There was a time when Florida-Tennessee was THE rivalry game in the SEC. This is how big it was – a UF player once told us in a press conference in the 1990s that Tennessee week was the week where you made sure you didn’t drink any alcohol.
Now that is serious.
With the emergence of superpowers Alabama and Georgia, the rivalry hasn’t seemed as big a deal. Also, Florida has dominated it to the point that a lot of people were surprised that GameDay was going to be there (to be honest, there’s not much else on the docket Saturday).
This game will finish up what was considered to be the toughest September schedule in the country this year, with Florida facing teams ranked seventh, 20th and 11th. It will also be the first road game in a very unusual schedule for Florida.
All that said, Dooley’s Dozen takes a look at 12 things you need to know about… Tennessee.