Too much Pride?

[Weems]

Do you think that if Tennessee got invited to play in the music city bowl, they would reject it? Back when we went 5-6, before we got eliminated from bowl contention, I always thought that they would NOT lower their standards and play in the bowl game. Maybe its just me. What say you?

 

[Mullet Vol]

Not sure if the SEC would allow it? Maybe if the league had already filled their allotment of bowl tie-ins?

I doubt if we would ever decline a bowl game. Plus, I wouldn't want to ever reach the arrogance of Notre Dame.

 

[OWB]

There's no way that they reject a bowl. That's an extra month of practice and I'm pretty sure the new guys are also allowed to practice with the team. It's just too valuable.

 

[KCVolLaw]

no way...the money for bowl games is too much incentive and the bad publicity we would get would be in large quantities.

 

[TEX_VOLFAN]

IMO thats not TN's style!!!....We take the good with the bad!!!...Except for in this forum....

 

[BishopBC]

I am certainly not a fan of anything Notre Dame, but I think that was one of the all time great statements by a college football team when they declined to play in one of the meaningless lower tier bowl games. I for one would love to see UT make that kind of statement. But in today's commercilaized contracts, money runs everything atmosphere, doubt they even would have the choice.

 

[Fayettevol]

Do you think that if Tennessee got invited to play in the music city bowl, they would reject it? What say you?

No. You can do a lot worse than the MCB.