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It's really unfortunate to have to open the year in 2014 against them. They are a good football team that knocked off NIU last night and pretty much shut down Lynch. Win, and it will be no big deal to anyone outside of Knoxville - you're supposed to win your home opener against a non conference team. Lose, and there will be a chernobyl like meltdown on VN and BJ will lose much of the fan base before the season even gets started.

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NIU wouldn't be ranked if they played in a real conference. I wouldn't put too much stock in that win
 
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Yep, looks like an even tougher path to 6 wins next year than it was this year. But then, when you're fielding a team who loses at home to Vanderbilt and nearly loses to South Alabama too, you're always going to have a tough time.
 
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I'm not worried about our opener with Utah St. Sure, they're a decent team and all but CBJ will have our team ready. Predicting we'll lose 5 games next season but this will not be one of them.
 
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fade route said:
It's really unfortunate to have to open the year in 2014 against them. They are a good football team that knocked off NIU last night and pretty much shut down Lynch. Win, and it will be no big deal to anyone outside of Knoxville - you're supposed to win your home opener against a non conference team. Lose, and there will be a chernobyl like meltdown on VN and BJ will lose much of the fan base before the season even gets started.

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Exactly....those are my thoughts.
 
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I think they may very well be a better team than us next year, esp. if their QB is back (is he a Sr or a Jr?) That said, I think we scrape out a 3pt victory in a nail biter at home. If it were in Utah they would more than likely win.
 
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I agree with the OP

Fortunately, IIRC they won't have a lot of returning starters; pretty much their entire offensive line and much of their defense
 
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AndyMizunogolfer said:
Have we really fell that far to now worry about Utah St? Kinda reminds me of everyone worrying about WKU.
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Yep. We're a 5-7 team that didn't make a bowl game. They're a bowl team that just beat a top 20 team with a Heisman contending QB.
 
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oregonvol said:
Yep, looks like an even tougher path to 6 wins next year than it was this year. But then, when you're fielding a team who loses at home to Vanderbilt and nearly loses to South Alabama too, you're always going to have a tough time.
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Next season, we will be 5 - 7 again and miss a bowl game; however, in 2015, we will have at least a 9 - 3 record and be a top #15 team nationally.
 
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GAVol said:
That's what I said about Vandy about a month ago. I think we're on the way up, but you can't just pretend like it's 10 years ago.
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No need to pretend like they are Aubruns O and Bama's D all wrapped up in one team either.

In reality it will probably look a lot like the WKU game.
 
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