Over the last eight losses to Alabama, a couple troubling trends have reared their heads for the Vols. If Tennessee wants to win this Saturday, they will need to end those patterns.
For the last eight years, one of the most historic SEC rivalries has become extremely one-sided. The annual "Third Saturday in October" rivalry game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Alabama Crimson Tide has gone one way over the last eight seasons, and all but one of those eight games haven't even been close. Alabama has won eight straight games against Tennessee by an average of 19.