If I had to take a wild stab at it, I would look for this scenario to unfold.
1. Ferguson
2. Worley
3. Dobbs (intent to redshirt)
4. Peterman to transfer.
Of course, I haven't seen Ferguson throw a pass, so this is pure speculation.
I think DY showed he should have been getting Josh Smith's minutes. He caught some tough balls.
Dobbs made some positive steps. He has to continue to improve his accuracy but they let him play last night and I think he looked good. It also seemed like he wasn't 100% healthy.
This is on Azzanni. I question his evaluations of receivers ready to play. With the apparent log jam talent that seems to be lining up next year this seems like it might not be such an issue.
On a related note that TD by Croom was a nice play. He got his hand on the ball by reaching before the DB and kept the play alive. Much more active in the catch than the call made it seem.
I'm sure our HFC and coordinators will probably just sit around all offseason and not learn from this season and have a better plan for in-game calls next year, with better knowledge of our personnel and their abilities. We should just go ahead and fire them.
Dumb.
So many people saying that crap are the same ones who, when people said teams like Missouri and Oregon had similar-rated talent, responded: "yeah but they've recruited to their system and they've had 3+ years with their system."
But yeah let's fire our coaches. Again.
Smith plays outside. DY is a slot. Pig and JJ were taking DYs minutes. When Croom went down we had to start putting pig and JJ outside thus DY got playing time.
My cool story bro for the UK game...
Was sitting down in the hotel lobby this morning in Lexington, and there was a family of UK fans with a young son decked out in UK gear. He was trying to convince the table of UT fans next to him that Kentucky won and Tennessee lost. Finally his mom commented that since Kentucky had scored a touchdown her son believed that Kentucky had indeed won the game.
Kid has no clue what's in store for him as a Kentucky football fan.
Shout out to breaker,I4jay,Ron,POA,LWS,TriCities,,matt42 and whatever the other numbers are for everything you guys bring to the table. Been here a while and just decided to post. What do you guys think are realistic expectations for next yr.
Shout out to breaker,I4jay,Ron,POA,LWS,TriCities,,matt42 and whatever the other numbers are for everything you guys bring to the table. Been here a while and just decided to post. What do you guys think are realistic expectations for next yr.
thanks for the shoutout. i think we get 7 or 8 wins next year.
QB play will be better - more time in the system, S&C, maturity
RB play will be about the same or slightly better - we lose Neal, but we get Pickett and Hurd. More S&C for Lane
TE play will be about the same - although if Helm gets some play, it could help our receiver corps
WR play will improve drastically - All receivers return and will have more time in the system and S&C. Guys that took a redshirt this year will also be available (like Jenkins and Harris). We get good receivers in like Pearson, Creamer, Wharton, Booth and hopefully Malone
OLine play - everyone else seems to think we will have a huge dropoff, I dont. We didnt have great Oline play this year. I think itll be about the same, or a slight drop. We do get some good guys in, like Blair and Thomas. Its a possibility that Tiny comes back.
FB play - i wish
DLine play will be about the same or slightly better - once again, people seem to think we will have a huge dropoff, and I dont. Our Dline was pretty lackluster this year. We lose some guys like Smith, Miller and McCullers. But Vereen will be a sophomore and we get some great guys in. JUCOs like Lambert and Williams. Dline will be faster.
LB play will be better - possibility that AJ comes back. Maggitt will be healthy. JUCO Weatherd comes in. Amazing freshmen coming in (Bates, Bryant, Johnson, Mouhon). I think our LB corps will be faster, which is what we need.
DB play will be better - all of our starters return. more time in S&C. Each guy will be more mature. Riyahd will be healthy. We get good guys in (Payne, Kelly, McDowell, Moseley, Gaulden)
Kicking - not sure
Returning will be better - we will have better return guys next year.
Overall, I think we will be better. We will have faster guys playing, and I think that what we need.
i think we could expect reasonably to get 7 next year. i agree 6 is a must. My way too early prediction:
Conference schedule: Georgia (L), Florida (W), Ole Miss (L), Bama (L), Carolina (L), Kentucky (W), Missouri (W), Vandy (W)
NConf: Utah State (W), Arky State (W), Oklahoma (W), Chattanooga (W)
all in all I think it'll be a better Tennessee team and an easier schedule... our schedule this year was maybe a perfect storm of top 10 teams.
