Stevorino
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I graduated from UT (undergrad) and NCSU (grad school). I consider Tennessee my #1 team and NCSU a VERY close #2 - almost a 1b. So I follow both pretty closely.
If you guys think losing Da'Rick was bad, think back to watching Russell Wilson go to Wisconsin
That'd be like Peyton Manning transferring his senior year. Awful.
Some thoughts I think don't get considered here enough:
1) National analysts would be silly to predict a win by Tennessee. They have nothing to go on but the end of last season -in which Tennessee was obviously abysmal. Until Tennessee puts a string of 2-3 quality wins together, don't expect the national media to believe in UT (that includes ESPN).
2) Tennessee SHOULD win this game by a comfortable margin for two major reasons:
A) Talent - I'm not a stickler for 'stars' in recruiting: 5 stars bust frequently and 3 stars overachieve often - but there is a MAJOR differential here. Tennessee averages somewhere around 3.4 for average star. NCSU is a solid 2.75 (usually don't rank in top 50). They have less than a handful of 4/5 stars on the ENTIRE roster (one being Amerson).
B) Size - As John Adams put so well in his 9-3 prediction column, Tennessee finally has true SEC size. NCSU has ACC size. There IS a difference and it makes a big impact in running the ball and pressuring the QB. While NCSU has a decent OLine - I expect UT's lines to win battles on both sides of the ball.
3) Those who are comparing this game to Cinci last year are spot on. 2012 NCSU is better than 2011 Cinci but Tennessee is MUCH improved as well.
4) Only way I see Tennessee losing is a string of turnovers that would have many of us questioning if the ball was lubed.
UT wins by a more than 2 TDs - Neal puts together a refreshing running game.
If you guys think losing Da'Rick was bad, think back to watching Russell Wilson go to Wisconsin
That'd be like Peyton Manning transferring his senior year. Awful.Some thoughts I think don't get considered here enough:
1) National analysts would be silly to predict a win by Tennessee. They have nothing to go on but the end of last season -in which Tennessee was obviously abysmal. Until Tennessee puts a string of 2-3 quality wins together, don't expect the national media to believe in UT (that includes ESPN).
2) Tennessee SHOULD win this game by a comfortable margin for two major reasons:
A) Talent - I'm not a stickler for 'stars' in recruiting: 5 stars bust frequently and 3 stars overachieve often - but there is a MAJOR differential here. Tennessee averages somewhere around 3.4 for average star. NCSU is a solid 2.75 (usually don't rank in top 50). They have less than a handful of 4/5 stars on the ENTIRE roster (one being Amerson).
B) Size - As John Adams put so well in his 9-3 prediction column, Tennessee finally has true SEC size. NCSU has ACC size. There IS a difference and it makes a big impact in running the ball and pressuring the QB. While NCSU has a decent OLine - I expect UT's lines to win battles on both sides of the ball.
3) Those who are comparing this game to Cinci last year are spot on. 2012 NCSU is better than 2011 Cinci but Tennessee is MUCH improved as well.
4) Only way I see Tennessee losing is a string of turnovers that would have many of us questioning if the ball was lubed.
UT wins by a more than 2 TDs - Neal puts together a refreshing running game.
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