Vols will win Saturday

[Tennman]

Vols win by 14. That's all. Thank you.

 

[volinSmyrna]

 

[ftsandersvol]

 

[bigorangecrush89]

I was trying to think the last time UT beat a team where theres that big a discrepancy in the rankings between two teams. It might be more recent than i remember but seems like forever.

 

[firestorm]

 

[Scot Harvath]

Oh Lord! Drinking and drugging in the middle of the day.

 

[VAWL FAN]

I was trying to think the last time UT beat a team where theres that big a discrepancy in the rankings between two teams. It might be more recent than i remember but seems like forever.

2003 Miami maybe?I remember they were ranked pretty high but can't remember where or if we were ranked.

 

[OrangeBeachVol]

Its good to have positive optimism but sometimes reality gets in the way.

 

[Special Ed]

Oh Lord! Drinking and drugging in the middle of the day.

Pre-game celebrations can never start too early.

 

[bigorangecrush89]

2003 Miami maybe?I remember they were ranked pretty high but can't remember where or if we were ranked.

It seems like other teams pull off huge upsets way more often that UT does. You’d think it would happen at least occassionally for us. Even by accident or fluke.

 

[movinonup]

Pre-game celebrations can never start too early.

If you start drinking now (and don't stop), by kick off you won't care as much and it won't hurt as bad.

 

[SFBayVol]

I was trying to think the last time UT beat a team where theres that big a discrepancy in the rankings between two teams. It might be more recent than i remember but seems like forever.

2004 road win vs Georgia. They were no.3, we were no.17. TN was a 13 pt underdog and people think that was generous because we played like crap the week before and lost to Auburn, while they dominated and destroyed LSU, who won national championship the previous year under Saban.

Sounds familiar? History may repeat itself

Also in 2013 (Butch's first year) unranked UT beat no.11 ranked USCjr at Neyland. It was that game gave many fans the hope that Butch was going to be the man.

Biggest upset ever if measured by diff in rank? I am not sure because we've also beaten a few ranked opponents when unranked, but that road win vs GA was the most memorable one. I can still remember clearly who I watched game with, what I ate, what I did before and after the game that day.

 

[bigorangecrush89]

2004 road win vs Georgia: They were no.3, we were no.19. TN was 13 pt underdog and people think that was generous
because we played like crap the week before and lost to Auburn, they dominated and destroyed LSU
Sounds familar?

Wow. Thats’s probably it. Nearly 20 years for a reasonably big upset. Thats really sad.

 

[Volosaurus rex]

In 1985, we were unranked before beating number 1-ranked Auburn. Of course, we had only played one game prior to that, a 26-26 tie with UCLA.

 

[Vol4gzus]

I do approve optimism over pessimism......yet that pesky little reality keeps raising its head.

 

[swampfoxfan]

I'm not giving up before kickoff. The coaches and players are going to try to win. All the negative Nellie's shouldn't even watch the game.

 

[firestorm]

It’s good to have positive optimism but sometimes reality gets in the way.

It is being Rose colored glasses optimistic to expect a good rebuilding Tennessee team upsets a great Georgia team.

The Volunteers would need a great Any Given Saturday performance to defeat a great Georgia team that likely has returned to being a Juggernaut.

 

[Proud Army Wife]

It seems like other teams pull off huge upsets way more often that UT does. You’d think it would happen at least occassionally for us. Even by accident or fluke.

I think it’s because good teams never over-look us. It’s super annoying.

 

[Volbrando]

Vols win by 14. That's all. Thank you.

I approve

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

Ya know I’ll say this, I don’t think we will pull it off in the end, but I do think it’s going to be closer than people think. I also think UGA should be on upset alert, because this does have the makings of a trap game for them. It all comes down to our secondary, can we stop Bowers and the passing attack? I just don’t know if I trust them.

 

[LargeOrange1]

Vols win by 14. That's all. Thank you.

 

[bigroxtar]

I mean, why not?

 

[Rocky Top T]

I'm not giving up before kickoff. The coaches and players are going to try to win. All the negative Nellie's shouldn't even watch the game.

Did players and coaches try to win last week??? Just curious

 

[VOLfrombama]

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

"I'll have what the pilot's having!" - James Gregory