So, UT is somewhat famously 1-16 or 17 when my wife is in attendance in Neyland. The curse dates to the '00 Jabar Gaffney game and was interrupted only by Dallas Baker's slap fight in '04. She's watched good teams blow out UT, good teams throw last second TDs to beat UT, and mediocre teams send disgruntled fans home with a loss after a puntfest. We'll be sitting on the sidelines Saturday, and I fully expect the streak to continue. Two questions: 1. Is there some goat we should sacrifice, some Billy Penn statue we should raise, or some person or thing we should lay hands upon to exorcise the demons? 2. How long before we can travel to Knoxville to see a game against a good opponent and see a UT team good enough that we should actually expect a win?
From reading prior posts of yours, Cotton, I'd recommend dropping her off at Fox Den Country Club. That way she can win you some money sandbagging the locals. You'll need extra money for the bar tab after this ass beating.
At the risk of leaving something out, let me try to recap: 2000 Florida 2001 Georgia 2002 Florida, Bama 2003 Georgia 2004 Florida 2005 Georgia, South Carolina 2006 Florida, LSU 2008 Florida, Bama 2009 UCLA, Auburn 2010 Bama 2011 LSU That's 1-15 after LSU, and again, I've probably missed somebody. I attended the home losses against Miami, Oregon, and '04 Auburn, but I don't think she made all of them (although she did get to see Auburn beat us in the '04 SECCG.) '04 Florida is definitely the only win she has seen in Neyland. We were on our way to Knoxville for the '07 Arkansas game, but a family emergency caused us to change plans. She has seen a couple of UT wins at Vanderbilt and Kentucky, a win in the Cotton Bowl, a split at the Outback bowl, and a loss in both the SECCG and Music City Bowl.
i currently have a double digit road game losing record dating back to 1999. i blame cal's suckiness though. i haven't seen a close game since 2007 against ucla and that was game ended with a pick 6 to lose the game. oh joy.
The jinx makes for interesting conversation, but mainly I attribute UT's home record when she is in attendance to two factors: 1. We usually only go to games against good teams; 2. UT hasn't been all that good during the vast majority of the time we have been together.
Cotton, the answer is clear. You must take your wife to Neyland Stadium and sacrifice her to the Football Gods.