I think we start 4-0 next year

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BeardedVol said:
What is it you feel that we've "gained" that prior to now, puts us in a better position to beat Georgia in 2019?
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I’m not OD or a UT fan, but most coaches see a significant jump in year 2. The systems have been in place a year now and the coach knows his players better. In my opinion Kirby and Pruitt are pretty similar in philosophy and what they excel at, so I think it’s fairly reasonable to say Pruitt should see similar growth in year 2. Obviously the programs were in different situations when each coach started, but I’d be willing to bet Pruitt sees significant improvement in year 2 like Kirby.
 
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cardvolfan said:
Oh, I agree with you. I guess I was alluding to how far we have fallen, and the corresponding disappointment. No negatives intended.
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I know you didn’t mean anything! I’m very light hearted and love to be sarcastic! We’re all good so no negatives taken. :)
 
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VFLCodyGBO said:
It’ll be interesting to see how it turns out. Other than outstanding coaching, there’s nothing that can occur between now and season to magically make our O Line better. And if we had that coaching we didn’t seem to use it last year as nothing really changed as the season progressed.

Our D line might get a little better so that's a bright spot. As our DBs were good last year, they just had to stay in coverage for inordinate amounts of time while our big guys got no pressure on the opposing QB.

WR’s were already decent last year, JG can help our O Line by getting better at reading and avoiding blitzes as well as getting the ball out quicker, which is reliant on his speed to go through his reads.

Overall I’d say we lose to the regular suspects (UF,UGA, Bama) will beat all of our OOC teams, and will be in a tossup with the rest of our conference matchups....Though Missouri will be pretty good again next year, so they may need to be lumped in with UF, UGA, and Bama.
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It won't be magic that gets our OL better. However Trey Smith has not thrown in the towel on his career yet nor has UTAD nor has his coach, CJP. If Trey comes back that's a solid big improvement. Kennedy returning as Center is a very solid SEC OL and improves the entire OL when he is in there. We have a 5 star OT showing up and he's expected to play. With all freshman you never know what they have 'til they practice, but if the young man is everything everyone says he is, he improves the OL by being on the field. Bama, UGA, FL, OU, and Texas routinly start frosh on their OLs so that tired old dog about them on the OL being a liability is bunk of the first order. We have a decent shot at having a very serviceable or better SEC type OL.
 
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Rudy123 said:
I am hoping for 6 -6. Four non conference wins and we steal two SEC games
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Same here. Though I'd say "expecting" not "hoping". Substituting BYU for WVU means 6-6 is basically holding serve. Unless some SEC teams are big surprises beyond what UK did this year, this schedule is instantly 1 win easier without a doubt.

6-6 expecting
7-5 hoping
5-7 please god no...would be worst first 2 years for a new coach post-Fulmer.
 
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Before all this.....lets "start" by making mandatory off-season workouts and conditioning a prerequisite for keeping your scholly (if it isn't already - IDK)
 
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Vol737 said:
How many starters does UAB return?? If our O Line still stinks, BYU and UAB could give us two very ugly black eyes on our Win Loss record.
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Definitely not pushovers............... Two well coached and disciplined ball teams...................
 
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Ratvol said:
I like the way you think...

GO VOLS!!!!
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Mocking Rocky Top, if you dare, this is very offensive. There going to find out why our defensive minded coach hired the best offensive coordinator out there. And T is back. Can y'all spell rings? VFL
 
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We aren't beating Florida with a new DL and most of the OL returning with some true freshmen forced to play.

3-1 is nice and halfway to bowl eligibility.
 
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KBVol said:
Florida is a surefire, ironclad, automatic loss for the next 10 years imo....just like the last 30.
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So sad that its the truth but it is what it is. Even at our absolute best we couldnt beat UF with any consistency. Mullen is a good coach and will likely get UF recruiting back on track. He wins double digit games this year and he may get the talent level in UF back up to. meyer level. They will likely have a much better recruiting class than us. So it seems that 3rd place in the East is the best we can hope for for quite some time.
 
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PA Vol said:
We aren't beating Florida with a new DL and most of the OL returning with some true freshmen forced to play.

3-1 is nice and halfway to bowl eligibility.
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It really doesnt matter what kind of team we have, we really cannot beat them. Look at 1998, considered to be one of our best teams ever, it took a miracle FG in OT to win.
 
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Atlanta917 said:
I’m not OD or a UT fan, but most coaches see a significant jump in year 2. The systems have been in place a year now and the coach knows his players better. In my opinion Kirby and Pruitt are pretty similar in philosophy and what they excel at, so I think it’s fairly reasonable to say Pruitt should see similar growth in year 2. Obviously the programs were in different situations when each coach started, but I’d be willing to bet Pruitt sees significant improvement in year 2 like Kirby.
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Smart had a better stable of players when he arrived than did CJP. Keep in mind he had Chubb and Michel and their peers for two seasons. Pruitt's first bunch of recruits were a hodgepodge due to him coming aboard late. I think we really won't know what we have until year three for CJP. This season was certainly mixed results we beat ranked AU & UK teams and lose to Vandy and Mizzou. There was potential mixed with arrrrrgh. 2020 we'll know if he's a keeper or not IMO.
 
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KBVol said:
Florida is a surefire, ironclad, automatic loss for the next 10 years imo....just like the last 30.
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Our concentration should be getting better each game, each year
If we get better, eventually, UGA & Florida will take a dip and we will win the East
We had it in 2016 when we beat Florida but lost our chance for SECCG by losing to USC, Vandy, Missouri
 
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