Northwestern and what they are saying about the Vols

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gobraves101035 said:
I think we easily win this game by 14 points. Our offense is too fast paced for any big 10 team. I think dobbs will give them fits as well. Hurd will pound them until they're crying. And butch will slap them until they forfeit.
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Not any team, but this team for sure.

Everything else I agree with, except Butch will slap them until they forfeit. Butch will slap them until he has a semi-comfortable lead. Then he'll run the clock out for a quarter and a half.
 
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Isn't Nortwestern the school who stole the checkerboard end zones from UT?
 

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Falcons02 said:
Plenty of "good seats" left in the end zone, bwhahahahaha.

Go Mildcats!
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I've been to a game at Northwestern. Yes, the stadium is significantly smaller than UT's, but pretty much in line with other, smaller private school stadiums.

Texas high school stadiums would give it a run for its money, but they can be ridiculous anyhow.
 
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#107
This will be a repeat of last years Bowl game against Iowa. Glad to get the extra 15 practices so some of the EEs can be rocking come the Spring Game.
 
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UTChicagoV said:
This will be a repeat of last years Bowl game against Iowa. Glad to get the extra 15 practices so some of the EEs can be rocking come the Spring Game.
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I guess I'm the only one out there that thinks this won't be a walk in the park like the rest of you. Northwestern is not a bad team, obviously. They have a very good defense and they can run the ball very well.

That being said, they don't throw the ball particularly well. That works in our favor as our secondary has been the soft spot on our team all year; our front 7 are our strength and as long as we're healthy and Butch gets them motivated, we should be able to keep them from running for ~150 yards.

Northwestern hasn't seen an offense like ours all season, which is another good thing. With the Hurd/Kamara/Dobbs combo, I truly think our offense is one of the most unique units in college football. As long as Dobbs continues to take care of the football and as long as our team continues to prevent themselves from making stupid mistakes, I think we have a great shot to beat a 10-2, #12 ranked team and finish with a 9-4 record. Give that to our team to mull over in the offseason and let them really think about how close we were to being a 1 loss team and that'll do wonders as far as momentum goes going into next season.

Now, back to the original topic. I like these threads because I like to know how other teams perceive us, and I actually usually end up going over to the other teams' boards and reading through what they're saying. The NU fans seem to be split: some of them think they're going to lose because our offense is good and others think their defense is going to win them this game. One thing is for certain though....I don't like the majority of their fans. One of them says he's from Nashville and does nothing but bash Vols fans, saying "most of them didn't go there or have never even been there". To me that just shows their ignorance. I graduated from UTK, but grew up a huge UT fan and have gone to games with my family since I was 7 years old. So what he's saying is basically that I had no right to be a fan when I was 7-18 years old because I never went there, and that other people don't have the rights to be fans since they didn't attend school there. Just makes me mad for some reason.

So yeah, I do hope we beat the horse dump out of them. Just from what I've seen, they're right up there with Clemson as the shi****** college football fans.

THAT BEING SAID, please stop going over there and making the rest of us look bad. I can only cringe and shake my head when I see a fellow vol fan go over there and gloat about how good we are or how "badly they're gonna get railed". Just stop. There's a difference between good banter and artificial ignorance; please don't choose the latter.
 
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#109
Gonna boat race them. Game will never be in doubt from about mid first quarter on. Great matchup for UT
 
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#110
Since when did anyone really ever care about Northwestern football?

Even Candy and kenSucky have a decent year every 20 years or so, LOL!

I look forward to seeing what they have to say after the Bowl game, LMAO!

#BrickbyBrick...VFL...GBO!!!
 
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jps2194 said:
Can't really argue with #1 based on many posters on here.

1. Most UT fans did not attend the university. An amazing number have never even been there. But they consider themselves rabid diehard fans. Until the team loses two games in a row. Then they turn on the coaches, the school, the team, and the individual players. Take the worst of the posters on this board, make it worse by a factor of 10, and then multiply by thousands of fans.
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Out of state tuition is expensive.

I wore my orange almost every day while attending UGA. It's a good school, and it was cheap with the HOPE and in-state. Plus, you can turn a nice profit by selling student tickets.
 
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The team speed thing is funny because all Iowa kept saying during the game last year is they just didn't have the speed to compete with us. The in game Iowa thread last year was priceless.
 
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NORTHWESTERN STATS IN THEIR 2 LOSSES:
MICHIGAN GAME LOSS..38-0.
MICHIGAN RUSHING: 46 FOR 201 YDS. !!!
96 YD KICKOFF RETURN
NORTHWESTERN RUSHING: 25 FOR 38 YDS.
PASSING: 13/27 106 YDS..

IOWA LOSS: 40-10.
IOWA RUSHING: 51 FOR 294 YDS. !!!
NORTHWESTERN: 26 FOR 51 YDS.

SPEEDS KILLS..LOOKS LIKE IOWA FROM LAST YEAR...FAST SEC TEAM. SLOW BIG TEN TEAM.
SHOULD BE FUN TO WATCH (IF YOU ARE A Tennessee FAN)..
 
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carlos86 said:
Been trying to find Northwestern message boards but it looks like they aren't into it like we are. But here's what I found. Northwestern really wanted to play Florida. They saw them as much better match up because of Florida's lack of QB play.

First Northwestern is 114th in total offense and 11th in total defense. Imagine Mizzou but slower.

"For those who don't know, Northwestern is 10-2 and beat Stanford. Love the exposure of New Year's, hate the matchup"

Your Picks or Vegas Picks?

"No way NU is a toss-up against TN on a neutral field, might be as wide as -8 or more for TN. I’m terrified of a TN game."

