Tennessee +10 vs WVU

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I was just investigating the current lines for the opening week of college football, and was somewhat surprised that the line has moved from TN +7 to + 10 on most sites. The over/under has moved down I believe to around 59.5 to 61. I assume this is due to major money being placed on WV and not because of injuries, practice reports, etc. Anyway, I found it somewhat interesting and feel fairly confident in the team showing up and keeping it closer than the experts think.
Other point spreads that jumped out at me were App St at Penn St +24, Vandy -4 vs MTSU, Cal -8 vs NC (NC's has many key players suspended), and LSU +3 vs Miami.
 
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I would never bet on a Tennesee game, especially this year but I think Penn State( even with +24), Vandg, Cal, and Miami would be my picks. I have no faith in coach O at LSU. Any SEC team can beat MTSU by double digits (although I hope Vandy gets stomped) and NC has the making of a dumpster.
 
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I'm sitting here wondering how you guys are even Tennessee fans..... Especially a guy named BigOrangeTrain.....

Stating oh we get beat by 17+ by WV. Lol.

You kidding me? I'm very realistic and I will tell you this. If we don't win this game it will be a disappointment to this program because WV and their QB is overrated.
 
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I'm sitting here wondering how you guys are even Tennessee fans..... Especially a guy named BigOrangeTrain.....

Stating oh we get beat by 17+ by WV. Lol.

You kidding me? I'm very realistic and I will tell you this. If we don't win this game it will be a disappointment to this program because WV and their QB is overrated.
LOL have you not watched Tennessee football over the last 10 years?
 
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I'm sitting here wondering how you guys are even Tennessee fans..... Especially a guy named BigOrangeTrain.....

Stating oh we get beat by 17+ by WV. Lol.

You kidding me? I'm very realistic and I will tell you this. If we don't win this game it will be a disappointment to this program because WV and their QB is overrated.

Wow. The old how can you call yourself a TN fan. I have been a fan since 1985 and I will always love TN football. Its just my opinion. So you think losing to WV would be a disappointment? Well what do you consider SC and Vandy having winning streaks against us? Or losing to UK? Or almost losing to UMASS? I hate to burst your bubble but we have been a disappointment for a decade.
 
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Wow. The old how can you call yourself a TN fan. I have been a fan since 1985 and I will always love TN football. Its just my opinion. So you think losing to WV would be a disappointment? Well what do you consider SC and Vandy having winning streaks against us? Or losing to UK? Or almost losing to UMASS? I hate to burst your bubble but we have been a disappointment for a decade.

Losing to WV would be a disappointment. I’ve been disappointed in Tennessee football atleast once every year since 98.

Every loss is a disappointment.
 
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Wow. The old how can you call yourself a TN fan. I have been a fan since 1985 and I will always love TN football. Its just my opinion. So you think losing to WV would be a disappointment? Well what do you consider SC and Vandy having winning streaks against us? Or losing to UK? Or almost losing to UMASS? I hate to burst your bubble but we have been a disappointment for a decade.

TN has been a mess since Fulmer was fired. But if Butch can beat Ga Tech, Nebraska, Iowa, etc then surely Pruitt can beat West Virginia.
 
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I've mentioned it in other threads. I do not see this as a close game. It's a blowout one way or the other. If they are as good as advertised and the remnants of 2017 UT remains, we get blown out by them, it's not a ball game by halftime. However if they aren't close to being how the media promotes them and Pruitt has inculcated his system and the UT players have bought into it as a team, we crush them and by 4th quarter we are boat racing them with our offense.
 
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I'm sitting here wondering how you guys are even Tennessee fans..... Especially a guy named BigOrangeTrain.....

Stating oh we get beat by 17+ by WV. Lol.

You kidding me? I'm very realistic and I will tell you this. If we don't win this game it will be a disappointment to this program because WV and their QB is overrated.

So many have had their hearts broken. Close losses, blow out losses will do that to some. Those losses have created an attitude of gloom and despair. Sure they are still Vol fans, they can’t help that part. Sure they are all gloom and doom, they can’t help that either.

