Vols in 1998 (Arkansas)
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Go Vols lol.
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cerebralfish1, it wasn't Tennessee's fault Chris Weinke got hurt, plus Florida St had weeks to prepare so thats not an excuse. Florida St was about to get routed in that game but in true Fulmer fashion, he called off the dogs. That game was actually on my birthday, January 4 1999,my boys scored 23 points on my 23rd B Day, there isn't a sports fan in the world who can top that.
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Actually there was no luck on the fumble. Billy Ratliff told a teammate "I'm gonna get the ball" the teammate thought he was crazy. Ratliff sent "Clark Kent" the O-lineman back into Clint S and caused him to Fumble and Ratliff got it.
Sheer Will by a guy who came back from several injuries that would have stopped most.
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i was with friends of mine earlier cooked them dinner when we failed on fourth down with a minute remaining i thought it was all over thanks stoerner for the fumble my fave arkansas player
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@derkommissar1917 People forget that TN also got a HUGE break when FSU's heisman trophy winning QB went down to injury 2 games before the title game. They had to field Marcus Outzen LOL. The next year with Weinke back they went right back to the title game and won it vs. Michael Vick and Va tech. I'm not much on blaming wins or losses on one player but losing the best QB in the country matters.
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Never gets old
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@derkommissar1917 luck was the fumble....marching the ball down the field and winning the game wasn't...
@gamelvr1 Unless you're Nebraska in 1995, you need some luck to win the championship. But Tennessee in 1998 beat three BCS bowl teams, two conference champions, two teams that finished in the national top five and eight bowl teams. It's the toughest schedule any national champion faced until Florida in '06 (10 bowl teams). The difference is that Tennessee won them all, those Gators didn't. The '98 Vols had some luck, but they were also a great team.
derkommissar1917 2 years ago 9
GIVE HIM SIX..... that's all.
StFidjnr 3 years ago 7