Vols are going to finish 4th in East

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IBleedOrange said:
how is AU better on paper? AU replaces a QB and an OC just like UT.
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LSU too. We played them close in the SECC and they've lost a good bit of their key players. They still have tons of talent but Flynn, Doucet, Dorsey, Highsmith and Steltz won't be easily replaced.
 
#202
#202
The top 8 teams in the SEC are all tough. I do not think the Vols will finish 4th in the East. Catching FL and AL at home this year will help, but beating both GA and AU on the road won't happen. I see no more than 3 losses.
 
#203
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holdemvol said:
On paper, UGA, UF, LSU and AU should all be better teams.
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UGA just lost their best OL from an OL that lacked experienced depth. They'll probably play true Fr again this year. The Vols return 3 WR's with better production than UGA's best returning WR. Foster wasn't too far behind Moreno in spite of playing in a pass first O. UGA's D was better last year and but lost a quality DB, an LB, and a couple of DL's.

LSU has a ton of athletes but they lost their best football player, Dorsey, and don't have an SEC caliber QB... though he might not have to be most of the time.

UF is a deeper team but they have problems similar to UT's on the DL and are hurting in the secondary.

Auburn? Simply put- Nope. They don't return better players and have yet to name a starting QB, right? In a thin secondary, they just lost a guy who probably had the most experience and talent.

It would be more accurate to say that "in" the paper"s"... rather than "on paper".
 
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kcusslov said:
The Vols are in big trouble this year. Last year was one of the luckiest seasons I've ever seen an SEC team have. How many times did the vols get outplayed only to catch some big breaks and win? South Carolina absolutely dominated that game, but the Vols lucked out on the missed field goal. Vandy should have beaten the vols. That Kentucky game could have gone either way. The games against Florida and Bama showed what a horrendus defense the Vols had last year. This year the vols will go 4-4 in the conference with losses to Florida, Georgia, Auburn, and South Carolina.
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Did you watch LSU? I would argue luck is the biggest factor in winning a NC. I think florida may have been the best team in the SEC last year. Well they had 4 losses. :birgits_giggle:
 
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sjt18 said:
UGA just lost their best OL from an OL that lacked experienced depth. They'll probably play true Fr again this year. The Vols return 3 WR's with better production than UGA's best returning WR. Foster wasn't too far behind Moreno in spite of playing in a pass first O. UGA's D was better last year and but lost a quality DB, an LB, and a couple of DL's.

LSU has a ton of athletes but they lost their best football player, Dorsey, and don't have an SEC caliber QB... though he might not have to be most of the time.

UF is a deeper team but they have problems similar to UT's on the DL and are hurting in the secondary.

Auburn? Simply put- Nope. They don't return better players and have yet to name a starting QB, right? In a thin secondary, they just lost a guy who probably had the most experience and talent.

It would be more accurate to say that "in" the paper"s"... rather than "on paper".
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Good post and I pretty much see it exactly the same.
 
#207
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kcusslov said:
The Vols are in big trouble this year. Last year was one of the luckiest seasons I've ever seen an SEC team have. How many times did the vols get outplayed only to catch some big breaks and win? South Carolina absolutely dominated that game, but the Vols lucked out on the missed field goal. Vandy should have beaten the vols. That Kentucky game could have gone either way. The games against Florida and Bama showed what a horrendus defense the Vols had last year. This year the vols will go 4-4 in the conference with losses to Florida, Georgia, Auburn, and South Carolina.
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A few more injuries and UF will be lucky to finish 4th
 
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buckeyevol23 said:
LSU too. We played them close in the SECC and they've lost a good bit of their key players. They still have tons of talent but Flynn, Doucet, Dorsey, Highsmith and Steltz won't be easily replaced.
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And.. they lost their dc
 
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kcusslov said:
Ya, bama i'll give you, and i think Crompton is actually going to be decent, but that running game has been nonexistent lately and that is the fault of an o-line that can't run block.
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Really? Is that why Arian Foster has a chance to break the all time Tennessee rushing record this year? Try again.
 
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IBleedOrange said:
how is AU better on paper? AU replaces a QB and an OC just like UT.
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Agreed. Actually LSU and Auburn are replacing their QB's and are still trying to figure out who is going to get the starting job. Also, LSU replaced their Defensive Coordinator a year after they had a lot of close calls. Yeah they won the NC after losing two games to Kentucky and Arkansas, but just like all NC teams, they had a lot of things go their way to make it happen.
 
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#217
"South Carolina absolutely dominated that game" What? The Vols were up like 21-0 in that game.
Also, Tennessee WILL NOT finish 4th in the East. I don't know if you were just kidding or what. The Vols will be competing for the East, as always.

GO BIG ORANGE!!!
 
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stevogator said:
UT will not finish 4th in the East. Probably 3rd behind us and Georgia, but not behind Spurrier's boys.
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I sure hope you guys are a lot better than last year's version, which lost 3 conference games and finished in very embarrassing fashion against UM.
 
#220
#220
Big Papa please, I'm just stating what most others believe is going to happen as well, and for your sake you better hope we're not any better than last year. (Check 3rd Saturday in Sept)
 
#221
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kcusslov said:
I've heard alot of big talk on this board and i just flat don't understand how you could think the vols are strong enough to beat out FL and UGa
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well, for starters, we have a nice track record of beating UGA lately, and we still lead the all-time series against you.

and speaking of disbelief, i can't believe you let functionally retarded people into your institution of (allegedly) higher learning. 890 on the SAT? C'mon!
 
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