Tennessee is representing the East in the SEC Championship.
Yes, seriously.
I know what you're thinking. Wasn't Tennessee embarrassed 45-31 by an average Cal team, shellacked 59-20 by Florida, then dismantled 41-17 by abysmal Alabama?
Unfortunately, yes.
Before you get caught up in Tennessee’s “resilient” quadruple overtime win over Kentucky, understand that the Wildcats ended the season with five losses—and were nowhere near a top 25 ranking.
Remember, too, that Kentucky lost to every other East team not named Vanderbilt. Before we get into the Kentucky game, though—let’s revisit a few of Tennessee’s recent wins:
In a crucial late October game, Tennessee kicker Daniel Lincoln lined up for a game-tying 43 yard FG attempt in the closing seconds of regulation against South Carolina. He hooked it left—and the game was over. The Gamecocks celebrated their 501 yards of offense and 31 first downs in Knoxville.
Not so fast. A false start gave the Vols another chance—and wouldn’t you know it, Lincoln nailed the 48-yarder to send the game into overtime, where Tennessee watched the normally reliable Ryan Succop miss a chip shot within 40 yards to end the game. The Vols escaped with a 27-24 win.
Speaking of missed field goals, just two weeks ago, Tennessee nation had to hold its collective breath when Vanderbilt kicker Bryan Hahnfeldt’s 49 yard field goal grazed the wrong side of the uprights—nearly giving Commodore fans a chance to celebrate in Rocky Top.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Your article would be more aptly named the Toilet Report (beta, of course). Your points could have made with class and grace instead of contempt and arrogance. Are you a political hate writer?
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
More inane and vacuous bile from a loser wannaba. Thanks for making we waste 90 seconds...
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Go kiss Spurrier's butt alittle more!!!!!
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
How can you say anything these things who do you want in the championship game South Carolina??? Who lost their last 5 games and could just barely even beat North Carolina!!!! Your the embarrassment!!! And South Carolina is the one that couldn't even score a touchdown against Vandy!!!! HAHAHAHA
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Tennessee deserves to be in the SEC championship game! Your an Idiot! They beat kentucky and crushed arkansas and last time i checked LSU LOST to both those teams! AND they out played south caroline and deserved to win that game! They started off slow because of INJURIES TO THE QB, a WHOLE new set of wide recievers! and suspentions to their starting running back , and dont forget a 3/4 freshman secondary. And they also CRUSHED #5 GEORFIA! You should be fired
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
it is what it is, its about win loses and tennessee is there for that reason just as all the other rankings are determined, in addition by far the toughest conference in the land, tennessee has a great team its just lacking a great coach.
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Tim Pollock about 1 year ago
Thank you, Anonymous readers. I'll address each of your issuses now.
1.) Not sure how I'm a loser wannabe; not sure what I lost at. But you are a fast reader.
2.) As far as kissing Spurrier's butt, I don't recall him being a part of this column.
3.) No, I do not want SC in the championship game; they are an average team at best. Again, that was not part of this column.
4.) I may be an idiot, but I know which form of your/you're to use. And yet again, Kentucky has 5 losses while Arkansas has 4. Both are unranked. Started off slow? Alabama beat them just a few weeks back. Who isn't young in college football, and what team doesn't get injuries and suspended players? I also gave them credit for beating Georgia. I'm not sure who Georfia is.
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Dallas Holland about 1 year ago
Tim,
I will take a crack at your article if you don't mind. You must be an English major, since you called out my fellow Volunteer fans on their usage of your/you're. You might want to stick to that instead of analyzing college football.
First, Daniel Lincoln pulled up on that kick against South Carolina. He heard the whistle before he kicked the ball. You are wrong there. I agree with your assessment that, "what team doesn't get injuries and suspended players?" That is true, but I will venture out on a limb and say no team in the SEC has been affected as much as Tennessee has by injuries and dismissals. James Banks, Brent Schaffer, Demetrice Morely, Roshaun Fellows, Inky Johnson (Injury), Marsalous Johnson (Injury), and that's just some of the high profile ones you might recall in the last few years. I just named three starters in our secondary, our number one receiver, and probably one of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in the country (had he stayed). Now, remember that Erik Ainge has had a broken pinky on his throwing finger most of the year. How good is Florida with an injured Tim Tebow (see Georgia game)? How good do you think Georgia would be with an injured Matthew Stafford? I'm not saying Tennessee wins against Cal, Florida, or Alabama, but certainly the games would've been closer (well, we probably beat Cal). Especially if you consider Tennessee had the ball against Florida in the third quarter, down by one score, and Ainge fumbles because he can't hand off with his right hand.
Secondly, your (notice the correct usage) assessment of the Kentucky and Vanderbilt games validates your lack of football knowledge for me. How did Tennessee blow a 31-14 lead with so much on the line? How does Kentucky allow Tennessee to get up by that much when they are favored? How does Kentucky give up six sacks to, numbers wise, the worst defensive line in the SEC? Dan Williams blew four yards into the backfield to block that kick, it was not a line drive. If not for a cheap facemask, Eric Berry would've scored on that play and the game would've been over. As for Vanderbilt, if you look at the scores of those games, even when Tennessee had Peyton Manning and a NFL lineup, the games have been traditionally close. Yes, Wake Forest blew out Vandy, but Wake isn't Tennessee and that's not a rivalry game.
Lastly, if you think for one second that the SEC Championship game is meaningless you are insane. For the kids who've put their hearts and souls into the offseason program, the games, and the academic workload they have, would beg to differ. It is every SEC team's number one goal at the beginning of the season, and regardless of the circumstances that puts one team in over another, it has plenty of meaning.
"1.) Not sure how I'm a loser wannabe; not sure what I lost at. But you are a fast reader."
Tisk, tisk, tisk. Don't you know not to end a sentence in a preposition? On second thought, you might want to reconsider your profession altogether.
Dallas
Birmingham, AL
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Isn't it still about wins and losses and not style points?
