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6. Bowl Upgrades
Which means that Tennessee should be making a lot more bowl appearances in the next few years. And this is where another statement made yesterday will prove to be important. The statement made by Vol Nation.
Will travel for bowls. And raise complete and total orange-clad hell in the process.
Even with just scant assistance from Iowa fans, the TaxSlayer Bowl was still the six-highest attended SEC-affiliated bowl this year. Considering the ones with higher attendance included a national semifinal game, two New Year’s Six bowls and the Texas Bowl, which featured none other than Texas, that’s quite a statement Vol Nation made by overrunning I-75 and invading Jacksonville.
Orange was everywhere – filling local hotels, restaurants, stores and, most importantly, more than its fair share of the stadium.
Bottom line: bowl committees will likely be duking it out for the honor of having the Tennessee Volunteers participate in their game in the years to come.
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Agreed.
Have Following Will Travel
(for those old enough to remember…)
While, I definately feel good about the way the season ended, and the direction I believe the program is going, I’m going to hold off a little longer proclaiming the program back.
I too remember the jubilation of the SugarVols, and the momentum that we were supposedly riding but I also remember what a flop the 1986 team was. I’m sure Oklahoma felt they were back after laying it to Bama last year. I also remember thinking we turned the corner after 1979 Notre Dame and 1982 Alabama games.
One of the reasons for my caution is still lack of experienced depth. I can’t imagine we will be as lucky as Ohio State next year if Dobbs goes down.
I’m not trying to be negative at all, I just prefer to say ” so far so good” at this time.
Vols are my team have since 1978 go vols I’m die hard fan win or lose I’m a vol. Butch will show he’s the man for big orange!