Western Michigan adds Tennessee to future football schedule

[Titans Fan]

Western Michigan 'thrilled to add' Tennessee to future football schedule.

Western Michigan 'thrilled to add' Tennessee to future football schedule

 

[wmcovol]

Everybody has confidence thanks to Pruitt & Ga State.

 

[TNHopeful505]

"We are thrilled to get a massive paycheck to get to play on TV at Tennessee while we get our butts kicked."

 

[Iam4utalways]

Western Michigan 'thrilled to add' Tennessee to future football schedule.

Western Michigan 'thrilled to add' Tennessee to future football schedule

How big of a check do they get?

 

[Special Ed]

They may be thrilled now, but by halftime, they'll be singing a BB King blues song:

 

[OrangeBeachVol]

How big of a check do they get?

Big enough to supplement their entire athletic budget for that year. This is how these level schools survive by playing the big boys, getting the check and hope you pull an upset sometime. Just like Jax State did to FL St last season.

 

[Rickyvol77]

Western Michigan 'thrilled to add' Tennessee to future football schedule.

Western Michigan 'thrilled to add' Tennessee to future football schedule

We are scheduling the remaining few FBS schools we have never played to say we have played everyone.

 

[saxvol]

They will probably be magically ranked in the top ten and have a Heisman qb when we meet them, our luck...

 

[VolForLife83]

How exciting!

 

[Nationdom]

Another wasted weekend in the fall. Give us Oregon, FSU, Miami, or Clemson

 

[Action_1505]

Um Western Michigan went to Pitt last year and beat them.

 

[Nationdom]

Um Western Michigan went to Pitt last year and beat them.

In reality we beat Pitt by 3+ TDS. That’s well know by now. That game should have been over at Halftime. Playing Western Michigan is an embarrassment for Tennessee. I’d rather the University just pick one school every year to write a check for and then play a real team.

 

[SaintLouisVol]

Another wasted weekend in the fall. Give us Oregon, FSU, Miami, or Clemson

I totally get your point from a fan's point of view, but unless there was a policy in place that forced ALL SEC team to do it, regularly scheduling good P5 teams as OoC games is a really bad idea.

 

[tennesseeduke]

Western Michigan 'thrilled to add' Tennessee to future football schedule.

Western Michigan 'thrilled to add' Tennessee to future football schedule

We get to check out any potential transfers in the game!

 

[orangemadam]

We have nothing to gain and everything to lose - said UT before Ga. St.

Never disrespect the underdog!!

 

[Dadof2Vols]

How much will they get when the game doesn't get played because the SEC games get expanded and there is no room on the schedule for them?

 

[tennrich1]

We have nothing to gain and everything to lose - said UT before Ga. St.

Never disrespect the underdog!!

It still amazes me we have the mentality that we WILL wax any team on the field that we SHOULD beat on paper. Been said many times but worth repeating...With today's greatly improved training (especially at the high school level), transfer portal (most often down to these level schools), availability that all level coaches have to improved coaching skills, and about other 50 issues...NOW...more than at any time...ANY program can beat another on a given day. NO SUCH THING AS CUPCAKES ANYMORE! Now clearly, I think we can and will handle Western Michigan or whoever. But I agree with your statement about the "underdog"!!

 

[NeverWe'llSever]

Pitt lost to them lol

 

[IndianaVol]

Western Michigan is in the same conference as Ball State.
I think these are decent games for UT because these MAC teams like to throw multiple schemes defensively and almost all of them try to play some kind of spread offense...so it's very valuable experience for our guys from top to bottom.

 

[Volfan1000]

Another wasted weekend in the fall. Give us Oregon, FSU, Miami, or Clemson

Do Heupel and White make the future football schedules together?

 

[Nationdom]

Do Heupel and White make the future football schedules together?

I don’t know

 

[igotworms]

Pitt lost to them lol

Gonna lose to TN as well
Pitt this year
And westy Meatchicken whenever

 

[Special Ed]

How big a check do they get?

Probably even bigger than this Czech:

 

[vettefool]

Western Michigan 'thrilled to add' Tennessee to future football schedule.

Western Michigan 'thrilled to add' Tennessee to future football schedule

It looks like Nebraska and Syracuse will have new coaches before we play them.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

How big of a check do they get?

I think its usually between 1-2 million.