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Thank You!!! Hope this column makes it to the Tennessee locker room. You may have just handed the SEC title to Tennessee.
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Nick Holman about 1 year ago
Every Vol fan or SEC fan should send this comment to every Vol player and coaches asap....It will not make UT the Champions, but it is the best game prep Tennessee could get.
Thank you mister smart a...
As a Vol fan I was sick at the three losses (i.e. humiliating losses to Fla. and Bama), but the venom left after the win versus Kentucky..Your venom is still evident. Please seek medical attention!
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Amen to that, brother. Let's hope that Tim has the cajones to crawl back to his typewriter after the Vols beat LSU. I'm looking forward to hearing more excuses.
As for losses to the Gators and 'Bama - uh...it's the SEC...it's hard. The coach of the Gators has a big shiny ring. So does the coach of Alabama. They know how to win. I'm not feeling that bad about losing to them. I wonder how Les Miles will feel when he loses to us. Everybody gets a "Cal loss" every now and again - just ask USC about Stanford. Ask Vandy about Wake. It happens. The fact is, the Vols have the talent to beat any team in the country on a given night. Represent the SEC!
Rocky top.
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Jared Reback about 1 year ago
Yeah the coach of Alabama has a big shiny ring, and a bug shiny loss to ULM.
As for Vandy "happening" to lose to Wake. Wake would beat Vandy a good 8 out of 10 times. They are simply better.
Comparing USC/Stanford to Wake/Vandy is about the most arrogant thing I've ever heard an SEC fan say, and that is saying something.
Get over yourself, the SEC isn't that good.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
This has got to be the dumbest article I have read all year. LSU lost to Kentucky and Arkansas. Doesn't that make LSU an embarrassment playing in the title game also. Tennessee destroyed Georgia for the second year in a row and would probably beat them worse if they played again today. You should have waited to write this article when you graduated high school and when the Vols win the sugar bowl in January. The only embarrassment is you. Thanks for wasting all of our time. If you have trouble reading this just break it down into syllables.
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Tim Pollock about 1 year ago
Losing twice in triple OT games does not make LSU an embarrassment. The margin of defeat Tennessee suffered in their three losses was much different...and humiliating, to say the least.
I graduated high school in 1996. Not sure what you mean by the syllable thing, but thanks for reading! Stay tuned for my championship game prediction column, which will come out later this week--that's when I'll reveal my pick for the SEC title game.
And I'll give you a high-five if the Vols win the Sugar Bowl.
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Kevin Perriloux about 1 year ago
LMAO .. SCOREBOARD HATER! BRING LES MILES' non coachin a** on !! GO VOLS!!
Thanks coaches for holding this young team together when they could easily have folded under pressure! Helluva job, big guy! See ya in the ATL .. Thanks dumba** for the locker room article... Count Tennessee out! just like 146 times in the last 16 years ... Enjoy your december bowl, GATORS! By the way, didn't Georgia beat Florida, and UT embarrassed, and I mean embarrassed Georgia .. Good, balanced poll there espn.. Keep hatin ..
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Tracy Sunley about 1 year ago
I couldnt agree more.....I personally think KY should be there although you may think differently. But none the less we have to watch TN/LSU and I hope LSU wins b.c that will make KY better than TN....hehe
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Jeff K about 1 year ago
ok, you only look at third party games when two teams didn't actually PLAY. TN and KY PLAYED, we know who's better.
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Kevin Perriloux about 1 year ago
i digress, Fla will deservedly be in a new years bowl. I'll give them credit for puttin it on UT in September. But, let's not forget, UGA beat that team, along with LSU, and Auburn.. LSU gave up heisman numbers to the same guy UT just SHUT DOWN... There's something to say about resiliency.
How does an LSU win over TN make KY better? Don't follow that logic. It is what it is.. UT is 6-2 in the SEC with a thrashing of Georgia on their resume this year. Should we change the rules .. and say, 'well Georgia is probably better, just because we know SOO much, let's put them in the championship game'.. Are you sure it's not LSU who's an embarrassment to the SEC championship.. If Les Miles didn't have an NFL team, they would be 6-6. It's ok, it's ok .. just keep the lockerroom articles coming, WE LOVE IT! Nobody! Nobody gives UT a chance, and I wouldn't have it any other way..
BTW .. hats of to Kentucky .. great game, great comeback, but they had their chance, and UT made a play to extend the game, and then made a cpl more plays to win the game. It is what it is! LSU limps in with a loss, UT comes in with 5 straight wins .. who's the real embarrassment, if you ever wrote an article without your colored glasses on, you might be more objective.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Plain and simple: Tennessee won the SEC East, and thus they deserve to play LSU for the SEC Championship. They won when they needed to win; it doesn't matter how it was done, it was won fairly. Period. And last I checked, the SEC Championship still decides who gets an automatic BCS bowl bid. Sounds like a big deal to me. It's not UT's fault that 3 of their 4 DBs are new this year, plus most of the receiving corp. Lucky for them, Erik Ainge knows when to throw the ball away (thus only 3 sacks the entire season), Lucas Taylor can CATCH, Arian Foster can run (which they will need to do against a suddenly suspect LSU defense), and the defense has learned to clamp down from time to time.
Sure, Tennessee may not be playing as the best team in the East, but they won it. Deal with it.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Tim Pollack: An embarrassment to the media!
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
This is an intentionally inflammatory article written by a small person trying to make a big name for himself. My guess is that Tim never played or coached football, basketball, baseball, or any other kind of ball in his life but still considers himself a sports "expert" for reasons beyond those any reasonable person would entertain.
This particular literary "gem" is neither entertaining nor reasonable. It sounds more like the rantings of a poor sport whose favorite team just lost five games in a row and was given an outlet by Bleacherreport.com (a well known and highly responsible news outlet).
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
You don't question how well a bear rides a bicycle, you just marvel that he can do it and others can't. GO VOLS!!!!!
