Other than UGA/Bama, our opponent is our health.

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I think we have enuf evidence now about who we are and who the rest of the teams on our schedule are.
only UGA & BAMA have better athletes and more depth. And only they should beat us.
That is, IF and it’s a HUGE IF, our first team guys can stay healthy and injury free.
We now are holding our collective Orange 🍊 breath that Tillman, Small, Sampson (and any others that we might not know about) who may have suffered injuries vs Akron won’t make them miss any playing or practice time.
We need them for Florida, but maybe even moreso at LSU in 3 weeks.
So, here’s to hoping our medical staff gets to work on anything that needs work before Saturday.
Because a 10-2 regular season is REALISTICALLY a goal that can be achieved in Heupel‘s 2nd season.
How amazing is that?!
GO VOLS! Annihilate the 🐊 swamp lizards!!
 
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Vfl2407 said:
I think we have enuf evidence now about who we are and who the rest of the teams on our schedule are.
only UGA & BAMA have better athletes and more depth. And only they should beat us.
That is, IF and it’s a HUGE IF, our first team guys can stay healthy and injury free.
We now are holding our collective Orange 🍊 breath that Tillman, Small, Sampson (and any others that we might not know about) who may have suffered injuries vs Akron won’t make them miss any playing or practice time.
We need them for Florida, but maybe even moreso at LSU in 3 weeks.
So, here’s to hoping our medical staff gets to work on anything that needs work before Saturday.
Because a 10-2 regular season is REALISTICALLY a goal that can be achieved in Heupel‘s 2nd season.
How amazing is that?!
GO VOLS! Annihilate the 🐊 swamp lizards!!
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Watched LSU, and Ky. (among others) LSU is starting to play much better, but still need better QB play. If they start to get it, watch out, they are looking better every game. KY is a really good team, to count them as a win "just because" is naive to me. AND then there is FLA. I would not count this a win even if Fla. could field only 10 men playing both ways and we were the undisputed no. 1 in the nation!
 
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savannahfan said:
Watched LSU, and Ky. (among others) LSU is starting to play much better, but still need better QB play. If they start to get it, watch out, they are looking better every game. KY is a really good team, to count them as a win "just because" is naive to me. AND then there is FLA. I would not count this a win even if Fla. could field only 10 men playing both ways and we were the undisputed no. 1 in the nation!
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I agree. I don't understand where the overconfidence is coming from. Tennessee has beat two cupcakes and then a mediocre Pittsburgh team that lost his starting quarterback and then it's back up quarterback was playing with basically one leg and still almost won. 10 and two is not going to be as easy as some seem to think it is. You are correct in that LSU, Florida, and Kentucky are going to be battles.
 
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I think Kentucky may try to be dirty against Tennessee with how much they hate Tennessee
 
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we probably have the 2 best deep passers in the league and w/o a doubt the 2 best recvrs in the league and the 3rd best not far behind.the depth is still a work in progress but better days are here again.we still havent played our best game yet.
 
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savannahfan said:
Watched LSU, and Ky. (among others) LSU is starting to play much better, but still need better QB play. If they start to get it, watch out, they are looking better every game. KY is a really good team, to count them as a win "just because" is naive to me. AND then there is FLA. I would not count this a win even if Fla. could field only 10 men playing both ways and we were the undisputed no. 1 in the nation!
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Kentucky is not beating Tennessee.

We heard the same crap last year.
 
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Clayton said:
I agree. I don't understand where the overconfidence is coming from. Tennessee has beat two cupcakes and then a mediocre Pittsburgh team that lost his starting quarterback and then it's back up quarterback was playing with basically one leg and still almost won. 10 and two is not going to be as easy as some seem to think it is. You are correct in that LSU, Florida, and Kentucky are going to be battles.
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Dude, their QB's were knocked out of the game by our D. They didn't get sick and not play.
They didn't lose their starting and back up QB, we beat them off the field of play
 
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Clayton said:
I agree. I don't understand where the overconfidence is coming from. Tennessee has beat two cupcakes and then a mediocre Pittsburgh team that lost his starting quarterback and then it's back up quarterback was playing with basically one leg and still almost won. 10 and two is not going to be as easy as some seem to think it is. You are correct in that LSU, Florida, and Kentucky are going to be battles.
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It’s called being a fan.

If you don’t think this team has made significant strides from where they were two years ago then you’re a fool.
 
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Absolutely makes me sick that a bunch of you go ahead and count “losses”. A bunch of you think UGA is such a juggernaut after they beat 3 horrible teams. Don’t even try to argue with me “well Oregon beat BYU”, BYU was overrated from the start.

Also, Alabama is not Alabama from the past. Anything can happen. So lay off of the sky is already falling stuff. Tennessee is 3-0 and will more than likely move a couple of spots today in the AP. Injuries happen in football every game, and I hope those guys are okay just like everyone else does. If they are not, next man up. We do have depth, maybe not as deep as some of you like, but we do have some. One game at a time. Now, let’s beat Florida, Tennessee is the better team and this should not be a struggle.
 
