Florida game confidence

[rtb1983]

On a scale of 1 to trump I am a pretty solid trump right now in my confidence of this game.

 

[Aesius]

I expect it will go like this:

Through 1 quarter: UT 7, UF 3
Through halftime: UT 17, UF 3
Through 3 quarters: UT 23, UF 3
Final: UF 24, UT 23

UF scores the winning TD on a hail mary on 4th and 30 with no time remaining, after Antonio Callaway catches a ball in the end zone that was tipped by 3 UT defenders.

I was really superstitious this year. I didn't watch a second of the game. Went on a hike to distract myself.

Came home and turned on the TV literally at the exact moment that Hurd scored to go up 26-14. Immediately turned the TV off because I was afraid I would jinx it by watching.

Did some chores around the house and waited a good 45 minutes before checking the score, extremely confident the Vols were going to pull it out and looking forward to wearing my DVR out watching the replay to see how they did it.

At one point I actually heard some wild cheering coming from somewhere in my apartment building, which scared me because there's a UF fan in the building and another UT fan. 50/50 shot (turned out to be in response to Callaway's TD).

Finally, I pulled up the score on my phone and saw 28-27 FINAL and started laughing like Walter White in this scene of Breaking Bad:

Moped around the house in a stupor the rest of the day/week.

 

[UTVolinExile]

I was really superstitious this year. I didn't watch a second of the game. Went on a hike to distract myself.

Came home and turned on the TV literally at the exact moment that Hurd scored to go up 26-14. Immediately turned the TV off because I was afraid I would jinx it by watching.

Did some chores around the house and waited a good 45 minutes before checking the score, extremely confident the Vols were going to pull it out and looking forward to wearing my DVR out watching the replay to see how they did it.

At one point I actually heard some wild cheering coming from somewhere in my apartment building, which scared me because there's a UF fan in the building and another UT fan. 50/50 shot (turned out to be in response to Callaway's TD).

Finally, I pulled up the score on my phone and saw 28-27 FINAL and started laughing like Walter White in this scene of Breaking Bad:

Moped around the house in a stupor the rest of the day/week.

Laughing like your wife gave all your drug money to the dude she cheated on you with. Perfect analogy for UT fans after last year's UF game.

 

[Iam4utalways]

I was really superstitious this year. I didn't watch a second of the game. Went on a hike to distract myself.

Came home and turned on the TV literally at the exact moment that Hurd scored to go up 26-14. Immediately turned the TV off because I was afraid I would jinx it by watching.

Did some chores around the house and waited a good 45 minutes before checking the score, extremely confident the Vols were going to pull it out and looking forward to wearing my DVR out watching the replay to see how they did it.

At one point I actually heard some wild cheering coming from somewhere in my apartment building, which scared me because there's a UF fan in the building and another UT fan. 50/50 shot (turned out to be in response to Callaway's TD).

Finally, I pulled up the score on my phone and saw 28-27 FINAL and started laughing like Walter White in this scene of Breaking Bad:

Moped around the house in a stupor the rest of the day/week.

What a jinx. You should not have checked the score.

Jump higher Vols.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

I was really superstitious this year. I didn't watch a second of the game. Went on a hike to distract myself.

Came home and turned on the TV literally at the exact moment that Hurd scored to go up 26-14. Immediately turned the TV off because I was afraid I would jinx it by watching.

Did some chores around the house and waited a good 45 minutes before checking the score, extremely confident the Vols were going to pull it out and looking forward to wearing my DVR out watching the replay to see how they did it.

At one point I actually heard some wild cheering coming from somewhere in my apartment building, which scared me because there's a UF fan in the building and another UT fan. 50/50 shot (turned out to be in response to Callaway's TD).

Finally, I pulled up the score on my phone and saw 28-27 FINAL and started laughing like Walter White in this scene of Breaking Bad:

Moped around the house in a stupor the rest of the day/week.