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Tim
I appreciate your efforts in writing this article. I know it must be hard to find something good to write about when your home school is 6-6. It is always easier to write a critical article than a good one. I do not pretend to be a journalist, but I do know this. Never have I seen a more biased column in all my years of reading. I hope that you would offer a letter of apology to the readers on behalf of your immature writing. Congrats on graduating from high school in 1996. Maybe you should take at least 1 class in journalism in college to learn how to write. Could you please explain to us the reason for the post? Was it meant to make a group of 6-6 fans feel better about their season? Or are you really that immature of a person and journalist?
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Let me ask this, who should represent the East, UF, with three losses or UGA that UT absolutely embarrassed and quite honestly going into the 4th quarter, up 35-7 on the now, "hot" Dawgs, could have really done much more had they not pulled off the dogs. Knowshon?, the same guy that had 30 yds. against UT. Give me a break. I agree, it's the ones like you that keep pumping in the motivation that has led to the embarrassing VOLS representing the EAST. Thanks and keep it up!!!
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ron steward about 1 year ago
Tim, You are an average guy and just like every other average guy, you've got an opinion. And we all know what opinions are like. Yeap, everybody's got one. I'm trying to keep it clean but I'm sure you get the message. To be honest, I would not bet on either team at this point. But I will say this as a fact and not just an opinion; Any team that beats LSU is not an embarrassment to any program. Can Tennessee beat LSU? Guess we will just have to wait until Dec. 1st. But if Tennessee does win the SEC and you still think they are an embarrassment, then you, my friend, will be the emBARE-ASSed one.
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Matt Kearney about 1 year ago
"Losing twice in triple OT games does not make LSU an embarrassment. The margin of defeat Tennessee suffered in their three losses was much different...and humiliating, to say the least."
I disagree...to say that LSU has more talent than both of those teams would be an understatement. One of those losses was at home against a completely one-dimensional team, and as you say "an unranked team in Arkansas." That team does have a heisman candidate on it, but the best defense in the country, at least according to the experts, could not stop a run first, then run some more, then change things up yet again with a run. You talk about how fortunate Tennessee was to be in the position they are, and that is very true. That being said, this is the SEC...Florida never wins the national championship last year without the field goal block against South Carolina, and I'm pretty sure LSU was fortunate against Auburn, Alabama, and Florida this year. All championship teams in the SEC get breaks, the teams are just too evenly matched.
Tennessee has no less of a right to be in the SEC Championship game then LSU does. Both conference records are identical, so why is LSU not just as embarassing as Tennessee. UT never got beat at home by an unranked team, did they?
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
"Losing twice in triple OT games does not make LSU an embarrassment. The margin of defeat Tennessee suffered in their three losses was much different...and humiliating, to say the least."
I disagree...to say that LSU has more talent than both of those teams would be an understatement. One of those losses was at home against a completely one-dimensional team, and as you say "an unranked team in Arkansas." That team does have a heisman candidate on it, but the best defense in the country, at least according to the experts, could not stop a run first, then run some more, then change things up yet again with a run. You talk about how fortunate Tennessee was to be in the position they are, and that is very true. That being said, this is the SEC...Florida never wins the national championship last year without the field goal block against South Carolina, and I'm pretty sure LSU was fortunate against Auburn, Alabama, and Florida this year. All championship teams in the SEC get breaks, the teams are just too evenly matched.
Tennessee has no less of a right to be in the SEC Championship game then LSU does. Both conference records are identical, so why is LSU not just as embarassing as Tennessee. UT never got beat at home by an unranked team, did they?
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
In related news, Spurrier loses again.
Signed,
I write when I'm pissed off.
LOLZ
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Erik Broxtin about 1 year ago
As a Gator fan, I love the fact that Tennessee is in the Championship game. It keeps Phil right where we want him - in Knoxville - and it raises the hopes of thousands of people who own coonskin caps.
I PROMISE you this: One week from now you'll be sitting at home, tears all over your banjo strings, wondering how you went from being a candidate for the Sugar Bowl to suddenly hoping the Outback Bowl calls. Tennessee is the fourth most attractive SEC team to Bowl committees for a reason. Begin coming to terms with it.
And go ahead and blow those candles out. No, not because it's your birthday. Because it's time for bed.
That's right. I said it. You guys still use candles to light your bedrooms. I said it in joke form before explaining it in a more literal fashion.
(How many more of your precious seconds did I just waste?)
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
So they're an embarrassment by winning more games than the other teams in the division and winning the tie breaker due to the head to head meeting win with a really fine Georgia team with the same conference record?
Nice logic.
Don't forget to leave enough napkins and condiments out at your day job at the bowling alley snack bar tomorrow.
Leave the sports journalism thing to the professionals. (Or at least to someone with some common sense) Otherwise you might end up making yourself look really foolish.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Tim, YOU CRACK ME UP!!!!!!!! Certainly hope that you don't get paid for your opinion.
The bottom line is that TENNESSEE will play for the SEC title vs. LSU on Saturday...not Florida, not Georgia but TENNESSEE.
See you in ATLANTA...I will be the one wearing ORANGE!
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
This is hilarious. This site covers SEC FB, and on the side Division II BB.
Columbia, SC, home of a SEC FB team that has never won (and never will win) a SEC championship. Did little SC lose its last 5, including Clemson? Little SC has hired two coaches, who have won NCs at other schools, but they still cannot get out of the basement with Vandy.
Glad to know that Tim graduated from HS - that explains a lot. LOL
It's interesting to see that this site has been copyrighted - I would hate to know that ESPN copied any of the 'material' illegally.
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warren hale about 1 year ago
Funny stuff.
I guess my first challenge would be....Who are UGAs quality wins against? Applying the same criteria you applied to UT the only quality wins for UGA are: 1) UF(9-3) when Tebow was not Tebow due to his injury and 2) Auburn(8-4) . So they had two quality wins as well. Correct?
My second challenge would be...Didnt UGA need a Vandy fumble inside the UGA 10 to beat Vandy 20-17? It is amazing how you managed to leave that out. (Vandy's Cassen Jackson-Garrison fumbled 7 yards short of the goal line, setting up the Bulldogs' winning drive) Did you forget? Or do you just want to put forward your lame agenda?
