SEC Shorts - What if Tennessee's 2019 season played like a boxing movie?

It was a tough road early on for the Tennessee Volunteers in the 2019 season. After two embarrassing losses to Georgia State and BYU to open the season, many wrote off the Volunteer team. But like so many great sports movies before, Tennessee fought and clawed their way back and clinched bowl eligibility in dramatic fashion against Missouri. What better way to replay this story than putting it under the lens of a boxing movie.

[@Jacen777]

*"I survived the Dooley years!"* 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@canceracar]

† Ranger for Jesus † had me rolling on the ground

[@Possiblyabandaid]

I'm a Bama fan and I was dying as well.

[@raymondmorrow7926]

I still need therapy from the Dooley years every time I hear about him or Tyler Bray

[@danielyoung9970]

It's funny that Dooley is now a coordinator on Missouri.

[@valeriegriner5644]

Priceless!!!

[@TiberiusAudley]

So is the movie title Rocky: Top?

[@michaelhall898]

You sir win the day! 😂😂😂

[@dawggirl]

Okay, that was awesome.

[@dkbrantley5009]

Rocky: Start

[@thegreat-pl5gz]

I see what u did there. Go vols!

[@Metcraft2]

Its the only song they know lol! mean while im singing Tennessee trash. HAHA

[@matthewblue6243]

My uncle passed away 3 months ago and he was a huge Tennessee fan, he would have loved this, thanks

[@mikegoldschmidt3911]

As a buckeye fan sorry about for gramps

[@tommyhallum2054]

Sorry Man life can really suck sometimes.

[@echobase1648]

I'm not a Tennessee fan, but I love to hang out with true fans. Sounds like someone I would have come over to one of my football parties! May your uncle rest in peace in the Tennessee Nation!!

[@thepowerhour615]

Today was for your uncle. 🍊

[@matthewblue6243]

@@thepowerhour615 he would have been on top of the world after that game

[@andrewhuber6744]

I rely on SEC Shorts to let ne know when Tennessee gets bowl eligible

[@jondrob3735]

The people watching Tennessee games are Tennessee fans lol

[@DB-pb8zl]

I'm from East Tennessee (but moved away years ago) and SEC Shorts has provided me with more info on the Vols than ESPN.

[@dirt1736]

Bro 2 years ago was the first time in vols history they wasnt bowl eligible. They went bowling every single year of their history besides past 2 years....dony tell me.nutn homie

[@dirt1736]

And im sure the vols have a better overall record thsn your team cause they the 2nd best all time in the sec with 2nd most all time wins, 2nd most nat champs with 6, 2nd most sec champ appearances....2nd to bama in all categories so unless ur a bama fan dont talk but if u are a bama fan then oh well my bad lol

[@andrewhuber6744]

@@dirt1736 who are you talking to? Make sure you @ next time. I am a Clemson fan by the way. Enjoy watching your old Championships on the History Channel

[@michaelrichard316]

"I survived the Dooley years" is my motto as a Tennessee fan.

[@Britton_Thompson]

I can't decide which quote I like more... "It could get ugly out there-- Pruitt is misusing Titanic metaphors!" "If it were easy being a Tennessee fan, everyone would be doing it!"

[@stephengrahn9361]

The Pruitt one had me laughin'

[@taywil8]

As someone who was a student during Fulmer, Kiffin, and the 3 Dooley years (took a victory lap in the 2012 fall semester) the best quote is definitely “I survived the Dooley years, this can’t break me.” I felt that on a spiritual level

[@JacobAllen]

After Jennings leaves us and takes Butuli and Calliway with him next year I'm not hopeful

[@tacticalbondsh]

“I survived the Dooley years, this can’t break me”

[@chriswelch9070]

The one about if it were easy everyone would be doing it was the best for me. Makes me think of Bama and Clemson...

[@BoomerG21]

“Music city bowl swag bag” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jakehirst3280]

We’re about to have the same record as Tamu

[@BoomerG21]

Jake Hirst yeah but we weren’t in the video holding the music city bowl swag. I’m not talking shit, it’s just funny.

[@joestips4378]

We're gonna crush Vanderbilt with a packed stadium and go further than the music city bowl this year. For me, a Tennessee fan who's too young to remember a vols national championship, bowl eligibility feels like the best this team's been in a while. The other night after Tennessee beat Kentucky I was yelling ,"We're relevant again!"

