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Tennessee basketball: 5 things a national title would mean for the Vols

By Billy Williford

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 09: Jordan Bowden #23 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates after defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the game at Talking Stick Resort Arena on December 9, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Volunteers defeated the Bulldogs 76-73. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 09: Jordan Bowden #23 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates after defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the game at Talking Stick Resort Arena on December 9, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Volunteers defeated the Bulldogs 76-73. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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DALLAS, TX – MARCH 15: Smokey, the mascot of the Tennessee Volunteers, performs during a time out in the second half against the Wright State Raiders in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at American Airlines Center on March 15, 2018, in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

No.1 – Tennessee would become one of three schools

With a national championship win, Tennessee would become one of only three schools to win a title in football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball. And, they would be the only school to accomplish such a feat in the modern age.

The other two schools that have won a national championship in the respective sports are Maryland and Stanford. Again, the Vols would be the only program to accomplish it in the modern age since Maryland won a football title in 1953 and Stanford’s were in the 1920s and ’40s.

Tennessee

Football: 1998 – Basketball: in progress – Women’s Basketball: 2008

Maryland

Football: 1953 – Basketball: 2002 – Women’s Basketball: 2006

Stanford

Football: 1926 – Basketball: 1942 – Women’s Basketball: 1992

What an achievement it would be to say you are a fan of the only athletic program in the nation to win a national championship in football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball in the modern age. Surely, that would quiet the national media.

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But, it would also show Volnation that things could be worse. Yes, the football program hasn’t been great and yes Butch Jones as a loser. But, you could be the only fans in the nation to brag about this.

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