Annual Opponents Bama, Vandy, and UK

[Vfl83]

 

[RDU VOL#14]

 

[kobeevans15]

Love it, each games makes sense too even though people will say we got the easy route. 3rd Saturday in Oct, our in-state school rival and Kentucky who we've played for over 100 years

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

Couldn't have worked out better for us.

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

No Florida/LSU? Crazy....

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Don't know what you guys think, but it looks like we got the easiest draw. Thoughts?

 

[Ritzwatch]

Seems about right to me.

I am glad to keep UK and Vandy, for all the "traditional" reasons, but I acknowledge that I am old.

Everyone still plays everyone else every 2 years, so I think it is a good compromise.

 

[McDad]

Honestly, not bad for a 4 year stretch.

 

[McDad]

Don't know what you guys think, but it looks like we got the easiest draw. Thoughts?

LSU looks pretty easy, too.

Arkansas dealt a bad hand.

 

[Gandalf]

I dont know the history for all of them but looking at them, they seem pretty common sense as to what we know the traditional rivalries are.

 

[kobeevans15]

LSU looks pretty easy, too.

Arkansas dealt a bad hand.

Brutal for Arky, A&M as well

 

[PEPPERJAX]

LSU looks pretty easy, too.

Arkansas dealt a bad hand.

Going to disagree a little bit. Both Ole Miss and the aggies are currently in the top 15.

 

[Volbrando]

That works... I wouldn't say we got off easy though when we'll have 6 other SEC games now in addition to those 3. It'll all even out depending on how these teams track over the next 4 years

 

[McDad]

Going to disagree a little bit. Both Ole Miss and the aggies are currently in the top 15.

That's fair. I was honestly looking at ATM more in the past than the current.

 

[McDad]

Going to disagree a little bit. Both Ole Miss and the aggies are currently in the top 15.

That means Tex gets a tough road. atm and okla. don't think anything needs to be done about it because those should be the tex opponents.

 

[dduncan4163]

 

[McDad]

Is the new schedule going to prevent other out of conference rival games?

Like Scar and Clemson? Or, UF / Miami and FSU?

 

[Volpatine]

As a life long Vol fan I love this for two reason:
1. We keep games that mean a lot to our fans.
2. It should be consistently easier than other permanent opponents would be.

I hope we play either Kentucky or Bama on the road the same year we play Vandy away. That will give us 5 home games a year after we paint Nashville orange.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Now bring back the beer barrel darn it

 

[oUTlaw]

Richard G. West nailed another one.

 

[Volpatine]

Now bring back the beer barrel darn it

This!!!!

 

[PEPPERJAX]

That's fair. I was honestly looking at ATM more in the past than the current.

That is a good point. Vandy for us is also tougher than it was in years past but let's be honest, that game in Nashville isn't a true road game due to the large amount of UT fans in that area. Stoops has UK going in the wrong direction and while Bama is tough, they clearly aren't the same as when Saban had it rolling. Ole Miss and the aggies were in playoff contention last season.

 

[OrangeTsar]

This!!!!

 

[Voltopia]

In the old world of college football, with 10 or 12 teams and a consistent divisional format, losing UGA and UF would make me sad or even borderline livid. Those are two big programs and playing them would matter a great deal.

In this new world of college football, where only the CFP matters and the "SEC/SECCG" is effectively dead, this is an advantage for UT. There will be years UK and Vandy are good (Vandy this year for example), but there will be other years it gives Tennessee more room to focus on whatever other major conference matchups it draws.

 

[NeverWe'llSever]

We made out like bandits lol.