They fear Dobbs:

"I would rank UT over Ole Miss as the most difficult matchup. the UT QB Dobbs is an excellent runner and a decent passer. That type of QB usually gives NU problems. UT gagged away 2 games where they looked like the better team (Ok and Fla)."

TN is Nightmare Scenario

"Playing Tennessee would be a very unlucky matchup for us. Very talented team on a roll but with the 8-4 record nothing to gain by beating them. If we win, well, we just beat an 8-4 team, so what. If we lose, it fuels the "typical Big Ten" casual college football fan narrative."

Most think if they keep it a low scoring game and get Dobbs to turn the ball over they will be able to win

"That Tennessee offense ranking isn’t all that awesome, so playing them may not be that bad. Keep it a low-scoring game and let turnovers or special teams decide the game NU 20 Tennessee 17."
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"....Let special teams decide the game..."? Hahaha!! Yeah, let's do.
 
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Boomer_Vol said:
I guess I'm the only one out there that thinks this won't be a walk in the park like the rest of you. Northwestern is not a bad team, obviously. They have a very good defense and they can run the ball very well.

That being said, they don't throw the ball particularly well. That works in our favor as our secondary has been the soft spot on our team all year; our front 7 are our strength and as long as we're healthy and Butch gets them motivated, we should be able to keep them from running for ~150 yards.

Northwestern hasn't seen an offense like ours all season, which is another good thing. With the Hurd/Kamara/Dobbs combo, I truly think our offense is one of the most unique units in college football. As long as Dobbs continues to take care of the football and as long as our team continues to prevent themselves from making stupid mistakes, I think we have a great shot to beat a 10-2, #12 ranked team and finish with a 9-4 record. Give that to our team to mull over in the offseason and let them really think about how close we were to being a 1 loss team and that'll do wonders as far as momentum goes going into next season.

Now, back to the original topic. I like these threads because I like to know how other teams perceive us, and I actually usually end up going over to the other teams' boards and reading through what they're saying. The NU fans seem to be split: some of them think they're going to lose because our offense is good and others think their defense is going to win them this game. One thing is for certain though....I don't like the majority of their fans. One of them says he's from Nashville and does nothing but bash Vols fans, saying "most of them didn't go there or have never even been there". To me that just shows their ignorance. I graduated from UTK, but grew up a huge UT fan and have gone to games with my family since I was 7 years old. So what he's saying is basically that I had no right to be a fan when I was 7-18 years old because I never went there, and that other people don't have the rights to be fans since they didn't attend school there. Just makes me mad for some reason.

So yeah, I do hope we beat the horse dump out of them. Just from what I've seen, they're right up there with Clemson as the shi****** college football fans.

THAT BEING SAID, please stop going over there and making the rest of us look bad. I can only cringe and shake my head when I see a fellow vol fan go over there and gloat about how good we are or how "badly they're gonna get railed". Just stop. There's a difference between good banter and artificial ignorance; please don't choose the latter.
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Tennessee will win by 10 and the game probably wont be as close as the score indicates.
 
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EZE said:
I've been to a game at Northwestern. Yes, the stadium is significantly smaller than UT's, but pretty much in line with other, smaller private school stadiums.

Texas high school stadiums would give it a run for its money, but they can be ridiculous anyhow.
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My comment was less about stadium size and more about the seats in the end zone being empty.
 
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#117
I've lived in the Chicago area for 35 years and have followed the NU program and even gone to a couple of games (for the heck of it). I have a lot of respect for their coach (if he wasn't an NU alum my guess is he would have left for greener pastures) and he has done a good job with a program that hasn't been much over the years with a few exceptions. I think this game will be close for 20-30 minutes but we should bust it open. I don't think they will be able to hang with us for 60 minutes. We should wear them down.
 
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jps2194 said:
Can't really argue with #1 based on many posters on here.

1. Most UT fans did not attend the university. An amazing number have never even been there. But they consider themselves rabid diehard fans. ...
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On that part, the guy is totally dismissing the enormous, widespread imact a major program like UT football has on the community, both from an economic and a community pride standpoint. Next best thing to a pro team, better in some respects. It helps that local media relentlessly pounds it into our culture.

Disclaimer: I attended, sort of, but am a UTK dropout. I also once marched on Shields-Watkins field with high school band. (I did not play flute, but my girlfriend and now wife did and Brian Williams was leading the band as drum major, or so he claims.)
 
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river rat said:
On that part, the guy is totally dismissing the enormous, widespread imact a major program like UT football has on the community, both from an economic and a community pride standpoint. Next best thing to a pro team, better in some respects. It helps that local media relentlessly pounds it into our culture.

Disclaimer: I attended, sort of, but am a UTK dropout. I also once marched on Shields-Watkins field with high school band. (I did not play flute, but my girlfriend and now wife did and Brian Williams was leading the band as drum major, or so he claims.)
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Girlfriend played the flute. :lolabove:
And then became your wife.
All righty then.
 
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I fell on the ice last winter, a couple of days later my bruised ass looked exactly like a Northwestern uniform Black and purple
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
So basically, we should think of them just like Vandy fans except there are more of them. :eek:lol:
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Lol. Well I wouldn't say they are as bad as Vandy fans. They generally know their place. Their AD I think kind of runs with the mentality of "we are an academic school so as long as we make a bowl I'm content". That brain surgeon who made the thread on their boards is a rare exception. Either way they is sorry as hell.
 
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gunner said:
Isn't Nortwestern the school who stole the checkerboard end zones from UT?
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That looks like a nice little stadium:good!:.I really like some of the smaller stadiums around the country, Army has a really cool little stadium. Western Kentucky has a cool little stadium too, and the Yale Bowl is an old classic.
 
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