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What a great way to start the season for our Vols! We came into ATL and dominated the Orangemen of Syracuse pretty much the entire game. Yes, they moved the ball in the 2nd half and scored some, but we were banged up and got a bunch of new guys some snaps on defense. Hopefully, everyone can get healthy over the next 2 weeks when Georgia comes to town. On top of our win, Bama lost and Nico still sucks, so it was a great start to the season for Vols fans! Let’s take a quick look at keys to victory against ETSU.
1. Get right, defense! We got a good test in week 1. Syracuse had a great passing attack last year, and they moved the ball against us well in the 2nd half with numerous starters held out. We need to get healthy and get right this week. ETSU runs an up tempo offense, and wants to run the football. I expect us to try to stuff the run and make them throw it. If we can do that successfully, it should be a long day for them and an early exit with some rest for some our banged up starters.
2. Keep doing what we do with our running game. Another game and another 200+ yard effort by our offense. The running game looks very good and should get better and better as we gel more and more up front. This should continue this week and get tuned up for Georgia in 2 weeks.
3. Work on getting in sync with our passing game. Let’s be honest…we looked better than most expected throwing the ball. BUT, we have some kinks that we need to work out. WRs HAVE to catch catchable balls. Joey needs to get the ball down some before he gets one of them killed. Things should get better with more live game reps. I expect us to take a few shots and get the deep ball connections working as we rev up for SEC play.
Prediction:
This game shouldn’t be close, but I want to see us come out sharp and focused. ETSU will have energy early as this game is way bigger for them than for us. I expect they will score a few points, but we will score at will. I expect to see a lot of reps for the youngsters in 2nd half and rest for the starters, as we look forward to our clash with Georgia.
TN - 59
ETSU - 17
ONE TEAM, ONE HEARTBEAT!!!
