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It looked like Butch pulled Maggitt out late in the practice, he looked a little rusty, but still nice to have him out there.

There has been speculation that he would redshirt if he wasn't 100%, but, unless he did something to reinjure it last night, he looked about 75-80% to me
 
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Watching that TN-Ark game. If Butch can get this team to have that mentality of fighting through adversity and continuing to push we'll be just fine this season.
 
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"We can't have complacency, can't be satisfied with where we are. No matter what any poll says, this team hasn't done anything to create their own identity," Saban said. "They need to be focused on what they want to be and what they can accomplish and what they're willing to do to accomplish it. Can't have selfishness on the team because that will fracture the team chemistry. We can't lose our accountability and attention to detail.

...For the second consecutive scrimmage, he was disappointed in a rebuilt offensive line that didn't generate much movement. In the partial statistics provided to reporters, sophomore Dee Hart led Alabama with seven carries for 42 yards.

The scrimmage was not open to reporters.

"Too many times we had a soft pocket, we got pressure in the pocket, made some mental errors up front, had a couple false starts – things that our offensive line typically has not done," Saban said. "So hopefully this will be something they can learn from and improve on and we’ll get better and continue to progress."

Without injured star receiver Amari Cooper, Alabama had "more drops than normal." Junior Christion Jones led the way with four catches for 37 yards and quarterback AJ McCarron completed 15-of-30 passes for 152 yards and a 4-yard touchdown pass to freshman tight end O.J. Howard, but the "lack of concentration" from the group bothered Saban.

Nick Saban provides mixed review of Alabama's scrimmage as Tide enters 2-day break | al.com
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I've been hoping entitlement and complacency would seep in to Alabama's locker room. And I've been hoping one year when they "reload," the guys they put in will finally play worse than the guys they've lost.

No idea if either is happening, but I found that article interesting, particularly the discussion of their rebuilt O-Line.
 
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vol2002 said:
I've been hoping entitlement and complacency would seep in to Alabama's locker room. And I've been hoping one year when they "reload," the guys they put in will finally play worse than the guys they've lost.

No idea if either is happening, but I found that article interesting, particularly the discussion of their rebuilt O-Line.
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It pains me to say it, but I think Saban will leave Tuscaloosa with at least 6 titles there. He's probably going to win #4 this year, and I just can't see them losing more than one game per season for the forseeable future. And obviously, a one loss Alabama team will still back into the NC game.
 
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Aesius said:
It pains me to say it, but I think Saban will leave Tuscaloosa with at least 6 titles there. He's probably going to win #4 this year, and I just can't see them losing more than one game per season for the forseeable future. And obviously, a one loss Alabama team will still back into the NC game.
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They lost 3 in 2010 and he blamed poor team leadership and complacency that year. Hope that complacency resurfaces soon.

Winning that many titles is incredibly hard to do. He's had to catch some breaks the last two years. Hopefully the breaks go against him going forward.
 
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My 7 year old son just looked at one of the gator profiles and said "This guy doesn't have anything UT on teams he likes so why is he on Vol Nation?"

Did not have an answer for him but it sure made me laugh. Out of the mouth of babes.

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Touchdown Tennessee! A flag on the play after the touchdown for unsportsmanlike on Tennessee. Travis Henry just put this team on his back.....
 
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We may be lacking at CB right now, but we have two of the best safeties in the league in Randolph and Moore, not to mention that Moore might not even start because of McNeil. We have 3 very talented safeties. Hopefully our secondary isn't THAT awful.
 
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I don't perceive Moore to be one of the best in the SEC. We love him because he has been so vocal in recruiting and is clearly a team leader but certainly looked lost a lot last year, looked a step slow and looked a little lacking in tackling.

I'm sure I will be labeled as a hater or negative...heck I want Moore to be awesome...but I just don't see it and now it looks like he will be the 3rd safety in the rotation.
 
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ShowSomePride said:
We may be lacking at CB right now, but we have two of the best safeties in the league in Randolph and Moore, not to mention that Moore might not even start because of McNeil. We have 3 very talented safeties. Hopefully our secondary isn't THAT awful.
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Drink much???? I like Randolph and McNeil but calm it down. And Moore needs to at least tackle a RB before you call him one of the best at anything.
 
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Tennessee Football ‏@Vol_Football 17s
JONES: We look at pass efficiency and we've had way too many dropped passes. I thought our QBs left some throws out there last night.
 
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@DanielNooga: Dylan Wiesman worked in the injury area today, but was in full pads. Didn't look like a major injury concern after he limped off last night.
 
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Tennessee Football ‏@Vol_Football 21s
JONES: Croom has a long way to go. He knows where he needs to improve but we need more from him. He has to play big.
 
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* Receiver Alton “Pig” Howard wore a green non-contact jersey but still went through many of the drills. Offensive lineman Dylan Wiesman joined the Hole after suffering an injury Saturday night. Running back Marlin Lane, receiver Ryan Jenkins, tight end Alex Ellis, defensive back Michael Williams and possibly others were there, too. Antonio “Tiny” Richardson joined midway through our viewing session. None of the injuries seem serious, and Jones has described most of them as “precautionary.” We’ll see if we can get an update on Wiesman later today.
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Tennessee football practice: Notes from Sunday's session at Haslam Field | Evan's Eleven
 
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darkgable said:
Touchdown Tennessee! A flag on the play after the touchdown for unsportsmanlike on Tennessee. Travis Henry just put this team on his back.....
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It's pretty crazy to hear the commentators talk, minutes after it happened, about how the Stoerner fumble will live on in the memories of UT and Arkansas fans for years to come.

They also mention just how inexplicable the fumble was and that it just seemed like it was fate, or destiny, for the Vols to get the ball back and score.

I get chills every time I watch the last 10 minutes of that game.
 
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Quarterbacks: Did Nathan Peterman’s performance last night do enough to supplant Worley as the favorite for the job and earn the redshirt freshman more first team reps? We’ll hear from Butch Jones in a moment but one note that may or may not mean much: Peterman took snaps with first team center James Stone during individual drills while Worley worked with second team center Mack Crowder. For the majority of fall camp, Worley worked almost exclusively with Stone while Peterman worked with Crowder. Again, it may not mean much but it’s significant enough to note. Jones may clear things up a little during his post-practice press conference.

Peterman and Worley continue to throw significantly more during drills than their freshmen counterparts. Working with receivers, Worley and Peterman each went 6/8 while Ferguson and Dobbs were 4/4. Their combined total of 20/24 is significantly better than the 6/20 mark they tallied in the same drill earlier this week.
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Vol Practice Report: A change at QB? - FootballTime.com
 
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@Vol_Football: JONES: LaDarrell McNeill has really progressed the last couple of days. He's shown some toughness and is gaining confidence.

@Vol_Football: JONES: Corey Miller has stepped up on the defensive front. Ja'Wuan James, James Stone and Alex Bullard on offense.
 
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From Butch this afternoon...

Coming out of the scrimmage Jones said they still have a lot to work on with just two weeks until practice begins. He said the passing game has to get better.

He said the first thing they have to work on is containing the quarterback after the QB escaped the pocket several times last night.

He said Corey Miller, Ja'Wuan James, James Stone have stepped up trying to get the rest of the group how to push through the grind of camp.

Butch said LaDarrell McNeil has stepped up the last few days.

More coming here in a bit.
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-Fortenberry
 
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