The ESPN hype machine is on full blast - New years 6 Bowls

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Orangeblood98' said:
While it'd be awesome to see us play at that high of a level in 2015, I'm gonna have to say pump the brakes just a little bit. 8-4 is still the realistic expectation IMO
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I use to be 8-4 but for a sometime I've thought 10-2 is very realistic. I think many want take an 8-4 ending.:rock:
 
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scvolfan7 said:
They're just setting us up for failure. We need to remember that this schedule is still very difficult and this team is still young. there's some experience, but youth is youth. 8-4 is what I'll be happy with.
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who cares what you'd be happy with?

ESPN isn't pulling these predictions outta their behind. There are legitimate reasons for optimism. We have alot of young talent thanks to back to back top 5 recruiting classes. A potential superstar at QB. And we play in a down division and in a conference that just may be down as well.

Everything is saying Tennessee is in store for a big year. So please exucuse yourself if you're the type that likes low expectations.
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
who cares what you'd be happy with?

ESPN isn't pulling these predictions outta their behind. There are legitimate reasons for optimism. We have alot of young talent thanks to back to back top 5 recruiting classes. A potential superstar at QB. And we play in a down division and in a conference that just may be down as well.

Everything is saying Tennessee is in store for a big year. So please exucuse yourself if you're the type that likes low expectations.
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You have a problem with 8-4?
Do you feel 8-4 is a failure?
 
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It is a nice change from a year ago, but not ready to say we are world beaters just yet.

Gotta see it to believe it and it's been a long time coming.
 
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Doyle Hargraves said:
You have a problem with 8-4?
Do you feel 8-4 is a failure?
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Its not about 8-4 being a failure. Its about not FEARING high expectations. I want this team to be a national title contender. Not in 2016 or 17, BUT NEXT YEAR.

I just don't feel we need to be afraid to expect big things. Now that doesn't mean we should act like the sky is falling if we come up short. I simply can't stand the negativity of folks that want to continually set expectations at a minimum. IMO that is the mentality losers take. No one whose won a national title goes into the season saying the goal is 8-4. The goal should be to win EVERY GAME. period.
 
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ok now the person above me needs to think about the possibility of winning EVERY GAME wont happen.... get over it
 
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McDad said:
That is PRECISELY what ESPN is doing.
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18 of 21 starters returning.
Played more freshmen than any team in the country.
Starting QB has potential to be a SUPERSTAR.
back to back top 5 recruiting classes.

and given all our youth last season, we were probably a few bounces away from being 8-5 last year.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out Tennessee has alot going for it. We're gonna be everyone's sexy pick to win the SEC and make the playoffs next year. You negative folks are just gonna have to accept it. The hype will only get bigger the closer we get to the season.
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
Its not about 8-4 being a failure. Its about not FEARING high expectations. I want this team to be a national title contender. Not in 2016 or 17, BUT NEXT YEAR.

I just don't feel we need to be afraid to expect big things. Now that doesn't mean we should act like the sky is falling if we come up short. I simply can't stand the negativity of folks that want to continually set expectations at a minimum. IMO that is the mentality losers take. No one whose won a national title goes into the season saying the goal is 8-4. The goal should be to win EVERY GAME. period.
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Then you and I see eye to eye.
For the first time in years, I have a real confidence in this team. I look at the schedule and honestly feel like they have a shot at every game. The only game I am willing to concede is the bama game and even with that one, if we get a few breaks, we could win.

You might hear from a few lost and pitiful souls here saying that when we lose a few, my expectations will turn to venom towards Butch. Don't believe the hype. Butch is the very reason for my elevated expectations. If we go 8-4, I can view that as improvement. That being said, Butch has assembled a team that we should expect victory every Saturday and that's exactly what I'm going to do.
 
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Doyle Hargraves said:
Then you and I see eye to eye.
For the first time in years, I have a real confidence in this team. I look at the schedule and honestly feel like they have a shot at every game. The only game I am willing to concede is the bama game and even with that one, if we get a few breaks, we could win.

