Voldog1998
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I'd file stalking charges OMG, he does it to me in the golf thread because I'm so good at my picks ain't that right @peaygolfWow, it's scary how you seem to have looked at my list of memorable Vol games for this off season.
I was too young to understand back then but I think loosing Cut is what did itTo this graybeard, the 1999 Vols remain one of the greatest disappointments.
A quick perusal of the roster reveals that Tennessee had more NFL talent on that squad that most NFL teams. They shouldn't have lost a single game, let alone three (Florida, Arkansas and Nebraska).
Personal observation: my season tickets at that time looked right down the Tennessee sidelines. Being an old Offensive lineman, I tended (and still tend) to watch the line play closely. One thing I noticed that year (and in subsequent seasons) was Fulmer's behavior.
During the run up to the national championship, if the O-line was stinking the place up, Coach Fulmer would meet them at the hashmark and start chewing them out. He'd chew them all the way to the the sidelines. Then chew them while they were there, and thence all the way back to the hashmark as they returned to the field. Most times they responded and got with the program.
Or they got chewed out again.
After 1998, he'd greet them with that annoying "golf clap" of his and leave the chewing (if any) to a subordinate.
I ain't stoopid
Yep Colorado and Georgia Tech were 1990 co national champs.... GT had to beat a 6-6 Nebraska team in their NC bowl game lol. But that was the impetus to get us to the (bowl coalition or something) NC game in 92.
84 was Brigham Young, 07 was 3 loss (including one to kensucky... any team that loses to the kroger copy cats should never be considered as a nc) lousyanna state
Yep Colorado and Georgia Tech were 1990 co national champs....
Nebraska was 9-2 going into the Citrus Bowl against Ga Tech being ranked as high as #3 before losing to the other co national champ Colorado.
Colorado were faux National Champions. Their season included the 5th down game which would have been rightly won by Missouri. Colorado exhibited a lack of honor and character by refusing to forfeit the game after the facts were widely known. Their coach proclaimed that doing the right thing would jeopardize their chance at a national championship. Is a championship falsely won truly a championship?
The jaded sports writers thought so, voting Colorado AP champs. This was a nadir for collegiate sports and journalism.
Yes. If it is proven beyond doubt that the victory was due to an extra down to which nobody is entitled, then the honest and honorable thing is to forfeit the victory in favor of the opponent. Institutions of higher learning cannot claim to be producing citizens of good character and also embrace cheating for championships. If this is not immediately obvious to you, then you need to do some soul searching.do you think any team would forfeit the game?
This is why the national title stat should be regarded with skepticism when ranking programsColorado were faux National Champions. Their season included the 5th down game which would have been rightly won by Missouri. Colorado exhibited a lack of honor and character by refusing to forfeit the game after the facts were widely known. Their coach proclaimed that doing the right thing would jeopardize their chance at a national championship. Is a championship falsely won truly a championship?
The jaded sports writers thought so, voting Colorado AP champs. This was a nadir for collegiate sports and journalism.
18 rushing TDs in 10 games...like to see a modern back get almost 2 TDs a game.120 days……
#120 - 54-0 vs South Carolina (1929)
The Vols entered the final game of the 1929 season 8-0-1 and were hosting the 6-4 Gamecocks. The tie vs UK the weak before cost the Vols the Southern Conference championship, but a third straight undefeated season still hung in the balance. The victory was never in doubt, but what makes this game stand out is Gene McEver.
He was the Vols’ first All-American in 1929 and the first standout player under Robert Neyland. McEver picked this day to have what remains the greatest scoring game in UT history. He had five touchdowns on the day and three extra points, leading to 33 points overall. When it comes to all the possible ways a player can get credit for scoring, that remains the most points ever scored in a regulation setting by a Vol.
Thanks to McEver’s play, UT won the game 54-0 to finish 9-0-1. Also, McEver managed to set a single-season school record for rushing touchdowns with 18, which still stands to this day.
117 days……
#117 - 45-6 vs #12 Northwestern (2016 Outback Bowl)
The Wildcats were no slouch in 2015. They finished with a 10-2 record that included victories over Stanford, Penn St., and Wisconsin.
Josh Dobbs threw for 166 yards and ran for two touchdowns, while Outback MVP Jalen Hurd rushed for 130 yards and one TD for the Vols (9-4), who finished with at least nine wins for the first time since 2007.
Evan Berry put a punctuation mark on the team's sixth consecutive win by returning one of Tennessee's four interceptions 100 yards for a TD in the closing seconds.
What made this game so great was the promise and hope that it gave for the Vols future. Problem was, that it would take several more years……