Scouting report on the ,"Cuse". Not very optimistic

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YankeeVol said:
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This guy maybe?
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Was coming here to say the same thing. Can't blame the guy for blocking this clown out of his mind.
 
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WillisWG said:
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What Syracuse's Football Coach Said About Tennessee, Upcoming Season at ACC Media Days | Rocky Top Insider

Tennessee football's opening opponent, Syracuse, took the podium at ACC Media Days and gave its thoughts on the Vols.
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Q. How excited is the team with playing a big game against Tennessee in the opener in Atlanta?

FRAN BROWN: We’re blessed to be able to play in such a prestigious venue against the Blue Blood of college football. They’ve been doing well for years. I’ve got a cousin that played there, all the way back to Reggie White. So we get a chance to go and play against Tennessee.

We’re just thankful to be able to play in that venue. We’re extremely happy to get a chance to go and play against Tennessee. They do a real good job. Our team is excited and thankful, but the main thing is the main thing. We’re trying to focus on, like, today. They’re back there, they want to focus on the skull session, right? And then they want to focus on the workout they’ll have today. So that way we can be ready for that big stage.

I mentioned something to a coach when he was leaving to go to another program. He felt like that was a big stage, a big program. I told him, stages are created by the people on them. Like, you put the work in, and it will come to you. Don’t ever run somewhere thinking I’m going to run to this stage now, this is where I belong at. I’m like, no, they’re created by the daily grind, the daily work. If it’s meant for you to go get what you’re supposed to get when you hit that spot, then just be ready for it.

Mental toughness; these dudes are trying to be who they are, and we’re just working. We’re just working daily. Tennessee is a good program, they have a good team, they play in the playoffs. We get a chance to go out and compete against them, we want to make sure how we’re supposed to look when you play against a team of that caliber because they usually blow everybody out in the beginning of the year and do those things. We’re just blessed to have an opportunity to play against them.

Q. Talking more about that game against Tennessee, you played Tennessee several times as a Georgia defensive back coach. How is it playing against Tennessee yet again in Atlanta, a place you played multiple times?

FRAN BROWN: It’s an honor. I’m thankful. I think Coach Heupel is one of the best coaches in college football. His offense does an amazing job. His defense is rolling. What happened at Georgia don’t have anything to do with Syracuse.

I’m just focused on my mental toughness. I’m going to be where my feet are. We’re locked on the day so we can be ready for that big stage. It’s a big venue, so we’ve got to make sure we’re ready when the time comes.
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Got nothing but respect for a guy like Fran Brown. Dude seems like a class act who treats his opponents with their due respect, but also remains cool and confident no matter who it is. Not many coaches in today’s league who I respect as much as him.
 
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We win in a close one. Our D carries the day, with Tennessee's offense looking confused and shaky. QB play is decent, but our pass blocking is weak, and we have trouble establishing the run.

Heupel looks frustrated, but touts his team's tenacity, and asks for patience from fans as the team comes together.

Apologists praise Heupel for 'doing the best with what he was handed' and 'making the most of an inherited situation' QB wise.

I hope I'm wrong, and I will post a picture of a huge plate of crow if I am. But something about this year really scares me.
 
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VolInNW said:
We win in a close one. Our D carries the day, with Tennessee's offense looking confused and shaky. QB play is decent, but our pass blocking is weak, and we have trouble establishing the run.

Heupel looks frustrated, but touts his team's tenacity, and asks for patience from fans as the team comes together.

Apologists praise Heupel for 'doing the best with what he was handed' and 'making the most of an inherited situation' QB wise.

