ATLANTA — The date of the 2012 football season opener between Tennessee and North Carolina State at the Georgia Dome will be Sept. 1.
The game is organized by the Chick-fil-A Bowl committee and was called “the Daytona 500 of college football” by bowl president Gary Stokan, when he officially announced the matchup on Thursday. News of the game was published in the News Sentinel and other media outlets in late May.
Tickets will be split evenly between the two schools.
Alabama will play Virginia Tech in this year’s opener on Sept. 5.
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Comments » 32
CoverOrange writes:
I'm assuming this is one the twelve regular season games, just the venue is being changed. Are we losing a home game that season or is NCSt?
vol4gzus writes:
Mike Shula? Mike Price? Coach Dubose? Donnie Osmond? Simon Cowell? Nick Saban? Barack.....
I guess we all will have to play the games between now and then and see. I for one believe it will be Coach Kiffin.
Wait I forgot Wolf Man Jack....
MrBamSeydu writes:
hahaha, yeah that's the funny thing.... we change coaches every 17 years and a stupid redneck Bama fan wants to come on a message board and have pie thrown in his face with a stupid coaching change comment.....
what an idiot
VolinLexington writes:
Bama fans exude faggotry! Always have and always will!
MikeTheVol writes:
I had a comeback for the bama goon but you said it better than what I had!
GreenDevilVol writes:
I would worry about SATAN bolting for the NFL again !!!!!!!
vol4gzus writes:
I think thank you for letting my semi-humor slide under the radar....That's why dey play da games...GO VOLS!!!
ON topic, I won't reverse the question as to who will be coaching the ti__ in 2012 since I think it will be the present coach.
Bama goes 2 and 0 in dome after beating Coach Beamer's hokies this year.
andy112382#209793 writes:
I'll do you one better, I bet Lane Kiffin last a bit longer than you think, though, Sabans clock of running out of town to his next job is quickly approaching, so I wouldn't be suprised if Saban leaves Bama before Kiffin leaves Tennessee, long before at that.
If Urban Meyer doesn't take the so-to-be-opened-ND-job (in all likelyhood based on the past two years) anyone think Saban might go back north?
bmiller#222442 writes:
GreeneDevilVol
Did you go to Greeneville High?
vol4gzus writes:
Ahhhhh Smokeydog has two screen names. Now that explains alot of STUFF coming from Greendevilvol and Smokeydog right?
On topic, Who will be starting qb for VOLS in 2012 against Wolf Pack?
GreenDevilVol writes:
Yepper I did !!!
GreenDevilVol writes:
Q.B. '12 I believe it will be either Rettig or Scroggins !!!!!
crimsonviper writes:
Good for the Vols and Vol fans.Great way to start off the year.
huntined#565710 writes:
Should be a away game for both..
movol53 writes:
Do you really think Bama will be playing football by then?
That's two more recruiting seasons; Satan will either have received the "Death Penalty" from the NCAA because of his screw ups or he will have moved on by then.
TommyJack writes:
What? Georgia State not available?
GREATVOLSAFIRE writes:
Any camp news?
rusty_shackleford writes:
The real question is whether Kiffin will still be around to coach against a Bama team that ISN'T on probation. Another 17 years should just about do it.
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Will the Bama losing streak still be going in 2012?
give_him_6 writes:
I usually try not to feed teh lost little trolls, but I'll make an exception this time. Man bammer, you're talking a lot of smack for a team that just lost 21 games in a single day. Maybe you better slip out the back door and got lick your wounds before you really get hammered on here buddy.
pdhuff#552644 writes:
They don't still have that corch with the weird sunglasses, do they?
Don't get much Wolfpack news on the creek.
rocky_topper writes:
g'ville man here as well.
rocky_topper writes:
You bama inbreeds should have plenty of time watching it, because by then, the Gadsden-car-giveaways will most likely be dealt with by the NCAA, and you won't be able to watch bama do nothing!
GreenDevilVol writes:
I was a "Green Devil" !! Graduated in '76
This will be a good venue for UT,opening the season with the WolfPack. By then CRYER-LIAR-MEYER will be in the land of the golden dome with his dream job,Saban will be back in the NFL without the probation and sanctions.Kiffin will be working on SECtitle #3, and we will be playing USC for the BCS !!!!
smyrnavol writes:
this is awesome. it seems everytime a new story about the vols appear the first post is by a turdheel, a Gator, or an alabubba fan. somebody must be wettin the bed at night they are so scared. i love it. by the way. is pd still a troll?lol.
smyrnavol writes:
i get my pills from a pez dispenser. what the he!! are you talking about. oh you are still angry at the Gator fans and the tbi won't listen. got ya.
Raynoch writes:
Maybe Nick Saban. Just show him the green
lildhoss76ut#638162 writes:
Little early to get excited about this but at least the posters got a chance to kill a troll in the process.GO VOLS!
smyrnavol writes:
cool. my point is i bleed pure orange. have a good one. GO VOLS!!!
fbmf624#277664 writes:
in response to BamaMan:
"Cool matchup...it will be interesting to see who the new Tennessee head coach will be for this game."
And how may years of probation did alabama get? So I would be worried about your head coach
TideGolf348yds writes:
I see Kiffin Crusty Clown is attempting to follow Coach Saban's(proven winner) idea of playing in the GA Dome.
First, you should schedule a big-name team...second, you gotta win the game. Nobody will watch that game.
The only comparison to Daytona 500 I can think of is the amount of drunk rednecks.
Just stop it UThug.
HallowedHill writes:
I like the matchup - good call!
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