Top 40 Must see SEC games

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College Football: SEC's Must-See Games of 2012 | AthlonSports.com

Good article has UT and FL ranked pretty high. They also have Tennessee and Alabama on there.

9. Week 3 (Sept. 15) Florida at Tennessee
Yes, the Florida-Tennessee rivalry has seen better days. No, neither is picked to win the East. But this game has no shortage of storylines — or future NFL talent. One team possesses an electric high-flying offense while the other boasts one of the most explosive defenses in the league. And both have a head coach feeling the pressure from alumni and fans to win now. Florida has won seven straight in the series, but will be coming to Knoxville following a brutal trip to Texas A&M in Week 2. Meanwhile, the Vols will face ACC sleeper NC State in Week 1, so if both teams struggle out of the gate, this game could decide more than just bowl eligibility. If both enter 2-0, one team will leave as the clear contender to Georgia and South Carolina for SEC East supremacy.

16. Week 1 (Aug. 31) Tennessee vs. NC State (Atlanta, Ga.)
This will be an excellent barometer game for both programs. If NC State wants to compete in the ACC, a win over Tennessee will send a shot across the bow of Florida State and Clemson. The Vols, and more specifically Derek Dooley, need to get 2012 started well, possibly more than any other SEC team. Two great QBs, Amerson vs. Hunter and the Georgia Dome? What more can you ask for?

18. Week 8 (Oct. 20) Alabama at Tennessee
The Third Saturday in October hasn’t had the same luster as it had in days of yore, but if the Vols are improved like many believe, the drama of the 2009 meeting could easily be recreated in Knoxville this fall.

23. Week 5 (Sept. 29) Tennessee at Georgia
These historic SEC programs haven’t seen too many close finishes of late with six of the last seven featuring double-digit point differentials. Georgia has won three out of four in the series, but the Vols are 2-2 in their last four trips to Athens. This is a game the Dawgs have to win.

26. Week 9 (Oct. 27) Tennessee at South Carolina
Always fun when Big Orange nation battles with Steve Spurrier. Brutal road test for UT.

28. Week 12 (Nov. 17) Tennessee at Vanderbilt
In-state rivarly is heating up to a rolling boil where bowl rights and recruiting trail storylines abound.

29. Week 11 (Nov. 10) Missouri at Tennessee
Few stadiums Mizzou has ever played in will match the experience of Neyland, and that's before you consider the potential bowl implications.

37. Week 7 (Oct. 13) Tennessee at Mississippi State
Key swing game for both teams could mean trip to the postseason for Bulldogs, Vols.

 

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I do not respect any article that would put UT vs NCState above the Third Saturday in October.