My third challenge is....Didnt UGA loose to also ran USC at home...If UGA could have beaten one of the worst teams in the East between the hedges UGA would be in Atlanta. If UGA could have beaten Tennessee they would be in Atlanta...They could not get it done on the field.
My fourth challenge....rivalry games....You seem to be willing to give credit to UGA for beating a not very good GT team and UF kudos for beating the worst FSU team in 25 years because they are rivals...Well...What team would Kentucky rather beat than breathe? The answer is of course Kentucky. While UT has owned UK for the last 23 years we have always recieved the Cats best shot.
You are what you are.....Tennessee is the Eastern Division Champion. Stop crying!
Best wishes and GBO - Warren Hale
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Jared Reback about 1 year ago
SEC fans amuse me.
When the debate centers about which SEC team is better, you guys have no problem slinging mud and talking about which SEC teams aren't that good, or the lack of quality wins within the conference.
When someone else happens to mention that the SEC is not as good as you think it is, the teams you use to prove the SEC is the best are the same ones you have no problem drilling when it suits you.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
typo on my part....UK would rather beat Tennessee than breathe....not Kentucky ...oops
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Eric Dorman about 1 year ago
Yeah you are right about that tim! The Gators should have had a better season than what they did have.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Tennessee plays like they are two different teams. One game they will play great and look like a top 10 team (Georgia game). In other games (Florida and Alabama), they look like a team that would have a 2-10 record. If Tennessee plays like they did against Georgia, it will be close. If they play like they did against Florida or Alabama, the game will be over after the first quarter.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Is it just me or does anyone else think Georgia will get exposed in BCS bowl game. I cant wait.
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Jared Reback about 1 year ago
I do.
Is it just me or is everyone being really hypocritical with this push for UGA in the BCS Championship game after what happened when Big 12 teams made the title game without winning their conferences or not even reaching their conference title game?
I thought the college football world had unofficially determined that there would not be a repeat performance of that.
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jim beam about 1 year ago
Jared,
very few SEC fans thought Georgia should be in the BCS championship game. most think that LSU should go (and are going thankfully). Im a florida fan and I know LSU has the best resume in the nation (although I'm still bitter about all those 4th down conversions). That said, Georgia is playing some damn good football (hard to say as a gator) and could play with anyone in the nation (i'd pick them over LSU on a neutral field). I understand you hate SEC fans and some SEC fans (like most college football fans) are blinded by team and conference loyalty. However, trying to make the SEC sounds like a bunch of hypocrits is just plain wrong. We don't think Georgia should play in the natty and we dont prop up our lower tier teams any more than any other conference. Dont assume all SEC fans are like the one kid who used a USC/Stanford : Vandy/Wake analogy. Thats just plain silly and obviously does not reflect the sentiment of most SEC fans.
You have to understand that SEC fans have to fight for respect because when our teams run through more ranked teams than any other teams in the nation we feel that our SOS should be respected and therefore put us above other teams with the same number of losses. The football community has figured it out but there was a time when SEC teams were playing tougher schedules and got no more respect from it. Some SEC fans are smug, but most just want the respect we deserve.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Tim,
Tennessee beat the 2 teams that LSU lost to this year, yet they don't deserve to be in the SEC title game with them? Riiiiight. By the way, the LSU v. ARK game was on Friday, not Thursday. What an idiot you are...please stop sucking.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
We're sorry. We tried and tried to give the better teams our spot in Atlanta. No one wanted it, so we tried to give it to the weaker teams and they didn't want it either. Whats an over-rated orange clad mob to do? I guess we will just have to show up in Atlanta for our beating. Maybe next year UGA can wake up before the get punked by 20+, UF can beat Auburn (how many times is that in a row?), and S Car can obtain their rightful spot atop the SEC East and the world. Best of luck next year and make sure you watch on Saturday, they tell me its going to be on TV.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
I have two things to say.
1 tennessee deserves to play in the sec title game hands down even if they can't win it
2 jared idk where you're from but you're an idiot the ppl that talk about how good all the sec teams are are sec fans whereas the ppl slinging mud are only a product of the rivalries and probably don't even really believe what they are saying
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Jared Reback about 1 year ago
So you are saying that the people that have posted comments on this article about all the weaknesses of SEC teams are the product of a rivalry and don't believe what they are saying?
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight......
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ron steward about 1 year ago
What? "idk" ? please speak english here. We are grown men hunting and pecking out messages. Not Junior High girls texting each other.
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Trey Bradley about 1 year ago
ron- best comment on this thread so far.
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ron steward about 1 year ago
after giving it much thought, I have decided that Tim is really just a stupid moron. I feel sorry for him. How does he function without a brain? The SEC is the toughest confrence in the nation. Any team that makes it to the SEC champinship deserves to be there and on any given Saturday the SEC champion could beat any team in the nation. Who is the true nation champion anyway? We need a play off. Not the Bull Crap System we have.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
you are missing the point...... how can LSU put Thursday's loss behind them when they didnt even play on Thursday..... is article isnt even credible .... what a moron
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
You are a fucking dumb ass Tim Pollock.
Last I checked, a win is a win. Stop climbing up Tim Tebow's ass like the rest of the sports media/bitches and look around for a second.
Florida has how many losses?? And Georgia got beat by how many when they came to Knoxville??
and LSU lost to fucking ARKANSAS!!! who lost to Tennessee 34 - 13.
Idiot.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
"That's right. I said it. You guys still use candles to light your bedrooms. I said it in joke form before explaining it in a more literal fashion. "
Is that what you call a joke down in Florida?
You know what's funny up here in Tennessee? It's some Florida dumbsh*t writing about how happy he is that they lost the SEC east.
I'm glad it make you happy--makes us happy too.
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ron steward about 1 year ago
You guys want a laugh, a good laugh? Click on Tim Polock's name and read some of the predictions he made last week. This football genious lets his real brilliance come shining through. What a joke!
