Has anyone ever noticed this weird trend between us and South Carolina?

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

Granted it shouldn't matter, when all is right in the world we should easily beat them every year, but going back 10 years, look at this trend:

2013: Day game at Neyland
2014: Night game at SC
2015: Night game at Neyland (outlier)
2016: Night game at SC
2017: Day game at Neyland
2018: Night game at SC
2019: Day game at Neyland
2020: Night game at SC
2021: Day game at Neyland
2022: Night game at SC
2023: TBD, but I guarantee it's a day game at Neyland.

That's pretty frustrating. Every time we play there it's a night game, every time except one that they've come to Neyland it's been a day game.

 

[McDad]

That does seem really weird.

 

[FLVOL_79]

Whats even weirder is I always forget South Carolina is in the SEC.

 

[clarencepeabody]

Bigger game for them than it is for us

 

[jwilliams]

 

[Volador]

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[JohnWardForever]

Wow. Glad you researched it, I wouldn't have believed it .. Conspiracy? Sure looks funky. Just who does the scheduling in the SEC Office? That might get you somewhere. Personally, I don't think the current or previous "Commissioner" had any love for UT. Just something you can sense.

 

[vavolfan6]

South Carolina athletic department knows that their program is measured by that game. It means a lot to them because they try and pass off the idea that their program is as equipped for success as ours is to their fanbase. It keeps "false hope" alive to them when they beat us.

 

[VolArmy74]

Wow. Glad you researched it, I wouldn't have believed it .. Conspiracy? Sure looks funky. Just who does the scheduling in the SEC Office? That might get you somewhere. Personally, I don't think the current or previous "Commissioner" had any love for UT. Just something you can sense.

T.V. determines all kickoff times.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Wow. Glad you researched it, I wouldn't have believed it .. Conspiracy? Sure looks funky. Just who does the scheduling in the SEC Office? That might get you somewhere. Personally, I don't think the current or previous "Commissioner" had any love for UT. Just something you can sense.

It's not the SEC. Times are decided 2 weeks in advance by TV network priority. There's no conspiracy.

 

[bigorange]

I’ll always think of USC by them going winless in my junior year at UT (like didn’t win a game all season) and us beating the crap out of them on my birthday that year. I’m from Charlotte and have quite a few USC fans as friends, they love to talk crap…til you bring that season up.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

Bigger game for them than it is for us

But not this year! GBO

 

[DC_Vol]

Some of my favorite games I’ve been too have been late October night games against USC. 2009 is the first that comes to mind.

 

[Proud Army Wife]

I’m going to be highly upset if it’s a noon game for personal reasons.

 

[Volbackhomefromtx]

It seems to me the timing is about the best ratings given the slate of games on a given day. I perceive this as a revenge game and Volfans are ready. Will a rowdy Neyland crowd at night in a revenge game be appealing to viewers? I would be beyond thrilled if that happens. But I am thinking If uscjr continues to lay eggs every week, the likehood this could be a night game diminishes quickly.

 

[PackersVols91]

We're usually one of their top 3 home games. They're usually not one of our's.

 

[Zues1]

Here's question, how many of SC home games are played at night?
Like highschool

 

[PEPPERJAX]

It doesn’t really matter because night or day you can always beat a cock.

 

[NighthawkVol]

It seems to me the timing is about the best ratings given the slate of games on a given day. I perceive this as a revenge game and Volfans are ready. Will a rowdy Neyland crowd at night in a revenge game be appealing to viewers? I would be beyond thrilled if that happens. But I am thinking If uscjr continues to lay eggs every week, the likehood this could be a night game diminishes quickly.

They'll beat Furman this week, then lose to Georgia next week. Then they have Mississippi State before Tennessee. Need them to beat MSU if this if going to be a night game

 

[OrangeTsar]

It's not the SEC. Times are decided 2 weeks in advance by TV network priority. There's no conspiracy.

The very best conspiracies of course include plausible deniability that they are in fact a conspiracy

 

[savannahfan]

South Carolina athletic department knows that their program is measured by that game. It means a lot to them because they try and pass off the idea that their program is as equipped for success as ours is to their fanbase. It keeps "false hope" alive to them when they beat us.

I beg to differ. I expect we come in third behind Clem first. and Ga. second..

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Bigger game for them than it is for us

Mmmmmmm not really. For them, all it means is potentially ruining our season. For us, it's potentially going to the CFP.

Much much bigger for us

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Here's question, how many of SC home games are played at night?
Like highschool

Now do LSU.

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

It's not the SEC. Times are decided 2 weeks in advance by TV network priority. There's no conspiracy.

Sounds fishy.

 

[GAVol]

What a “conspiracy” lol.

In 2013, we’re coming off a coaching change and in the middle of a 5-7 season. We kicked off early.

In 2017, we’re coming off a coaching change and in the middle of a 5 win season. We kicked off early.

In 2019, we started the year 2-5. We kicked off early.

In 2021, we were coming off a coaching change and in the middle of a 7 win season. We kicked off early.

Anybody notice any common denominators in those years when we got early kickoffs? A couple of those years we’re lucky they didn’t make us kick off at 3am on A&E.