Tennessee a seven point underdog against West Virginia

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GreyWolf1129 said:
I like your confidence here, and you've proven to be a poster worth listening to. I don't know much about WVU overall, but Grier and Stills concern me. Someone will have to step up and stop, or at least contain them. That, to me, is Job #1 for the defense.

WVU plays (I think) a 3-3-5 base. I'd expect them to crowd the line and dare whoever our QB is to beat them over the top. So being able to run against that front is going to be Job #2. If we can establish the run against WVU, then we can control the clock; control the pace; and throw when and where we want to. This is another critical "must do" for this game.

And then there is special teams. I can see this being a game where a big play on special teams tips the scales. So we've gotta play big on ST.

On paper, WVU has a decided advantage. If Pruitt and staff are the right choice, then we have them right where we want them.

Go Vols.
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The outcome of the game will be decided by whose defense gets burned the most.

I'd like to think our D will be much much improved with a former DC as head coach, but then again we are playing with most of the same guys that produced the last 2 years of results (injuries not withstanding).

You can jump out to a much bigger lead early with an outstanding passing game which will be the best part of WVs game. They could easily have us down by 28 points by half time if our defensive secondary collapses and our O-line doesnt show up to help the offense and our QB situation is as bad as it may look to be.

We shall see, I guess. Tennessee has a way with pulling off these early season OOC wins.
 
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MWAVolfan said:
The outcome of the game will be decided by whose defense gets burned the most.

I'd like to think our D will be much much improved with a former DC as head coach, but then again we are playing with most of the same guys that produced the last 2 years of results (injuries not withstanding).

You can jump out to a much bigger lead early with an outstanding passing game which will be the best part of WVs game. They could easily have us down by 28 points by half time if our defensive secondary collapses and our O-line doesnt show up to help the offense and our QB situation is as bad as it may look to be.

We shall see, I guess. Tennessee has a way with pulling off these early season OOC wins.
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Well West Virginia has only 3 returning starters of defense. I have to believe we will have some success running and passing against them. If we have a strong running game that tires a defense down more than anything. I don't see West Virginia being able to run all over us either. It should be a interesting game but I am fairly confident if we can move the chains early and often we will wear them down. GBO!!!!!
 
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As of now the Accuweather forecast for Charlotte on Gameday is 81 degrees and a little afternoon rain. I would take rainy conditions for the game it might help to slow West Virginia's offense down.
 
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VOLnMiami said:
Did you watch the spring game?...JG even torched them..I hope they have improved I honestly do but I am not counting on it until Pruitt has his own players in place....Lets hope they have.
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Did you glance at the spring game ROSTER? Lot of names didn’t see the field...and the scheme was vanilla.
 
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Wasn't expecting much year 1, just excited to see something other than CBJ on the sideline. That being said, I do believe we have a staff that can game plan and make adjustments. This will make a world of difference with this team; I'm not sold on the lack of talent conversation.
 
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WV has less talent than we do and barely had a winning record in the big 12. They probably have all of 5 four stars on their roster (just guessing). Talent wins games. This almost reminds me of when Chucky Keeton of Utah State was supposed to destroy us. I almost took out a loan to bet on that game.
 
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norrislakevol said:
WV has less talent than we do and barely had a winning record in the big 12. They probably have all of 5 four stars on their roster (just guessing). Talent wins games. This almost reminds me of when Chucky Keeton of Utah State was supposed to destroy us. I almost took out a loan to bet on that game.
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And AFTER the game, we found out that he had blown his knee out the previous season...even tho that was public knowledge BEFORE the game! 😝 Good analogy.
 
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