[@coltonripley3956]

@@jakehirst3280 but you didn't play the #2,3,4,5, and 15th teams in the country (as ranked by cfp week 14)

[@johncate9541]

After losing to Jawja State, any UT fan would have taken the MCB at that point. Getting the Gator Bowl is way more than anyone could have hoped for.

[@zacbohannon9553]

"But the Preds will be playin soon!" This guy gets it.

[@vbscript2]

That line was awesome. I remember a few years ago when Vandy, UT, and the Titans had all blown a lead in the 4th quarter, the Preds Facebook account posted, "Tennessee is such a hockey state that even our football teams think there are only 3 periods." - LOL

[@tacticalbondsh]

Preds are bad this year too though lol

[@herpderpinson6117]

vbscript2 FUCKING BRUTAL LMAOOOOOOOO

[@logandnl]

@@tacticalbondsh ehh not really but first round exits suck

[@andrewgoodwin952]

As a Tennessee fan That was hilarious Crawling back to the corner after week 1 had me dying 😂😂😂😂

[@briancox628]

The Music City bowl swag bag got me. GBO

[@dawglifeisgood1423]

If you like this you should watch Uncle Lou

[@micahdickens6618]

The only thing that could have been better is if he was wearing the homemade Tennessee t-shirt from the bullied kid

[@stanleymyrick4068]

Goes to show that even a rival can have something good said about them. Go Vols when it comes to that t-shirt thing.

[@NerwenAldarion]

Was ever prouder for my university

[@randalloshbough3259]

Tennessee we will voluntarily defend the weak and helpless your welcome texas but bullys are bitches

[@paulabbottii6937]

Gives “Rocky Top” a new meaning.

[@quinnftw7645]

Missouri started 5-1, and then lost 5 in a row. Imagine being those fans right now...

[@prismfireproductions3772]

Imagine being us Gamecock fans... Not winning since Georgia

[@scottgregory6416]

@@prismfireproductions3772 imagine being a Razorback fan. We win the dumpster fire trophy.

[@chrisseiffert9486]

I can tell you that it's what you come to expect as a Missouri fan....

[@reedbowers1887]

I’m a Tennessee fan, I could argue we have had the worst decade, but Arkansas has had the roughest season.. in my opinion any time an SEC brother falls to an out of conference school is a sad day

[@kevinroundtree97]

@@prismfireproductions3772 what about Vanderbilt?

[@Tiktok._.mashup15]

The crawl back to the corner after game 1🤭 They didn't even move or say anything. Lol🤣🤣🤣🤣 The music City swag bag and the incoherent celebration in the end was great 🤣🤣🤣🤣 great as always.

[@MrBenHart]

RIP google+

[@Tiktok._.mashup15]

@@MrBenHart hi stranger. How have you been?

[@MrBenHart]

@@Tiktok._.mashup15 I'm doing good and the Dawgs are too so I can't complain.

[@Tiktok._.mashup15]

@@MrBenHart ready for this sec championship game. Praying offense gets it together before then. I don't get why they aren't clicking like in the beginning of the season.

[@MrBenHart]

@@Tiktok._.mashup15 Fromm doesn't fully trust his recievers yet nor can they seem to communicate reliably. With how well the rest of the team is playing especially the O-line Georgia's offense should be one of the best. I mean Fromm has all day long in the pocket. Hopefully they find their rythm in the scrimmage against Tech.

[@homeslice1479]

"Are you sure you wanna keep doing this?!" "It's all I know, Mick" Oh, my aching sides!

[@cpowell6070]

“Who plays football in 30 degree weather?” Deadass☠️

[@ottovonaaron3732]

*laughs in big 10*

[@billmcsill4274]

Who has a name called the "volunteers"? One of the worst names of all time.

[@rhfd376]

@@billmcsill4274 it goes back to the war of 1812, asshole

[@stanleymyrick4068]

@@rhfd376 I'm an Alabama fan and I wouldn't say what he said. That's stupid. Lot's to say to a TN fan without going there.

[@joshuabritton9078]

Laughs in every other conference except the sec

[@kathybroussard857]

LMAO 😂 “That’s it we are putting the rest of your season tickets on stub hub”

[@KoopaIzBack]

This how it felt being a fan.

