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July 21st is going to be Tennessee's Foundation Weekend. It is going to be our version of Friday Night Lights, Dawg Weekend ect.

Got this from Hubbs.
 
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Ericvol2096 said:
North fastest player on team with his size? Boomage?

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Wow. That's exciting. Sounds like we'll need to limit our expectations of him as a pure receiver this fall. But it will be exciting to see how they plug him into the offense. I'm sure he'll be in there from day 1, at this rate...
 
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Ericvol2096 said:
July 21st is going to be Tennessee's Foundation Weekend. It is going to be our version of Friday Night Lights, Dawg Weekend ect.

Got this from Hubbs.
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Do we have a list of current commits and targets that will be in that weekend? I know previously that most current commits (especially HS kids) will be in attendance.
 
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vol2002 said:
Wow. That's exciting. Sounds like we'll need to limit our expectations of him as a pure receiver this fall. But it will be exciting to see how they plug him into the offense. I'm sure he'll be in there from day 1, at this rate...
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I agree. I think the staff will find different ways to get the ball in his hands like last year with CP until he masters the play book. Obviously, we are young and inexperienced but I'm excited to see what North, Croom, Pig, etc. can do this year. I think they may surprise if they stay healthy, jmo.
 
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ChiTownVol said:
Not related to the video at all, but I did that one day in '97 just to see what being on the field was like. Security wasn't as sophisticated back then, but I still made pretty good time sprinting from the guards. Nowadays that would prob get you 11/29 though.
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When I first moved to the UT campus in the summer of 2000 I found a fence on the north side to hop and sneak in. I'd go sit in Neyland and read the newspaper every Sunday until football started. I never tried going down on the field but it didn't matter bc I was already in heaven just sitting in that massive place all by myself reading and just thinking about everything that had taken place on that field from General Neyland to then. It truly did feel like heaven to me after growing up in south bama and having to hear their crap all the time to being in that stadium alone and realizing those days were behind me and I was now in Big Orange Country!
 
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Pacer92 said:
I agree. I think the staff will find different ways to get the ball in his hands like last year with CP until he masters the play book. Obviously, we are young and inexperienced but I'm excited to see what North, Croom, Pig, etc. can do this year. I think they may surprise if they stay healthy, jmo.
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I'm right there with you. We have weapons on offense and against the weaker teams on our schedule, we should be able to put up more points than people might otherwise expect (given what we lost this offseason).

At this point, though, I'm not confident how well we will be able to move the ball against elite defenses, like Florida and Alabama. I worry that those might be painful to watch.

But we'll see. As long as we reach a bowl game, I'm happy with this season.
 
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vol2002 said:
I'm right there with you. We have weapons on offense and against the weaker teams on our schedule, we should be able to put up more points than people might otherwise expect (given what we lost this offseason).

At this point, though, I'm not confident how well we will be able to move the ball against elite defenses, like Florida and Alabama. I worry that those might be painful to watch.

But we'll see. As long as we reach a bowl game, I'm happy with this season.
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Run run run and run some more. That's how we will move the ball. It's a rare thing when freshmen contribute heavily, and we have no need for them to do so with our OL and two decent enough RBs.
 
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vol2002 said:
I'm right there with you. We have weapons on offense and against the weaker teams on our schedule, we should be able to put up more points than people might otherwise expect (given what we lost this offseason).

At this point, though, I'm not confident how well we will be able to move the ball against elite defenses, like Florida and Alabama. I worry that those might be painful to watch.

But we'll see. As long as we reach a bowl game, I'm happy with this season.
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Hopefully our fast pace on offense will give bama some trouble. Everybody knows how much lil Nick hates playing hurry up fast paced offenses. A&M showed how it gives them trouble. Of course we don't have as much talent overall as A&M did but we could have some success. Who knows. I just know how bad Saban hates it and has been crying about changing the rules to where the D can get subs in.
 
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Something else that becomes more clear every week is that this group of players genuinely likes Jones and his staff, and some already say they “love” them. These players feel respected more than they have in the past, and that’s more on a personal level than a football level.
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I liked reading this.
 
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vol2002 said:
I'm right there with you. We have weapons on offense and against the weaker teams on our schedule, we should be able to put up more points than people might otherwise expect (given what we lost this offseason).

At this point, though, I'm not confident how well we will be able to move the ball against elite defenses, like Florida and Alabama. I worry that those might be painful to watch.

But we'll see. As long as we reach a bowl game, I'm happy with this season.
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I think a bowl game is attainable for sure. I think it all comes down to QB play. Just need a steady head that won't lose us ball games. I think we have the athletes and OL to move the ball on a consistent basis.
 
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I wish everybody would forget the past 5 years of Vol football. Just file it away and develop amnesia about it. What you thought you knew and observed has no bearing on the program today. Clean slate. Different leadership, program, player attitudes, system, development, techniques, emphasis, training, etc. What is the same is the players on the roster are SEC quality, they have football savvy, most are experienced, and they sincerely desire to get better and win. It's a new day for UT football.

