Tennessee has no Rival

[northknoxvol]

We have teams that share dislike for each other, but if you ask Alabama they will say Auburn, Florida will say Florida State. Wonder if we will ever start a series with someone who could become our rivals one day and play that game for a trophy or something. Who are your ideas for the team that would spark a rivalry with UT?

 

[Hulavol]

We are LSU in that regard. Only team in state.

 

[loservol]

We have teams that share dislike for each other, but if you ask Alabama they will say Auburn, Florida will say Florida State. Wonder if we will ever start a series with someone who could become our rivals one day and play that game for a trophy or something. Who are your ideas for the team that would spark a rivalry with UT?

After last season, I think the Vols are back on Bama's radar.

 

[northknoxvol]

They may have reignited some hate for us but it will never be close to the Iron Bowl.

 

[SmilezDavis]

How is Vanderbilt not our rival by the given standard?

 

[Volprofch05]

How is Vanderbilt not our rival by the given standard?

Because they're not good

 

[volbound1700]

I know many disagree but if you asked me who is Tennessee's top rival, I would point to Kentucky. Vanderbilt is probably #2 but Vandy really gets hurt by the fact they are NEVER good.

Kentucky struggles as well in Football but if you think all sports, they would be our top rival.

Alabama is probably our #2 in football and that works because we are their #2 after Auburn.

With Kentucky, we are their #1 most hated SEC opponent but they have Louisville.

 

[bigorangecrush89]

We have teams that share dislike for each other, but if you ask Alabama they will say Auburn, Florida will say Florida State. Wonder if we will ever start a series with someone who could become our rivals one day and play that game for a trophy or something. Who are your ideas for the team that would spark a rivalry with UT?

UT is UK’s biggest (only?) rival. Id say they are UT’s as well. Most games played against of any opponent.

 

[bigorangecrush89]

double post sorry.

 

[feathersax]

How is Vanderbilt not our rival by the given standard?

Only because vandie sucks; them & their farting foghorn. 56-0 & counting, folks.

 

[SmilezDavis]

Because they're not good

Have you seen our record against them in recent years?

 

[volbound1700]

It isn't even just that Vanderbilt is bad, I think another issue that keeps them from being our #1 rival is their lack of a major fanbase (and I think that also ties into why they are bad).

 

[bigorangecrush89]

UK and Louisville have not played much historically in football. I dont think that’s a huge rivalry due to that.

 

[volbound1700]

Have you seen our record against them in recent years?

Losing to a team because we are "bad" doesn't build a rivalry. If Vanderbilt was winning 8-9 games and beating Tennessee regularly during that period when Tennessee was decent, it would be considered more of a rivalry. The fact that it is just an embarrassment that we lost to them shows it isn't that big of a rivalry.

Also Tennessee hasn't lost to Vanderbilt since 2018. That is 4 straight wins.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Have you seen our record against them in recent years?

4-0?

 

[volbound1700]

UK and Louisville have not played much historically in football. I dont think that’s a huge rivalry due to that.

It is mixed because it is also hurt by the fact they are not in the same conference. However, I think most UK fans would claim Louisville over Tennessee as most hated rivalry but I definitely think we are UK's top SEC rival.

 

[Alto1]

All the Alabama fans I know realize Tennessee as a rival, if not THE RIVAL
After all, we have beat them more than anyone else has………..

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Alabama is our biggest rival.

Period.

Yeah they have the iron bowl, but the third saturday in october isn't very far behind and has been more relevant in several if not more seasons.

 

[Volprofch05]

Have you seen our record against them in recent years?

I have:
football: won last 4 vs Vandy
basketball: won last 11 vs Vandy
baseball (their specialty): won last 4 vs Vandy

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Despite only having one win over Tennessee in their history, I really hate Memphis State University.

 

[Volador]

 

[SpookyAction]

Bama is our biggest rival. Used to be Florida. Bama before that, too.
We are Vandy's biggest rival.
We are UK's biggest rival.

Bama's biggest rival is AUB for the young, and UT for the more experienced.
I think we made it a BIG rivalry again.

 

[Vol865]

Win enough and I promise their answers will change. Also we're probably disliked by more teams in the SEC than most

 

[VolMarine1371]

We have teams that share dislike for each other, but if you ask Alabama they will say Auburn, Florida will say Florida State. Wonder if we will ever start a series with someone who could become our rivals one day and play that game for a trophy or something. Who are your ideas for the team that would spark a rivalry with UT?

If you ask real Bama fans, not the fans of the last 15 years. You will find that most of them have a hatred for UT more than Auburn. Bama and UT are most definitely rivals. But in State “rivals” would be Vandy or Memphis if they was any good in football. Basketball on the other hand it’s Memphis. Memphis State and UT have a strong dislike between them in basketball.

 

[sjt18]

We have teams that share dislike for each other, but if you ask Alabama they will say Auburn, Florida will say Florida State. Wonder if we will ever start a series with someone who could become our rivals one day and play that game for a trophy or something. Who are your ideas for the team that would spark a rivalry with UT?

Some Bama fans put UT on par with Auburn. Vandy and UK fans would like to consider UT their Rival.