Assuming we get to Atlanta

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Eddie Vol Halen

Eddie Vol Halen

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And I am not convinced we win out but

How do we bridge the gap between us and Alabama?

Is it just injuries?

Will the Butch-fense ever be ready for prime time SEC?

Will Mahoney ever produce a top-notch SEC O-line?

I think Bama produced their best game against us (figures) but I'm not sure we have the firepower for their C-game. That concerns me.
 
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Fire Mahoney, overhaul the Oline, find a way to get Kamara the ball and put a spy on Hurts. But I dont think were going to have to worry about it.

Consistently recruit in the top 5 and then maybe in 2020 UT can compete with them
 
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recruiting, recruiting, recruiting

Bama has signed the top rated class 6 years in a row.

This week last year Bama beat ATM 41-23, in 2014 it was 59-0.

Nobody in the sec can match what bama is doing right now, we just need to be patient and keep beating our east rivals. Nothing lasts forever, at some point bama will slip.
 
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Eddie Vol Halen said:
And I am not convinced we win out but

How do we bridge the gap between us and Alabama?

Is it just injuries?

Will the Butch-fense ever be ready for prime time SEC?

Will Mahoney ever produce a top-notch SEC O-line?

I think Bama produced their best game against us (figures) but I'm not sure we have the firepower for their C-game. That concerns me.
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Those are all questions I have.
 
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IMO, yesterday was a mixture of both....bad prep. from the coaching staff and injuries played a bigger role than it had in any game 120 has played in this year.

No spy on Hurts and he continued to hurt us on the right side. Play calling was very predictable and when we didn't go for an obvious run, Dobbs refused to checkdown his receivers. I get that the line was man handled but plenty of times, he had better options. Also, Dobbs did a poor job reading the defense and refused to keep the ball in some of the option situations. He goes for huge runs in some of those. Play calling was an absolute predictable mess.

I think in the rematch we see a healthier and more aggressive Tennessee.
 
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We will bridge the gap when Saban retires. Until then everyone is playing for second place. They may slip up from time to time but overall they are far and away the best in the SEC. And the country.
 
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Eddie Vol Halen said:
I'm not sure how many new recruits we can sign and get on the field before December.

I really fear our offense could be a paper tiger.
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This offense is CBJ's that he ripped off from Oregon. He will live and die by it and has said he doesn't believe in adjustments because he has faith in the system. His ego and stubbornness will be his demise here.
 
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We get healthy at LB and use a bear front mixed with a 4-3 we can sustain with substitutions.

We get an O line that is healthier

We take shots vertical early. Nobody respects it.

We teach Dobbs how to read Defenses and not just make the first throw.

Our CBs get off blocks.

Our Safeties learn better angles

We don't come into the game off a 4 game stretch of games
 
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UT will be in atlanta---florida will lose to lsu and arkansas---in the rematch, hopefully they get a better result.
 
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I think UT, along with a several other teams, can match Bama man-for-man on the first string with everybody 100% healthy. The advantage Bama will have on everybody is depth and out lasting opponents. Ole Miss was a prime example this year. Bottom line, I don't see anybody beating Bama this year. It simply isn't going to happen.
 
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With a full roster of healthy guys, we keep it closer. I don't see us beating Bama until major changes are made in coaching. Very few coaches, IMHO, can go toe to toe with Saban. Butch is not one of them.
 
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tennessee luck says we are not going to atlanta. florida is. we had it gifted wrapped and failed. now butch much must fire his staff to save his job.
 
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After what we saw yesterday, and what Bama did to FLA in the SECCG last year, I'm not sure any team out of the East even wants to go to Atlanta.
 
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madbamahater said:
Tennessee won't go to ATL. Even if Florida loses they will go to ATL. I think Florida will win out. I don't think Vols will
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Who will beat Tennessee? And if Florida loses and we win out, how does Florida jump us to go? Do you know how this stuff works? Yeah, if we lose I get it, but if Florida loses and we win it's us.
 
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Would require the injury bug hitting Bama and UT getting back everyone not out for the season.
 
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I am shocked that so many of you are shocked.

Yesterday was never going to be close given our injuries. Do any of you understand football?
 
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