UT is already out of tickets for its return to the postseason. Anybody who already has one will see the Vols in orange again.
UT will be the home team in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech on Dec. 31 (TV: ESPN, 7:30 p.m.), so it will wear the customary orange uniforms at the Georgia Dome.
For the record, the Vols (7-5, 4-4 SEC) were 6-2 at home this season, though one of those wins came in black tops after the surprise wardrobe change on Halloween against South Carolina.
UT had an allotment of 17,000 tickets for the bowl game, 11,000 of which were snapped up before the trip to Atlanta was even official. The rest of them are already gone now according to UT officials.
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Comments » 73
uttcut writes:
GBO! Wish I could be there...I will be home in Texas rooting on thummp thump in the afternoon, then football in the evening!!!
InertGas writes:
Take that Outback Bowl...
Vol_N_Texas writes:
I'll be up at 2AM watching and screaming and drinking and whatever else comes to mind. GO BIG ORANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
uttcut writes:
From a major network's website, who ranked the games in order of intriguing matchups...
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"9. Chick-fil-A Bowl
No. 11 Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee
7:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
NASCAR mogul Bruton Smith once offered the Hokies and Volunteers $20 million each to play a game at Bristol Motor Speedway. With a total payout of $6 million, Chick-fil-A Bowl officials might be getting off cheap. It's a matchup of two great running backs: Virginia Tech's Ryan Williams and Tennessee's Montario Hardesty.
20. Outback Bowl
Northwestern vs. Auburn
11 a.m. ET, Jan. 1
Will Auburn change planes in San Francisco to get to Tampa, Fla.? Perhaps no team took more of a back door into a bowl game than the Tigers, who lost five of their last seven games in coach Gene Chizik's first season. Northwestern won four of its last five games, including upsets of then-No. 4 Iowa and No. 16 Wisconsin."
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Outback ranked just below the Emerald and GMAC bowls....what a joke this bowl is this year. Hope they have half capacity and lose their shirts on this one.
uttcut writes:
My wife's family all either went to UTx or VTech...This is going to be a fun bowl season
khelton657 writes:
This will be one of the two best matchups of all the bowls..
TommyJack writes:
Holy Moly. Another incarnation as a loper from KNS.
1volfanatic writes:
Go to hokietickets.com for tickets.(If you dont mind sitting with the turkey fans). They still had some as of 5:00 today(UPPERS ONLY). They were alloted tickets for upper, and lower seating. THAT SUCKS! We only got alloted uppers. Oh well, at least i got mine before they were gone. GO VOLS!!!!
NashvillePreds writes:
Wow. It must be fun to make up attendance statistics! I was at 4 games this year, and you need to lay off the crack pipe. Where did you come up with 80K? I think you were referring to Auby's stadium. They max out at 84K.
bradr114 writes:
bought mine from hokietickets.com because i knew we would sell out our allotment and i wanted to take as many away from them as possible. as far as i know, there are still some available on their site
UTBEATEMALL writes:
Dawg, those tickets were going to sell anyway! The thing that they'll realize after game is that the real money maker will come up short: RATINGS! The TV ads are well the real money is made and the fact of the matter is Auburn vs. Northwestern is a lame matchup that most people wouldn't watch if it was the Fiesta Bowl!! I just read an article on ESPN where they rated the bowl matchups on intrigue and the Outback was no. 20!!! The Chik-Fil-A Bowl was no.10! Thank you very much!! Most fans of college football couldn't name the two starting QBs in the Outback Bowl!
VOLinATL writes:
That's not true...we had both, but the lowers were snagged up by those of us who ordered early!
Willis writes:
Outback has overpriced bad food.
Willis writes:
Outback has overpriced bad food.
AceVentura writes:
Trying to make fun of someone's post and then your post makes no sense. Gotta love it. I think he was saying that they attended either one or the other university. Smart@ss!
uttcut writes:
How witty and insightful you are! It’s a pleasure having you pick my post to respond to; as I am sure you have something to say about most everything posted on this site. Your ability to point out what you believe are flaws in posts are legendary on this board. Please keep up your good work!
I want to give you a good…
Atta boy!
SmokeyHound writes:
hey smart guy, WE SOLD OUT IDIOT!!! if we were at the outback bowl we would have sold 30k. yeah, thats right idiot/
GO VOLS BEAT VIRGINIA TECH!!! GO VOLS!
uttcut writes:
Don't worry about him...he's a lurker that tries to get everyone riled up. Either he doesn't understand what I meant (which would mean he would be incredibly stupid) or that post was the best he could come up with as an attempt at an insult. Either or, it's a very sad attempt.
Ayres_Hall writes:
I'm using Stub Hub to get mine. It's the price you pay to set where you darn-well please.
Yo! Waiter, bring me another Jack and Coke!
dowhatsright writes:
Most Auburn fans have class. You don't, and apparently there isn't anything interesting on the Auburn boards. You follow UT football a lot for a non-fan.
