So where would a win tomorrow rank in TN history?

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goldvol said:
if we're talking about the entire history of Tennessee football, this would be nowhere near the top 5.
Even just General Neyland's achievements. His 1939 team went unscored upon in the regular season.
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This is a glorified Citrus Bowl on the path the a national championship. No one should feel surprised if we go to the Shoe and win this game. and there's no way this is a Top 5 program win given our storied history.
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It’s really hard to compare this game to Neyland’s era. This game has real championship implications. The 1939 team you mentioned went undefeated, untied, and unscored upon in the regular season. Back then, national championships were decided after the regular season and before the bowl games. Despite the fact we had won a national championship the year before and then didn’t give up a single point at the time the final votes were cast, we didn’t win a championship. No bowl game played by anyone during Neyland’s entire tenure ever factored into crowning a national champion. You can’t say any one game in Neyland’s tenure is among our biggest ever, because at the end of day, no one game ever decided much.
 
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goldvol said:
if we're talking about the entire history of Tennessee football, this would be nowhere near the top 5.
Even just General Neyland's achievements. His 1939 team went unscored upon in the regular season.
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This is a glorified Citrus Bowl on the path the a national championship. No one should feel surprised if we go to the Shoe and win this game. and there's no way this is a Top 5 program win given our storied history.
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I'd say it'll be atleast top 5 since 1998. Bama game in 2022 is number 1 since 1998 imo
 
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NighthawkVol said:
They lost to Penn State in South Bend in November of 1990, so they didn’t have a long home winning streak.

The “record” that I recall was that it was the largest deficit a team had ever overcome to defeat Notre Dame.
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That may have been it. I will never forget the game it was on my birthday! On the bad end of birthday games, the loss in 95 at Memphis was tough.
 
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brockytop said:
To me, it‘s pretty damn high on the list everything considered…Big Ten team (obviously), Ohio State, on their turf, weather conditions, solidifying program as top tier, trip to Rose Bowl, remain in the hunt for national championship, etc.

IMO, it’s a top five win in school history.
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It would rank just below our win NEXT Saturday at the Rose Bowl :p
 
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Never had a team come from that far back to win at Notre Dame. I'm sure that is still the record.
Woodlawn VOL said:
Your right I think he is thinking Miami, but ND did have some streak going when we beat them in 1991 when we came back on the Irish after falling behind 31-7 late in the second quarter. I just can’t remember what the streak was. GBO
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BernardKingGOAT said:
Below 1986 Sugar Bowl
Below 1998 NC game
Below 1982 Alabama game
Below 2001 Florida game
Below 1998 Arkansas game
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1985 Auburn was a few months before that Sugar Vols game. Auburn was #1 in the country and had some guy named Bo Jackson. He won the Heisman that year, Walter Camp, SEC POY… but rushed for 80 yards in a loss to the Vols. Talk about shades of things to come that year.
 
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CPVOL said:
A gutter program that literally imploded into mediocrity for over a decade and we then hire a guy to stop the suck and in year 4 we’re in the playoffs…and add to that a W over OSU at their place would be elite for 2 reasons-1) we advance and 2) the talking heads that think we’re all hillbillies and cousin lovers are gonna have to take this program seriously for the first time since 1998

It’d be up there. The whole damn state would square dance
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Yeah, but if we were to get blown out many on here will be calling for CJH's head! I am usually not confident, but when you look at who Ohio State has played and who their opponents have played, I gotta say they are in for a rude awakening playing us after our hurt players have had 3 weeks to heal. I just saw some pregame on ESPN 2 and they were talking about how Ohio State was going to whip us. Man, I love me some underdog motivation!
 
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ArmchairQB said:
1985 Auburn was a few months before that Sugar Vols game. Auburn was #1 in the country and had some guy named Bo Jackson. He won the Heisman that year, Walter Camp, SEC POY… but rushed for 80 yards in a loss to the Vols. Talk about shades of things to come that year.
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My bad. It's below that one too. It was big time enough that Tony Robinson was on the cover of Sports Illustrated the next week. Great article too. I still have it. It sits right underneath the Ernie and Bernie cover from 1976
 
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In historical perspective... this will only be beaten by 3 games....the quarterfinal and semifinal of a playoff game and the national title game. This is our FIRST playoff game ever. We will never have a first until we are in the semifinals and the title game of the playoffs...

When we make it next year it will be the second time in the playoffs...there will never be a first again!
 
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1st ever playoff game + road game at OSU + against #6 team + chance to play for a national championship = one of the biggest wins in the history of the program
 
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