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The excitement with from Jones' players was evident with their reaction which was shown Thursday afternoon, via utsports.com. Senior offensive tackle Ja'Wuan James admits he's jealous he only gets to wear the uniform once, but said the statement from Jones by doing the uniforms speaks volumes about his head coach.

"It means a lot," James said. "It means that he really cares. Like I have said, he's a players coach like I have never seen before. He respects what we have to say. He's genuine when he asks what do you need or what do you want. He's not just asking to make us feel better. He's going and getting things done. To see this happen in like 8 months and we have been asking for it for three years, I'm kind of jealous because these freshmen get to have them for four years. And you never know what else is going to happen with coach Jones. It's exciting I can't wait to go out there and wear them.

Defensive lineman Corey Miller agreed with James in that it's just another step by Jones to continue to gain more locker room credibility with team #117.

"Coach Jones has always kept his word," explained Miller, who was dressed down by Jones on the practice field earlier this week. "His credibility is high with this team. You want a coach you will run through walls for and we are going to do it for him because he has shown us he cares about us.

"You see coach Jones coming in and he's done a lot of work in the last 9 months. He's done so much for us. The way he explains it is if you work hard for me then I'm going to going to represent you guys as well as you represent me. For him to come through with his word, it shows a lot about his character. We really respect him."
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2 years ago, Oregon beat us at home by 31 and it was pretty much all in the 2nd half. Last year we had maybe the worst defense in UT history. This year, we take that defense to Oregon. I imagine we'll be better on defense this year but not by much. These people who think we will hang with them are nuts.
 
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More reactions from Richardson, Palardy and Dave Hart...

"I think it shows that they care about the players," Richardson said of Hart and Jones' decision to do the new uniforms. "These last couple of years we have been talking about black jerseys. For them to bring out the gray jersey's it was really good. As players we always want that extra swag.

"It just shows that they care about us. Some coaches will say they care about your opinions and will take it into consideration but they don't really. For coach Jones to really take it into consideration I think that is really good for us and it's a really good recruiting tool also."

"I think it just brings a different type of energy to us and I think a lot of people around the country, showing that coach Jones always says, if we work our butts off, he'll repay us," Palardy said. "And I think this is one of the things he's repaying us with. They're awesome, they're sweet. Ultimately, the game is still the game but I think it will bring a lot more energy to us, whatever game we wear them. Hopefully the fans love them too and everybody else loves them and we'll look good in them."

"I think that transcends dealing with student athletes," Hart said, "whether you are a coach or staff. If you are in a leadership position, I think privately human nature dictates people say don't tell me. Show me. I think the great leaders follow through on the priorities. That's what generates trust and establishes credibility."

And it was trust and credibility that walked through the team meeting room door on the 'Smokey gray' shoulders of Curt Maggitt Thursday morning
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PassedOutAwake said:
Jones said we wore gray in 1914 when we went undefeated
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proof

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Phat-Phil said:
I love them. And they look soooo much better than the black ones!
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Black uniform would look awesome with some thought put into them instead of the rush job like they did when Kiffin was here.

I don't like the white helmet it looks out of place I like the carbon fiber helmet with the power T on it.
 
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Notorious B.E.N said:
2 years ago, Oregon beat us at home by 31 and it was pretty much all in the 2nd half. Last year we had maybe the worst defense in UT history. This year, we take that defense to Oregon. I imagine we'll be better on defense this year but not by much. These people who think we will hang with them are nuts.
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Logic. 100% agree. Hope I'm wrong though
 
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The leghumpers all loved their black jerseys and helmets too. And then they went out and got frogstomped in them. Twice.

I mean, I like the grey uniforms too, and it's good that the kids are excited about them. But for a kicker to talk about how they're going to "play with a lot more energy" whenever they wear them is just silly.
 
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Notorious B.E.N said:
2 years ago, Oregon beat us at home by 31 and it was pretty much all in the 2nd half. Last year we had maybe the worst defense in UT history. This year, we take that defense to Oregon. I imagine we'll be better on defense this year but not by much. These people who think we will hang with them are nuts.
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Pretty sure that was three to four years ago
 
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Vercingetorix said:
The leghumpers all loved their black jerseys and helmets too. And then they went out and got frogstomped in them. Twice.

I mean, I like the grey uniforms too, and it's good that the kids are excited about them. But for a kicker to talk about how they're going to "play with a lot more energy" whenever they wear them is just silly.
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Yep, if you're playing for Tennessee, you should always play with high energy. Especially against the top ranked teams.
 
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The Breakerboy said:
Why again???? For years I hollered unis mattered and a few other posters agreed. Most of you are on this bandwagon now after seeing it's not bad at all. I know the poster Orange & White was adamant about doing Orange and Grey. Our own blasted him. Now they see what it looks like. :)
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"Most of you"? I don't care either way and you act like you know me? I've been here a lot longer than you. Your attitude has always been holier than thou and you act like a martyr. I like your analysis of players but even you have been wrong. Just chill with the arrogance.
 
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I was just checking on Montario Hardesty to see if he's still around the league. He's been unfortunate with the injury bug. He is having arthroscopic knee surgery and will miss at least the first two games of the year.

Still with the Browns.
 
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nicksjuzunk said:
I was just checking on Montario Hardesty to see if he's still around the league. He's been unfortunate with the injury bug. He is having arthroscopic knee surgery and will miss at least the first two games of the year.

Still with the Browns.
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That spin move and that run against Cal tho...
 
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