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Fact: TN was blown out by a shitty PAC 10 team (Cal).
Funny how TN fans have the view that since TN blew out GA, that matters a lot, but lets just brush Cal under the rug and forget about that.
Typical SEC honks wanting things both ways.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Your article is an embarrassment to yourself. The SEC is a beast of a conference any team can lose to any other team. Tennessee lost 2 badly but unfortunately for you they count your overall record and Tennessee has more wins in the SEC than the rest of the east. FYI Tennessee returns most of its starters next year with the addition of guys like freshman All American (Florida State) transfer Branden Warren (5* #2 DE per rivals) at TE/DE and Demetrice Morley(5* #2 DB per rivals) back starting at S who started as a freshmen for us We have Jon Crompton (5* #2 QB per rivals) taking over for Anige, Army All American Adam Myers White taking over for Ryan Karl, Ben Martin (5* #2 DE per rivals) taking over for X. Mitchell everyone else returns.
It makes it even better that guys like you can't stand it. "Let s hope that LSU puts Thursday s loss behind them and plays loose football. I wouldn t want the country to think Tennessee is the best the SEC has to offer. " Lets hope The Bleacher Report removes your keyboard because I wouldn't want the rest of the country to think that your article is the best crap they offer. I mean seriously are the real writers still off for Thanksgiving? Did everyone with a clue schedule off today?
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Oh yeah and lets brush Alabama and Vanderbilt under the rug too, but keep Arkansas and Georgia in view so everyone can see how good TN is.
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Joshua Lee about 1 year ago
Uhh, I believe TN beat Vanderbilt. But who's counting? Not you.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Mr. Pollock is spot-on with this article. The Vols are a joke. I'm hoping the Vols beat LSU then everyone will finally see the SEC for what it really is.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
So you choose to critisize the team that you think is not as good as other SEC East teams for winning the conference but let the ones you think are better slide. Yeah that makes sense. I mean Kentucky beating LSU but UT beatsthem yet you have nothing to say other than Tennessee is lucky and KY is a crappy team. We romped GA but I guess we were just lucky again. McFadden had a career day against LSU but he must have been sick or something against Tennessee. Georgia barely beat Vandy but wait a minute UT barely beat them too Tennessee sucks and Georgia should be playing for the national championship. I mean heaven forbid Tennessee barely beat SC but wait didn't Georgia lose to them? The other guys didn't get it done and we did SEC East champs like it or not.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
A joke compared to who? Any team you pick I guarantee you would have 2-3 loses most years in the SEC. For example Tennessee will have played 8 teams this season that have been ranked at one point this season 10 bowl eligible teams. How many has your team played?
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Lou Holtz is that you when did you start writing for the Bleacher Report?
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Tiny Tim, you remind me a lot of this literature professor I had last year. She was a waspish and very pessimistic little dike that I believe never got any.... EVER!
"And I'll give you a high-five if the Vols win the Sugar Bowl."
That sure would be nice of you, Chucko. Then every Vol fan from here to Rocky Top can return your insincere high-five with one unanimous one-finger salute. You may want to use that narrow mind of yours and think about the title of your *cough* biased *cough* article. Now put down the hostess cupcake, Timmy, and ask yourself "Who is the REAL embarrassment here?"
Give up?
I'll give you a hint - He thinks he's a real sports analyst and he's probably building a hair doll of Tim Tebow's locks.
P.S - I just love how you used the word "lowly" to describe my school, ULM, in your Auburn/Alabama pick. I find it hard to believe that the guys on that team (a few of whom I know personally) are to be considered "lowly" when they were undefeated in their conference not very long ago. They have more heart and class than you will ever know.
Sincerely,
Proud Warhawk alum and wearer of "puke" Orange
GO VOLS!!
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Good point, Ron. Let's also go check out the predictions you've made on Beacher Report. Oh wait, you haven't written any. But you like to make fun of other writers that have the guts to post articles. What shines through about you besides your willingness to mock other folks? Let us know! Thanks!
Here's a tip: write an article that opposes Tim's point of view (try to avoid personal attacks). Then you might actually have some credibility!
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Hey Tim Pollock, Hope you enjoyed the last five games of the the season. How many wins did the game cocks have? Look for me on Sat. I'll be wearing orange and booking my flight to the Big Easy on Sun.
p.s. let me know if your toiletbowl.com bowl seats are any good.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Tim,
You are a complete and total idiot. Have you ever competed in anything other than intramural sports at any level? It's obvious that you haven't or you wouldn't jump to such stupid and absurd conclusions.
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Bleacher Bum about 1 year ago
Tim,
Your thoughts are a little slanted - Tennessee is not the only SEC team this year with double-digit losses. I agree, they are fortunate to win the SEC East - winning the SEC East requires that every year. But capturing the division crown after starting out 1-2 was not done through luck.
Tennessee might not be the prettiest champion but they are still standing. Dismissing that as a mistake or as embarasssing might be regrettable on your part. If you examine UT's body of work with more than a cursory look you would gain a better perspective to finalize your initial musings.
Give it another shot and let us know what you come up with.
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Tim Pollock about 1 year ago
Thanks for reading and for your comments, ladies and gentlemen.
Bleacher, well put; I will take your advice.
I hope the next column is up to everyone's standards.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
I agree, but who's going to read this column to the players???