Our job is to have faith, support the team and staff, and expect greatness to result. No timetables. All that matters is that the progress is positive on the field week to week, year to year. There are many, many ways to win football games. You saw 5 years of how not to win football games. Don't fall into the trap that it can only be done a certain way. When you do you become an Al Davis/Oakland Raider type fan. It's OK to expect great things. It's OK to expect the guys to make their grades and exhibit good character - to represent the university and fan base well. It's also OK again to expect them to kick azz with hard nosed football in the fall.
 
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I'm with you, Vol4us. That's why I think we will have a better season this year (i.e., actually make a bowl game) with arguably less talent.

I'm more than ready to move past these past few years of underachieving. These last five years have been the worst in Tennessee history (at least for some time), but we can take at least some encouragement from the differences between us and other programs. Brutal for a Tennessee fan means finishing outside the top 10-12 in recruiting, losing 6-7 games a year, missing bowl games, and only putting 2-3 guys per year (on average) into the NFL. Brutal for most other schools means finishing nowhere near the top 25 in recruiting, losing 9-11 games a year, and putting nobody in the NFL.
 
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To add, it's not like this year's team has no experienced talent (i.e. OL, Neal/Lane, McCullers/Couch, Johnson/Maggitt, Randolph/McNeil). We have as good, or better, players than at least 6 or 7 teams on our schedule (Austin Peay, Western Kentucky, South Alabama, Missouri, Auburn, Vanderbilt, Kentucky). My biggest concern is at QB and WR where we have no real experience and a lot of question marks. If we have an inept offense, we will really struggle. Hopefully the O-Line will be dominant and will make life much easier on our starting QB (whoever that may be).
 
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Vols should look at Freebeck. He missed Spring with injury. Once back practicing, he is going to get more offers. Already has offers from Florida and PITT. Vols should check in early. I have been watching So Fla QBs for a few years now. One of the best and most natural mechanics ever seen. Which is the comments from most analyst and trained observers. He is now 6'5 and 200 lbs. Accurate, strong and smart.
 
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OCIVol said:
To add, it's not like this year's team has no experienced talent (i.e. OL, Neal/Lane, McCullers/Couch, Johnson/Maggitt, Randolph/McNeil). We have as good, or better, players than at least 6 or 7 teams on our schedule (Austin Peay, Western Kentucky, South Alabama, Missouri, Auburn, Vanderbilt, Kentucky). My biggest concern is at QB and WR where we have no real experience and a lot of question marks. If we have an inept offense, we will really struggle. Hopefully the O-Line will be dominant and will make life much easier on our starting QB (whoever that may be).
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i agree with this

the other thing i look at is will the guys "get" the offensive system year 1 - if they do then I think like Cincy last year they will put up points - Cincy didnt have a lot of talent, really struggled at QB yet still moved the ball

if they don't "get" the system in time then it could look more like the CBJ year 1 at Cincy where the team only won 4

the system certainly seems to work - i just hope the guys can get it year 1
 
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How many early enrollees can we have this cycle? Seems like our commits are EEs and a bunch of are targets say they want to be.
 
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vol2002 said:
I'm with you, Vol4us. That's why I think we will have a better season this year (i.e., actually make a bowl game) with arguably less talent.

I'm more than ready to move past these past few years of underachieving. These last five years have been the worst in Tennessee history (at least for some time), but we can take at least some encouragement from the differences between us and other programs. Brutal for a Tennessee fan means finishing outside the top 10-12 in recruiting, losing 6-7 games a year, missing bowl games, and only putting 2-3 guys per year (on average) into the NFL. Brutal for most other schools means finishing nowhere near the top 25 in recruiting, losing 9-11 games a year, and putting nobody in the NFL.
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I agree. I am so tired of being disgusted with what I see on the field each season when I know for 100% fact it was the fault of the coaching staffs and ultimately the UTAD, Booger, and BOT for hiring them. I feel for the players that are doing all they know to do with no leadership from the guys getting paid the big bucks to train them up and lead them. I am so proud of Byron, Corey and the guys for giving their all for Tennessee even in the off season despite all they have been through. I really see a new beginning with Jones and staff and hope they are up to the challenges they will face. I think they will and see nothing so far to say otherwise.

A winning record and a bowl will start it going the right direction. I am hoping for more. But I want to see more than anything a disciplined team that will do what all pre-2008 teams did - buck up and fight their tails off. They may lose but they should make the other team feel the damage for days. No opposing teams give a second thought about having to play in Neyland anymore. That stuff has got to stop now. Neyland needs to be the place they least want to play a game. Our upper classmen need to take out their frustration from the past several years on a few SEC teams that think they will have an easy game this season. I want Byron, Corey, Big Mac, Marlon, Mo, Jacques, Daniel, Dontavious, Brent, John, Channing, Raiques, Naz, Joseph, Reggie, the O-line, Rajion, Tyler, J. R.and even Palardy to go out with knowing they started it back the right direction. They paid their dues as VFL's with sweat, blood and a lot of ridicule. They deserve to go out with their heads held high.
 
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