Scheduling
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OrangeByBirth
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First, I'm far from "whacky." I might be a little wacky but I know the difference.
There have not been "many years" close to a bowl game. Perhaps "many" is defined by your brief history as a Vol. I have been a donor and season ticket holder since the late 1960's. I have attended games regularly for several years before that with my Grandfather and also worked concessions at Neyland. I know about winning and about losing.
Frankly, I resent being asked as a donor to continue to pay higher prices for season tickets with maybe 2 or 3 worthwhile games. When no more than 1 or 2 games a year might be on TV, it was an opportunity to see a game and enjoy the pageantry of UT football. The 2 legged scenery was always invigorating, too. Now, I can only look!
I love winning. I don't understand why a win in Bristol or Charlotte counts more than a win in Neyland. If you look at future schedules (linked above by 'gunner'), you will see nothing beyond the SEC games added to Neyland. ZILCH! Why is the athletic department so ashamed of the best home game atmosphere in the NCAA?
MasterShake Vol8
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it just seems that the current administration is not set on wanting to give in to home and home series...seems like they are setting us up for what Alabama tries to do...Bama will schedule one of those beginning of the year games against a team they know they can beat either one or two years out..that way they take the guess work out of how good a team will be 5 to 6 years down the road...and we have scheduled elite teams, it is just that the college football landscape has changed drastically in the last few years...we had ohio state and they got out of it, nebraska series was postponed for 10 years and we have usc coming up in early 2020's which I am sure will change by the time it comes around to play the games...teams now have more teams in their conferences and only have a goal of getting into the top 4 to play for a national title...just wait until it gets pushed up to an 8 team playoff...there is no reason to schedule a 50/50 type game then when you have bigger goals...I get what you are saying with how much you pay for tickets but at the end of the day that is your choice...I do not see a problem with 7 home games that include 4 very good SEC games (even Vandy or UK is at least a wanna be rivalry game) one game against a solid school like we have had Utah State, Cincy in the recent past....one game that is a gimme against a local school...Chatt, or EKU etc...and one game against a Sun Belt team...Arkansas St, Troy, WKU have all been on our schedule...that is just what you are going to get when it comes to big time college football...you even see teams like Michigan and Notre Dame not schedule each other anymore....its just crazy...just enjoy Oklahoma this year because it maybe the end of a dying time
OrangeByBirth
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I remember when the schedule always included real games out of conference. Some were absolute classics. Twice in just a few months, Penn State was in Neyland. For the last game of the season, they were ranked #1 nationally and undefeated. The Vols whipped their butts, something like 31-10! The next year, they returned to Neyland early in the season and lost again while not losing again during the season! That year, UT managed to lose to 2 schools from Alabama (a Bill Battle issue for his entire tenure).
Clemson used to be a semi-regular feature on UT's schedule with a very competitive history. FSU, UCLA, UNC, Maryland, and others have also rotated on/off with some frequency. The mantra was always, "Anybody, any time!"
Clemson used to be a semi-regular feature on UT's schedule with a very competitive history. FSU, UCLA, UNC, Maryland, and others have also rotated on/off with some frequency. The mantra was always, "Anybody, any time!"
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Hart came from Bama, where he was an assistant AD; thus, his vision for the football program and rebuilding it will be very much based on what Saban did to rebuild Bama, because he has seen this work.
Scheduling is no different for Hart. Look for the Vols to continue to schedule neutral site games that are winnable in cities that comprise much of the Vols recruiting base.
Ericvol2096
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Surprised no one has mentioned the Entertainment tax yet.
The main reason you are seeing these neutral site games is because Hart is rightly playing hard ball with the city of Knoxville on the Entertainment Tax they charge the AD on all TN football home games.
Other schools don't have this and he is basically saying, if you won't get rid of it then I am moving the game and all of the city's restaurants, bars and hotels won't get that revenue because you won't drop your tax on us.
We will see if they ever drop it and the big OOC games can ever come back to Neyland.
Go Vols
The main reason you are seeing these neutral site games is because Hart is rightly playing hard ball with the city of Knoxville on the Entertainment Tax they charge the AD on all TN football home games.
Other schools don't have this and he is basically saying, if you won't get rid of it then I am moving the game and all of the city's restaurants, bars and hotels won't get that revenue because you won't drop your tax on us.
We will see if they ever drop it and the big OOC games can ever come back to Neyland.
Go Vols
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