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Then who the F&%@ are you for? Give an argument for another conference/team that has an ounce of the competitiveness of the SEC. Put ANY team in the nation in an SEC schedule and I guarantee they don't make it out of that season with less than four losses. You should be hung for that comment. Even the dumba$$ that wrote this article wouldn't dare say that in an college football forum.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Interesting point. This trait is common only to the oversensitive UT crowd. Although it does occasionally happen with fans of other SEC schools. I'll give you that.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
I'd like to point out a few things about Tim's article. It appears to be an opinion piece, therefore remaining objective would be an invalid approach. It calls for subjectiveness and even some bias. Secondly, this site is called the Bleacher Report. This moniker implies that people from the bleachers (i.e. not professional writers) will be giving their thoughts on sports of all kinds. That's one of the things that makes this site different and better in many ways than other sports sites. So I would like to encourage the commenters to refrain from attacking the journalistic integrity/value of each article posted on this site. In the same vein, it does no one any good to question a writer's education here. Everyone is on the same playing field. We're all in the bleachers. Thirdly, don't post a new comment unless you have something new to say. I'm tired of wasting my time with frivolous rants that end in "Tim you are a dumbass and should not be a writer. You suck." or "But UT beat UGA really badly so they deserve to go to the SEC Championship." Do us a favor. Reading it one time is fine. Reading it thirty times is a hassle so spare us. And personal attacks that aren't humorous are pointless (I like a good joke every now and then). Lastly, I just wanted to point out all of the UT fans that seemed to be so insulted by this article. Comment after comment by UT fans indicate the outrage felt by Vol nation. Why so angry? It's one man's opinion. No one questioned your manhood. Relax and count to ten. Then write a rebuttal if you feel it necessary.
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Dave Nemetz about 1 year ago
Finally! A voice of reason amid all the chaos and terrible comments. Glad to see that someone "gets it" and is willing to try to stem the tide of comment trolls who don't bother reading past the headline before they start spouting off illiterate redundancies. You're welcome to comment/contribute anytime.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
WOW alott of people think u suck ^^^^^^
well who writes an article calling a team an EMBARRASSMENT.. your an idiot
you may disagree but they did what it takes to get there so they deserve it. The SEC is by FAR the toughest confrence and losing to teams badly is nowhere near as bad as losing to a team like stanford, like USC, or kansas state like TEXAS. You cal the south caroline game lucky? Even if succop made that field goal they would of won. They got a 21 pt lead and had a great game. They have not lost a game where they were the clear favorites. Cal was a VERY good team at the beggining of the season so shut your damn mouth. They have won 5 straight including KILLING georgia, who is currently #5 in the nation, and beating kentucky (who was in the top 10 at one point and also beat LSU), and shutting down darren mcfadden and felix jones while BLOWING out arkansas who beat LSU!! so maybe you should think before writing another article like this you queef! and when tennessee wins i hope you finally see the total idiot you really are
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Tim Pollock about 1 year ago
Didn't we already go through this?
Like I said, I'll have something ready for Rocky Top very soon.
Be patient, Anonymous Cowards...
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
^ya you will only because every1 thinks its terrible! if there werent comments you wouldnt know how much every1 thinks this sucks so you wouldnt be making one better for tennessee. no1 from tennessee is offended, they just dont want this coming from a nobody, if kirk herbstreet did this it would be differen (even though he wouldn't) becuase he accually knows and has experience and isnt a dumbass. no one wants this coming from a complete idiot
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TJ Johnson about 1 year ago
wat college did u go to
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
wat college did u go to
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
wat college did u go to
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Tim Pollock: An Embarrassment to the sports-writing profession. Who wants to hear from a POLLOCK in the bleachers?! Who cares about jersey colors? The POLLOCK must be a queer as well! The POLLOCK needs to be reporting on how to set a dinner table and not college football championships.
--Doug
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Tim Pollock about 1 year ago
Good point, Doug. Now I see where you are coming from. I look forward to your next column concerning Polish jokes, gay jokes, and proper dining room table ettiquete.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
You are so right Doug - this guy must be a "Packer" fan!
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Think I saw this Tim Pollock on a television show: "A Queer Eye for the Sports Guy." (Jack)
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Yes - good point. Hope he stays in the bleachers & isn't allowed in the shower rooms (HA).
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Dave Nemetz about 1 year ago
Did this article get a link from www.illiteratedumbass.com or something? Good god, people...
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Oh yes - listen to the one who rates sports venues by "fan experience." He must be tight with Mr. Tim.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Tennessee deserves to play in the SEC championship game! They beat kentucky and crushed georgia and arkansas! AND they out-played south carolina and deserved to win that game! They started off slow because of INJURIES TO THE QB, a WHOLE new set of wide receivers and suspentions to their starting running back, and don't forget a 3/4 freshman secondary.
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Kevin Brown about 1 year ago
Tennessee has barely survived (yes, a win is a win) the last three games against South Carolina, Vanderbilt, and Kentucky. Georgia beat Florida easily and has won their past games with relative ease. Since Florida lost to Georgia, they are beating their opponents by about 30 points per game (not quite 39, but close enough).
Tim is simply pointing out that UT has not looked that great this season. They have been very inconsistent while Georgia and UF are playing their best football of the season right now. Out of the 3, I think it is a very valid opinion that Tennessee provides the smallest chance at the East winning the conference.
Other than that, he is a flamer. I think he even kisses his brother before going to sleep.
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Brian Hill about 1 year ago
Gee, didn't we stroke UGA's ass? Wow, how soon they forget.. Florida beat us, we beat UGA. The reasoning behind your statement doesn't hold any water. It basically means any given day a great team can lose or win. Go Vols!. Tim is a tool!
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Kevin Brown about 1 year ago
Yes, you beat Georgia when they weren't using Moreno as they are now in week 5. If you are going to use that argument, don't forget that you got "stroked in the ass" by Alabama.
My point is that you have no idea what you are going to get from UT on any given week. From UGA and UF, you know you are getting their best games as they have both been on a hot streak as of late.
LSU will win by 10+
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Erik Broxtin about 1 year ago
Also, Vol fans, try and remember that you did not have to play LSU or Auburn during the regular season. Not that it's your 'fault', but it does leave a little to be desired when Florida had to play the same East schedule, plus the two best teams in the West. Nothing's fair and Florida has probably benefited from this in the past, but try and look at your accomplishments objectively this year. The Georgia win was impressive, but it was prior to their discovery of what Knowshon Moreno could really do. Everything else has been closer to survival than domination.
Just don't be surprised if LSU scores a lot more points than you on Saturday. Tim tried to warn you.
And one last thing - seeing someone type "your an idiot" is very funny. Please keep it up.
