What Other Message Boards Are Saying (Kent State Pre Game Edition)

[orangepenez]

Kent St has a message board? Color me impressed by whomever is active on that site other than the players' parents. I respect the hell out of their support for the team and university.

 

[dobre_shunka]

He's a Kent State alum

 

[VolBoyFord]

I genuinely feel bad for teams like this. Just feels like grown men beating the hell out of high school kids. I often have to turn it off and go find something else to do when the score starts getting ugly or mistakes start piling up. Haha

 

[volsincebirth]

He's a Kent State alum

Jack Lambert was one of the meanest lbers to ever play the game.

 

[GrayWaterCanine]

When did we schedule them?

This upcoming Saturday.

 

[EconVol92]

Absolutely agree. It pretty much feels like an off week.

I hope the team doesn’t feel this way because it’s the way that you lose to a team like Kent State. .

 

[Capt Straight]

Jack Lambert was one of the meanest lbers to ever play the game.

And Jack "Hacksaw" Kiner who sawed a car in half using only a hacksaw

 

[CAVPUT]

And Steve "Hacksaw" Kiner who sawed a car in half using only a hacksaw

Jack Reynolds

 

[WillisWG]

This upcoming Saturday.

Thanks. Was looking for the date or time frame they were added to the schedule.

 

[GrayWaterCanine]

Thanks. Was looking for the date or time frame they were added to the schedule.

Oh, September 14.

 

[WillisWG]

Oh, September 14.

Found what I was looking for, we added them to our 2024 schedule in Jan 2022

Report: Tennessee adds non-conference game to 2024 schedule

Tennessee is reportedly getting to work on its 2024 football schedule and has added a non-conference home game, according to a report.

www.on3.com

 

[Mccage]

Cades Cove can make their trip less painful

 

[dillyo51]

Terrible time.

It was, I was on campus the weekend before the killing of the four students. No indication then what would happen the following weekend.

 

[wtmvol]

I genuinely feel bad for teams like this. Just feels like grown men beating the hell out of high school kids. I often have to turn it off and go find something else to do when the score starts getting ugly or mistakes start piling up. Haha

$1.35M tends to assuage the hurt they'll feel.

 

[Volanta]

no injuries in this game please. get in and get out. Every Vol fan has a homework assignment to watch Oklahoma vs Tulane.

 

[Russdaddy2027]

I feel sorry for our fans, their fans, their team...we should not be playing teams like this

GA State is still an open wound so I refrain from overlooking any opponent no matter how good the Vols seem!

 

[FBtime]

GA State is still an open wound so I refrain from overlooking any opponent no matter how good the Vols seem!

That's silly

 

[Other_Guy]

You can get banged up against any opponent, be it FCS or FBS #133. Absolutely no value in playing this team ranked this low.

Play the starters for 1Q or 3 drives.

 

[Cod]

He's a Kent State alum

Yea but he's one of a kind period though!

 

[Shirleyudontmeanthat]

It’s parents weekend for those without knowledge of this …

 

[WillisWG]

Play the starters for 1Q or 3 drives.

GA State is still an open wound so I refrain from overlooking any opponent no matter how good the Vols seem!

Akron 2022. Lost Cedric Tillman for the season in a 63-6 Vol W over a Akron team ranked #130. Injuries happen but to lose Ced in a game against a #130 opponent isn't like losing him if you're playing a T60 team.

Now we have Kent #133 up in a game where I see absolutely no value. I don't like these types of opponents whatsoever. It would be OK with me if we never played a FCS or a FBS ranked out of T60 ever again.

Play the starters for 1Q, season ticket holders would be pissed, drive all that way then there's no Sampson, no Nico, no Pearce that's BS.


The CFP Committee considers Strength of Schedule in their rankings. Imagine getting passed over for the 12-T because the other teams SOS was better because we #133. No thanks. Schedule better opponents,

PRINCIPLES​

The committee will select the teams using a process that distinguishes among otherwise comparable teams by considering:

• Strength of schedule,
• Head-to-head competition,
• Comparative outcomes of common opponents (without incenting margin of victory), and,
• Other relevant factors such as unavailability of key players and coaches that may have affected a team’s performance during the season or likely will affect its postseason performance.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

TN -47.5 and O/U 62.5 per SportsLine

Vegas knows CJH will have the 2026 team in in the second half.

 

[oUTraged]

I’m trying to figure out why dude bought 16 tickets

Even if his team gets beat by 70, I bet he has a better time vacationing in Knoxville and enjoying the atmosphere of Neyland Stadium than any Kent State home game he goes to.

 

[orangefloyd]

SEC is even more of a meatgrinder now with Tex and OU included. Why schedule multiple strong OOC opponents to potentially trip up against or get banged up?

Somebody gets it.

 

[me_grag53]

Wonder how many of these games have some kind of coaching connection from past staffs ?