On New Year's Day, I wrote why beating Alabama is still matters most. In that post I showed the success of each team on their respective winning streaks. Today I will break the numbers down solely from a Tennessee perspective.
Since 1967, Tennessee is 18-32-1 against Alabama for a .363 winning percentage.
In the 18 seasons that Tennessee beat Alabama, the Vols overall record in those seasons was 171-44-5 for a .788 winning percentage. Tennessee won 5 SEC Championships and 1 National Championship during those 18 seasons. The Vols also appeared in 2 SEC Championship Games in which they did not win.
In the 33 seasons that Tennessee did not beat Alabama, the Vols overall record in those seasons was 239-165-8 for a .589 winning percentage. Tennessee won 2 SEC Championships during those 33 seasons. The Vols also appeared in 1 SEC Championship Game in which they did not win.
When Tennessee beats Alabama they won a SEC Title about once every 3 seasons. When Tennessee loses to Alabama they won an SEC Title about once every 16 seasons.
While I understand that beating Florida and Georgia are important, beating Alabama still matters the most. History suggests that if Tennessee is good enough to beat Alabama, they are good enough to beat their SEC East rivals.
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