So it was your fault. Damn you!

 

[TAF]

I meant to put this here:

The Question is...

Will the pressure be higher on the Vols to BREAK the damn Florida Streak...

or

For Florida to come into Neyland and obtain the longest win streak EVER against the Vols?

This game has long been more between the ears instead of between the numbers...

Let's hope Tennessee works on between the ears as much as between the numbers.

 

[gatorhater1509]

I meant to put this here:

The Question is...

Will the pressure be higher on the Vols to BREAK the damn Florida Streak...

or

For Florida to come into Neyland and obtain the longest win streak EVER against the Vols?

This game has long been more between the ears instead of between the numbers...

Let's hope Tennessee works on between the ears as much as between the numbers.

To answer your question, pressure is higher on the Vols to break the streak IMO. Especially considering the way in which we lost the past two years. I just hope we have a 40+ point lead entering the 4th.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

There's a certain segment of VN population that absolutely refuses to admit that UT has been down talent-wise the past ten years. Until this year, UF has out-talented and out-depth-ed UT, plain and simple. There is no magic. There is no hex. There is no voodoo. UT lost to a better team each year.

This year, UT is the better team.

I refuse to admit they were better than us last year. They weren't.

"If you want to crown em, crown their ass. They were who we thought they were. And we Let em off the hook!!"

 

[Lawrence Wright]

I meant to put this here:

The Question is...

Will the pressure be higher on the Vols to BREAK the damn Florida Streak...

or

For Florida to come into Neyland and obtain the longest win streak EVER against the Vols?

This game has long been more between the ears instead of between the numbers...

Let's hope Tennessee works on between the ears as much as between the numbers.

I doubt any of the kids on our team have any idea what the longest win streak is against UT.

 

[BowlBrother85]

There's a certain segment of VN population that absolutely refuses to admit that UT has been down talent-wise the past ten years. Until this year, UF has out-talented and out-depth-ed UT, plain and simple. There is no magic. There is no hex. There is no voodoo. UT lost to a better team each year.

This year, UT is the better team.

I thought Tennessee was a little better last year and choked just a bit. Butch earned the criticism he gets for that 4th quarter... but it was on the road and we should be better on the offensive line.

I agree 100% with your conclusion about this year. UT is definitely the better team.

 

[TAF]

I doubt any of the kids on our team have any idea what the longest win streak is against UT.

Ya think?

Florida Gators Coach Jim McElwain:
“You just don’t lose to Tennessee”


Seems that they might...

 

[KBVol]

I refuse to admit they were better than us last year. They weren't.

"If you want to crown em, crown their ass. They were who we thought they were. And we Let em off the hook!!"

I agree. We were a better team last year. They had a freshman QB making his 2nd or career start iirc, a beyond patchwork offensive line that was absolutely awful (Vandie made them look like a middle school team), a freshman as their #1 WR and a pathetic placekicker ..... all while being coached by a new staff still trying to learn their personnel and build their schemes and style of play accordingly. The talent was close and we had a 2 year advantage in terms of stability and building the program. We were the better team and we did indeed "let em off the hook".

 

[KBVol]

I doubt any of the kids on our team have any idea what the longest win streak is against UT.

I agree. There's zero chance the Florida players and coaches know what the longest Tennessee losing streak is (I'm a 40 year fan and I don't know what it is). And there's a zero chance that they give a rat's ass. What they do know is that Florida has beaten Tennessee 11 years in a row, that in their minds "Florida doesn't lose to Tennessee" and that they fully expect to win no matter what happens.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Ya think?


Florida Gators Coach Jim McElwain:
“You just don’t lose to Tennessee”


Seems that they might...

That quote needs to be posted in or on every locker, meeting room, bench, toilet, everyfreakingwhere. That was a dick comment and it doesn't need to be forgotten.

 

[Lawrence Wright]

That quote needs to be posted in or on every locker, meeting room, bench, toilet, everyfreakingwhere. That was a dick comment and it doesn't need to be forgotten.

