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#76
#76
LEATHERHEAD VOL said:
I was 7 at the time. Ill be 38 this year and have only known of Tennessee coming up short to Candy 2 times. The streak had to end at sometime, Im glad it did while we had a really bad D and the loss wouldnt have knocked us out of a SECCG or a bowl game. GBO.
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In fact, we got to fire Doolittle because of that game. I'd say we came out on top anyway.
 
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#77
#77
Chas in Boca said:
I know you probably don't need a Gator fan weighing in on this, but, according to this Chris Low article - Vandy Now Looks the Part - it looks like Vandy may be finally laying a real foundation that will enable them to be a more consistent force in the SEC.

Apparently, this will be the first year that they've ever had an offensive line weighing over 300 lbs across the board and will be 4 deep at Defensive Tackle. They also have developed a fully integrated training table and are using supplements to promote strength and growth.

Don't be surprised if Franklin tries to sell Hurd on the idea of getting an Ivy League caliber education while still being able to run behind a 300 pound line and become a feature back in the SEC.

I think we might be witnessing Vandy emerge as the Stanford of the South. It sounds crazy, but we might be watching them play in a Sugar Bowl soon.
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Wouldn't they have to beat a team with a winning record first? There are only so many Wake Forest like teams you can schedule in a year.
 
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Chas in Boca said:
I know you probably don't need a Gator fan weighing in on this, but, according to this Chris Low article - Vandy Now Looks the Part - it looks like Vandy may be finally laying a real foundation that will enable them to be a more consistent force in the SEC.

Apparently, this will be the first year that they've ever had an offensive line weighing over 300 lbs across the board and will be 4 deep at Defensive Tackle. They also have developed a fully integrated training table and are using supplements to promote strength and growth.

Don't be surprised if Franklin tries to sell Hurd on the idea of getting an Ivy League caliber education while still being able to run behind a 300 pound line and become a feature back in the SEC.

I think we might be witnessing Vandy emerge as the Stanford of the South. It sounds crazy, but we might be watching them play in a Sugar Bowl soon.
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C'mon man, it's a Chris Lowe article. Don't take it so serious.
 
#81
#81
Orange_Crush said:
You should make more distinction between the terms "program", "team" and "game".

Edit: I thought I'd help clarify.

There is no comparison between our programs.

The team that beat UT last year is no longer at Vandy, nor is the team that lost to Vandy last year.

A game is a contest in which, due to varying reasons, an inferior team could beat a superior team.
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Nice post to set that ridiculousness straight.
 
#82
#82
volsincebirth said:
Wouldn't they have to beat a team with a winning record first? There are only so many Wake Forest like teams you can schedule in a year.
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Yes. Stanford wins the Directors Cup for all around sports excellence every year. What's candy ever won? Honestly, I think they won a ladies bowling championship a couple years ago. Um, don't think really counts.
 
#83
#83
Chas in Boca said:
lol...No punch line.

Seriously, when USC was making their run under Carroll, would anyone have ever thought Stanford would beat them at the Coliseum? Or that in just a few years, Stanford would take control of the conference and play in Orange and Fiesta Bowls?

Let's also not forget that Vandy is the only team in the SEC that can offer recruits a true big city college environment. They have the NFL and NHL in their city. Franklin might tell certain recruits that the city of Nashville could promote their individual brand and accomplishments better than small towns like Gainesville, Athens, Auburn, etc., because it's a bigger stage.

I've also heard that Franklin is selling the fact that they've got a legitimate, international airport as part of his campaign to recruit nationally. His argument is that a kid from California could come to Vandy and know that his family could easily get a flight into the city anytime if they needed to, whereas with Gainesville you'd have to fly to Jacksonville or Orlando and then either drive or connect on a much smaller airplane.
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When was the last time you flew anywhere? One can get direct flights from Denver, Mpls, New York, etc. into Knoxville just as cheap as going through Nashville. If that's the hot sauce Frankie is selling,,it's pretty weak.
 
#84
#84
SkidsisVFL said:
If it's all the same with you, I'm not relinquishing bragging rights to them until they prove that they can beat us in consecutive years on THIS SIDE of the Great Depression. Until then, it's a fluke win. Deal with it.
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This is as bad as Bama fans bragging about what the Bear did way back when.
 