Oh, and saying that someone should be hung for writing an op ed about college football is exactly why the South gets a bad rap. Please don't keep that up.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Hey Erik- Go crawl back up Tim Tebow's ass!!! GO VOLS!!!
Tebow for Heisman???? Tebow for Fudgepacker!!! That picture of him kissing his teammate says it all.
By the way... we're so smart in TN we figured out how to power our computers by candles!
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
This team thrives on the negativity from the media and the fans, said Jerod Mayo. I don t want anybody to pick us to win this game anybody at all.
Thanks for the encouragement.
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Tim Pollock about 1 year ago
Seriously, the gay jokes have reached their ignorant limit.
Tebow, gay or not, put up 360 yards and 4 TD's on your Vols. What exactly is your argument?
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Give the Vols credit for at least shceduling a home and home with Cal and traveling to PAC 10 country for a game. I am pretty sure most of the other SEC teams played all of their 4 non-conference games at home against nobodies. Vols will play AT UCLA next year. The rest of the SEC needs to get some nads and play some real home and homes against some real teams.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Maybe the rules should be changed and we should allow Florida to go, even though the great and glorious Florida lost more SEC games than UT, they should be the SEC east representative! OR maybe we should let UGA go, I know UT beat them but lets not count that game! Vandy came close so lets allow them to represent the East! UK put up some points, had a great QB, and they beat LSU, so lets throw out the rules and let them go the to the title game!! No, now I have it, SC just about beat us too, lets give them a win there and give us a loss and send them. Man are we in a pickle of what to do. I know , if the rules really don't matter then lets borrow a team from the West and let them play LSU, Bama came close lets give them a second chance.
What is utterly amazing to me is that this year has been upsdie down all year long....look who will play for the NC... they should not be there...they both have lost....and if OSU sneaks in they lost at home to Ill.
UT deserves to be in the game, they earned it, no other team in the East can lay claim to this. UGA could have gone but they lost to us and to SC at home of all things. WE BEAT THEM!!! Get over it, you may not like it but we won. Are you a UF fan, UGA fan or what?
VOL FAN and proud of it
Steve
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
He did not say they did not look great, he said they are an embarrassment! That is insulting and uncalled for!!!
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Brian Hill about 1 year ago
Speaking of embarassments, how bout those Bama boys you keep stroking? Didn't they lose like 4 or 5 in a row and also got beaten by an almost AA school? Gee, seems your article is falling apart at the seams. Maybe you should do a little research before you start flapping your obviously retarded gums. What are you going to do if we beat LSU? I can't wait to see that article. You are a loser.. UK and Ark beat LSU. As I recall we beat both of those teams.. Go Vols!
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
I am now dumber for reading all of these posts.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
What do you expect from a candy-ass conference like the SEC?
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Vol fans have some kind of inferiority complex. No one take a shot at their football team because they might all go on some rampage. Quit bitching Vol nation. You're bringing the rest of the region down with you. Pac 10 teams, Big 10 teams, and mid majors get ripped on all day long and they can take it with some couth. Vols can dish it but they can't take it.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Actually, Vols fans are superior to the sort of hogwash being dished out on this site. My understanding is that this type article excites our football team and Vols fans everywhere. We've been taking shots from jerks like Tim whats-his-name and you all season long. I don't recall anyone "taking a shot" at another team....sometimes the truth gets in the way of a destructive article such as this one. It was written and posted as "biased and hate-filled" toward Tennessee....the problem is, not much detail was given to facts as they are....there is NO dominant SEC team this year PERIOD. The only rempage you will see is Saturday afternoon in the GA Dome, when the Tennessee Volunteers clad in their glorius orange, runs onto the field to beat the LSU Tigers. I hope you won't be watching! GO VOLS!
dm
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Tim -- You have a great point in challenging the system and the factors that determine the representatives from the SEC East and West. But Doug also had a good point in questioning whether jersey color coordination should even be mentioned -- sounds like a comment that my wife would make.
But, perhaps national rankings should be considered?
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
I would like to know where this nimcompoop's loyalty lies. Even though he resides in Columbia, I suspect he is a UGA fan.
If South Carolina had this type of season, they would be doubling Spurrier's salary.
I can't believe I just responded to nothing more than an internet flame warrior doing a poor job of
impersonating a journalist.....
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
The last statement: Hope Tenn remembers that the championship game is played in a dome.
Tenn has played in 5 of the last 11 championship games, more than anyone else in the conference, so before you make statements, do your job and research.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
The last statement: Hope Tenn remembers that the championship game is played in a dome.
Tenn has played in 5 of the last 11 championship games, more than anyone else in the conference, so before you make statements, do your job and research.
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BJ Kirkland about 1 year ago
Thank you for your interest in - obsession with - our program!
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Jason Rupp about 1 year ago
Haha ... no wonder I've never heard of this website. If this is supposed to be journalism - even open source - then one should look in the mirror before claiming anything else is "embarrassing."
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
I'm a Georgia graduate and I'll start by saying that UT isn't an embarrassment to be in the championship game. They tied for first place with UGA and win the tie breaker so they should go. But settle down Vol fans. You got crushed by Alabama (a 6-6 team who lost to ULM). The Florida game? Crushed. Versus UGA who crushed UF or our AU game - rather than cashing it in when they took the lead, we went out and scored 28 straight. Compared to UT who packed it up after a fumble against UF with most of the 2nd half still to go. UGA lost by 4 to SC who UT needed a missed field goal from to beat. That's a wash. Our other loss? Yes, crushed by UT. But a quality loss no? To the team representing the East? UT beat Vandy when Vandy missed the field goal, not anything UT did. Sure, UGA got a fumble from Vandy but it was the UGA defense who caused it rather than the Vandy fouling it up like they did against UT. Either way, still a wash. UK - 3 OTs vs a 24-13 defeat in regulation for the Dawgs, but sure, we'll call it a wash - it was a rivalry game for you guys. Look, I know, WE GOT CRUSHED BY UT. And you do have a point - the author is a bit overzealous in his story. But his facts aren't that far off in regards to the games that were played. Again, bottom line, UGA lost, so to the Vol Nation - best of luck in the SECCG.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
I can't believe I actually clicked on a link to get to this.
