Make or Break?

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rexvol

rexvol

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this upcoming season has all the makings of a do or die year for the Vol's program. Do we rise from the ashes of 05 and take our place alongside UF & LSU or do we stumble and continue the slide into a perennial second tier also ran? Im not just talking about Phil's career, but about the national perception of our program.
 
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I think immediate depth is needed on the OL and the DL (including ends). If the lines do not play well this year, there will be trouble in paradise.
 
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#3
I agree.Pro Coach Fulmer or not,this year IMO is one of the most pivotal years I recall.There is alot riding on this season, especially having a senior qb, provided he stays healthy.A season with more than 2 losses this year is not going to be a good season. This includes all games played.
 
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I agree and I can't wait... its been much too long (6 years in my opinion) since we've really felt like a national power.

A win in Gainesville will almost undoubtably make this season a success.
 
#7
#7
I think my neighbor's dog was born the last time UT won the SEC. In dog years, that animal would now qualify for Social Security.
 
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rexvol said:
this upcoming season has all the makings of a do or die year for the Vol's program. Do we rise from the ashes of 05 and take our place alongside UF & LSU or do we stumble and continue the slide into a perennial second tier also ran? Im not just talking about Phil's career, but about the national perception of our program.
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i would have to say we will be right in the middle of the east again. no reason to think otherwise.
 
#12
#12
The year "after" the last time UT won the SEC.




In 1999.

Denver Broncos win the Superbowl for the 2nd straight time.

Columbine School Shooting happend

George Bush announces he will run for President.

Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France

TV Show "Who wants to be a Millionaire" premieres

Yankees beat the Braves for the 2nd straight World Series.


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XtennesseeX said:
The year "after" the last time UT won the SEC.




In 1999.

Denver Broncos win the Superbowl for the 2nd straight time.

Columbine School Shooting happend

George Bush announces he will run for President.

Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France

TV Show "Who wants to be a Millionaire" premieres

Yankees beat the Braves for the 2nd straight World Series.


:unsure:
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seems like a decade ago. oh thats right is almost 10 years.:eek:lol:
 
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XtennesseeX said:
The year "after" the last time UT won the SEC.




In 1999.

Denver Broncos win the Superbowl for the 2nd straight time.

Columbine School Shooting happend

George Bush announces he will run for President.

Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France

TV Show "Who wants to be a Millionaire" premieres

Yankees beat the Braves for the 2nd straight World Series.


:unsure:
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oof.:no:
 
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ut 4 me said:
that would have sucked
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Tennessee finally beat Alabama in 1982. I was twelve years old; it was the first time UT had beaten Alabama since I was three months old. I was really sick that weekend with a fever of about 104 or something, and my mom forced me to lie in a bathtub of cool-to-lukewarm water to try to bring the fever down. I listened to John Ward call that game on the radio lying in the bathtub, and I swear when it was over and we had actually won it was like the whole world was a little different. Tennessee just wasn't supposed to beat Alabama. I remember that game more than I remember most of the things about my childhood, and probably at least as well as most of the games that I later actually went to as a UT student.

I understand why the younger fans view the Alabama rivalry as an anachronism, and I can't exactly say that I'm sorry that Alabama has been so toothless for so long that the kids have basically forgotten them. But really, those younger fans are like some seven-year-old Red Sox fans who just started following baseball in 2003 and won the WS the next year. They missed out on a whole lot of what is pretty integral to the experience.
 
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I was at that game and was also 12 yrs old. I can still remember it like it was yesterday. When I was at UT as a student they owned us again. I still wake up in a cold sweat with visions of David Palmer in my head. There was one game (84-92) I cant remember which year (I drank a little bit back then) when they ran the same play the whole game and we couldnt stop it. I remember this bama running back going off tackle for chunks over and over and over again. That was the most painful thing I have ever seen. I dont care how long Bama has been a doormat I will savor every beat down we put on them and I still hate them as much as I ever have.
 
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