First off I have to give the Vols a lot of credit for hanging with the Gators on Saturday. They left the Swamp with at least a little bit of dignity by only losing by ten and running the football down the throat of the national champs. The point spread was 30 and some were even bold enough to call for a 40-point spread!
What use to be one of the better rivalries in college football would have gotten little publicity this season if not for Lane Kiffin popping off at the mouth shortly after being hired as Tennessee's new coach in December.
Kiffin ignited the fire initially by stating,"Singing Rocky Top all night long after we beat Florida next year. It's gonna be a blast so get ready". And then my favorite statement that directly accused Urban Meyer of cheating in his recruiting practices. With that the rivalry was instantly renewed.
Even though the game has passed and Florida got the win, Meyer still can't seem to shut his mouth or act even somewhat classy.
First off he hardly even acknowledged Kiffin at midfield after the game. Now I can let that slide, but accusing a group of guys of not playing to win is an insult to the Tennessee players that gave everything they had during that game. And to add onto that, Meyer also blamed the flu bug for why his team didn't perform at its best. So I guess Meyer is one of those guys that makes excuses for when he doesn't perform up to expectations.
Kiffin shot back by saying, "the next time we don't perform like we wanted we'll blame it on us being sick". I'm starting to like this guy more and more.
It's going to take some time, but Kiffin has this program going in the right direction. He's in the middle of cleaning up the mess Philip Fulmer left behind, but he'll eventually get stuff straightened out on Rocky Top. Just give him a chance.
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