9 wins 3 years in a row!

#5
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maryvillenative said:
Some of the people in here just got on the bus, or have terrible memories. It's been a LONG time since we were this good, better sit back and enjoy.
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And for those of us who lived it, don’t take this for granted. Any program is one bad coaching hire away from mediocrity or worse. Let’s remember that lesson.

I always thought the Vols would be great during the 90s. Boy was I wrong.
 
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EZE said:
And for those of us who lived it, don’t take this for granted. Any program is one bad coaching hire away from mediocrity or worse. Let’s remember that lesson.

I always thought the Vols would be great during the 90s. Boy was I wrong.
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Someone mentioned Hooker was just behind Manning as a QB and no other UT QB was at Hooker's level. Bobby Facking Scott was 21-3 as a starter. 1969 and 1970 seasons. If you're boomer, then you've seen great runs over some time yet have seen some bad periods. All the biggest traditional programs have done it over the last 50 years. The only one who can't seem to really ever rebound is Nebraska

Edit: We're likely to win at least 10 games in Nico's first season
 
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driscokid said:
Hasn’t been done since 95-99 era. Not bad. For everyone that gets micro just remember that it’s been a long time since we fielded a team and program that was this relevant. Enjoy it, don’t knock it!
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I commend you for making note of the achievement.

Give every team we play a win instead of a loss and the SEC looks much more difficult than it does when we’re at 9-2. When we’re winning, the SOS suffers so don’t let anyone diminish our success.

If you’re lucky, success is cyclical. My Bama friend who is 10 years older told me this in 2012 and man have they been blessed with great runs between Bear and Saban. If we’re lucky, this run could last 10 or 15 years. It’s so easy to screw up when everyone is fighting for the same thing that it could easily be over with tomorrow. There’s no time to be miserable over 9-2.
 
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Here's a memory stat for you guys from 50 years ago:

The Rose, Cotton, Orange and Sugar were the 4 major bowls. There were always about 3-4 teams among the 8 playing in them that had a shot at the Natty. Sometimes, a split one. Among the few, the most impressive win for it. The bowls in the next tier were the Gator, Bluebonnet, Sun, Fiesta and Liberty. The Fiesta was somewhat new at the time, pairing the WAC champion and an 8 or 9 win team from one of the bigger conferences. Keep in mind, teams were playing 11 and 10 game schedules. The last tier were the Peach and Tangerine, usually pairing a 7 win power league team and a small Division 1A team.

22 teams made bowls
 
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mudhen said:
A joke, man, it's a joke. Although in the beginning of the dark ages his name was thrown around here as a potential coach, but this was before your time here.
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Haha, I like your post brother . I am almost 70 and been a VOL fan my entire life. I was only adding my opinion on Phil’s grade.I have seen the good , the bad and the ugly. I remember when Richt was hired to replace Donnan. I was there for the Hobb nail boot game. I would have taken Richt and 10 and 11 wins every year. His career mirrored Phil’s minus the natty ,Still not good enough for some. Georgia is fortunate Smart turned out like he did. He could have been their Dooley.
 
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BernardKingGOAT said:
Someone mentioned Hooker was just behind Manning as a QB and no other UT QB was at Hooker's level. Bobby Facking Scott was 21-3 as a starter. 1969 and 1970 seasons. If you're boomer, then you've seen great runs over some time yet have seen some bad periods. All the biggest traditional programs have done it over the last 50 years. The only one who can't seem to really ever rebound is Nebraska

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Bobby Scott. Rossville Ga. 😊
 
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BernardKingGOAT said:
Someone mentioned Hooker was just behind Manning as a QB and no other UT QB was at Hooker's level. Bobby Facking Scott was 21-3 as a starter. 1969 and 1970 seasons. If you're boomer, then you've seen great runs over some time yet have seen some bad periods. All the biggest traditional programs have done it over the last 50 years. The only one who can't seem to really ever rebound is Nebraska

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Amen
 
#25
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mudhen said:
We win the Mark Richt award!
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I know you said you were joking but the mentality of taking winning for granted is honestly the root of what led to the decade plus of misery. Mark Richt is in the college football hall of fame for good reason, he's better than 90% of the coaches who have walked the sidelines. If Heupel is Mark Richt 2.0 we can look forward to continued consistent winning, a few conference championships, multiple Top 10's and beating most of our rivals most years. His name is far from a curse.
 
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