Two Keys to Beating WVA

#80
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81Orange said:
We have a nice variety of running back’s. We will probably try to use the bigger backs, try to stay ahead on down and distance, and control TOP by pounding the rock. If that’s not working then you’re likely to see more of Chandler because he can get yards on his own. I also see Chandler becoming our 3rd down back.

I Expect miss direction etc. to keep the WV linebackers and corners looking in the back field. Then when we throw I expect us to throw long and try to get our moneys worth. On third and long I expect us to find the TE like in the spring game.

I don’t think our staff thinks we will have a lot of long scoring drives in this game,but they will want to control field position. WV will be more conservative in the passing game when on their end of the field. That will make them easier to defend.

As everyone has said, the objective being to keep WV’s offense off the field.

On D we will play the run first to make them one dimensional. Then bring a variety of blitzes to get them behind on down and distance. Yes, the same way Bama does it. They will make Grier read the D and keep him confused. Playing in his own end, with a few sacks. Next thing you know he is reading blitz when it isn’t coming and getting out of sinc with his receivers, scrambling and dumping the ball.

Or it may be they run all over us, then pass us silly. In this case we better hope we find a QB.

I expect our secondary will improve drastically over last year but not by Q1 of that game.
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I pretty much agree with all of this, but I love corny jokes too much to not ask who in the world Miss Direction is and whether or not she's single :)
 
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Johnnyreb#VFL said:
Anything will be better than having to sit through that GA Tech game last year. I’m glad we won, but something about watching a team rush for 700 yards on your defense is somewhat deflating. Still can’t believe we stopped them on that 2pt conversion.
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Can you imagine what the in game betting line on Tennessee getting the stop would have been on that one??!! Like many long time Vol fans my PTSD surfaced after that stop and I was looking for the flag that would give the Yellow Jackets another shot from the 1 1/2 yard line.. a la LSU under Dooley. :loco::)
 
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Bumping since we’re getting closer to game day. If you look at last year’s schedule, you’ll see that they’re a stereotypical Big 12 team that’s all offense no defense. The only time they scored 40+ points were on scrub teams and they scraped by a one win Baylor team. They’ll be better at offense but they could have a Sal Sunseri defense considering attrition/injuries on that side of the ball. I’m not saying Tennessee will win, but it could make for a great game.
 
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dcm3w said:
There's two ways for Pruitt's Vols to take down WVA.

Offensively:

1. Run game

Whoever starts at QB whether it be JG or Chryst will not have to be prolific but only a game manager. WVA's rush defense ranked 103 in the nation (sadly that'd 22 spots above ours). I think Tim Jordan will be starting but splitting a good amount with Chandler. I'm not sure if London will get a big role but I'm sure he'll get some carries. I think Jordan will be the X-factor and I predict he will have a big game. That will ultimately take the load off of whichever QB that starts.

Defensively:

1. Pass rush

Our pass rush last year was nonexistent and we ranked 90+ in the nation in sacks. We have to rattle Grier to win. We know their passing game is top notch and last year and the previous years, our pass defense was suspect at best. Even with the exceptional DB coach that Pruitt is, our DBs can only improve so much and our depth is thin with experience. There is a lot of hype with their offense and we need to make them go back to the drawing boards, second guessing themselves. Another interesting stat was that WVA ranked 115+ in turnovers lost. So, create pressure and they'll turn it over.

Didn't proofread so sorry for grammar and spelling.
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Run it down WV's throat:cool:
 
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Volatility said:
Bumping since we’re getting closer to game day. If you look at last year’s schedule, you’ll see that they’re a stereotypical Big 12 team that’s all offense no defense. The only time they scored 40+ points were on scrub teams and they scraped by a one win Baylor team. They’ll be better at offense but they could have a Sal Sunseri defense considering attrition/injuries on that side of the ball. I’m not saying Tennessee will win, but it could make for a great game.
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I recognize the dude in your avatar lol. That commercial is cringe AF
 
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I don’t think running the ball on WV will be any problem.

Kansas rushed for 367 yards.
Baylor ran for 127 yards
Delaware state ran for 167 yards.

Those are some pretty terrible teams and they were able to get their rushing games going. I bet we run the ball 30+ times against WV. We will get to see 3-4 of our RBs that game.

Eat the clock. Keep Grier on the sidelines.
 
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Part of the reason our sack numbers stunk but we had a “good passing D” statistically is because everyone ran all over us. Hard to get sacks when they aren’t passing or getting in 3rd and longs
 
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#94
UT just does not have a decent QB that we know of right now, so it's hard for me to be optimistic against a good team like WV. WV has a heisman-calibre QB.
 
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Booker512 said:
I don’t think running the ball on WV will be any problem.

Kansas rushed for 367 yards.
Baylor ran for 127 yards
Delaware state ran for 167 yards.

Those are some pretty terrible teams and they were able to get their rushing games going. I bet we run the ball 30+ times against WV. We will get to see 3-4 of our RBs that game.

Eat the clock. Keep Grier on the sidelines.
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I agree with you that one, WV lost 5 of their top 7 tacklers. so we should be able to dictate our game on offense! I’m actually excited to see our corners get tested game 1. We’re gonna know if they’ve improved or not real quick, A.taylor and B.thompson could make an impact as freshman too.
 
#98
#98
Tuttle and Johnson are both seniors. If the expect to play at the next level, they'll show up. I predict they show out against WVU.
 
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Looking over Holgorsen's time at WV, aside from losing to Oklahoma State nearly every year regardless of their ranking, WV has lost the majority of their games against ranked opponents, and won the majority of their games against unranked opponents.

Anecdotal to a degree, but an interesting pattern nonetheless.
 
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