The only medicine that will get them thru is wins. Not just a dose here and there, but a steady dose of wins. Don’t forget they want them to be impressive wins too. A close win will only feed their gloom.

As Vol fans we got used to winning. Sure we would have the occasional heartbreaking loss, but it wasn’t week after week and year after year.

Who isn’t ready for another run at greatness? I know I am.

I see WV as a spring board game. From what all I’ve heard they are suppose to be a solid team that would be a challenge for any seasoned team.

Here we are with new everything, expecting to beat a top 20 team out of the gate. What nerve? Why gall? Who do we think we are? I’ll tell you who. We are a hungry team that has talent that has been hindered by previous game plans and schemes. We are a team that has faced the worse and are determined to do great things. We are a team that has a tradition of winning with players that are ready to revive that tradition. We are a team that is primed to go out and win for Tennessee.

Let the doubters doubt. All we want is the 100,000 to show up, get loud and support the players that will be in charge of making it happen.

I say let the chips fall in 2018. I like our chances of being great and look forward to every game. The opportunity is there.

As for the football aspect of WV. They are in the dark preparing for us. The only have the O&W game to study. We showed so many formations they are overloaded with what to expect and to prepare for.

Their only hope is CJP can only handle one side of the ball and that he isn’t very good at that as a HC. The reality CJP with have a defense that will rip your throat out and an offense that will stomp on it.

Bring on WV and the 11 other scrub teams on our schedule.
 
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I was just investigating the current lines for the opening week of college football, and was somewhat surprised that the line has moved from TN +7 to + 10 on most sites. The over/under has moved down I believe to around 59.5 to 61. I assume this is due to major money being placed on WV and not because of injuries, practice reports, etc. Anyway, I found it somewhat interesting and feel fairly confident in the team showing up and keeping it closer than the experts think.
Other point spreads that jumped out at me were App St at Penn St +24, Vandy -4 vs MTSU, Cal -8 vs NC (NC's has many key players suspended), and LSU +3 vs Miami.


I hope the Vol defense knocks Grier out of his senses by the 2nd quarter, this might change the whole complexion of the game, don't you think?
Go Vols
 
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Wow. The old how can you call yourself a TN fan. I have been a fan since 1985 and I will always love TN football. Its just my opinion. So you think losing to WV would be a disappointment? Well what do you consider SC and Vandy having winning streaks against us? Or losing to UK? Or almost losing to UMASS? I hate to burst your bubble but we have been a disappointment for a decade.
You do realize that the primary cause of all that is now fetching coffee for Nick Saban right?
 
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I've mentioned it in other threads. I do not see this as a close game. It's a blowout one way or the other. If they are as good as advertised and the remnants of 2017 UT remains, we get blown out by them, it's not a ball game by halftime. However if they aren't close to being how the media promotes them and Pruitt has inculcated his system and the UT players have bought into it as a team, we crush them and by 4th quarter we are boat racing them with our offense.

"Like" for "inculcated".

How many here use that word everyday?
 
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I'm sitting here wondering how you guys are even Tennessee fans..... Especially a guy named BigOrangeTrain.....

Stating oh we get beat by 17+ by WV. Lol.

You kidding me? I'm very realistic and I will tell you this. If we don't win this game it will be a disappointment to this program because WV and their QB is overrated.


Look up the definitions of Realistic and Delusional. You have them confused.
 
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I'm sitting here wondering how you guys are even Tennessee fans..... Especially a guy named BigOrangeTrain.....

Stating oh we get beat by 17+ by WV. Lol.

You kidding me? I'm very realistic and I will tell you this. If we don't win this game it will be a disappointment to this program because WV and their QB is overrated.
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth". It's clear that WV has a plan to beat us and beat us bad. Wait until the first snap and they realize this is not the same team as last year. We will line up healthy, talented, well coached, hungry, pissed off, disrespected, underestimated, driven, mad dog linemen ready to launch into, over, and through their opponent. Pruitt will have them ready to eat nails when they take the field. They will never quit. Pruitt and staff won't allow it.
I'll take Tennessee in this one. Go Vols!
 
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