#85
#85
KBVol said:
Well lets see....
1. Tradition - they suck, we routinely kick their ass, like everyone else. They win ONE game, last year- when they have their best team since 1925 and we arguably have our worst in the last 40 years- and now they're a better program? And I'm supposed to cede that ground and put up with it? Hell no!

2. Head to head- we've beaten them 28 of the last 30 and 55 of the last 62 .... And they're a better program? And I gotta deal with it? Don't think so

3. They got an unbelievably classless arrogant childish prick as a head coach.... He alone is enough to put the UT battle flag in the ground and never, ever give that jack arse any credit, any respect for anything....
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Right now buddy, not the history of each program. Quit living in the past.
 
#86
#86
Just to repeat what should be obvious to most: Vandy's "great" season of 8-4 ONLY occurred because UT and Auburn were historically bad. This is NOT a reality shift. When UT returns to normal Vandy fades again. The upside for them is they continue to schedule cupcakes for their OOC. Next up: Austin Peay, UMass (completing a home and home LOL), UAB, and Wake.

Their '13, like '12, depends on Ole Miss, UT, and Mizzou playing like they have.


ALL OF THAT SAID... my prediction has not changed from when people first started talking about Franklin and Vandy. This has only two possible outcomes. One, Vandy sinks back to where they belong because Franklin really isn't as good as people think based on success against a schedule anomaly. Two, Franklin really is a good coach and moves on after next year to a better gig in which case Vandy sinks back to where they belong.
 
#87
#87
PKT_VOL said:
Right now buddy, not the history of each program. Quit living in the past.
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The "right now" is they have poor facilities, are a sports afterthought even in their hometown, and are enjoying a day in the sun after having a historic season against a weak schedule.
 
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Chas in Boca said:
I know you probably don't need a Gator fan weighing in on this, but, according to this Chris Low article - Vandy Now Looks the Part - it looks like Vandy may be finally laying a real foundation that will enable them to be a more consistent force in the SEC.

Apparently, this will be the first year that they've ever had an offensive line weighing over 300 lbs across the board and will be 4 deep at Defensive Tackle. They also have developed a fully integrated training table and are using supplements to promote strength and growth.

Don't be surprised if Franklin tries to sell Hurd on the idea of getting an Ivy League caliber education while still being able to run behind a 300 pound line and become a feature back in the SEC.

I think we might be witnessing Vandy emerge as the Stanford of the South. It sounds crazy, but we might be watching them play in a Sugar Bowl soon.
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Hurd is a VFL. Silly gaytard.
 
#93
#93
PKT_VOL said:
Right now buddy, not the history of each program. Quit living in the past.
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Want the here and now? Since 1982 they have beaten us THREE times and while I wasn't alive in 1982, I remember both the 2005 game and the 2012 game where we had HORRIBLE teams.

One game a trend does not make and until they are beating us habitually(haha joke) they will always be an afterthought.
 
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CNCVol88 said:
Want the here and now? Since 1982 they have beaten us THREE times and while I wasn't alive in 1982, I remember both the 2005 game and the 2012 game where we had HORRIBLE teams.

One game a trend does not make and until they are beating us habitually(haha joke) thy will always be an afterthought.
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*thou shalt
 
#95
#95
PKT_VOL said:
This is as bad as Bama fans bragging about what the Bear did way back when.
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Dooley beat them back to back years...are you saying Dooley is like Bear Bryant? I would like to respectfully disagree to that...
 
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#98
#98
Future news flash, 27 Dec 2013: "Coach James Franklin accepts position at FSU as the new running backs coach. Terms of the offer were not disclosed."
 
#99
#99
Gets busted for playing and trying to win "who smelt it dealt it" at SEC media and asked to resign by Joe Fisher the reigning champion
 
#100
#100
PKT_VOL said:
Right now buddy, not the history of each program. Quit living in the past.
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The past? 2 freakin' years ago we won in Knoxville! Ok, by your logic I'll tell you , "stop living in the past, ya'll beat us last year, in 2012." Your take here is incredibly myopic, embarrassing and without any logic. Pansybilt beats a team 1 freaking time after that team has crushed them for decade after decade and all of a sudden they're a better program? Given how you're getting lit up on here, i'd think you might realize the absolute idiocy of your argument. But, I'm guessing not.
 
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