WAY TOO SOON….

[EverythingOrange]

We just barely finished the regular season & Conference Championship Games. Plenty more to come in the CFP.

— And we’re already looking at and debating over scheduling for the 2025 season?!!!!

When did College football get so far ahead of itself????

Part of the fun used to be unveiling the schedules and anticipating the match-ups during or immediately prior to football season.

Maybe I’m just getting old, but it seems like discussions over next year SO EARLY kind of take some of the shine off of what’s still going on NOW!

Can we not just “give it a rest” and enjoy this year’s playoffs / bowl games first?

 

[apevol]

We just barely finished the regular season & Conference Championship Games. Plenty more to come in the CFP.

— And we’re already looking at and debating over scheduling for the 2025 season?!!!!

When did College football get so far ahead of itself????

Part of the fun used to be unveiling the schedules and anticipating the match-ups during or immediately prior to football season.

Maybe I’m just getting old, but it seems like discussions over next year SO EARLY kind of take some of the shine off of what’s still going on NOW!

Can we not just “give it a rest” and enjoy this year’s playoffs / bowl games first?

i can remember seeing the schedule on the counter at the local gas station and it'd get me psyched out for the season

 

[jasonvol18]

We just barely finished the regular season & Conference Championship Games. Plenty more to come in the CFP.

— And we’re already looking at and debating over scheduling for the 2025 season?!!!!

When did College football get so far ahead of itself????

Part of the fun used to be unveiling the schedules and anticipating the match-ups during or immediately prior to football season.

Maybe I’m just getting old, but it seems like discussions over next year SO EARLY kind of take some of the shine off of what’s still going on NOW!

Can we not just “give it a rest” and enjoy this year’s playoffs / bowl games first?

Can fans not do what they want? How does what other people do effect your life? Way too many people think their opinions matter and can tell others how to think. You do you and everyone else can do themselves.. How's that??

 

[camp_steveo]

I remember checking the sports section of the Sunday paper to see if UT won and what the SEC standings were that week. LoL getting old now and things change

 

[UT97Vol]

Can fans not do what they want? How does what other people do effect your life? Way too many people think their opinions matter and can tell others how to think. You do you and everyone else can do themselves.. How's that??

Yeah of all the things to complain about this seems low on that list. I like the early release. I live over 500 miles away and helps me plan my plans better.

 

[Daniel_Lincolns_Foot]

Back in 2011 I saw a printed schedule at work and it had a game listed as Louisiana State University. Thought to myself “well, that’s a gimme” not even connecting the fact that it was LSU.

 

[maxorange]

Can we not just “give it a rest” and enjoy this year’s playoffs / bowl games first?

uh.....no

 

[A2K]

We just barely finished the regular season & Conference Championship Games. Plenty more to come in the CFP.

— And we’re already looking at and debating over scheduling for the 2025 season?!!!!

When did College football get so far ahead of itself????

Part of the fun used to be unveiling the schedules and anticipating the match-ups during or immediately prior to football season.

Maybe I’m just getting old, but it seems like discussions over next year SO EARLY kind of take some of the shine off of what’s still going on NOW!

Can we not just “give it a rest” and enjoy this year’s playoffs / bowl games first?

When it became a business..they already know who is winning our game and would like you to bet on it!!!!!

 

[feathersax]

I remember checking the sports section of the Sunday paper to see if UT won and what the SEC standings were that week. LoL getting old now and things change

Knoville New-Sentinel & Journal were greatly anticipated on Sunday mornings after a game. Bill Dyer (& another cartoonist) had those wonderful Dyer-Grams detailing every play with clever notes & cartoons. Is there a publication available with these classic creations? I'd love to fine it.

 

[vols72]

I remember checking the sports section of the Sunday paper to see if UT won and what the SEC standings were that week. LoL getting old now and things change

I remember going to cracker barrel and getting the usa today weekend sports edition and reading about the vols and other sec teams getting ready to watch us play on Jefferson pilot

 

[Voluntarius]

I remember checking the sports section of the Sunday paper to see if UT won and what the SEC standings were that week. LoL getting old now and things change

As a kid, I would be pacing the floor waiting on that Sunday morning paper if we won. I literally couldn't wait to read about it. If we lost, I couldn't bring myself to even look at it even if the headlines said Martians had landed on the White House lawn. Now, you have game recaps, replays, and instant analysis' from every imaginable source within seconds of the end of the game to the point that it's overwhelming. I wouldn't trade the memories of those early days for anything.

 

[farmdogvol]

As a kid growing up in Southern California, my uncle would mail my dad the Sunday paper every week. I had to wait until Wednesday or Thursday to get my Vols fix.

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

Can fans not do what they want? How does what other people do effect your life? Way too many people think their opinions matter and can tell others how to think. You do you and everyone else can do themselves.. How's that??

God love the liberterian!

 

[BenGrimm]

I can be excited for the CFP and still look at next years schedule. The latter is like one day of discussion then back to another week of talking about tOSU.