V_O_L_S_GO_VOLS_GO writes:
32-13, take that, GVX staff. :P
V_O_L_S_GO_VOLS_GO writes:
They're slowly regaining their energy to type again to stir the pot. Retards.
asleep#212036 writes:
True. Like I said before, if they want the 10th place SEC team that finished 2-5 over the 5th place SEC team that finished 5-2, it's their bowl, fine by me. They needed to sell tickets because hardly anyone outside the stadium will be watching. It gripes me that Auburn got the NYD bowl bid over several higher conference finishers (basically every other bowl-eligible SEC team), but only on principle. To be fair, the last time we played there we sent tickets back which doesn't sit well with bowl committees, and I get that. However, Auburn playing Northwestern (cough, cough) on NYD at 11:00 AM, outside, in Tampa (woo-hoo!) while we get to play #12 Va Tech indoors, the only game on TV, in Atlanta on New Year's Eve? I've been to bowls in both places and yeah, Auburn won the big prize all right. Enjoy.
VolFanInSanAntonio writes:
Auburn is selling their allotment to students at half off which is more than many of the onlione ticket brokers are selling them for. I for one would rather play Virginia Tech as it is a good regional match-up. playing Northwestern or Wisconsin just wouldn't be the same.
hokies4ever writes:
We not the only house devided,wife Va Tech/ hubby VOL,GO BIG ORANGE even if I have to sleep on couch!!!!!
crimsonviper writes:
You babbling,rambling idiot.
The post is plainly written. Do you know what either means?
You are trying to make someone look stupid and you turn out to be the idiot again.
Buffoonism is a terrible disease.I have sympathy for your family...clown
TommyJack writes:
Go Cincy!!
volfan_in_mississippi writes:
Hey TJ or Witch Doctor, is it just me or is Post_in_Waiting just MvUniv with a new username?
Voluvr writes:
Actually, the infield doesn't support it. I don't think the deal was more than an idea.
hokies4ever writes:
RobEL don'tnow where you went to school but what ever you are drinking or smoking stop before you POST!! GO VOLS!!!!
BeRealistic writes:
Why don't you high schoolers go play in the traffic & quit proving your intel.
jetlink writes:
vt site has tickets still
hokies4ever writes:
You seem to be a little imitated by conversation hope your vols are not by competition!!!
jfink45 writes:
buyem from the va tech web site
Expat_Orange writes:
Auburn vs Northwestern?
Crickets, please. Zzzzzz.
ProwlinAndGrowlinSmokeyDog writes:
I know you didn't ask that question to me, so I hope it's OK if I respond to it...I have notice that MvUniv hasn't been on here in a while, so I can see your point.
volnbig11land writes:
Go Vols, I'll be there in spirit!
volnbig11land writes:
Yeah, I noticed the same thing.
Sad really, that the lopers have nothing better to do in their lives than live on another teams site!
BeRealistic writes:
As I said before, your intel needs improvement. (imitated)? I think you ment intimated. Get back with me after we kick your butt!!!!!
volonthehill writes:
Bruton Smith was going to completely demolish all of the infield facilities and build a football field there for one game. After that he planned to tear up that field and rebuild all of the infield facilities. He was planning on redoing all of that anyway.
jcvol#215939 writes:
Where did this bogus stat about Aubie selling 30k tickets come from? Raymond James Stadium seats 65k ... if Aubie sold 30k and just say NW sold 7k.. it means the locals (including corporate sponsors) only coughed up for 28k ... they can't do that year in / year out and expect to have a successful venture.
mercuryvol writes:
I'll tell you what's sad-MV never answered my question of who the UF fans will switch to after the beatdown-Miami or FSU ?
britt writes:
How do you get a VT grad off your porch?
Pay for the pizza :)
TommyJack writes:
yep
WinkeyVol writes:
Have waited on this matchup ever since "little man" Stewart ran through VT in '94.I am tired of hearing how VT has a better team than Tennessee and seeing all the Hokie jackets and caps here in the tri-cities.You're not in the ACC anymore ,Dorothy!
golfin_blondie writes:
Well ya wanna be the designated driver???? lol
Madkels writes:
Not to mention Raymond James stadium is near nothing. Here in the ATL, there is plenty to do before and after the game very close to the Dome! GBO
halloffamebowler writes:
Hey smart guy,we sold our allotment.Would have sold more if we had them.Fans are also buying tickets from V.T.allotment.By the way,you are just like everything else from Alabama.Stupid and ugly as hell.
halloffamebowler writes:
At least they went to SCHOOL .Why didn't you?
InertGas writes:
The University bought 16,000 of those tickets and just hope to sell them either through the Univ.or funneled back through the Bowl.. They had to guarantee sales just to get the bid. Just count the empty seats on game day.
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