Well, Tennessee doesn't have to travel too far for its bowl destination back in Nashville for the Music City Ball.

And though the Music City Ball puts on a fine show, it is a bit disappointing for the Big Arch.

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But that's coming up in segment number three. Tennessee's history in the Music City Bowl, it feels like there's always something big that happens, whether it's history or a new role that's created

or drama. Tennessee, how it's

fair to the Music City Bowl coming up in segment number two. A quick scout on the fighting

aligni for Tennessee's opponent in the Music City Bowl. And overall thoughts on Tennessee getting

into the Music City Bowl happening right now as we begin this episode of Lockdown Balls. A part

of Lockdown Podcast Network, your number one sports podcasting network out there. Tennessee, going back to Nashville to the Music City Bowl. And again, I said this in the cold open. I think the Music City Bowl does a fine job, puts on a really, really good show. It's very well run. But it is a bummer to be there. And you want to be in the college football

playoff. That's why if you don't make the college football playoff, it's almost like it's

boom or bust, right? It's CFP or bust. And we're kind of feeling the bust right now, especially

because you're not in Orlando or you're not in Tampa or you're not in Jacksonville. You know, there's no true pecking order of bowl games, but there is, right? I mean, they will say there's no true peck, you know, 1A, 1B, 1C or whatever, but there is. You know, if you're not in the college football playoff, if you're not in the New Year's six bowls, you know, citrus

is where you want to be. And then it's, and then it's probably Tampa. And then outside of that,

you can really take your pick between Nashville, Jacksonville, or Charlotte. Many would probably

prefer Jacksonville because it's the state of Florida and the end of December, first of the year, whatever.

There's games in Charlotte and then of course Nashville, and then there's probably the Liberty Bowl.

Texas Bowl is also probably a tiered down.

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