 

[whobethis16]

We just barely finished the regular season & Conference Championship Games. Plenty more to come in the CFP.

— And we’re already looking at and debating over scheduling for the 2025 season?!!!!

When did College football get so far ahead of itself????

Part of the fun used to be unveiling the schedules and anticipating the match-ups during or immediately prior to football season.

Maybe I’m just getting old, but it seems like discussions over next year SO EARLY kind of take some of the shine off of what’s still going on NOW!

Can we not just “give it a rest” and enjoy this year’s playoffs / bowl games first?

2024 Tennessee Football Schedule Dates Announced - University of Tennessee Athletics

Four consecutive home games against Florida, Alabama, Kentucky and Mississippi State and a September road trip to Oklahoma highlight the 2024 Tennessee football

utsports.com

Well, here's the link to when 2024 was announced, which was right at this time.

 

[whobethis16]

We just barely finished the regular season & Conference Championship Games. Plenty more to come in the CFP.

— And we’re already looking at and debating over scheduling for the 2025 season?!!!!

When did College football get so far ahead of itself????

Part of the fun used to be unveiling the schedules and anticipating the match-ups during or immediately prior to football season.

Maybe I’m just getting old, but it seems like discussions over next year SO EARLY kind of take some of the shine off of what’s still going on NOW!

Can we not just “give it a rest” and enjoy this year’s playoffs / bowl games first?

2023 Tennessee Football Schedule Announced - University of Tennessee Athletics

A season-opener in Nashville against ACC foe Virginia and home tilts against South Carolina, Texas A&M and Georgia highlight the 2023 Tennessee football schedule,

utsports.com

2023 was announced in September of 2022.

 

[EastTNVol6240]

I’d love to see 7 more informative posts like this one.

 

[NighthawkVol]

We just barely finished the regular season & Conference Championship Games. Plenty more to come in the CFP.

— And we’re already looking at and debating over scheduling for the 2025 season?!!!!

When did College football get so far ahead of itself????

Part of the fun used to be unveiling the schedules and anticipating the match-ups during or immediately prior to football season.

Maybe I’m just getting old, but it seems like discussions over next year SO EARLY kind of take some of the shine off of what’s still going on NOW!

Can we not just “give it a rest” and enjoy this year’s playoffs / bowl games first?

That’s because the schedule was released last night. It’s doesn’t take much deduction to understand why people are discussing it right after SECN has a show dedicated to the release. Which was their intent.

 

[NighthawkVol]

I can be excited for the CFP and still look at next years schedule. The latter is like one day of discussion then back to another week of talking about tOSU.

Your ability to compartmentalize is staggering. Apparently, we are a rare species, you and I.

 

[morristown vol]

I case you haven;t figured it out yet all we do on Vol Nation is talk.Nothing wrong with that.We love our Vols!!!

 

[camp_steveo]

As a kid, I would be pacing the floor waiting on that Sunday morning paper if we won. I literally couldn't wait to read about it. If we lost, I couldn't bring myself to even look at it even if the headlines said Martians had landed on the White House lawn. Now, you have game recaps, replays, and instant analysis' from every imaginable source within seconds of the end of the game to the point that it's overwhelming. I wouldn't trade the memories of those early days for anything.

I think I like it better with more access to real time information. I don't think I've missed a game in years. Much better for me.

 

[overseasorange2]

We just barely finished the regular season & Conference Championship Games. Plenty more to come in the CFP.

— And we’re already looking at and debating over scheduling for the 2025 season?!!!!

When did College football get so far ahead of itself????

Part of the fun used to be unveiling the schedules and anticipating the match-ups during or immediately prior to football season.

Maybe I’m just getting old, but it seems like discussions over next year SO EARLY kind of take some of the shine off of what’s still going on NOW!

Can we not just “give it a rest” and enjoy this year’s playoffs / bowl games first?

Then what the hell are we going to complain about?

 

[ArmchairQB]

We’re not all going to the playoffs or even a bowl. Kentucky needs something to think about now.

 

[DaddyChad]

Back in 2011 I saw a printed schedule at work and it had a game listed as Louisiana State University. Thought to myself “well, that’s a gimme” not even connecting the fact that it was LSU.

To be fair up till about 2007 or so we kind of had owned them in that series. They reeled off 5 consecutive wins up till Heupel put a stop to the bleeding there by stomping them in Death Valley.

 

[volfeeva]

We just barely finished the regular season & Conference Championship Games. Plenty more to come in the CFP.

— And we’re already looking at and debating over scheduling for the 2025 season?!!!!

When did College football get so far ahead of itself????

Part of the fun used to be unveiling the schedules and anticipating the match-ups during or immediately prior to football season.

Maybe I’m just getting old, but it seems like discussions over next year SO EARLY kind of take some of the shine off of what’s still going on NOW!

Can we not just “give it a rest” and enjoy this year’s playoffs / bowl games first?

I chalk it up to finding something to talk about waiting for the play offs games to happen. It's like sports talk guys drumming up something to talk about after they've worn out everything else.