Tennessee’s 2026-2029 schedules reveal discussion

#79
#79
I know the Little 10 whined about the SEC not playing 9 conference games but look at those schedule and compare that to the current Little 10 schedules where you get to play Rutgers, Northwestern, Maryland, UCLA, Minnesota, Purdue, etc. and tell who has the weak schedules. The worst SEC schedule will be tougher than most, if not all, Big 10 schedules. Yes, the Big 10 has good teams at the top but the depth just isn’t near the SEC, as the bottom half of the Big 10 is pitiful.
 
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#82
#82
hUTch2002 said:
I know the Little 10 whined about the SEC not playing 9 conference games but look at those schedule and compare that to the current Little 10 schedules where you get to play Rutgers, Northwestern, Maryland, UCLA, Minnesota, Purdue, etc. and tell who has the weak schedules. The worst SEC schedule will be tougher than most, if not all, Big 10 schedules. Yes, the Big 10 has good teams at the top but the depth just isn’t near the SEC, as the bottom half of the Big 10 is pitiful.
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Look at the Big Ten's top 5 teams and their conference schedules this year:

Ohio St - at Washington, Minnesota, at Illinois, at Wisconsin, Penn State, at Purdue, UCLA, Rutgers, at Michigan
Penn St - Oregon, at UCLA, Northwestern, at Iowa, at Ohio St, Indiana, at Michigan St, Nebraska, at Rutgers
Oregon - at Northwestern, at Penn St, Indiana, at Rutgers, Wisconsin, at Iowa, Minnesota, USC, at Washington
USC - at Purdue, Michigan St, at Illinois, Michigan, at Nebraska, Northwestern, Iowa, at Oregon, UCLA
Indiana - Illinois, at Iowa, at Oregon, Michigan St, UCLA, at Maryland, at Penn St, Wisconsin, at Purdue

That's like five teams going 10-2 or better and in a 16 team playoff, they all make it
 
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#84
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20262027202820292030
FurmanTennessee StateWest Virginia (Charlotte)Washingtonat Washington
at Georgia TechGeorgia Tech
Kennesaw StateWestern Michigan
Auburnat Oklahomaat TexasMissouri
at ArkansasArkansasat Mississippi State
Ole Missat AuburnOklahoma
Kentuckyat Kentuckyat KentuckyKentucky
Alabamaat AlabamaAlabamaat AlabamaAlabama
at South CarolinaMississippi StateSouth Carolina
Texasat MissouriKentuckyat Ole Miss
at Texas A&MFloridaat LSUGeorgia
LSUat GeorgiaTexas A&Mat Florida
at VanderbiltVanderbiltat VanderbiltVanderbiltat Vanderbilt
 
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Rickyvol77 said:
20262027202820292030
FurmanTennessee StateWest Virginia (Charlotte)Washingtonat Washington
at Georgia TechGeorgia Tech
Kennesaw StateWestern Michigan
Auburnat Oklahomaat TexasMissouri
at ArkansasArkansasat Mississippi State
Ole Missat AuburnOklahoma
Kentuckyat Kentuckyat KentuckyKentucky
Alabamaat AlabamaAlabamaat AlabamaAlabama
at South CarolinaMississippi StateSouth Carolina
Texasat MissouriKentuckyat Ole Miss
at Texas A&MFloridaat LSUGeorgia
LSUat GeorgiaTexas A&Mat Florida
at VanderbiltVanderbiltat VanderbiltVanderbiltat Vanderbilt
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We don’t know who our three permanent opponents are for 2030 yet. That will be re-evaluated at the time.
 
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Rickyvol77 said:
Look at the Big Ten's top 5 teams and their conference schedules this year:

Ohio St - at Washington, Minnesota, at Illinois, at Wisconsin, Penn State, at Purdue, UCLA, Rutgers, at Michigan
Penn St - Oregon, at UCLA, Northwestern, at Iowa, at Ohio St, Indiana, at Michigan St, Nebraska, at Rutgers
Oregon - at Northwestern, at Penn St, Indiana, at Rutgers, Wisconsin, at Iowa, Minnesota, USC, at Washington
USC - at Purdue, Michigan St, at Illinois, Michigan, at Nebraska, Northwestern, Iowa, at Oregon, UCLA
Indiana - Illinois, at Iowa, at Oregon, Michigan St, UCLA, at Maryland, at Penn St, Wisconsin, at Purdue

That's like five teams going 10-2 or better and in a 16 team playoff, they all make it
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They each play 2-3 games that are a threat. Top SEC teams play double that, although these days the “easy” SEC wins are not so easy.
 
#90
#90
Wow. I can't believe I didn't see a single post with someone whining about UGA and Florida being off our schedule as permanent/4 year rivals. I for one am thrilled and can use a break from my hate for the Gators for a couple of years.
 
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Rickyvol77 said:
20262027202820292030
FurmanTennessee StateWest Virginia (Charlotte)Washingtonat Washington
at Georgia TechGeorgia Tech
Kennesaw StateWestern Michigan
Auburnat Oklahomaat TexasMissouri
at ArkansasArkansasat Mississippi State
Ole Missat AuburnOklahoma
Kentuckyat Kentuckyat KentuckyKentucky
Alabamaat AlabamaAlabamaat AlabamaAlabama
at South CarolinaMississippi StateSouth Carolina
Texasat MissouriKentuckyat Ole Miss
at Texas A&MFloridaat LSUGeorgia
LSUat GeorgiaTexas A&Mat Florida
at VanderbiltVanderbiltat VanderbiltVanderbiltat Vanderbilt
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Wish we could get that West Virginia neutral site game changed to a home and home series.
 
#92
#92
I know to some, the season is long enough and certainly the conference has more than enough teams now, but I wish everyone could play everyone every year like in basketball. I hate waiting a year to have our first crack at Texas and other teams like Auburn.
 
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#94
MDsweetT said:
As someone who lives in Austin, not too surprised. Arch coming to Neyland with the whole Manning angle makes sense.
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The one game I was almost certain they would schedule is Texas in Knoxville for this exact reason. Same reason they sent us to Oklahoma last year with the angle of Josh returning home. It’s about TV and marketing.
 
#96
#96
Rocky Top T said:
We need to find a good QB in the portal after this season or start getting Gmac some snaps when we can. Our schedule is about to get real as is every other SEC team
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If they get a QB in the portal, I doubt it would be for a starter. I know they’re really high on Mac. I agree they need to get him ready for next year. Of course, a big part of that is adding weight.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
If they get a QB in the portal, I doubt it would be for a starter. I know they’re really high on Mac. I agree they need to get him ready for next year. Of course, a big part of that is adding weight.
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I agree, but we got to have another scholarship QB, I believe Merk leaves, need a QB with some experience, I say get one and let them battle it out. I do really like Gmac.
 
#99
#99
Rickyvol77 said:
20262027202820292030
FurmanTennessee StateWest Virginia (Charlotte)Washingtonat Washington
at Georgia TechGeorgia Tech
Kennesaw StateWestern Michigan
Auburnat Oklahomaat TexasMissouri
at ArkansasArkansasat Mississippi State
Ole Missat AuburnOklahoma
Kentuckyat Kentuckyat KentuckyKentucky
Alabamaat AlabamaAlabamaat AlabamaAlabama
at South CarolinaMississippi StateSouth Carolina
Texasat MissouriKentuckyat Ole Miss
at Texas A&MFloridaat LSUGeorgia
LSUat GeorgiaTexas A&Mat Florida
at VanderbiltVanderbiltat VanderbiltVanderbiltat Vanderbilt
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We owe West Virginia a ass kicking
 
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