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What big Vol victory do you remember attending?

  • '74 Clemson, '84 Bama, '85 Sugar Bowl, the 4 over Fla in Neyland, and any other Bama win.

    nick danger

  • fasteddy41 said...

    My first big one was in '59 when I was a freshman and we beat LSU and stopped Billy Cannon. I was also at the Vols close victory over UCLA in Memphis in'65. Then I saw the first night game in Knoxville with Penn State in '72 with QB Condredge Holloway directing the 28-21 UT win. I am 71 and have many good UT game memories. Hopefully I can live long enough to see a few more big victories by the Vols, but it is looking doubtful with the present situation on the hill.

    Eddy, thanks for making this post. It is important in the pain of the last 8 years ('07 excepted) that the good times and the standard of performance we expect be remembered. The half a loaf we have been served lately has been poor fare indeed. Here's to more great memories being created soon.

    nick danger

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  • tnbear66 said...

    1971 Penn State. Bobby Majors went off on them and we gave them a 'Majors' butt whippin'. They had John Hufnagel at QB, Franco Harris and Lydell Mitchell in the backfield. All of them ended up in the Pro's with Harris being a Hall of Famer.

    This was my first Vol game ever and I remember it like yesterday. Lots of other great memories listed here in other posts. The Auburn/Bo beatdown, the '82 Bama game (and any other time we beat them), '85 Sugar Bowl, the list could just go on. Thanks for letting us remember all the good times amidst all this craziness.

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