tOfficial '2015 Tennessee Volunteers' Football Thread

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Vols wearing all-orange today:

 

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Azzanni ‘pleasantly surprised’ by Williams’ return

 

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[VFL1995]

It feels so good to have a 7-4 record and a winning SEC record

 

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[tabascojet]

big favorite at home.....you got this

 

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17pt favorite.

 

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Don't care if we win be 1 or 30, just win. Vandy's offense is atrocious but they do have a solid defense.

I think we win something like 24-10.

 

[tabascojet]

atm just shut them out. i think playing at home with a 8 win season and a decent bowl game on the line will motivate enough to secure the win.

 

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http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/...lph-weve-leaving-tennessee-better-pla/337311/

 

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"BIRMINGHAM -- Tennessee's Coleman Thomas was named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday.

The sophomore center helped lead a Vol offensive line as Tennessee piled up 248 rushing yards against Missouri, which was allowing just 113 rushing yards per game. Tennessee did not allow a sack. The Vols had their seventh game this season with 200-plus rushing yards and have their most rushing yards in a season (2,351) since the 2004 season (2,418).

Thomas is the second UT offensive lineman to be receive weekly conference honors this season. Kyler Kerbyson was named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week on Sept. 7."

 

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Battle at Bristol gets a title sponsor and TV deal

The 2015 season is coming to a close, but it is never too early to start thinking about the 2016 season, right? One of the more noteworthy games scheduled in the first couple weeks of the 2016 season will take place in Bristol, Tennessee when Tennessee and Virginia Tech square off in the infield at Bristol Motor Speedway in Week 2 on September 10, 2016 in a game already being hyped for a projected attendance of 150,000. Now the game has a title sponsor (because what neutral field game doesn’t come complete with a title sponsor) and has a television deal in place.

According to a Forbes report by Kristi Dosh, Pilot Flying J, the largest operator of travel centers and travel plazas in North America, will serve as the sponsor for the Battle at Bristol. The game will be aired by ESPN, either on an ESPN network or ABC. Terms of the television deal for the game have not been reported.

Neutral site games continue to offer big financial incentives to schools playing in them. According to a report by USA Today, both Virginia Tech and Tennessee could make as much as $4.3 million by playing in the game if all tickets are sold.

 

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SEC bowl projections after Week 13


College Football Playoff Semifinal (Cotton Bowl): Alabama vs. Oklahoma

• New Year’s Six Sugar: Ole Miss vs. TCU
• Citrus: LSU vs. Michigan
• Outback: Florida vs. Iowa
• Music City: Tennessee vs. Wisconsin
• Belk: Mississippi State vs. Pittsburgh
• Liberty: Arkansas vs. West Virginia
• TaxSlayer: Georgia vs. N.C. State
• Texas: Texas A&M vs. Texas Tech
• Birmingham: Auburn vs. Cincinnati