I think the distance and the hype around Tennessee are the issue.

Aug 14, 2019
2:35:44pm

displacedute All-American

Not so much that Tennessee is, by itself, a tough place to play.

Looking at your list, I suspect only UCLA had to travel further to play Tennessee than you guy will.

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Are we overrating the difficulty of the Tennessee trip?

MikeDitka'sStache

8/14/19 2:30pm

I think the distance and the hype around Tennessee are the issue.

displacedute

8/14/19 2:35pm

Also, if you're going to go 1-3, I really hope this is the win.

displacedute

8/14/19 2:36pm

Yeah, yeah. We know about the sticker on your car

Huge Manatee

8/14/19 2:50pm

It's a good one. I wear my t-shirt around too.

displacedute

8/14/19 3:59pm

BYU beat a 2-10 Ole Miss team by 1 point in 2011, so I think the default is to expect to have

Indy Coug

8/14/19 2:35pm

Yeah, we weren't that good to start that season.

Left Shark Coug

8/14/19 3:21pm

I need to find the post, but apparently BYU is something like 3-19 in games east

SandYFan

8/14/19 2:36pm

This is actually true of most teams. It's called the 2 time zone rule

rcbyufan

8/14/19 3:08pm

No. This is probably the best Tennessee team they've had in years. Hot and humid

rcbyufan

8/14/19 2:39pm

Plus we will be coming off an emotional game the week before.

Traveshamockery

8/14/19 2:46pm

Ugh, always thought this was a dumb fan excuse. It's not a good reason

Lip Gallagher

8/14/19 4:05pm

They have had great recruiting rankings. They have great athletes

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