Tennessee football preview.....

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man, they always say every year that UT has soooo many holes to fill.. They hardly ever say that about other teams in their preview..
They should say that even though UT looses 3 top notch WR's, their bringing in a crapload of top notch talent.. And the same about CB's with Berry...
They sorta made it sound like it's gonna be a looooonggg year for UT in the SEC..
 
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It will be a long season unless Tebow doesn't pan out, McFadden forgets how to run, and UGA is snakebit on both sides of the ball. I'm already counting those three as SEC losses for the Vols this year and on top of that SC, Bama and KY will be toss ups. Throw in a loss to Cal and a potential trap game with Southern Miss and I'm guessing a regular season record of 8-4 on the high end and 4-8 on the low end. Have a happy.
 
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I have no read on this year at all, i honestly believe it could be great or a complete disaster. It's a total toss up.
 
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k-sny-vol said:
They should say that even though UT looses 3 top notch WR's, their bringing in a crapload of top notch talent.
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Taylor/Briscoe/Rogers/Hancock is not a crapload of top notch talent.

It's possible it could be a long year for Tennessee.
 
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Lucas Taylor is the real deal, he'll be our #1 receiver :thumbsup: and has a real shot at the heisman.
 
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rexvol said:
I have no read on this year at all, i honestly believe it could be great or a complete disaster. It's a total toss up.
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Wow... I actually agree with you though I tend toward the former because:
1) Excitement about the secondary. The guys who are there have elevated their game but McKenzie, Willingham, and Berry will be difficult to keep off the field.

2) You don't "need" great WR's. Wisconsin proves this every year. They get solid but not great play from them and spread the ball around to go with a solid ground game.

3) More experienced depth on the OL... and alot of optimism about McNeil. I think has the potential to be the best C that ever played at UT and maybe the SEC.

4) Ainge.

5) Mapu and the DL... especially DE's.

6) Misc RB, LB, and TE comments that I'll spare you.
 
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kptvol said:
He just doesn't know what he's talking about.
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Care to enlighten me? Unless you're talking about the most recent recruits. I'm not one who considers freshmen wr as serious contributors. O'Neal should be but that's it.
 
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Wow... Why is it that your pessimism is so predictable?
VolunteerHillbilly said:
It will be a long season unless Tebow doesn't pan out,
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If Tebow doesn't pan out then it could be a remarkable fall for UF. I think they could end up as bad as 5th if he plays poorly. Even if he plays well, their defense lost 10 or 11 lettermen with 7 or 8 of them going in the draft. They'll have true freshmen in their 2 deep more than likely... This will have more to do with their season's results than Tebow.

McFadden forgets how to run,
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McFadden doesn't play OL, DL, or DB where the Hogs lost their best players. He's getting his but they probably won't be anywhere near as good in 07... especially with the controversy.

"and UGA is snakebit on both sides of the ball."

UGA will be back but they had significant losses on both sides of the ball especially defense.
I'm already counting those three as SEC losses for the Vols this yearj
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Surprise, surprise...!!! You being negative... no, not realistic, negative. UF and Arkansas both have more holes to fill than UT. And I'm not even saying the Vols don't have issues to take care of. Same with UGA.

"and on top of that SC, Bama and KY will be toss ups."

All of these teams will be better and a challenge. I think Bama is the biggest threat on the schedule... but how do you know they'll be "toss ups"? At this point there is no reason to think SC should beat UT at K'ville or that UK should beat them anywhere.

"Throw in a loss to Cal"

Why on earth would you "throw" that in? That is by no means a sure loss. It should be a likely win even on the road. They lost their best DL's, LB, and RB as well as some other major contributors.
and a potential trap game with Southern Miss and I'm guessing a regular season record of 8-4 on the high end and 4-8 on the low end. Have a happy.
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I don't know whether you do this for effect or if you really don't know any more about football than this post reflected.

I'll predict a low of 0-12 and a high of 14-0... how's that? However, I believe that due to their comparable situation to the teams they play plus their schedule, UT should win 10 regular season games.
 
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TheDeeble said:
Care to enlighten me?
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Kenny O'neal, a JUCO that played at Florida State will most likely be starting, not Taylor/Briscoe/etc.