[@jesse8028]

Tiff

[@jesse8028]

Tuff

[@LeskoBrandon2x]

Love how they parodied Rocky for Rocky Top 😂

[@MegaMr46]

Finished their season with 8 wins in a Row after losing 5 matches winning the Bowl against Indiana 23-22

[@arVol0311]

I've been a die hard Vols fan for 20 + years, man y'all nailed it!! 😂

[@bassbone2473]

Fantastic short! I've been a Missouri fan since I could walk, I grew up on Mizzou football, with a picture of the columns hanging in my house since birth, and I've said for years that if you're a Mizzou fan who doesn't know how to laugh at themselves, then you're in for a bad time.

[@classicjag76]

"I survived the Dooley years! This can't break me..." GO VOLS!

[@wynnedwards94]

Should've never underestimated georgia state. Auburn fans have later learned this

[@NerwenAldarion]

I chuckled a lot at this, big Vols fan here. My takeaway was the line “If being a Tennessee fan were easy, everyone would be” for the past decade that statement has never been truer. Only quibble is that we are projected to go to the Taxslayer Bowl or even the Outback bowl over the Music City bowl. But I know SEC shorts can’t help but be a little biased.

[@danielboggan2479]

NerwenAldarion Auburn is going to the outback bowl more than likely

[@toughbuffalo127]

Apparently UT is going to the outback bowl to play either Penn State or Michigan 🙃

[@NerwenAldarion]

Looking like Taxslayer against Minnesota it Indiana is more likely

[@projectazorian1136]

"If being a TN fan were easy, everybody would be doing it..."

[@GaTiger11]

Props to the lauren sisler cameos. Well done. Well done, indeed.

[@clipobserver]

I think her fiance was there as well.

[@stanleymyrick4068]

I totally missed that. Thanks for pointing it out. That's great. Watching it again, HOW did I miss it???

[@clipobserver]

@@stanleymyrick4068 Not many people do unless you read articles about her or looked at her Wikipedia page.

[@dclark142002]

Thank you for this... ...because this is the reality for most of the college football teams. It's a fight and a war...not to win championships or impress the committee...but to get that extra practice in the holidays and one more game for the fans. Congrats Vols. My Boilermakers fell short against Wisconsin this year, so we won't be enjoying the post-season.

[@benmorrison4951]

Ah another sad Purdue fan. Tennessee and Purdue are practically brothers, just fighting for eligibility lol

[@dclark142002]

@@benmorrison4951, hey...this year has been pretty good! Got Michigan State and Iowa...and already bowl eligible. Now to finish off Northwestern and Indiana... Tennessee is not doing too bad this year either. It's definitely not the same experience as the Ohio State and Alabama fans...where one or two loss season are calamities... It's all about expectations.

[@sewashburn0529]

This is the most inspirational SEC Shorts video I've ever watched. How 'bout them Vols! Bring on Vandy! No more champions of life.

[@elmoreglidingclub3030]

Brilliant!! Always so fun to watch, regardless of the colors you wear.

[@briancox628]

Isn't it, as a vols fan I love these.

[@skiptrace1888]

Great job, bro! I laughed til I cried! I am UT Knoxville, Class of '92, GBO!!!

[@cushman1983]

Clemson fan here but lived in Knoxville for a long time. Went to the SC game. Glad they are finally showing some promise again. Awesome video guys.

[@prismfireproductions3772]

Gamecock fan here, but PLEASE beat Muschamp out of Columbia!

[@RepairmanJacked1]

These need way more views. They're amazing.

[@Predemption]

I do love the Preds shout out in this. Nicely done.

[@michaelhailey5644]

As a die hard VFL, this is PERFECT! Well done, fellas!

[@ranchhandrandy3213]

"We're playing in 30° weather on the roooooad" 🤣🤣🤣

[@Aaron-Duck]

If being a Tennessee fan was easy we would have as many fair weather fans as bama! GBO

[@Encyclopedia_Brown97]

Y'all have plenty of fairweather fans, they just haven't shown their faces since the first half of 2016 lol

[@Aaron-Duck]

@@Encyclopedia_Brown97 Hahaha

[@nicholasharshbarger4454]

Amen! Vol fans are the best GO BIG ORANGE 🍊

[@mr.breeze8796]

Well, I'm not gonna say we don't have a lot of 'em but most Bama fans are loyal. RTR!!!

[@brianzuber1680]

@@mr.breeze8796 and we all bleed crimson even if they don't want say it ROLL TIDE!!!

