The greatness of Tennessee football...scheduling

Tennessee fans love telling anyone who will pay attention about the great tradition of Tennessee football. Without mentioning the great traditional pansiness of Tennessee's football schedule. The part where Tennessee has insisted on playing Kentucky and Vanderbilt to close the season. Or at least ever since before World War Part 2.

Robert Neyland was legendary for his fiery pregame speeches. And his mastery of pansy scheduling. Truth be told, YOUR favorite SEC school would appear way cooler and have a much better all time winning percentage if it played Kentucky and Vanderbilt every year since before World War Part 2.

These days Kentucky and Vanderbilt are the great hope for Tennessee football fans. "Gosh darn it we might be 4-6 right now! But if we can beat Kentucky and Vanderbilt we can actually go to a bowl game for a frigging change!" The Beau Rivage Pilot Truck Stop Mouse Ear South Weedeater Bowl in Biloxi War Memorial Stadium. At 5:30 on Tuesday, Dec. 28.

One heartbeat!!!

Brick by Brick!!!

Win the day!!!

(Insert other corny grating Butch Jones desperate euphemisms HERE)

Fwiw here is Tennessee's record in the last 40 years if you take out the Kentucky and Vanderbilt games, beginning in 1974...

5-3-2

6-4

5-4

3-6

3-5-1

5-5

3-6

7-3

5-4-1

7-3

6-3-1

7-1-2

5-5

8-2-1

3-6

9-1

7-2-2

7-3

7-3

7-2-1

6-4

9-1

8-2

9-2

11-0

7-3

6-4

9-2

6-5

8-3

8-4

4-5

7-4

8-4

3-7

5-6

4-7

4-6

3-6

5-5