Vols 2014 Football Schedule

[cgbtn]

The Vandy/Tucky swap makes sense to me, I like the in state rivalry now that Franklin is there.

The date of the Vandy game was moved at Vandy's request. They said they had no fans except their students and that over the Thanksgiving break, their stadium was Orange when they were the home team. Perhaps Franklin has succeeded in broadening the fan base.

 

[Velo Vol]

I prefer this schedule. I like the idea of having Florida later in the year.

I wish we could switch Kentucky and Florida.

 

[OLEVOLFAN]

I know this is off topic but I just heard on TSR rumors are coming out of a helmet change black or gray what they saying. Can someone start a topic on this to see what people are hearing? I would start one but it won't let because I do not have enough post. Sorry for being off topic!

 

[Bvols48]

Why do they have Missouri 3 years in a row??

 

[zreeves]

I wish we could switch Kentucky and Florida.

i have thought this exact same thing for years florida always looks so much better to me early in the season rather than late

 

[Smokey Grey]

Wow! Love that schedule!

 

[rbird]

This schedule is a big win. It moves Florida out of the first SEC matchup (which many have been asking for seemingly forever). The first bye falls in exactly the right spot, after a tough OOC game and before the start of SEC play. True, the Bama game should be a week earlier, but it wouldn't be a Vols schedule if it was perfect, now, would it? I don't know how much input CBJ actually had on this schedule, but I will give him credit for it anyway.

 

[Rocky-Top 10EC]

Too early for a prediction thread?

Also seems Georgia's suspensions will still be cleared up when it is our time

 

[TNVolunteerGrad]

Why do they have Missouri 3 years in a row??

Because they're in the SEC East. We will play them every year now.

 

[Air_Force_Vol27]

Why do they have Missouri 3 years in a row??

They are in the SEC east we will play them every year

 

[TNVolunteerGrad]

If only Bama was actually the 3rd Saturday, other than that, I like it.

 

[Rockytoptalker]

I love this schedule, especially since they moved Vandy and UK around, along with not playing UF as our first SEC game. It's also nice to not have an FCS as one of the first two games (although we still play one in the middle of the season).

 

[Majorvol23]

could easily lose 3 or 4 of the first 5 - Utah St, sheesh

 

[Smokey Grey]

could easily lose 3 or 4 of the first 5 - Utah St, sheesh

 

[possumtownVol]

Times they are a changing. I hope we will be favored in those games like the old days. If coach Jones is going to turn it around this would be great season to show it. Maybe a season too soon but it's going to happen

 

[TrueOrange]

A lot of reshuffling to what we have been accustomed to the past couple of years here. Florida in October...has this ever happened before? I like seeing Vandy as the last game of the year again, always thought we should play our in-state rival in that last game.

No, but there have been years where UT played UGA before UF. The last time was 1995.

 

[Berry4Heisman14]

Flame me all you want but I could see us being better this year than next year.

 

[TrueOrange]

First time I can remember other than 2001 that Florida is not our first conference game.

We last played UGA before UF in 1995, so it's not like this hasn't been done before though

 

[TrueOrange]

I just wish we didn't finish the season with, historically, the three worst teams in the SEC every year.

...one of those teams has been in the conference for a grand total of 1 season...

 

[TrueOrange]

I wish we could switch Kentucky and Florida.

The SEC office would never do that to them, since they have to play FSU at year's end

 

[volgrad500]

Interesting that they moved UK up two weeks and put Vandy back at the end of the season.

Might also be due to the ACC and the SEC requesting UK and Louisville move there game to November (as opposed to the season opener)

 

[TrueOrange]

Why do they have Missouri 3 years in a row??

Why does TN? Because they're in the same division

 

[Bvols48]

Because they're in the SEC East. We will play them every year now.

Thanks. My fault. Don't know what I was thinking. Well guess I wasn't thinking. :blink:

 

[OrangeWayOfLife]

Would like to see a FBS replacement for UTC

 

[TrueOrange]

This schedule is a big win. It moves Florida out of the first SEC matchup (which many have been asking for seemingly forever). The first bye falls in exactly the right spot, after a tough OOC game and before the start of SEC play. True, the Bama game should be a week earlier, but it wouldn't be a Vols schedule if it was perfect, now, would it? I don't know how much input CBJ actually had on this schedule, but I will give him credit for it anyway.

He didn't. This was all the conference front offices and maybe some (a little) input from the schools...if the coaches had any real input in conference scheduling, LSU wouldn't still be playing UF every season.


That aside, starting off with UGA is still a tough SEC matchup