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Ironic Comparison 1997 - 2016

VolRiver

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In 1997, the Vols were dominated physically by a Nebraska team that was just bigger, stronger, and tougher. They were not fancy, just ran the ball and stopped the run. Phil Fulmer swore that he'd get the Vols into that place. He did, and for several years the Vols were a very successful team using the same formula. Then somehow we got away from that (or I think, others got better at it than us - my opinion).

In 2016, the Vols physically dominated Nebraska. Nothing fancy, just whipped some booty with one-on-one superior physicality and speed. After the game the NU coach swore he would get them into that category.
 
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