Tennessee fans frustrated with losing to Bama every year, want to drop rivalry

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When we split divisions in the SEC, I thought then why are we the the only team playing the best in each division every year? No one else plays BAMA and gators every year. I get the tradition, but tradition changed in 92.

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Most of the blue hair will roast you over this, but frankly I see no point in it anymore. To me, the rivalry isn't there anymore like it is with Florida and Georgia, mainly because it's not a very competitive game. I hate that we have to go through them every year just to have a chance to play them again in Atlanta.

Edit: You all realize we would have to beat Bama twice in one year, as it stands, to even get into the playoffs. Saban's Bama... twice... one year... kiffin... butch and debord.... right

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It is literally retarded to play Bama every year. Especially when it counts against our chances to win the east. We are literally handcuffing ourselves at the beginning of every season playing them. It makes no sense, it's not the rivalry it was after we split into divisions. We are stupid enough to allow it (actually pursued it) and will never try to get out of this game. No team in the east would be for playing Bama every year because they know it would effect their chances of reaching the SECCG. If UT would start taking football seriously we would drop this game immediately.

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I agree, time to kill it. Unfair for the team.

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I think the OP is thinking strategically and not necessarily tactically. If the reason UT continued to play Bama was because of the 3rd Saturday tradition, most UT fans (and probably Bama fans as well) don't even know what the 3rd Saturday means. So...what's the point? The SEC realigned for the '92 season - when George Bush Sr. was president (24 YEARS AGO). With that alignment, UF and UGA should have become our biggest games of the year. I agree tradition dies hard, but common sense should have its place in the sun on occasion.

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There are no breaks anymore. Bama and Florida used to be the biggest tests to us every year. Now every game is a test and our players making it through them is just luck. Bama will not be "down" again this decade and probably half the next, if kiffin stays. It's time to squash it and play them in the rotation and the yearly SECCG. Until that happens, we'll not see a playoff run.

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strategically, yes we should be rotating like everyone else. i don't think anyone questions the historical precedent it brings, but why put yourself at a tactical disadvantage every season. Also to the poster that referenced the Ohio st VS Michigan game, they are on the same side of the division. so the answer to your statement would be NO they would absolutely not want to play each other every season if they didnt have to, they would much rather wait to meet in the championship game. if the SEC wants to keep the rivalry bring Alabama east and put mizzou in the west where the geographically belong. otherwise bring Auburn east as it should be and make the east more competitive than it is now.

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I never thought I would say this, but I agree. The games I've been to... We've lost 29-9, 41-10, and 49-10. It's not a rivalry. It's not fun to watch. It's lost the "it" factor.

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