Tennessee is scared to play Army (UT cancels game vs Army)

[81usaf92]

How the mighty have fallen

Well…

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Yes, UT’s decision to replace Army with an easier opponent — Akron — for its Sept. 17, 2022, game is disheartening.
It’s also dishonorable and shameful.
And it shows how far Tennessee football has fallen that it chickened out of playing a service academy.
It’s even more disgraceful when you consider that the 2022 Congressional Medal of Honor Society Convention will occur that week in Knoxville.

 

[Tider n LA]

Was it Fulmer's decision?

 

[DogPatch]

I wonder if the game had any bearing on the convention choosing to meet in Knoxville.

 

[B1GTide]

Lose that game and you still have the respect of America for playing the game when your program is down. I don't see how canceling this game helps the UT program. A win over Akron certainly doesn't help them (speaking as an OSU alum, whose school just destroyed them).

 

[CoolBreeze]

Probably the best thing ucheat could have done given that they would lose the game by 4 tds and give up about 400 yards of rushing.

 

[81usaf92]

In a way I wish we would drop ULM and take Army. But I’m reminded that all service Academies run a triple option

 

[Evil Crimson Dragon]

And their fans feel they will beat Bama this year.......

 

[B1GTide]

And their fans feel they will beat Bama this year.......

LOL - false bravado.

 

[Con]

I hate Tennessee.

 

[bamadwain]

And their fans feel they will beat Bama this year.......

That's all i here is we'll have to score 50 to beatem geez

 

[Tider n LA]

I hate Tennessee.

And Auburn too!!

 

[uafan4life]

Dirty, low down, lying snitches...

 

[TideEngineer08]

In a way I wish we would drop ULM and take Army. But I’m reminded that all service Academies run a triple option

The triple option isn’t what would concern me. It’s the cut blocking. But the two kind of go hand in hand. Any time the issue of banning cut blocking is brought up, it’s the service academies yelling loudest against removing it.

 

[Crimson1967]

The triple option isn’t what would concern me. It’s the cut blocking. But the two kind of go hand in hand. Any time the issue of banning cut blocking is brought up, it’s the service academies yelling loudest against removing it.

The cut blocks were the big concern on the Fourteenessee message board.

 

[CrimSonami]

Knee jerk reaction was this is a new low. Then I realize it is 10rC.

I HATE orange! Especially that Throw Up Orange!

 

[TideEngineer08]

The cut blocks were the big concern on the Fourteenessee message board.

I mean its legit, but I suspect the real reason UT ditched the game is they can't afford the non-con loss. It could be the difference in bowl eligibility for them. Sad.

 

[UAinAthens]

The triple option isn’t what would concern me. It’s the cut blocking. But the two kind of go hand in hand. Any time the issue of banning cut blocking is brought up, it’s the service academies yelling loudest against removing it.

Exactly. I don't like UT, but I don't blame them. The offense is too different to prepare for in addition to the injury risk of cut blocking. Its also a lose-lose situation. If you win, no one cares, if you lose its to a lower opponent.

 

[major tidefan]

 

[crimsonaudio]

Meh, I hate fourteenessee but would love it if Bama bought out any team that relied on 'legal' cut blocks. Screw the less talented teams that have to rely on cheap blocks, I hope they lose every game.

And I HATE fourteenessee...

 

[OSUTideFan]

Akron will respond by beating Tennessee.