LITTLE ROCK — The annual pooh-poohing of the oft-touted carryover from a bowl game might need some tweaking.
Tennessee’s statistically rare rally vs. Indiana and the youth on Vols’ roster prompted the admission that the spin by coaches and others could be accurate on occasion. Regularly, their take is that a bowl loss is motivation for the offseason and spring practice and a bowl victory is momentum for the next season.
Tennessee-Indiana was in the fourth quarter before the new remote was told to find “ESPN” — embarrassing considering the Gator Bowl had been recommended for those interested in a preview of Arkansas’ Oct.