Citrus Bowl Bound per Brett McMurphy [its official]

[Hacksaw]

That include Michigan? If so that's 23-2 in the total if you include Penn St. Makes them look pretty weak

Their 3 losses were to teams with a combined record of 28-9 (Penn St., Minnesota & Michigan).

 

[chuck0303]

UT will put 45 on them.
Iowa never passes the ball...

Have to protect the ball & not have turnovers & we'll be fine. Still, just don't think Iowa can keep up with our receivers/backs.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Their 3 losses were to teams with a combined record of 28-9 (Penn St., Minnesota & Michigan).

Minnesota was 5-7. Penn State and Michigan were the only decent teams they played. What was the combined record of the teams they beat?

 

[just bob]

How do you know? They look great against the garbage competition they play in the B1G West, but against the only two ranked opponents they played, they gave up 31 and 26. Which is good, but not great. Certainly not great enough to overcome their abysmal offense.

Ok

 

[dobre_shunka]

Is Tennessee going to offer tickets? I normally get something from them for bowl games but haven't this year.

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[BradstarVols]

Not a good matchup for the Vols. Any offense will score on our defense and our run game is going to struggle. If Milton plays we could lose.

I think it's a great matchup for the Vols.

Iowa sucks.

 

[BradstarVols]

Iowa will score fairly easily on the Vols' porous defense but the Vols may unveil some youthful speedy stars and win 28-22.

Iowa will get shut down

 

[ALLVOL 4LIFE]

Not worried at all about how much Iowa’s offense will score in us.

Worried how much their Defense will.

We play mistake free football, we should win.

 

[TJSVOLS]

Stop, you’re gonna make me bust out crying. It’s called facts, Tennessee has a ton of injuries and a quarterback that wouldn’t start for Mississippi gulf coast community college.

Not sure why you are crying, but I guess when they beat Iowa you’ll come back talking about how bad Iowa is. So predictable. And Milton is not a great qb by any means but that was a stupid statement about him.

 

[TartanTurff]

How did this happen?

LSU played in the Citrus Bowl back in January of this year, hanging 63 on a hapless Purdue team, amid mediocre ticket sales with an estimated 40,000 scattered throughout a stadium recently renovated to hold a little over 60,000,

Not wanting to put LSU in the same bowl game a second year in a row, the bowl committee selected a different SEC team other than LSU which finished 9-3, leaving the Tampa folks to host LSU against another Big 10 team. Clemson was slated for the Gator Bowl, which had been Tennessee's planned destination, a team which Tennessee played in the Orange Bowl last year, making Tennessee less attractive to that bowl and less desirable to the Tennessee fan base, such that despite an 8-4 record, things broke Tennessee's way to end up in a better bowl arrangement than that 4-4 conference record would ordinarily carry you to. Heupel and White both lived in Orlando prior to moving to Knoxville, such that they are a known quantity and quickly recognized and accessible among Citrus Bowl committee members.

The Citrus Bowl has the better television configuration, airing on the ABC network, while the bowl in Tampa starts at noon on ESPN2, but in my opinion, the New Year's Day bowls in the NFL venues are more fan friendly, easier to get in and out of, more amenities, although the Citrus Bowl payout per team is larger than the Tampa Bowl, but in real dollars, the Music City Bowl payout is greater than the Gator Bowl, but we'd rather avoid Nashville for the foreseeable future during bowl season.

All in, a better bowl destination than what would ordinarily be expected at 8-4, 4-4 in the conference, but to make the 12 team playoff next year, Tennessee will have to be no worse than 11-1 or 10-2 or visits to Orlando or Tampa will be as good as it gets.

 

[supersmo18]

Not a good matchup for the Vols. Any offense will score on our defense and our run game is going to struggle. If Milton plays we could lose.

GTFOH

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Not a good matchup for the Vols. Any offense will score on our defense and our run game is going to struggle. If Milton plays we could lose.

Dude just stop posting ignorant BS.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Nobody is a good matchup for Vols. We ain’t good

Yes we are

 

[volfan102455]

Not liking the Tennessee offering to the donors. And tried ticketmaster but it is crashing and most tickets in the Tennessee area are resale now.

 

[Hacksaw]

Minnesota was 5-7. Penn State and Michigan were the only decent teams they played. What was the combined record of the teams they beat?

55-65

 

[volfan102455]

I am over TM right now - worst way to buy tickets.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Iowa will score fairly easily on the Vols' porous defense but the Vols may unveil some youthful speedy stars and win 28-22.

Yeah, they should at least double the amount they scored on MICH.

 

[OneManGang]

Worst matchup imaginable. There’s no opportunity to impress. Only to disappoint

You're that kid that wrote letters to Santa after Christmas griping about the presents you got, right?

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

I am surprised lol. Better than we deserve. But Vol fans will pack Orlando.

Bet that was a factor in us getting there.

 

[usagary]

Vandy put up 24 against our defense my guy

Vandy put up 20 on Georgia which is 20 more than Iowa would’ve, based on what they did against penn st and Michigan

 

[vavolfan6]

After watching one play from Iowa's QB yesterday where he fumbled, big boy doesn't stand a chance against our pass rush.

 

[usagary]

Thanks to spurior for this statement. All things come to he who waits.

Spurrier was a pain for the longest time but it all turned out well when we beat South Carolina which caused him to walk out of the post game press conference.

 

[bpalmer28]

You're that kid that wrote letters to Santa after Christmas griping about the presents you got, right?

You have no idea how accurate this is

 

[usagary]

In garbage time, after Milton's put the game away? This is Milton's finale in orange.

His chance to impress nfl scouts against what is perceived as a decent defense.

 

[Jpcisco]

His chance to impress nfl scouts against what is perceived as a decent defense.

This and a strong showing at the Senior Bowl could really do wonders for his draft stock. He will crush the combine with no pass rush and really no decision making. Just tossing the ball in shorts and athletic tests. I'm rooting for the guy. He has struggled at times this year but he hasn't gotten much help and I wouldn't put it all on Milton. Dropped balls, defensive collapses, costly fumbles. Hope he crushes these next few months and lands in a good situation.