Thank you.
Over 50 coaches in 4 years. FIFTY.
Absolutely lunacy to want coaches axed one year in.
No improvement next year, ok I'll listen.
I'd add it would ding recruiting fairly hard as well. CBJ is supposed to ice guys he's built strong working relationships with but continue selling family?
thanks for the shoutout. i think we get 7 or 8 wins next year.
QB play will be better - more time in the system, S&C, maturity
RB play will be about the same or slightly better - we lose Neal, but we get Pickett and Hurd. More S&C for Lane
TE play will be about the same - although if Helm gets some play, it could help our receiver corps
WR play will improve drastically - All receivers return and will have more time in the system and S&C. Guys that took a redshirt this year will also be available (like Jenkins and Harris). We get good receivers in like Pearson, Creamer, Wharton, Booth and hopefully Malone
OLine play - everyone else seems to think we will have a huge dropoff, I dont. We didnt have great Oline play this year. I think itll be about the same, or a slight drop. We do get some good guys in, like Blair and Thomas. Its a possibility that Tiny comes back.
FB play - i wish
DLine play will be about the same or slightly better - once again, people seem to think we will have a huge dropoff, and I dont. Our Dline was pretty lackluster this year. We lose some guys like Smith, Miller and McCullers. But Vereen will be a sophomore and we get some great guys in. JUCOs like Lambert and Williams. Dline will be faster.
LB play will be better - possibility that AJ comes back. Maggitt will be healthy. JUCO Weatherd comes in. Amazing freshmen coming in (Bates, Bryant, Johnson, Mouhon). I think our LB corps will be faster, which is what we need.
DB play will be better - all of our starters return. more time in S&C. Each guy will be more mature. Riyahd will be healthy. We get good guys in (Payne, Kelly, McDowell, Moseley, Gaulden)
Kicking - not sure
Returning will be better - we will have better return guys next year.
Overall, I think we will be better. We will have faster guys playing, and I think that what we need.
EDIT: forgot to add, it helps that the teams we play are losing their stars. almost every starting QB in the SEC will be gone next year
thanks for the shoutout. i think we get 7 or 8 wins next year.
QB play will be better - more time in the system, S&C, maturity
RB play will be about the same or slightly better - we lose Neal, but we get Pickett and Hurd. More S&C for Lane
TE play will be about the same - although if Helm gets some play, it could help our receiver corps
WR play will improve drastically - All receivers return and will have more time in the system and S&C. Guys that took a redshirt this year will also be available (like Jenkins and Harris). We get good receivers in like Pearson, Creamer, Wharton, Booth and hopefully Malone
OLine play - everyone else seems to think we will have a huge dropoff, I dont. We didnt have great Oline play this year. I think itll be about the same, or a slight drop. We do get some good guys in, like Blair and Thomas. Its a possibility that Tiny comes back.
FB play - i wish
DLine play will be about the same or slightly better - once again, people seem to think we will have a huge dropoff, and I dont. Our Dline was pretty lackluster this year. We lose some guys like Smith, Miller and McCullers. But Vereen will be a sophomore and we get some great guys in. JUCOs like Lambert and Williams. Dline will be faster.
LB play will be better - possibility that AJ comes back. Maggitt will be healthy. JUCO Weatherd comes in. Amazing freshmen coming in (Bates, Bryant, Johnson, Mouhon). I think our LB corps will be faster, which is what we need.
DB play will be better - all of our starters return. more time in S&C. Each guy will be more mature. Riyahd will be healthy. We get good guys in (Payne, Kelly, McDowell, Moseley, Gaulden)
Kicking - not sure
Returning will be better - we will have better return guys next year.
Overall, I think we will be better. We will have faster guys playing, and I think that what we need.
EDIT: forgot to add, it helps that the teams we play are losing their stars. almost every starting QB in the SEC will be gone next year