Quote:
Originally Posted by Mumpy  Look at the similarities...
Taken from Wikipedia...
A Champion and a new era
After 3 seasons with high expectations, the Vols faced a new task. Tennessee was expected to have a slight fall off after their conference championship the previous season. They lost QB Peyton Manning, WR's Marcus Nash and Andy McCullough, and LB Leonard Little to the NFL. Manning was the first pick overall in the 1998 NFL Draft. They were also coming off of a 42-17 loss to Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, and were in the midst of a 5 game losing streak to their rivals the Florida Gators.
However, the 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team would prove to exceed all expectation. Led by new quarterback Tee Martin and All American linebacker Al Wilson, the Vols captured another National title.
Just insert the names. |
I think Crompton will play well and our overall linebacking talent should be higher than the '98 team. O-line and D-line were the reason we won the close games in '98 and they look weaker going into this year. The sacks allowed stat from last year is great but the OL has not shown that they can run block. Hopefully, Clawson's new OL formations will help that.