The Official #18 Oklahoma (6-2/2-2) at #14 TENNESSEE (6-2/3-2) Thread - Zone Edition – Neyland Stadium - Knoxville - November 1 @ 7:30 EST - ABC

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Orangeslice13 said:
That’s a team we beat 7 out of 10 times.
Wasn’t our night.

I guess I’m calm because I thought this year would be a disaster and we’ve had our chances in every single game.

I get that the roster problem is because our coach decided to get rid of a lot of cancer in the offseason. I get that he recruited those kids to begin with but I’d rather have him representing my university than almost anyone I can think of.

Vamos Vols!!!
Creo que el año que viene será especial.
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Should have beat uga, beat AL on paper and should have won tonight. Not a rebuilding year.
 
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82_VOL_83 said:
Should have beat uga, beat AL on paper and should have won tonight. Not a rebuilding year.
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That’s the beauty of this.
It is absolutely a rebuilding year. We have freshmen running around everywhere and look how close we are. We lose very little at the end of this year……..
The next 2 could be pretty good
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
That’s the beauty of this.
It is absolutely a rebuilding year. We have freshmen running around everywhere and look how close we are. We lose very little at the end of this year……..
The next 2 could be pretty good
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We could also go to Gainesville and beat the brakes off the geckos. You just never know.
 
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82_VOL_83 said:
We could also go to Gainesville and beat the brakes off the geckos. You just never know.
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With this defense, I'm not hopeful. I was expecting that loss, thought we'd win tonight for 9-3. That said, vandy isn't going to be easy. It's at home, but so was tonight. Lije I saud, I'll forget tonight for a win in the swamp.
 
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95 Vol Alum said:
Anyone ready to play Mac or Merk the rest of the way?
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I'd like to see them get as much playing time as they can, but I think you have to stick with JA

not sure if this makes sense and ngaf but

Where I am right now as opposed to past years: I don't know with N.I.L. and the Portal if a lot of our "youth" this year will be around. I mean I want to think that program building (one year after another building as you go) is going to continue. I just don't know. I mean I recognize the youth we have out there, but how many are going to stick around?

Edit: if a lot of our young players jump ship, there's really no way to even gauge expectations for future years.
 
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Before injuries, McCoy and Gibson flirted with leaving. Not sure if Boo has checked out yet or not. I want to think that Redmond is going to be around for three more years and this year he is learning a lot and having to grow up quickly. I just don't know how the players see it with the amount of $$ involved.
 
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95 Vol Alum said:
Anyone ready to play Mac or Merk the rest of the way?
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Hard to say honestly. On one hand, it's one of them next year, on the other I could see Heupel bringing a transfer while waiting for Fazion to be ready. Either way, would either get us wins over Florida and vandy, or does joey give us the best chance?
 
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GordonC said:
I'd like to see them get as much playing time as they can, but I think you have to stick with JA

not sure if this makes sense and ngaf but

Where I am right now as opposed to past years: I don't know with N.I.L. and the Portal if a lot of our "youth" this year will be around. I mean I want to think that program building (one year after another building as you go) is going to continue. I just don't know. I mean I recognize the youth we have out there, but how many are going to stick around?

Edit: if a lot of our young players jump ship, there's really no way to even gauge expectations for future years.
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You’re right they’re kids and they do dumb things but if the youth is playing then why would they jump ship?
 
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GordonC said:
Before injuries, McCoy and Gibson flirted with leaving. Not sure if Boo has checked out yet or not. I want to think that Redmond is going to be around for three more years and this year he is learning a lot and having to grow up quickly. I just don't know how the players see it with the amount of $$ involved.
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At some point I think rules will fall into place for collective bargaining and multi year contracts.
But who knows, maybe it stays the Wild West forever.

I do know that a lot of the kids that left last year were told to go.
 
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Last night, especially the second half, JA's facial expression was not his usual confident self. CJH kinda looked a little lost too.

That dropped ball by the freshman TE was a deflator. The defense allowing 24 that long run at the end. It is what it is.

I had hope up til that run.

Not upset, tho.

Our defense was a pleasant surprise for most of the game. Our offense was a disappointment for the first time for me. What was up with our OL?
 
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malinoisvol said:
Last night, especially the second half, JA's facial expression was not his usual confident self. CJH kinda looked a little lost too.

That dropped ball by the freshman TE was a deflator. The defense allowing 24 that long run at the end. It is what it is.

I had hope up til that run.

Not upset, tho.

Our defense was a pleasant surprise for most of the game. Our offense was a disappointment for the first time for me. What was up with our OL?
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Yeah, Farooq Hood Spillman and Redmond all played well. By far the best this group played all year. Probably not a coincidence that Boo played 0 defensive snaps.

Our OL is two guys that weren't starting at other schools, and 2 true/redshirt freshman, a transfer from Arizona, and a guy (Shams) that probably isnt a SEC caliber guard. And yeah, they didnt look good....
 
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