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posivol said:
we probably have the 2 best deep passers in the league and w/o a doubt the 2 best recvrs in the league and the 3rd best not far behind.the depth is still a work in progress but better days are here again.we still havent played our best game yet.
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While he played well last night, I'm not ready to call Milton one of the best deep passers in the league. And much to our collective dismay, Hooker has been over throwing folks so far this season. While the potential is there, I'm not ready to anoint them the "2 best". As for receivers, Tillman is the man, but will he be 100% for UF? If he's out or limited, we're in some serious trouble not only for UF but the rest of the season becomes a crap shoot IMO.
 
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savannahfan said:
Watched LSU, and Ky. (among others) LSU is starting to play much better, but still need better QB play. If they start to get it, watch out, they are looking better every game. KY is a really good team, to count them as a win "just because" is naive to me. AND then there is FLA. I would not count this a win even if Fla. could field only 10 men playing both ways and we were the undisputed no. 1 in the nation!
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Kentucky played a FCS school that they should have beat by 60. They struggled most of the game and had to leave their starters in until the final whistle. I don’t understand the Kentucky love. They’re a well coached team but we’re gonna beat them like a drum. They benefit from the easiest schedule in the SEC. let them play ours and see how many wins they have.
 
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NO SIR EEE said:
Absolutely makes me sick that a bunch of you go ahead and count “losses”. A bunch of you think UGA is such a juggernaut after they beat 3 horrible teams. Don’t even try to argue with me “well Oregon beat BYU”, BYU was overrated from the start.

Also, Alabama is not Alabama from the past. Anything can happen. So lay off of the sky is already falling stuff. Tennessee is 3-0 and will more than likely move a couple of spots today in the AP. Injuries happen in football every game, and I hope those guys are okay just like everyone else does. If they are not, next man up. We do have depth, maybe not as deep as some of you like, but we do have some. One game at a time. Now, let’s beat Florida, Tennessee is the better team and this should not be a struggle.
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The tide will lose in Neyland this year, book it. Write it down, screenshot it, call the media, I'm guaranteeing it! Woooo
 
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I expected our offense to be dangerous this year but the difference maker to me is how well our defense has been responding.

The improvement in defense is why I think we should be favored to get past Fl, LSU and KY, at least compared to what we are seeing from their play.
 
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I am at a loss to understand these continuing references to Hooker having issues overthrowing this year. He is completing passes at an almost 70% completion rate, has thrown zero interceptions, and last night was 14 for 18. Yesterday the announcer brought up overthrows several times. I’m sorry but a couple of overthrows in the first and second series of the FIRST game of the year does not equal a problem.
 
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I don't quite have enough evidence after beating 2 non-conference opponents and Pitt, not sure about Pitt yet either, to guarantee any wins. Doesn't matter because we will know for sure after the next 2 games. Milton looking good and getting game exposure is a big chip in the game because it assures the drop off is small in case of an QB injury. Still, a lot of no gains in the run game and over-throws by the QB but thats what these games were designed to correct. I do have enough evidence to know they will be competitive with every team they play, no more 42-13 games in our near future. Next weekend is huge.
 
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VolFreakJosh said:
It’s called being a fan.

If you don’t think this team has made significant strides from where they were two years ago then you’re a fool.
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TN had 0 sec wins a couple of years ago. If you are using that as a measuring stick then even Vanderbilt has made "significant strides". You haven't played anyone yet...
 
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savannahfan said:
Watched LSU, and Ky. (among others) LSU is starting to play much better, but still need better QB play. If they start to get it, watch out, they are looking better every game. KY is a really good team, to count them as a win "just because" is naive to me. AND then there is FLA. I would not count this a win even if Fla. could field only 10 men playing both ways and we were the undisputed no. 1 in the nation!
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LSU has potential. Still don't believe in Kelly... but they did play much better vs MSU.

UK isn't a "really good team". While UT has handled their two "cupcakes" like a good team is supposed to handle cupcakes... UK has not. Those two "cupcakes" held UK to an average of around 2.3 ypc. They sacked Levis a total of 8 times. UK's D gets credit for smothering them... as they should have. However the "big blue wall" can't protect the QB or open holes. The passing game has made up the difference but their receivers are nowhere near elite... or as good as the ones they had last year.
 
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Clayton said:
I agree. I don't understand where the overconfidence is coming from. Tennessee has beat two cupcakes and then a mediocre Pittsburgh team that lost his starting quarterback and then it's back up quarterback was playing with basically one leg and still almost won. 10 and two is not going to be as easy as some seem to think it is. You are correct in that LSU, Florida, and Kentucky are going to be battles.
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Who are you a fan of just for the record?

FWIW, yeah. UT played two cupcakes... just like UK. UF played a cupcake. TAM played a couple of "cupcakes". OM played two... Vandy... USCe... LSU... Arkansas...

The difference between UT and most of those teams is that UT put their "cupcakes" down hard. Did you see Ark vs Mo State? UK vs Miami OH? UF vs USF? TAM vs App St but also SHSU?

Remains to be seen on Pitt. I didn't buy them either and particularly their OL. UT's front dominated their OL which was supposed to be their strength and one of the best in the country. However when this all shakes out... that will look like a good win. They probably won't lose again until they play Miami (FL) in the last game of the year.

PS- They play decent team D... pretty much on par with someone like UK.

PSS- UT made a whole bunch of unforced errors that haven't been typical under Heupel.
 
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