I hope I'm wrong, and I will post a picture of a huge plate of crow if I am. But something about this year really scares me.
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If this game is close at the end then we have serious problems
 
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The game will be close in first half, as we make some mistakes and don't quite have everybody on the same page. But we will adjust in 2nd half, get more D and special teams plays, and click on a couple big O plays. End up winning by at least 10, maybe 17.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Syracuse, like many other mid-tier Power 4 programs (looking at you, Pitt and Iowa and Texas Tech and Oklahoma State and West Virginia), can make some noise from time to time. They can have a good year. Once in a while, they get a special player (Jim Brown, Donovan McNabb) who bumps them into the upper tier as long as he's on campus. But short of That Guy on the roster, they're not gonna string multiple good years together into anything approaching a championship run. This is not gonna be another 10-win season for them. And it will start with an L.

I don't wanna overlook the Orangemen. But I don't wanna falsely inflate their risk, either. This should be a comfortable game for the lads wearing the RIGHT color orange, safely in hand by halftime or shortly after, and perhaps a 2 to 3 touchdown difference by the end.

Go Vols!
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WV!! Love em but we SUCK, like dooley levels
 
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Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va said:
Not sure how much it matters on the field, but Syracuse's Fran Brown coaches with a chip on his shoulder. I think they will put up a bigger fight than people think.
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I agree. I don't get the feeling that this will be a blowout. We may cover, but I don't think that we win by 3-4 scores. I'll gladly come back and happily eat crow if we do; but it's the first game of the season and anything can happen unless we've really tightened it up and come out with something to prove.
 
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Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va said:
Not sure how much it matters on the field, but Syracuse's Fran Brown coaches with a chip on his shoulder. I think they will put up a bigger fight than people think.
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Their defense should be tough. Robinson and Brown are both great coaches. We should out talent them but they will make us earn it imo.
 
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UT97Vol said:
How's their run defense look, because I think they're going to get a steady dose of Bishop, Lewis, and probably Thomas.
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Their defense wasn’t great last year but again Brown and Robinson are great recruiters, could see a completely different defense. Always thought Robinson was a great dline coach, he’s now their DC.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Syracuse, like many other mid-tier Power 4 programs (looking at you, Pitt and Iowa and Texas Tech and Oklahoma State and West Virginia), can make some noise from time to time. They can have a good year. Once in a while, they get a special player (Jim Brown, Donovan McNabb) who bumps them into the upper tier as long as he's on campus. But short of That Guy on the roster, they're not gonna string multiple good years together into anything approaching a championship run. This is not gonna be another 10-win season for them. And it will start with an L.

I don't wanna overlook the Orangemen. But I don't wanna falsely inflate their risk, either. This should be a comfortable game for the lads wearing the RIGHT color orange, safely in hand by halftime or shortly after, and perhaps a 2 to 3 touchdown difference by the end.

Go Vols!
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They’ve had a lot of those “special players.”

Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Larry Csonka, Floyd Little, Keith Bullock, Donovan McNabb, Marvin Harrison, Art Monk, Dwight Freeney, to name a few.

They have 8 NFL hall of famers (Tennessee has 3). Freeney will make it 9 for them, Witten will make it 4 for Tennessee.
 
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CNeagleVolFan said:
Take care of the ball and let the defense work. We may not score more than 28, but I don’t think they score more than 14 points. If I had to call it now I’d predict a score of 27-13. Any better than that and I’ll be tickled to death.
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one things for sure. we will be better with boo than without
 
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CNeagleVolFan said:
We would be if has been practicing and prepping the way he should, but if he hasn’t been at that point then we would be better without him. Hopefully things work out but it won’t change our record for the season.
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Agree, to an extent. As ive said (and its nothing earth shattering). if we had enough safety or WR depth, then a tree falls in forest.
 
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VolInNW said:
We win in a close one. Our D carries the day, with Tennessee's offense looking confused and shaky. QB play is decent, but our pass blocking is weak, and we have trouble establishing the run.

Heupel looks frustrated, but touts his team's tenacity, and asks for patience from fans as the team comes together.

Apologists praise Heupel for 'doing the best with what he was handed' and 'making the most of an inherited situation' QB wise.

I hope I'm wrong, and I will post a picture of a huge plate of crow if I am. But something about this year really scares me.
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ROTFLMFAO..............
 
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