In the future, Tennessee football could be looking to get back to the level of the Georgia Bulldogs and the Florida Gators. But given where they are right now, they have to shoot lower. And the Missouri Tigers have given them the perfect reaching spot.
Mizzou has had the Vols’ number since arriving in the SEC. With the exception of the two Mike DeBord years, in which the Tigers were in transition from Gary Pinkel to Barry Odom, UT has failed to win any games in this series.
But on top of losing the last two years in blowout fashion, a war of words exploded in the offseason.