Scale 1-10 how important is the Vanderbilt game and why?

[utfantilidie]

Years ago Vanderbilt was a given. It didn’t matter if we had won 10-15 in a row still you don’t lose to them. Not the in state rival. Important game . I’ll give it an 8 on the scale 1-10.

 

[Sarms58]

I’ll go along with 8 - after the last few coaches I just can’t feel confident going into games we should win with no problem. Hopefully it will be like the Missouri game and we just blow them away in the first 20 minute.

 

[imw8n4u]

A loss would basically negate everything positive about the season so far. That makes it a 9 or 10 on the must win scale.

 

[BoroVol93]

It’s vandy and you never wanna lose to them so that makes it important hard to put a number on it but Vols by a lot in this one and will be as long as coach heup is here…

 

[Tarkus]

I would say 8-9. We haven’t played a really bad game all year and it would be a real letdown to finish the regular season with one. We certainly don’t want the negative recruiting narrative to be that we lost to Vanderbilt. We have a lot of hope and improvement to sell recruits right now but that would definitely take a hit with a loss to that bunch.

 

[1NCvolunteer]

10……because it’s the next game.

 

[The Original Fade]

A loss would basically negate everything positive about the season so far. That makes it a 9 or 10 on the must win scale.

Agree. Can’t end this season with a home loss to a garbage team

 

[gnm53108]

A loss would basically negate everything positive about the season so far. That makes it a 9 or 10 on the must win scale.

This.

10

 

[Storm Shadow]

Tennessee will crush Vandy. The days of Tennessee struggling with bad teams is over. The next step is winning more 50/50 games. Then it's on to competing with the powerhouses. This is a good place to be in year 1.

Oh, this game is a 10 on the importance scale

 

[burntorangeVOLffle]

I would say 8-9. We haven’t played a really bad game all year and it would be a real letdown to finish the regular season with one. We certainly don’t want the negative recruiting narrative to be that we lost to Vanderbilt. We have a lot of hope and improvement to sell recruits right now but that would definitely take a hit with a loss to that bunch.

I think our worst game was UGA and they had a lot to do with that.

Vandy is no UGA

 

[peaygolf]

It’s a 10

Vanderbilt game is always a 10.

 

[87&91ALUM]

Nothing, I repeat nothing, is worse for a UT fan than to lose to Peabody U. Beating Florida, Georgia, Auburn, and Alabama means we are at the top of our game. Losing to Vandy means we are at the bottom of our game. I would call it a 10 in terms of importance to our program. Especially x 100 losing to the left end radicals in Neyland Stadium. So....win, win big, do not take your foot off the accelerator and definitely run up the score.

 

[BucksnortVol]

Is this Vandy game big? As Fulmer said a long time ago,....."They're all big."

 

[chuck0303]

Years ago Vanderbilt was a given. It didn’t matter if we had won 10-15 in a row still you don’t lose to them. Not the in state rival. Important game . I’ll give it an 8 on the scale 1-10.

If you don't know that by now then you're not a fan. I hope you're not the same dufuss that calls for polls all the time.

 

[golfballs]

2

 

[VolDave53]

Because the General said it was important: 10!

 

[CAVPUT]

10……because it’s the next game.

It's a 10 because a loss to vandy would make the season more or less meaningless. We had to establish or should I say reestablish this program by beating the teams we historically own. Once we've accomplished that, we can set our sights on the UGA and UF's of the SECE. A loss Saturday would be devastating to Heupel and this program. Having said that....we ain't losin' to Candy on Saturday. No way no how.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Doesn’t really matter either way cause Vandy ain’t winning this game.

Heupel actually beats cupcake teams unlike Pruitt.

 

[VolBricks]

10.1 because you have to show little brother who really owns this state. AND the next time we play Tiger High in football we need to "Lay the Hate" on them as well.

 

[House of Neyland]

We beat them by 25 last year with a dead man walking coach and a team that had checked out for the year. Tennessee 45 Vandy 13 my prediction we aren’t losing to those clowns agsin anytime soon

 

[ptcarter]

2

I give it a zero. It’s only significant if the threat is real. Vanderbilt is hot garbage this year. Game will be over by halftime.

It’s like the posting of a govt. job opening. Go ahead and apply, but they already know who is getting hired. They show up with their truck of shoulder pads, helmets and cleats. Put them on and run around the field for several hours , and take them off and put them back in their truck and send it to Nashville. WGWTFA

 

[vols 30]

Is this Vandy game big? As Fulmer said a long time ago,....."They're all big."

And a long time ago someone replied with a "TWSS"

 

[Hacksaw]

Every game is a 10

 

[golfballs]

Saying this game is a 10 is like saying “the next game is always the most important” 🙄

 

[GA VOL]

Honestly, what does Candy have this year (strengths, weaknesses, etc....)? I've paid zero attention to them.