing radio coverage.
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Looks like it.

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#84
#84
I'm in - my office for another hour-forty - then wally for nacho stuff - then home and TV!

Whatalife!

I'm just glad somemod made this thread official and ended the discussion.
 
#86
#86
The pregame pep rally with the our band is sad.. why did we only bring 20 memebers???we widend the street for them and 20 members walked by....UNC brought the whole group....
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#88
#88
Just got a free drink at Starbucks. Tellin ya'll this is a good day. 50-14 UT.
 
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#93
ttocswob said:
I'm in - my office for another hour-forty - then wally for nacho stuff - then home and TV!

Whatalife!

I'm just glad somemod made this thread official and ended the discussion.
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I was in a production meeting for mine when he posted his. 4-0 game threads don't just make themselves.

:)
 
#94
#94
Manvol said:
The pregame pep rally with the our band is sad.. why did we only bring 20 memebers???we widend the street for them and 20 members walked by....UNC brought the whole group....
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That's pathetic if we didn't bring our whole band.:no:
 
#100
#100
Currently at Gerst Haus across from LP Field.....drinking some Warstiener and eating some brautwurst
 
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