Meh.

What's he supposed to say?

"You know, losing to Tennessee isn't that big a deal. Shoot, you can't win every game you play." - Jim McElwain

 

[jbr82]

There's a certain segment of VN population that absolutely refuses to admit that UT has been down talent-wise the past ten years. Until this year, UF has out-talented and out-depth-ed UT, plain and simple. There is no magic. There is no hex. There is no voodoo. UT lost to a better team each year.

This year, UT is the better team.

We were better last 2 yrs. Out coached was the problem

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Meh.

What's he supposed to say?

"You know, losing to Tennessee isn't that big a deal. Shoot, you can't win every game you play." - Jim McElwain

There's nothing wrong with manufacturing any source of motivation. Not that it's necessary with you guys coming to town.

 

[Lawrence Wright]

There's nothing wrong with manufacturing any source of motivation. Not that it's necessary with you guys coming to town.

If you have to manufacture motivation over a quote that innocuous, perhaps it's not a dick statement.

What Muschamp said after the 2014 game, now THAT was a dick statement.

 

[CoaxialOrange]

If you have to manufacture motivation over a quote that innocuous, perhaps it's not a dick statement.

What Muschamp said after the 2014 game, now THAT was a dick statement.

Agreed. That was a classless statement. I think everyone has seen that guys true colors. I am really surprised SCjr went that route. Good recruiter just surrounded by turmoil constantly.

 

[LittleVol]

Meh.

What's he supposed to say?

"You know, losing to Tennessee isn't that big a deal. Shoot, you can't win every game you play." - Jim McElwain

How about not commenting in that type of fashion at all??

Dooley said that same type crap after we escaped losing to Vanderbilt in 2011. Hubris...

I can't wait to till we wipe the field with you cocky bastards this year.

Theres no excuse for the past two years... but that $hits done. Over.

We're going to physically dominate the gators.

 

[Remy]

I refuse to admit they were better than us last year. They weren't.

"If you want to crown em, crown their ass. They were who we thought they were. And we Let em off the hook!!"

This is where my head is as well.

 

[Lawrence Wright]

How about not commenting in that type of fashion at all??

Dooley said that same type crap after we escaped losing to Vanderbilt in 2011. Hubris...

I can't wait to till we wipe the field with you cocky bastards this year.

Theres no excuse for the past two years... but that $hits done. Over.

We're going to physically dominate the gators.

Well alrighty then.

 

[1725gatorhater]

Come on vol fans! Let's just shut up and wait and see. I know for last 20+ years we had some better teams than Florida but lost. I have confidence that we have a better team but hope we show it on the field and coaching. We are making ourselves look stupid saying this every year. I keep going to Neyland hoping we beat them but same ole sh!t but different year happens. I can't stand the gators but I will be a believer when we have more points than Florida in the 4th with 00:00 time left.

 

[Iam4utalways]

Come on vol fans! Let's just shut up and wait and see. I know for last 20+ years we had some better teams than Florida but lost. I have confidence that we have a better team but hope we show it on the field and coaching. We are making ourselves look stupid saying this every year. I keep going to Neyland hoping we beat them but same ole sh!t but different year happens. I can't stand the gators but I will be a believer when we have more points than Florida in the 4th with 00:00 time left.

I've said it before and I will say it again the streak is a fluke, and it ends this year.

Jump higher Vols.

 

[norrislakevol]

Everything changes. Let's remember that Florida was just another SEC game until Stevie Boy came to town as their coach. Anyone who thinks that the Vols lose to the Gators for eternity should just go ahead and check themselves into a psyche ward, because they clearly just don't understand math.

Oh and P.S...


I really wish the Gator trolls would find a new home. The remaining ones are respectful and all, but dear God, if I had nothing else better to do than hang out at a rivals board I would just probably just go ahead and drown myself.