The advantage I believe we hold against Bama is the fact they have a Freshman QB coming to Neyland, which will be off the charts loud. I know he is a good QB, but if the crowd can effect him early and not let them neutralize the crowd, we could very well win that game.
The A&M game is a tall task, but once again, if the 2nd half Vols come out and put 60+ minutes in, we have no reason why we can't play right with or beat A&M.
I'm still tempering my expectations, however, as I don't want to be let down if things go south. I'll choose to be the pleasantly surprised if things don't.