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I'm still trying to be positive. 2007 UT team started 2-2 after getting boat raced by UF they came back to play in the SEC championship with only a loss to Alabama before the title game. Long season. Lets beat Arkansas and then end the UGA streak which I feel more positive about than any Fl game. Rest of our SEC schedule is weak minus Alabama. It could happen. Long season.
 
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Also another positive thought. 2 years ago I was in the stands for one of the best games I have ever attended. 2013 UGA. We lost in devastating fashion. It was hard for a team that had been down for so long. We were very young as well. We came back 2 weeks later and beat a top 10 team in South Carolina.

We are more talented now than then. We are more experienced (minus the offensive line) now than then. We have a tough Arkansas team but a team we can beat and get positive vibes going as we head into UGA who no matter how much more talent or how much higher ranked we always play very tough. I will be surprised if they beat Bama this week. I'm trying to overcome the depression
 
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The media has been harsh, but so have the continued last-minute losses. The analysts I've heard have been thoughtful in their approach, critiquing specific mistakes and playcalls while offering compelling evidence for their opinions. IMO, it's valid criticism. And while the media has been frank about the coaching, they have praised the players for playing hard and commiserated with the disappointment of the UT fanbase. So for the most part, I think it has been fair.

IDT the response would have been so scathing if the same scenario hadn't played out just two weeks before... and in the UF game last year. Let's see how resilient CBJ is and how he deals with all this adversity. If it brings about change, the criticism might even turn out to be constructive.
 
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jordan4vols said:
I'm still trying to be positive. 2007 UT team started 2-2 after getting boat raced by UF they came back to play in the SEC championship with only a loss to Alabama before the title game. Long season. Lets beat Arkansas and then end the UGA streak which I feel more positive about than any Fl game. Rest of our SEC schedule is weak minus Alabama. It could happen. Long season.
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2007 season was a long time ago, but I like the positivity. Let's start by beating Arky so the team has something to build off of.
 
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#1Volfaninmo said:
Butch welcomes the criticism. Bring it on.

Butch Jones 'welcomes' criticism for Tennessee Volunteers' collapses
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Butch be like:


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volssam said:
"Workplace incident"

-Obama


(You're welcome, 74vol :) )
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Hey man, I'm sorry. I was an ass yesterday. I was in a pretty hefty political discussion earlier that day. Got me in a really bad mood. Saw what you wrote and unloaded. It was stupid. My bad. I won't be calling you out on anything. And I'm still steaming from the loss. I've just loss a lot of faith in Butch's coaching ability. I'm out. Gotta take a break from a mess of a Vols team....
 
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volssam said:
Another terrible side effect of blowing our lead and losing to the gators is I can't even enjoy the week and look forward to the game without having a lot of anxiety. I want so so much for Butch to win, to either win out or only lose one more. I want him to be the guy.

For us to enjoy it. And for Butch to enjoy the fruits of his hard work. And For the continuity and stability it would provide. I am sick of waiting and hoping. And I don't want us to be on another 2-3 year build/turnaround. Also I think if he has success here, he would stay here and be loyal to us and not look for other opportunities. Whereas if you ended up with a coach like kelly/gruden/etc they may look to move on in a few years.

I want to win and to feel the contentment and excitement and joy of having a successful team/program and be able to enjoy the week leading up to big games. As of now it is stealing my joy.
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We are Tennessee fans. We are constantly denied happiness. What's even worse is that other fanbases gleefully celebrate our misery. We are definitely one of the top 10 hated fanbases in CFB, which is bizarre because we haven't won anything in such a long time. I avoid any sort of public forum where people discuss CFB now. The negativity and joy in our suckage is too much to bear.

I guess people still hate us because of the 90s. There's also the fact that it's easy for anyone--rival fans, coaches, players--to talk **** about the Vols and not worry about it blowing up in their faces. McElwain basically mocked Tennessee in his post-game presser, and he will probably spank us next year at home. Bielema, who is notorious for eating crow immediately after talking smack, could call Butch his ***** tomorrow and back it up with a blowout win.

The concept of "revenge" games is foreign to Tennessee. We lose one year, vow revenge, and then lose again. And again. And again. Meanwhile, teams like Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Georgia, Florida, and even South Carolina have been trading blows for years.

That's what makes CFB and sports in general fun and interesting. The back and forth. Not losing to your rivals year in and year out with no hope of turning things around.
 
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