[@dshenge]

One of my favorites so far. That is hilarious.

[@valeriegriner5644]

Brilliant...as always!!!! Loved it!

[@JohnMeadowsthejphys]

Well done guys! This one was awesome!

[@brettbradshaw3297]

Best acting, EVER! Y'all nailed it!

[@kustom56chevy]

Good one James. After attending U.T. and also working there, I've lived through 45 years of the ups and downs. It is what it is. ;-)

[@bashonrob]

Bruh I just screamed at work!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@michaelmcparland7681]

Tennessee really did dig deep and turn around their season. It looked like pure disaster at a point. I'm impressed and I never thought I'd say this, I'm happy for them because I like Pruitt. Great video guys.

[@stanleymyrick4068]

'Bama fan here. I totally agree. I think TN should suffer for the things they have done and the fan base. But man, they have paid in spades over the last decade.

[@badbishop1049]

He means the recruiting violation mess that Kiffin hit us with in his one and only season as head coach before he bailed and left it in our lap because he knew the investigation was coming and the Trojans offered him a gig as head coach. (Which worked out great for them apparently because they never went to a bowl under him I do believe)That's why Kiffin is trash and always will be trash. And trust me we did suffer because of his actions. It limited our scholarships for years and years and our bowl eligibility for a couple of years. He screwed us royally.

[@orangehillcomics7830]

Bad Bishop I thought he meant when Fulmer turned Alabama in for their (Alabama's) recruiting violations.

[@badbishop1049]

@@orangehillcomics7830 Oh yeah, lol! I remember that. Guess bama fans haven't forgotten either. GBO!🍊

[@Kensworld28]

Always liked their program

[@tacticalbondsh]

That's a Gator Bowl swag bag, thank you very much

[@RJ-ox8on]

I don't know why but I always start laughing before these videos even begin lolol

[@RicCrouch]

Never has a team been more excited about getting a Music City Bowl swag bag. After all these years, we'll take it! ;)

[@markbell4017]

God, I love these things!

[@gr82bcrazy1]

It's been a tough year to like the Vols.

[@robj362]

"I survived the Dooly years, nothing can break me" 😂😂😂 truer words never been spoken

[@aaronross3728]

From 1-4 to 8-5.. what a turnaround!

[@edlawn5481]

Just remember, at least you're not a Miami Hurricanes fan.

[@thomas5176]

We just lost to a junior varsity team

[@reesej1384]

FIU!! LMAO

[@jameymiller4900]

That ain’t nothing try being a Razorbacks fan

[@copocopocopocopo]

@@jameymiller4900 Yeah. That home loss to San Jose State ain't looking too good.

[@dholiday9315]

Hell I’d say GT was the worst part. Just saying.

[@BarbellThor]

One of their best

[@turdferguson1021]

Outstanding!!!

[@jon-michaelharris5840]

Music City Bowl swag bag. Nice lol

[@davidcole2337]

That was your best of the Year.. Funny stuff and even got some one from ESPN/AL.Com in the Video.. Nice Work

[@jamesgoode249]

One of my weekly joys. I generally don't have a problem with the idea Tennessee football but can't stand a number of Tennessee fans. Still, good for you guys!

[@TheScornholio]

Brilliant!

[@jimaggie]

Way to go, Tennessee!

[@drsts000]

awesome. from a UT fan, well done

[@BrianBamaFan]

Great job on the Makup!

[@the3prankskateers704]

The music city swag bag is too good

[@arnoldj.gerdsnerter2662]

No other conference can boast a KZbin channel that makes so much fun itself.

[@TriviaNight]

This was great!

[@JoelRamirez-fw3of]

I see what you did there at the end.. Rocky! 🤪😂

[@Emma.Lou1]

The byu one still makes me smile

[@raineob4996]

This hits differently once you remember that this entire season was vacated.

[@francargeric1]

This is awesome

[@markshafer706]

Lauren Sisler cameo for the win! 😍

[@imthemoney09]

Love the old school voices

[@humusandoil1300]

Robert Clay as Mickey Goldmill?! Epic!

[@kristio8479]

Yo Beav! SEC Shorts: Good one!

[@DodgerOfZion]

As both a Gamecocks fan and a Philly native: Props where props are due.

[@prismfireproductions3772]

Can we pull for Clemson so Muschamp is gone?...