Brent Vinson, if he qualifies, (prep school) may also end up starting be the years end or atleast getting a lot of valuable minutes as the 3rd/4th receiver.

We have probably the most talent at receiver coming in than we've ever had. We just have to hope it pans out or we will be stuck with the likes of Taylor.. but I still think Quinton and Austin are better than Taylor/Briscoe.
 
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TheDeeble said:
Care to enlighten me? Unless you're talking about the most recent recruits. I'm not one who considers freshmen wr as serious contributors. O'Neal should be but that's it.
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There have been favorable comparisons of both G Jones and Vinson to Harvin. Both are game changing types of players.

I won't be surprised if Berry gets a look at WR if these guys don't show well.
 
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This schedule is sneaky tough.

S. Miss is an even bigger trap game than Air Force last season.

@ Cal
v. S Miss
@ Florida

Ouch.

Kentucky is on the road. Alabama is on the road.

It looks easier on paper, but man, that Southern Miss game could be a scary one. And I'm serious.
 
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if we lost to Southern Miss, everyone deserves any criticism that would be forthcoming.

trap game or not, USM is not a game i pencil in as a L.
 
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Bassmanbruno said:
Kenny O'neal, a JUCO that played at Florida State will most likely be starting, not Taylor/Briscoe/etc.

Brent Vinson, if he qualifies, (prep school) may also end up starting be the years end or atleast getting a lot of valuable minutes as the 3rd/4th receiver.

We have probably the most talent at receiver coming in than we've ever had. We just have to hope it pans out or we will be stuck with the likes of Taylor.. but I still think Quinton and Austin are better than Taylor/Briscoe.
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I know we have talent in the most recent class, but I don't expect them to be big contributors for at least another year. Like I said, I don't consider freshmen wr serious contributors. It's a rare occurance. O'Neal should because he's a JUCO, but that's about it.
 
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TheDeeble said:
I know we have talent in the most recent class, but I don't expect them to be big contributors for at least another year. Like I said, I don't consider freshmen wr serious contributors. It's a rare occurance. O'Neal should because he's a JUCO, but that's about it.
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Well... you're wrong. Fulmer/Cut have said the freshmen are going to have to contribute.

And I wouldn't consider Vinson a freshmen since he's been through prep school, I'd say he's at the level of a redshirt freshman.

Trust me, O'neal/Vinson/Jones don't contribute.. (which they should if Cut lives up to his word) then we will be in for a long year.
 
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BTW, these are the same guys who pretty much glossed over UF's loss of their whole NC defense, starting QB, leading rusher, and two leading WR's to predict them the early favorite to win the SEC East.

UF may do it... but they have more holes to plug than UT, UGA, USC, or even UK... plus they probably have the worst conference schedule of the 5.
 
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CPF with a returning starting QB:

1993: 9-2-1
1995: 11-1
1996: 10-2
1997: 11-2, SEC Title, BCS loss
1999: 9-3, BCS loss
2001: 11-2
2002: 8-5
2003: 10-3
2005: 5-6
2006: 9-4
 
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Bassmanbruno said:
Trust me, O'neal/Vinson/Jones don't contribute.. (which they should if Cut lives up to his word) then we will be in for a long year.
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I used to think this but I don't any more.

If UT runs the ball well and spreads the ball around in the passing game plus plays the defense they'll be capable of... they won't need to "replace" the big three at WR.

The most critical concerns on this team in my opinion in order of importance are: DT's, OL, CB, and WR.

WR is the most questionable of that group but weakness at that position does not guarantee a bad season.... witness Arkansas last year. They had bad QB play and only one reasonably productive receiver. But they ran well and played very good defense for most of the year after USC.
 
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Bassmanbruno said:
Well... you're wrong. Fulmer/Cut have said the freshmen are going to have to contribute.

And I wouldn't consider Vinson a freshmen since he's been through prep school, I'd say he's at the level of a redshirt freshman.

Trust me, O'neal/Vinson/Jones don't contribute.. (which they should if Cut lives up to his word) then we will be in for a long year.
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They can put them on the field. But that doesn't mean they'll contribute. I don't mean the coaches just putting them on the field. I mean how well they play. How much they benefit the team during the game.

It's hard enough to get good production out of one freshman wr much less 2-3.
 
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