I'm not a big fan of UT buying out NC. With that said, I'm not so sure that the 'hypocritical' card can be played between Vandy's buyout
s, and UT's buyout-- especially considering the strengths of schedule for the years in question.
Here's the schedule that UT was left with after the (single) buyout-- one of the toughest in football, which included Cinci, UF, UGA, SC, BAMA, LSU, and a really good Arkansas.
Date Opponent Time/Result 09/03/2011 Montana
42-16 (W) 09/10/2011 Cincinnati 45-23 (W) 09/17/2011 at Florida 33-23 (L) 09/24/2011 Open --- 10/01/2011 Buffalo
41-10 (W) 10/08/2011 Georgia 20-12 (L) 10/15/2011 LSU 38-7 (L) 10/22/2011 at Alabama 37-6 (L) 10/29/2011 South Carolina 14-3 (L) 11/05/2011 Middle Tennessee
24-0 (W) 11/12/2011 at Arkansas 49-7 (L) 11/19/2011 Vanderbilt
27-21 (W) 11/26/2011 at Kentucky
10-7 (L)
Here's the schedule that Vandy is left with after buying out
TWO games (Northwestern and OSU):
Hint, no Bama, no LSU... It would be interesting to consider the strength of schedules for the two schedules
AFTER the dropped games-- and then consider that UT dropped one and left a pretty strong OOC team, along with brutal conf schedule. Then consider that JF dropped TWO games and kept a woeful OOC.
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08/29/13
Ole Miss Rebels
Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN
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09/07/13
Austin Peay Governors
Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN
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09/14/13
at South Carolina Gamecocks
Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC
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09/21/13
at UMass Minutemen
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
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09/28/13
UAB Blazers
Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN
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10/05/13
Missouri Tigers
Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN
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10/12/13 ---
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10/19/13
Georgia Bulldogs
Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN
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10/26/13
at Texas A&M Aggies
Kyle Field, College Station, TX
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11/02/13 ---
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11/09/13
at Florida Gators
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL
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11/16/13
Kentucky Wildcats
Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN
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11/23/13
at Tennessee Volunteers
Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
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11/30/13
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN
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