It hurts. It hurts feeling like, for the first time in 10 years, we have the talent to dominate... And then to watch our team struggle. I hate it enough to make me write this post... But this is a 3-0 team that has all the tools to win and has a coach who has shown he is willing to do what it takes to win. So, here is what I choose to believe
I know you feel it. #1. We are potentially 1 player away from everything being very good. With an Oline worth a ****, we are a good offense. Yes, dobbs still struggles on some deep balls, but he has also shown a lot of good throws. The RBs are NFL guys and Malone is a marquee WR. Chance Hall's speculated return gives me hope. Get in there, CH, and change the attitude and confidence of this OLINE. We know they can play better because they did all year last year.... with the same coaching. Sometimes it just takes one player and a change in attitude. Fix this and you have a 21 point win over APP and a 30 point win over OH.
I know you feel it #2. The defense is, and will be, very good. Injuries are a concern and penalties are extending drives non stop. BUT--- They have played good, not great. And Shoop knows what he is doing. Even with Sutton and Kirkland out this is the best D he has ever had. He has proven he can turn talent into top 5 defenses... So, b**** about coaching all you want, I am not buying the fact that this isn't going to be a top 20 D this year.
I know you feel it dumb little girls 3. CBJ knows what to do. There are a lot of people on here who have never played competitive sports before at a high level, who aren't old enough to remember the glory days teams that also looked like **** at times... sometimes for multiple games, and who are level 1 thinkers as emotional as high school girls (08, fade, chat, many more). This will make no sense to you so stop reading. But CBJ has shown that he is incredibly smart and is willing to make tough decisions to win football games. He brought in Shoope and let go of S&C coach. When he recognizes something isn't good enough, he makes changes. End of story. I have a feeling that he is going to change the offense greatly for next week. At the end of the day, the Oline isn't executing, but they are big, fast, strong, and they can be effective if the scheme and attitude is right.
If I am wrong about this then I hope the negavols beat the **** out of me 9/25. But everything points towards changes being made.
I know you feel it...#4. Anomalies My biggest concern is how different this team looks from CBJ's other teams. Wit hthe other teams, we are special team monsters, penalty and turnover lite, over performing, fast starters.... And this year we are the opposite. Something has to give here. I hope that this is temporary. But if you fix penalties and mistakes alone, this team wins vs app and OH vs much more.
I know you feel it#5. Coach Speak. I follow UGA as well as UT... Maybe that's why I think UT fan's are so nuts... But at end of day, teams have to 'FIND THEIR IDENTITY'... this team hasn't but doesn't mean it won't. In 2007, UGA played like a top 35 team until the Vandy game... then it played like a top 5 team for the rest of the year.
STREAK ENDS NOW I KNOW YOU FEEL IT! #6. Florida has shown nothing. Look, if we were playing Alabama, I would be worried. But FL beat an 0-2 KY team that would have lost to App, VT, and OH. Can we stop acting like they are going to "Eat UT Alive?" Man, we are ready to eat them alive.
I know you feel it... #7 Click, click, boom! We aren't clicking, there is a lot of small things preventing 30 point wins. And it seems like we just need to fix one or 2 of them to get backGive our coaches and players, who have over performed for 3 years, a chance to fix it.
Guys, this is what it feels like to be a good football team. Sometimes you look like s*** but still win. And sometimes it takes 2, 4, 5, 6 games for a team to find its identity. Give our boys and coaches a chance. They are going to do it. Go Vols baby, go vols.
I know you feel it. #1. We are potentially 1 player away from everything being very good. With an Oline worth a ****, we are a good offense. Yes, dobbs still struggles on some deep balls, but he has also shown a lot of good throws. The RBs are NFL guys and Malone is a marquee WR. Chance Hall's speculated return gives me hope. Get in there, CH, and change the attitude and confidence of this OLINE. We know they can play better because they did all year last year.... with the same coaching. Sometimes it just takes one player and a change in attitude. Fix this and you have a 21 point win over APP and a 30 point win over OH.
I know you feel it #2. The defense is, and will be, very good. Injuries are a concern and penalties are extending drives non stop. BUT--- They have played good, not great. And Shoop knows what he is doing. Even with Sutton and Kirkland out this is the best D he has ever had. He has proven he can turn talent into top 5 defenses... So, b**** about coaching all you want, I am not buying the fact that this isn't going to be a top 20 D this year.
I know you feel it dumb little girls 3. CBJ knows what to do. There are a lot of people on here who have never played competitive sports before at a high level, who aren't old enough to remember the glory days teams that also looked like **** at times... sometimes for multiple games, and who are level 1 thinkers as emotional as high school girls (08, fade, chat, many more). This will make no sense to you so stop reading. But CBJ has shown that he is incredibly smart and is willing to make tough decisions to win football games. He brought in Shoope and let go of S&C coach. When he recognizes something isn't good enough, he makes changes. End of story. I have a feeling that he is going to change the offense greatly for next week. At the end of the day, the Oline isn't executing, but they are big, fast, strong, and they can be effective if the scheme and attitude is right.
If I am wrong about this then I hope the negavols beat the **** out of me 9/25. But everything points towards changes being made.
I know you feel it...#4. Anomalies My biggest concern is how different this team looks from CBJ's other teams. Wit hthe other teams, we are special team monsters, penalty and turnover lite, over performing, fast starters.... And this year we are the opposite. Something has to give here. I hope that this is temporary. But if you fix penalties and mistakes alone, this team wins vs app and OH vs much more.
I know you feel it#5. Coach Speak. I follow UGA as well as UT... Maybe that's why I think UT fan's are so nuts... But at end of day, teams have to 'FIND THEIR IDENTITY'... this team hasn't but doesn't mean it won't. In 2007, UGA played like a top 35 team until the Vandy game... then it played like a top 5 team for the rest of the year.
STREAK ENDS NOW I KNOW YOU FEEL IT! #6. Florida has shown nothing. Look, if we were playing Alabama, I would be worried. But FL beat an 0-2 KY team that would have lost to App, VT, and OH. Can we stop acting like they are going to "Eat UT Alive?" Man, we are ready to eat them alive.
I know you feel it... #7 Click, click, boom! We aren't clicking, there is a lot of small things preventing 30 point wins. And it seems like we just need to fix one or 2 of them to get backGive our coaches and players, who have over performed for 3 years, a chance to fix it.
Guys, this is what it feels like to be a good football team. Sometimes you look like s*** but still win. And sometimes it takes 2, 4, 5, 6 games for a team to find its identity. Give our boys and coaches a chance. They are going to do it. Go Vols baby, go vols.
