Looks like we play TSU in 2027, possibly in new Nashville stadium

[Savannahbayvol]

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[dobre_shunka]

The agreement is for the game to be played in Knoxville. Why would Tennessee move a home game to Nashville?

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Tennessee State? At a neutral field? That makes ZERO sense!

 

[VFL-82-JP]

Thrilled that we're going to play each other. Amazes me that this will be the First Time Ever.

Wouldn't mind moving the game to Nashville, new NFL stadium, under this modified agreement: "You wanna play in Nissan? Cool. But we're not paying you anything. You willing to give up the $600k payday to play near home? We're split the ticket receipts, of course, so you'll get something. Just not $600k. Good?"

Of course, TSU would never give up the payday. So the game will remain in Knoxville. But we can offer.

The WHOLE STATE OF TENNESSEE is home for the Volunteers. They're all our home stadiums. Just none as special as Neyland.

Go Vols!

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Thrilled that we're going to play each other.

There will be nothing thrilling about that game.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

There will be nothing thrilling about that game.

Different strokes for different folks. I'm really looking forward to it. Always wondered why we never played each other. They're a little brother, just like Vandy and ETSU and UT-Chatt and Memphis and MTSU and all the rest who live in the greenest state in the land of the free.

Go Vols!

 

[dobre_shunka]

There will be nothing thrilling about that game.

The highlight of that game will likely be the TSU band (if they bring them).

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

Different strokes for different folks. I'm really looking forward to it. Always wondered why we never played each other. They're a little brother, just like Vandy and ETSU and UT-Chatt and Memphis and MTSU and all the rest who live in the greenest state in the land of the free.

Go Vols!

We have never played because they are a HBCU. We never would have played before integration, and then we didn’t play FCS/1-AA teams really until we went to 12 games permanently in the 2000s.

 

[GrayWaterCanine]

Eddie George did a fabulous job there. The new guy appears to be destroying that in manner so quick that it could turn Barry Trotz's head.

 

[WillisWG]

everything to lose, nothing to gain...hate this type of games

 

[volbabyvol]

Good exposure for recruiting the mid-TN- Nashville area is why you move it to the titans stadium.

 

[Vol since 77]

TSU AD is former Vol defensive back and Asst UT AD Mikki Allen. I'm sure that plays a role in this. I know Mikki personally and would love to see him as UT's AD one day. Apologies, he goes by Dr. Michael Allen now days to folks that didn't grow up with him, lol.

 

[SlyStone]

TSU Marching Band is what you're gonna want to see at Halftime. Yes, they're that Damn Good!

 

[BelievetheHeup2022]

We are doing them a solid and cutting them a check. If we are going to play teams we know we are going to steamroll, I would rather it be in state teams so we can help them financially

 

[dobre_shunka]

Good exposure for recruiting the mid-TN- Nashville area is why you move it to the titans stadium.

If some high school kid living in middle Tennessee isn't aware of the largest state university 180 miles away that already plays a football game in Nashville every other year, probably not someone we want.

 

[BDP!]

The agreement is for the game to be played in Knoxville. Why would Tennessee move a home game to Nashville?

Agree but we did play BGSU in Nashville a few years ago.