USC biggest threat to TN #1 class

[MikeHamiltonFan]

Originally Posted by Back2BackGator

Florida and USC will battle it out for the top spot with Texas as well. Florida looks really good for Powell and Hicks. It also seems like Sharrif Floyd is leaning to us. If we land 2 of those 3 5-stars then we will be good.

That is assuming that UT is not able to sway guys like G Smith to change schools, that Luc and Dyer and Ahmad Dixon do not all end up in Knoxville etc.

Look at who UT is still in the mix for...it is absurd. There is a reason why everyone is saying we are still in play for #1 class and it is remarkable to say that about a 3-4 football team. When we have equal talent to UF, I truly expect us to win again with regularity.

[Back2BackGator]

Originally Posted by MikeHamiltonFan

That is assuming that UT is not able to sway guys like G Smith to change schools, that Luc and Dyer and Ahmad Dixon do not all end up in Knoxville etc.

Look at who UT is still in the mix for...it is absurd. There is a reason why everyone is saying we are still in play for #1 class and it is remarkable to say that about a 3-4 football team. When we have equal talent to UF, I truly expect us to win again with regularity.

Florida is in with many big name players as well. It goes both ways. And what you are doing isn't that surprising. We had some very good classes when Ron Zook was our coach even though he had a bunch of 5 loss seasons. Good programs will recruit well. Tennessee has a very good program.

As for you beating us with regularity----well let's just say I expect it to get to 6 wins in a row next year.

[BeecherVol]

Originally Posted by Back2BackGator

Florida is in with many big name players as well. It goes both ways. And what you are doing isn't that surprising. We had some very good classes when Ron Zook was our coach even though he had a bunch of 5 loss seasons. Good programs will recruit well. Tennessee has a very good program.


As for you beating us with regularity----well let's just say I expect it to get to 6 wins in a row next year.

Ole Zooker set Meyer up well, when he left.

[MikeHamiltonFan]

When I said that Pete Carroll was sucking it up on defense lots of people jumped to his defense. Where are they tonight?

[MikeHamiltonFan]

http://www.volnation.com/forum/tenne...ok-kiffin.html

[Aaron5300]

Originally Posted by red_air69

Doesnt scare me. We will get our guys!

agreed!

[MikeHamiltonFan]

I think we may be helped with Shirley and Riley and the few defensive guys still considering us. Uko and Powell are both guys who said we are out of it, so they can go to a defense where 5 star talent gives 3 star results. Monte Kiffin is taking 3 star talent and having 5 star results. When he is actually stocked with the guys our staff will bring him our defense will be downright nasty, like multiple shutouts nasty.

[RATROD]

Originally Posted by MikeHamiltonFan

I think we may be helped with Shirley and Riley and the few defensive guys still considering us. Uko and Powell are both guys who said we are out of it, so they can go to a defense where 5 star talent gives 3 star results. Monte Kiffin is taking 3 star talent and having 5 star results. When he is actually stocked with the guys our staff will bring him our defense will be downright nasty, like multiple shutouts nasty.

Jeff Luc, and Christian Jones would be awsome in Monte's D. Really Monte has been working with a patch work LB core all season. D. Dorsey would be a great addition to our DBs as he can play either safety or CB, and hurt UF in the ranking at the same time.

If CLK closed with that group plus three of the o-linemen we are after I would be happy and not worry about the #1 ranking.

[utturff49]

Yep, remember the Nebraska nasty defense he had when he was there. The man is a defense Guru. Just look at what he's done in 8 games with these guys. The thing is he knows "who" fits his system. If he gets the recruits he wants then gee, look out. My philosophy has been that if your offense can score 28 points then you should win. I base that off a good D can hold an opponent to under 23 points. Our D is already doing that. When we get the new guys coming in over the next couple years it will be almost impossible for anyone to stop us. Just think how many NC we would've had if Monte had been here in the 90's with Peyton. An Lane is proving to be one heck of a coach also. The plays that Chaney and Lane scheme are driving the other coaches nuts.

[tennesseefan31]

not multiple shutouts... all shutouts like the 1939 team