The Oregon Game

#52
#52
I love the vols and hope they can pull it off against the ducks , but realistically the vols have very little chance..
 
#53
#53
BellottiBold said:
It's certainly possible for you to win. You've got a defense with great athletes and a great coach telling them what to do. Oregon will be fielding an inexperienced QB, and will likely be coming in as the favorites having to deal with the hype. And certainly there is no place like Neyland in the Pac besides our humble abode.

I caution you against believing that Oregon will struggle with the heat and humidity. The fact that the game is at night will make that less of a factor, as previously stated here,
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Thanks for a nice and impartial analysis. I for one didn't/don't think the night weather for the game will be a factor either. If I recall the few visits I had to Oregon, it can get hot and muggy there too. Depends on which part of the state (East vs. West) you're in but the team surely knows heat and humidity. I think UO is at a higher elevation than the UT so your lung capacity could be greater than our boys. Game pace will surely be a factor with our team being so thin in key positions, rotation may be a serious problem. The Vols need to come out aggressive and try to put as many points on the board as quickly as possible and rely on a rabid defense to keep you at five arm lengths most of the game. My hope is I'm right the Vols having so many telling them how bad they are will have this huge chip on their shoulder and a killer instinct.
 
#54
#54
GAVol said:
Therein lies the problem.
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A hard hitting, nasty attitude defense can make this happen. I do have a concern with OU's receivers, they seem rather speedy and sneaky in how they get open so much.
 
#55
#55
railvol said:
I love the vols and hope they can pull it off against the ducks , but
realistically the vols have very little chance
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You couldn't be more wrong. I actually think this is a 50/50 game on who could win. Our defense is gonna play lights out and if the offense can respond then Oregon is in trouble.
 
#58
#58
BellottiBold said:
It's certainly possible for you to win. You've got a defense with great athletes and a great coach telling them what to do. Oregon will be fielding an inexperienced QB, and will likely be coming in as the favorites having to deal with the hype. And certainly there is no place like Neyland in the Pac besides our humble abode.

I caution you against believing that Oregon will struggle with the heat and humidity. The fact that the game is at night will make that less of a factor, as previously stated here, but beyond that Oregon is a team that takes a great deal of pride in being one of the best conditioned teams in all of CFB. This is a critical point of focus for a program that has firmly established its identity has high-flying and breakneck in terms of tempo. In point of fact I would say that upwards of 80% of our opponents end up gassed midway through the third quarter because of the ridiculous pace the offense operates at. (And I would say last year we were actually a little slower than we had been in Bellotti's last year as HC.) Also one of the features of the indoor facility is fancy climate control, so the players will at least have a week to acclimate to what they might face.

The key here is that the QB will have to execute for any of this to matter. Masoli had a terrible time throwing in the Rose Bowl - and not only when he was under intense pressure from that impressive Buckeye pass-rush. Similarly in the Boise game he never got going. But if Costa or Thomas manages to come out and fight through your crowd, Oregon has the pieces to dominate the game.

It will be a really tough way to have a new (and while Costa is a 5th year who knows the offense like the back of his hand, I would still call him new) QB try to find his legs, that's for sure.

Lastly, by my count only 5 times over the past 3 seasons since Chip Kelly arrived have the Ducks failed to score more than 20 points. I would estimate that it will take at least that to win.
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Oregon may be in good shape but there's nothing like practicing and scrimmaging in our heat and humidity all summer to get you prepared for a game
 
#59
#59
I notice that usually there are going to be at least a few negavols who try to "bring us back to reality". But I see the general consensus is that we can pull out a win over these quackers. This is the kind of attitude we need going into this season, supporting our players and coaches as a loyal fan base should.
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#60
#60
Ill be there and were undefeated in every game i was attending. I hope to keep that streak alive.
 
#61
#61
I'm pretty fired up about this game. The crowd should be pumped and could be a pretty big factor. I feel good about our chances. GBO!
 
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