You might hear from a few lost and pitiful souls here saying that when we lose a few, my expectations will turn to venom towards Butch. Don't believe the hype. Butch is the very reason for my elevated expectations. If we go 8-4, I can view that as improvement. That being said, Butch has assembled a team that we should expect victory every Saturday and that's exactly what I'm going to do.
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I've never doubted you Doyle. If you happen to find somewhere that I did.....I was hacked.
 
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Doyle Hargraves said:
Then you and I see eye to eye.
For the first time in years, I have a real confidence in this team. I look at the schedule and honestly feel like they have a shot at every game. The only game I am willing to concede is the bama game and even with that one, if we get a few breaks, we could win.

You might hear from a few lost and pitiful souls here saying that when we lose a few, my expectations will turn to venom towards Butch. Don't believe the hype. Butch is the very reason for my elevated expectations. If we go 8-4, I can view that as improvement. That being said, Butch has assembled a team that we should expect victory every Saturday and that's exactly what I'm going to do.
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exactly. IMO Butch has until 2017 to win the East before I sent the pitchforks after him. But that doesn't mean I'm gonna set expectations to a minimum just to satify the fools in here who want to fire the guy after each loss.

There is nothing wrong with having sky high expectations given the talent that has been assembled. Nothing wrong.
 
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It's funny we each have several different voices in our heads. There's the brash, confident, "you gotta have faith to achieve great things" voice that clamors for 10-2 (or better), and the cautious, too-many-times-burned voice that says, "take it easy sparky, let's don't jinx this thing, 8-4 would be plenty good, given the woods we've wandered in lately. There's the "I'm so freaking tired of losing to Florida ... Bama ... Georgia" voice that demands corrective action. And the "gotta show confidence for the players, should any of them peek onto these forums" voice that swears we can win it all in 2015.

All important voices, and all a part of each of us (well, most of us, I think a couple of you lunatics truly only see the world through a soda straw). Whatta ya gonna do, we are what we are: Tennessee Volunteers. For Life. :)
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
It's funny we each have several different voices in our heads. There's the brash, confident, "you gotta have faith to achieve great things" voice that clamors for 10-2 (or better), and the cautious, too-many-times-burned voice that says, "take it easy sparky, let's don't jinx this thing, 8-4 would be plenty good, given the woods we've wandered in lately. There's the "I'm so freaking tired of losing to Florida ... Bama ... Georgia" voice that demands corrective action. And the "gotta show confidence for the players, should any of them peek onto these forums" voice that swears we can win it all in 2015.

All important voices, and all a part of each of us (well, most of us, I think a couple of you lunatics truly only see the world through a soda straw). Whatta ya gonna do, we are what we are: Tennessee Volunteers. For Life. :)
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How did you know my voice in my head calls me Sparky??? Get outta my head dude.
 
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Orangeblood98' said:
While it'd be awesome to see us play at that high of a level in 2015, I'm gonna have to say pump the brakes just a little bit. 8-4 is still the realistic expectation IMO
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As I have said before we were 2 TDs away from winning 10 games last season. And that's with a terribly inexperienced OL, many freshman and a lot of injuries.

8 wins should be the bare minimum.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
It's funny we each have several different voices in our heads. There's the brash, confident, "you gotta have faith to achieve great things" voice that clamors for 10-2 (or better), and the cautious, too-many-times-burned voice that says, "take it easy sparky, let's don't jinx this thing, 8-4 would be plenty good, given the woods we've wandered in lately. There's the "I'm so freaking tired of losing to Florida ... Bama ... Georgia" voice that demands corrective action. And the "gotta show confidence for the players, should any of them peek onto these forums" voice that swears we can win it all in 2015.

All important voices, and all a part of each of us (well, most of us, I think a couple of you lunatics truly only see the world through a soda straw). Whatta ya gonna do, we are what we are: Tennessee Volunteers. For Life. :)
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Pretty accurate.
 
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