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Topic: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 2001 Tennessee vs. 2008 Texas

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ELA

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OT Tourney (1st Round) - 2001 Tennessee vs. 2008 Texas
« on: July 04, 2022, 09:59:47 AM »
The resumes:

2001 Tennessee (11-2)
  • Only regular season loss was against unranked Georgia (8-4)
  • Upset #2 Florida in the season finale, to knock the Gators out of the Rose Bowl (national title), only to be upset the following week by LSU, knocking themselves out
  • Beat #17 Michigan 45-17 in the Citrus Bowl
  • All-Americans: DT John Henderson (unanimous), RB Travis Stephens

2008 Texas (12-1)
  • Lone loss was on the final play at #8 Texas Tech
  • Three way tie for Big XII South title, with Oklahoma and Texas Tech, with Oklahoma going to the Big XII title game based on BCS rank
  • Beat four Top 11 teams, including #10 Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl
  • SP+ #8 team of the 00s
  • All-Americans: DE Brian Orakpo (unanimous), QB Colt McCoy
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 2001 Tennessee vs. 2008 Texas
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2022, 10:10:15 AM »
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 2001 Tennessee vs. 2008 Texas
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2022, 10:33:56 AM »
This Tennessee is entirely forgettable to me.
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 2001 Tennessee vs. 2008 Texas
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2022, 03:49:39 PM »
Quote from: MarqHusker on July 04, 2022, 10:33:56 AM
This Tennessee is entirely forgettable to me.
I'm the opposite, this is probably the most memorable Tennessee team to me ever, including their 1998 title team.
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 2001 Tennessee vs. 2008 Texas
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2022, 04:03:59 PM »
The Florida-Tennessee game made absolutely zero sense.  Florida allowed under 100 yds rushing per game, and UT rips off 250.  We were so much better than them.
It ALMOST makes it worth it that they pooped the bed in Atlanta to an even worse LSU team.  Florida smoked them 44-15 in Tiger Stadium - the game I got my orange afro wig stolen off my head for mouthing off at their ineptitude (startling, I know).
Hook 'em Horns!
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 2001 Tennessee vs. 2008 Texas
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2022, 04:38:35 PM »
2001, starting with that Nebraska-Colorado game was everything college football was about.
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 2001 Tennessee vs. 2008 Texas
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2022, 05:14:26 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on July 04, 2022, 04:03:59 PM
The Florida-Tennessee game made absolutely zero sense.  Florida allowed under 100 yds rushing per game, and UT rips off 250.  We were so much better than them.
It ALMOST makes it worth it that they pooped the bed in Atlanta to an even worse LSU team.  Florida smoked them 44-15 in Tiger Stadium - the game I got my orange afro wig stolen off my head for mouthing off at their ineptitude (startling, I know).
Hook 'em Horns!
So it was a wig?

All this damn time I was thinking you had an orange afro. You messed up my day.

Texas.
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 2001 Tennessee vs. 2008 Texas
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2022, 05:14:31 PM »
UGA did end up ranked (barely) at end of the year at 8-4.  They were unranked when they beat Tennessee with a special type of boot.
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 2001 Tennessee vs. 2008 Texas
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2022, 06:21:12 PM »
I do remember that. Thank you Larry Munson.
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 2001 Tennessee vs. 2008 Texas
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2022, 10:39:41 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on July 04, 2022, 05:14:26 PM
So it was a wig?

All this damn time I was thinking you had an orange afro. You messed up my day.

Texas.
Yeah, a big orange wig.  Some blue facepaint with a U on one cheek and an F on the other.  Front row tickets, up on the jumbo tron all the time.  Those were the days.
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 2001 Tennessee vs. 2008 Texas
« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2022, 10:59:10 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on July 04, 2022, 05:14:26 PM
So it was a wig?

All this damn time I was thinking you had an orange afro. You messed up my day.

Texas.
Do the curtains match the drapes?
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 2001 Tennessee vs. 2008 Texas
« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2022, 11:04:35 PM »
I feel like any response will cause vomiting and a permanent ban....
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 2001 Tennessee vs. 2008 Texas
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2022, 12:54:18 PM »
2008 Texas was a much better team than the 2009 Longhorn squad that faced off against Alabama for the national championship.

If not for a weird night out on the High Plains of Texas...
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 2001 Tennessee vs. 2008 Texas
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2022, 03:13:27 PM »
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