Tell me why I am here?
I'll never get those minutes back.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Don't be so mean to Philly Fatsteak. He's hungry for victory!
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
This is the biggest bunch of crap I've read today. If Georgia wanted to be in this game, they should have beaten Tennessee in October. If Florida wanted to be in this game, they shouldnt have lost 3 SEC games this season. Even if Tennessee loses 70-3 to LSU, they deserved to be there over the other teams in the SEC East. They won the division. End of story.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Dave: How did you know such a website exist?
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Grieeg Boffner about 1 year ago
Tenn does deserve to be in the Championship game. They do, it's fact. But I think what Mr. Pollock is saying is that it's a sad state of affairs when this team is the representative of such a great division of the best conference in college football. They lost to terrible teams except Florida. Is Cal supposed to be a tough game, and a 6-6 Alabama team? Just be thankful you can back into a championship game. Just ask Ohio State.
Oh, and the idiot comments and gay jokes tell your age little fellas. If you can't make a point without name calling, well then you're probably not making a very good point to begin with.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Florida owns Tennessee!
Tebow own Florida!
Does anyone remember when Peyton lost his final attempt in the Swamp?
The whole crowd chanted "bye bye peyttie pie" 0-4 against UF remember that...
The greatest QB ever to play at your school never beat Florida!
3 in a row now....get ready there are more to come.
I predict an outcry for Fulmer's dismissal after another beat down from UF in Kville next year.
UF preseason #1 BELIEVE IT!
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
What's up with the whole "deserving" crap? The system is simple. Everyone plays the same teams. The team with the best record makes the championship game. If Georgia wanted to make it, maybe they should have beaten UT.
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David Williams about 1 year ago
I don't exactly know why there is even a dispute here. Every team played each other in the SEC East. UT won head to head against UGa. That should be the end of the discussion. Controversies lie within polls, which are opinion-based but not when there is empirical data stating which team is the best in its division (which is last time I checked...UT).
BR.com isn't exactly journalism...it's more blog/opinion based...so it's just one man's opinion. Many of you disagree (including me) but just know that it's just this one man's thoughts, not the entire website's.
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Phil Powell about 1 year ago
Bottom line is Tennessee won the East. However, I ask the Vol Nation to recognize that the system set up which they won benefitted them. Do you think Florida would have preferred to play Alabama and Miss. St. instead of Auburn and LSU? The answer is yes. The schedule helped you this year. I am not complaining or making excuses, I just ask that you think before you say something like "Florida lost more than us so we are better" when you know that Florida outplayed you on the field and they are the better team. Would it be a different game now? Probably, but do you think it would be 40 points different? Probably not. Congratulations on your East title. Have fun in Atlanta. Can't wait to go to Knoxville next year.
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Juzzy Butla about 1 year ago
Tennessee fans know that this team has been flirting with danger. Same could be said about LSU. We know we are not the most talented team in the SEC, but we won against the best team in the conference. Both of our losses are on the road. Bottomline, we won the games on our schedule and others didnt.
On further note, you are an embarrASSment to writers all over the country. I bet you dont want a playoff. You would rather settle things with your articles than settle things on the FIELD. If we beat LSU, we will have beaten the 2 best teams in the SEC according to WRITERS. I think that deserves respect, and would turn your article into absolute garbage.
Go VOLS
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Tom Butla about 1 year ago
Tim Pollfuck. Eat a Dick. I hope you burn in the far reaches of Hell.
Why dont you wait until the game is over before you try to claim this being the worse team to ever be in the SECC game? Every team has looked like Doo-Doo this year. We had good games against UGA and Arkansas, bad games against Bama, Vandy, and UF. UGA had good games against Auburn and UF, and bad games against USC, UT, and Vandy. THERE IS NOT THAT MUCH DIFFERNCE!!! Just because our team stops playing football in the 2nd half and gets killed rather than losing by 2 TDs.
Go VOLS
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Tim Polluck Junior about 1 year ago
I am an idiot. My boss should fire me.
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Tim Pollock about 1 year ago
Classy.
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Neely Butler about 1 year ago
Tim, according to your embarrassing article you write that UT only has 2 big wins. So how many big wins does UGA have? If we are using the standard of teams ranked in the Top 25 that it appears you are using, then UGA only has 2 (UF and Auburn) and UF only has 1 (UT). So why is this point in your article? Are you taking a biased viewpoint in your article?
I am a UT fan, and if any team got screwed it was UF with an injured Tebow not beating UGA and playing in the Championship game. That is it. But they didnt win, and we are there.
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James Blunt about 1 year ago
Haha! Tennessee just got beat by LSU's back up(with a "lacerated finger").
Florida and Georgia will now finish in the Top 10, and UT will be lucky to end up in the top 25.
Hope everyone had a fun year, cause next year Florida is going to kick everyone arse!
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Micheal Williams about 1 year ago
Tim,
I could not agree with you more. I wish I had read this column before the title game. Tennessee may have been the first team that has scored less than its conference opponents to compete in the championship game! I thought they played admirably in the championship game, but getting beat by 63 points in TWO games in conference in inexcusable!! Just to compare, UF & UGA FIVE losses were by a combined total of 45 points! To me, that means that the teams competed and came up short in those five losses. Losing by an average of 31.5 points in conference games says that you got outclassed and outcoached. I know that now the respectable UT fan will say that they beat UGa by 21, and that's fair. I don't have an excuse for the Bulldogs laying an egg for two straight years against the Vols. You braised their buns, and you deserve credit. That being said, your record says you belong, but the way your team competed in some games says that you did not deserve to be in the championship game. A negative point balance in conference? How can you be mad at Tim?
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john brewer about 1 year ago
does phil fulmer embarass tennessee fans? yes or no
just ask yourself that question and tell the true. he embarasses me
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