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Paul Finebaum on Music City Bowl drama: ‘Tennessee should officially be 8-5’
By Adam Spencer
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Paul Finebaum watched as Tennessee lost the Music City Bowl to Purdue in overtime, 48-45.
However, the game wasn’t without some controversy, as what appeared to be a Tennessee TD on the first drive of overtime was ruled to instead be a turnover on downs due to forward progress being stopped.
Fans weren’t happy with that call, and neither was Finebaum. During his show on the SEC Network on Monday afternoon, Finebaum emphatically stated that the Vols were robbed, adding that they should consider their record 8-5 for the season:
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“I refuse to accept that Tennessee lost the game,” he said. “In my opinion, Tennessee won the game. And I’ve never said this before, because I don’t like to criticize officials, but I’m going to. The officials stole that game from Tennessee. It was a total farce, an absolute, total farce. My recommendation to Josh Heupel is this — I don’t care what the NCAA rulebook says, I don’t care, that should be counted as a win. Tennessee should officially be 8-5. That’s how this show will recognize it.”
Will the Vols follow Finebaum’s advice? Either way, there’s more optimism on Rocky Top than there has been the last few offseasons, and that’s thanks in large part to Heupel.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