[@DodgerOfZion]

@@prismfireproductions3772 No thanks. I'll pull for a sudden November thunderstorm to lightning delay and potentially cancel the game before I ever cheer the tiger paw.

[@AW-zy1kw]

Love it!!!

[@smeagolisavolsfan1589]

"I'm a TN fan, and I approve this message."

[@brittanychristian4846]

They would still be LIFE CHAMPIONS!

[@romanfields7900]

Now this is classic.

[@barryjohnson5288]

Music City bowl swag bag! LOL!

[@jamieroberts1985]

Almost being like a Nebraska, Miami, and Texas fan😅

[@MadnessIsAHuman]

I’m here when Miami is 4-1 and started 3-0

[@tigerarmy6018]

They need the bell at the end... That would put it over the top... Hey... 'Over the Top' parody would be a good one too...

[@steveprice33]

Celebrating the Music City Bowl bid... Peak Tennessee Football Babeee

[@amazingturtle5075]

You have no idea how good it felt going from no hope at all to seeing your team get a bowl, now if we beat Vandy we have the chance to get a really good bowl

[@michaeljohnson-on6nl]

When you beat Vandy not if turtle. Vandy may not even have a coach anymore.

[@amazingturtle5075]

michael johnson one thing I've learned being a UT fan, never assume you are going to beat a team. We were supposed to annihilate GSU but we all know how that went. And Vandy beat Mizzou and Mizzou was a close game

[@patrickballard6446]

This one is brilliant! Love you guys. GO DAWGS

[@conureron3792]

Genius!

[@JL-us2dp]

I can see a big improvement in Tennessee. They are on their up back up

[@InfectedChris]

I wish this bank was actually in my state.

[@christianskelton8555]

This is actually awesome 😂

[@hubbabushka5675]

The music city bowl is Kentucky’s bowl game :(

[@lukaboy5849]

Hubbabushka *Was

[@kentuckyfan1595]

ROCKY TOP I don’t think Tennessee will get that bowl since they lost to Georgia st and BYU

[@copocopocopocopo]

@@kentuckyfan1595 Who are BOTH bowl eligible. Hell, Georgia State's 7-4 (as is BYU)!

[@jacksonsweat239]

Un Poco De Todo still both terrible loses

[@kendallbledsoe6548]

Un Poco De Todo rematch with Georgia St will be great...

[@skixd88]

That guy slapped him 🤣

[@NorthwestBearcat1214]

But for real though, good on Tennessee for turning the season around a bit. They're still not great, but if you're a Tennessee fan you have alot more hope for the future

[@rolandoramon5623]

That Sylvestor Stallone impression was impeckable

[@_d1ng3rz_9]

As a Vols fan I can confirm this is accurate

[@aidenhess8570]

When your realize Vanderbilt has more wins against ranked opponents than Alabama

[@aleksanderlucy8764]

Anchor down!

[@Paul-vb4mn]

Vandy AND South Carolina

[@MrKeepnit100]

Dandy Vandy

[@MadnessIsAHuman]

...

[@mitchellellis1437]

This was really funny

[@canceracar]

So I cried. As a Ga homer, I hate seeing Tenn in such dire straights. I survived the Dooley era had me gassed over

[@yaimavol]

We should be competitive next year. Probably a 9 win season or so.

[@bjones3757]

@@yaimavol 8 is more likely we play oklahoma during out of conference play

[@michaelmerck7576]

I like it when Tennessee is bad because Georgia and Tennessee can never both be good at the same time

[@samuellincoln357]

Is it me or does one of the assistant coaches here looks like Dabo Swinney.

[@josephy2]

The 1 dislike is a Missouri fan.

[@Liquidsteel3]

Them boys at Missouri was laying some licks out there

[@Liquidsteel3]

@Stutter of the Houselol. I agree your defense gotta be awful to let JG throw for 415 yards on you... Still was impressed how physical they was.

[@Liquidsteel3]

@Stutter of the House sad thing tennesse still almost lost

[@Liquidsteel3]

@Billy Cole II wow. Over Missouri congratulations

[@acs115]

Good for the Vols. Have fun in your bowl travels to exotic (*checks notes*) Nashville.

[@Dustyloner]

WOOT!!!!

[@ediddy93rtr88]

Tennessee is just like a tornado..starts off slow, then ends in disaster! 😂

[@smeagolisavolsfan1589]

They have a roller coaster in Dollywood called the Tennessee Tornado. Ur right😂