First look at the 2007-08 Outback Bowl opponent: Tennessee Volunteers v. Wisconsin Badgers
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Tennessee rush
v. Wisconsin defense |
Tennessee pass
v. Wisconsin defense |
Wisconsin rush
v. Tennessee defense |
Wisconsin pass
v. Tennessee defense |
| 70 | 40 | 68 | 69 |
| 49 | 46 | 19 | 68 |
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Field Goals
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Tennessee punting
v. Wisconsin punt return |
Wisconsin punting
v. Tennessee punt return |
Intangibles
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| T-13 | 38 | 51 | |
| T-13 | 23 | 62 | |
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Schedules:
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TENNESSEE
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| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT/TIME | ||
| 09/01 | at #12 California | L 45-31 | ||
| 09/08 | So Miss | W 39-19 | ||
| 09/15 | at #5 Florida | L 59-20 | ||
| 09/22 | Arkansas St | W 48-27 | ||
| 10/06 | #12 Georgia | W 35-14 | ||
| 10/13 | at Miss St | W 33-21 | ||
| 10/20 | at Alabama | L 41-17 | ||
| 10/27 | #16 S Carolina | W 27-24 | ||
| 11/03 | La Lafayette | W 59-7 | ||
| 11/10 | Arkansas | W 34-13 | ||
| 11/17 | Vanderbilt | W 25-24 | ||
| 11/24 | at Kentucky | W 52-50 | ||
| 12/01 | at #7 LSU | L 21-14 | ||
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WISCONSIN
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| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT/TIME | ||
| 09/01 | Wash St | W 42-21 | ||
| 09/08 | at UNLV | W 20-13 | ||
| 09/15 | The Citadel | W 45-31 | ||
| 09/22 | Iowa | W 17-13 | ||
| 09/29 | Mich St | W 37-34 | ||
| 10/06 | at Illinois | L 31-26 | ||
| 10/13 | at Penn State | L 38-7 | ||
| 10/20 | N Illinois | W 44-3 | ||
| 10/27 | Indiana | W 33-3 | ||
| 11/03 | at #1 Ohio St | L 38-17 | ||
| 11/10 | #12 Michigan | W 37-21 | ||
| 11/17 | at Minnesota | W 41-34 | ||
Hmm. Wisconsin finished fourth in the Big 10, and their biggest win is against 8-4 Michigan, while Tennessee's best win is over 10-2 Georgia. Other than that, though, the resumes look remarkably similar. Tennessee is 9-4, but one of the Vols' losses is in the SEC Championship game to one of the top two teams in the nation. Wisconsin is 9-3, but one of their losses is to the other of the top two teams in the nation.
Wiscellaneous stuff:
- Uh-Oh Stat: Wisconsin's rush versus Tennessee's rushing defense.
- Last year, the Badgers beat Arkansas, who had just lost the SEC Championship to Florida. Who was on their way to play for a national championship. Hmm. Consider that an uh-oh, as well.
- Coached by EDSBS's 2006 Man of the Year Nominee, Bret Bielema.
- MGoBlog's pre-season preview and 's in-season preview.
WARNING. This:
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Yeah, but...
No, seriously...look at the strength of schedule.
by Aerobab on Dec 10, 2007 9:33 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Game looks to be a good matchup
But again, it's a great matchup, and the Outback Bowl committee must be pleased with themselves for getting it. There's no clear-cut favorite, and there's no massive imbalance in the play anywhere. Whoever wins this will probably get a significant bump in the final polls, even if the game is really close (as it probably will be).
It's also geographically advantageous for UT, as the travel is much longer from Wisconsin. UT should be able to stack the seats and keep the crowd noise in their favor. The closer we can make it feel like a home game, the better off we'll be. That pesky 2-4 in road (non-home, including Atlanta) games thingy is the most unnerving stat in the season, in my books.
All in all, this should be one of the few can't-miss bowl games to watch for the generic college football fan. Even without the UT homerism, I really like this one.
by Hooper on Dec 10, 2007 11:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Meant to add
by Hooper on Dec 10, 2007 11:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bowl Games
by Maynard on Dec 10, 2007 12:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't worry about PJ Hill
by Bucky Brewer on Dec 10, 2007 4:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wisconsin fan?
by Hooper on Dec 10, 2007 4:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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