After Tennessee blasted Northwestern in the Outback Bowl, Tennessee’s Kahlil McKenzie Jr. trolled Northwestern.
The Outback Bowl between the Tennessee Volunteers and Northwestern Wildcats was a one-sided affair on Friday, as the Volunteers steamrolled the Wildcats 45-6.
With the No. 12 Wildcats coming into the game as the favorite over the then eight-win Volunteers, Tennessee had plenty of motivation to go down and pull off the upset. Not only did they pull off the upset, they absolutely put the hammer down on the Wildcats.
After the game, Tennessee defensive tackle Kahlil McKenzie Jr. decided he hadn’t had enough of dominating the Wildcats, and he decided to troll Northwestern on Twitter.
McKenzie Jr. took aim at the fact that the Northwestern players have a bunch of high GPAs, as the school is known for its tremendous academic record.
That GPA ain't save Northwestern on the field
— Kahlil McKenzie Jr. (@Kahlil_Mckenzie) January 1, 2016
Well McKenzie Jr. certainly isn’t wrong with his troll tweet. Academics don’t help on the field, although smart players tend to perform pretty well. For instance, Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs is one of the smartest guys in college football.
However, McKenzie Jr.’s tweet is the classic jocks are greater than nerds tweet. The Volunteers went out on the field and destroyed the Wildcats, which has left McKenzie Jr. looking to kick them while they’re down.
While many will probably take offense to the tweet, it will be interesting to see if these two teams met again any time down the line, to see if it serves as bulletin board material.