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vol2002 said:
Unreasonable expectation IMO. It could happen and I'd be stoked, but I don't expect it nor do I need it to be pleased with this season and with CBJ's efforts.
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Not really my expectations. I think we win 7 but I was just saying if we finish top 3 in the East then the wheels are truly in motion .
 
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kwhite40 said:
Ainge just said big announcement coming this afternoon. Somebody asked him how big on a scale of 1-10 and he said 9. What are you all thinking? I think either the Berrys or someone we aren't expecting
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Connor Brewer to change shades of Orange.

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Ok, so maybe not. Just tossing stuff at the wall.
 
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namasteVOLfans said:
Not really my expectations. I think we win 7 but I was just saying if we finish top 3 in the East then the wheels are truly in motion .
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Gotcha, makes sense. Yeah, we'd really be rolling if we somehow went 5-3 or something in the SEC. Top 5 recruiting class for sure.
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
Connor Brewer to change shades of Orange.

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Ok, so maybe not. Just tossing stuff at the wall.
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I'd rather it be someone else. I'm cool on QB until next years class, we really don't need one this year. I know Butch likes to take one every year but it won't surprise me if he doesn't this year and we line ourselves up next year for "you are the only QB we are taking in 2015 class".
Most likely Gaulden, Mouhon, Barnett
Possibilities of the berry bros since ainge said 9.
But all those players are 9/10
 
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Rashaan Gaulden ‏@GmoneyIndy_Uno 2m
I have Officially Committed to the University of Tennessee to play Football! #BrickByBrick #GBO #VFL #AllGlorytoGod👆 #Blessed #LegendClass🍊🍊



BOOM!!!!
 
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Butch,

Did you ever know that you were my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.
 
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vol2002 said:
I actually think the fan base on a whole is reasonable. I've seen some posters on here say they expect 8-9 wins and will be mad if we lose to XYZ team, but I don't think that's the fan base as a whole. I think most have pretty modest expectations (~6-6), especially considering where we've been.
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As a whole, perhaps, but we're also EXTREMELY hungry for any kind of success--and if the UF game / Gameday was any indicator, the fan base will EXPLODE when we finally do.

Which sort of leads to my point...if you give a starving person food, they could harm themselves by expecting their bodies can handle more than they're capable.

Success will come, but in spurts, at least at first. We'll likely only experience it in small portions, which could cause some of the fan base to raise their expectations to unrealistic heights too fast.

However, I think Butch's "Brick by Brick" campaign is perfect in its metaphorical intent--you have to build a solid foundation before you can truly build on success. Hopefully that subliminal message seeps through.

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I'll admit. I was this excited last summer and remained that way all the way up until the Trey Burton TD. I thought last year was going to be our breakout year on the field. Now I think 2015 will be that year. But I'm still excited. CBJ is building a foundation.
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I approached last year's UF game as a "make or break" game for Dooley because, you're right, it very well could have been our breakout game that translated to the rest of the year.

I sat in section Q and had a perfect vantage point to the Offensive bench and what I saw from Dooley and TB spoke volumes--no leadership, none.

After the Burton TD, the sideline looked absolutely dejected but the thing that really bothered me was there was no rallying cry or motivation coming from Bray or Dooley. Bray's head was down, he moped off the field, and exhibited an extremely fragile ego--all of which was right in front of Dooley, who did and said nothing about it.

I expect the HC to light a fire under someone's a** when that happens--especially from the QB, the supposed leader of the team.



That said, I'm absolutely on the edge of my seat to see how much accountability CBJ's team exhibits on the field and the sideline. It's one thing to hang your head in defeat...but I swear to all that's Holy, to see it during a game--especially one so important and (at the time) close, as last year's UF game--is a mortal sin in my opinion.

I don't think that'll happen this year. There are leaders (FINALLY) on this team that will expect more from their teammates.

THAT is what I want to see, even more so than wins (at the moment), b/c if that DOES happen, it will inevitably lead to wins.

And Gaulden just committed.

My man crush just got a little more serious.:dance2:
 
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