Quote:vs. UAB | Nov. 2 — Tennessee’s matchup with the Blazers comes at the perfect time for the Vols. After a brutal stretch of SEC games, Jeremy Pruitt should be able to give some starters a rest in the second half. UAB had an impressive season last year, but Tennessee should dispatch them without much issue and get to bowl eligibility.

Final Score: Tennessee - 41, UAB - 14

Quote:2019 Tennessee Football Opponent Preview: UAB Blazers

This will not be an easy game.
By Evan Winter********** Jul 21, 2019, 3:14pm EDT

It’s crazy to think that the UAB football program didn’t exist two years ago.

The program - along with the bowling and rifle programs - was shut down prior to the 2015 season based off of claims that the university couldn’t afford to keep the program(s) afloat due to increasing costs. That didn’t last long, however, as public outcry and $27 million in independent fundraising brought the program back to life.

And boy, did it came back with a fury.

Play resumed in 2017 and the Blazers immediately became bowl eligible after winning eight games. The following year, they defeated Middle Tennessee State University to win their first conference championship (Conference USA) in school history.

Now, they’ll turn their attention to the Tennessee Volunteers on November 2.

Quote:There are only three “automatic wins” on UT’s schedule (and calling the game against UAB an automatic win is generous).

(07-22-2019 12:50 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  A majority of their fans look at this game as an easy w from what I have read. I look at it as a 50/50 game. If this game were at home I’d give us an edge. X factor is officially. We have seen it before in football and we saw it in basketball. There is a reason they usually demand sec officials.

(07-22-2019 10:24 AM)blazerjay Wrote:  vs. UAB | Nov. 2 — Tennessee’s matchup with the Blazers comes at the perfect time for the Vols. After a brutal stretch of SEC games, Jeremy Pruitt should be able to give some starters a rest in the second half. UAB had an impressive season last year, but Tennessee should dispatch them without much issue and get to bowl eligibility.

(07-22-2019 01:33 PM)BlazinBham Wrote:  Don’t know about their oline, but I expect their dline to be stout. Probably lower than average at skill positions, talent wise compared to most p5 schools. We’ll see, there’s always a difference in depth and I’m always proven wrong going in when I felt good about these match ups. A few flags go our way, vs TAMU and we would’ve been right there at the end, which never happens in P5 games.

(07-22-2019 09:30 PM)blazerwkr Wrote:  It all depends on how healthy are we going into that game. We were lucky last yr w/ minimal injuries to key people & those that were, the replacements played rather well. UT could be beat up from $EC play & looking for a weekend off to rest & I don't think this will really be that weekend. Yes they'll have talented/speedy people & maybe more depth in those areas than we do but it won't be a cakewalk by any means. Remember if not for multiple missed fgs, we'd have beat them w/ a much lesser quality/coached team. This isn't the UAB of old.

(07-25-2019 06:50 PM)pbt140 Wrote:  Just bought six tickets in the lower level Section C row 8 for 11.99 each. Spend less than $70 dollars for the entire family. Told the kids they can now get popcorn with their medium drink.

(07-22-2019 12:50 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  A majority of their fans look at this game as an easy w from what I have read. I look at it as a 50/50 game. If this game were at home I’d give us an edge. X factor is officials. We have seen it before in football and we saw it in basketball. There is a reason they usually demand sec officials.

(07-27-2019 08:06 AM)BlazerFromMD Wrote:  Nope, because it would still have been their officials.

(07-27-2019 11:49 AM)BlazrDawg Wrote:  

(07-27-2019 08:06 AM)BlazerFromMD Wrote:  Nope, because it would still have been their officials.

I dont know where I got this notion, but Ive always thought that the visiting team's officials would be used for cross sectional games like this. Am I wrong?