orangeluvr
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Hello good people of Volnation. This is my first post on here. I've followed this message board for quite some time now. Figured I'd join on NSD. Anyway, while I dont expect UT to win the east next year, I do expect them to at least finish 2nd. UGA will be a tough game in Athens and I just never have been impressed with USCjr. And well, its about time we beat Florida and what better place than Neyland. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Most people were saying we would win the east after we stomped Cinci. Thats my 2 cents for now
Look I am not saying we are sec champs next year. However, I am being optimistic in the fact we can win the east. We can win the the east though! Had we not lost Hunter last year I think the mood in the football forum and around the country would be completely different right now. I honestly think we win 3 out of the 4 games we lost in the east last year. Say that happened no one in this forum would be saying we don't have a chance to win the east. I honestly don't think the pessimistic fans realize how close we actually were to an eight win team last year. Were we close to LSU, Alabama and LSU? No. But they were the number 1, 2 and 3 teams in the damn country last year. We don't play LSU or Arkasas this year! Guys we are set up very nicely to be THE break out team of 2012.
While I don't disagree that Georgia will be tough to beat. I do think we were clicking when we had hunter on one side and Rogers on the other after the cincy game. So had we beat Florida SC and Kentucky the optimism would be we will compete for the east this year. A couple key injuries to our BEST players entirely construed the optimism of this football teams ability last year.
i think every year that we are gonna win the east... it will be nice to brag about my vols once they have a winning record again,hell i even brag when we dont... it will be nice to be feared again in the SEC.
We should be better, but Georgia has the easiest schedule in the SEC and ours is pretty tough.
Your comment about being disappointed if we have less than 9 wins is exactly why Dooley is on the hot seat. I think 9 is possible but just don't think it is realistic yet.