We've had way too long to steam over UCLA....

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Time to get back to business...

Who thinks we right the ship and blowout UAB?

Who thinks we continue the disaster we saw on 9/01?

And if you believe we will right the ship...do you think thats the first step on our way to a very good season...or is it just us overpowering an inferior opponent?
 
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I think we soundly beat UAB and (I will probaly get flamed off the board for this but...) after watching Miami vs the Tebow's I think we actually have a decent shot at beating the Gators.
 
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I think we beat UAB we have to anything else is just unthinkable. As for florida we do have a chance maybe not a good chance but anything is possible.
 
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I think we will have some trouble with UAB in the 1st half blow them away in the second and I agree with the shot to beat florida... they have yet to look impressive, but they do look better than we did
 
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UAB is just a bad team. No Reason we should not put 40+ on them.

Florida will beat us by 21.
 
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We will "get by UAB". I don't think we will look impressive doing it though. I am not sold on Clawson's offense at all.

I read today in the Nashville paper we are going to try and move the pocket for Crompton. I felt that we should have rolled out more from watching the first two times we had the ball agaist UCLA. Why didn't they do that in the UCLA game. Fulmer and his staff can't adjust on gameday. They are horrible gameday coaches. We get by on talent.

As for Florida, Miami is improving. They gave the gators all they wanted for two and a half quarters. They are a much better team than they have been the last couple years. It won't be long and the same ol'Miami everyone is used to will be back. They are extreamly young.

We will give up huge chunks of yardage to Flordia trying to keep them from getting big plays. In turn our Offense will be on the sideline much of the game. We will hang close in the first half only to get blown out in the second half when a tired defense can't stay with Harvin, Demps, Rainy, and the punt return guy(I can't remember his name). We are in for a long year.
 
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I honestly do not think we "blow away" anybody this year. I think we WILL win against UAB but it will be in typical Phil Fulmer low key fashion. We'll probably end up with a 27-10 victory or something like that.
 
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Tulsa put 45 points on UAB.
Florida Atlantic put 49 points on UAB.
Anything less than half a hundred by the Vols, and the effectiveness of the UTK offense will be questioned. Fair or not, that's how it is.
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
Tulsa put 45 points on UAB.
Florida Atlantic put 49 points on UAB.
Anything less than half a hundred by the Vols, and the effectiveness of the UTK offense will be questioned. Fair or not, that's how it is.
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If those teams can put that amount on UAB then we should be questioned if we can't...I don't think it would be unfair at all to do that
 
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I really don't care what the score is I just want to see some improvement in key areas.

1. Both sides of the ball need an identity and some confidence at this point. I think the identity as an offense should start with the run game. The defense should be all about the blitz.

2. Both Chavis and Clawson need to get into a playcalling groove. Clawson was obvioulsy nervous last week but he needs to settle down and become an effective OC. If the secondary is supposed to be a strength then it's time to show it. Bring the house all the time.

3. Stop the stupid mistakes. Penalties, fumbles, special teams breakdown, etc.

4. Just win and let's get some swagger and some confidence. It's gonna be a long stretch of tough games.
 
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Oh yeah

5. Get Lincoln back on the field ASAP and let him make a few FG's. Gonna need our solid kicker back in SEC games.
 
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#12
I think we'll thrash UAB and have to play a perfect game to stay in it against Florida.
 
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I think this is a key game. Crompton had a very timid performance against UCLA. I think we need to but up big numbers to get everyones confindence up, including the members of this board. It Game #2 it's time to put UCLA to bed and get ready for FOOTBALL TIME IN TENNESSEE!
 
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thetennesseetom said:
i think this is a key game. Crompton had a very timid performance against ucla. I think we need to put up big numbers to get everyones confindence up, including the members of this board. It game #2 it's time to put ucla to bed and get ready for football time in tennessee!
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go vols!
 
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I am too scared to answer the OP's question. We SHOULD put up 50+ against UAB, but I also remember predicting 41 against UCLA....
 
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I'm not sure how many points we put on them will be so much of a matter of "can we" as it is "will we".

Pouring on the points is not Fulmer's style, and we'll probably see carries from at least 4 RBs, and the 2nd string QB (should be Stevens) will probably see time in case something happens to Crompton in the UF game (mental or otherwise).


That's just the way it's going to be.
 
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DC Vol said:
I'm not sure how many points we put on them will be so much of a matter of "can we" as it is "will we".

Pouring on the points is not Fulmer's style, and we'll probably see carries from at least 4 RBs, and the 2nd string QB (should be Stevens) will probably see time in case something happens to Crompton in the UF game (mental or otherwise).


That's just the way it's going to be.
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I hear this from time to time. Sometimes from folks who probably do not have long memories, and sometimes from people who just want to prop up Fulmer as some kind of ultra good guy in a league of bad man coaches. The truth is that Fulmer ran it up when he could. Go back and look at some of the scores from the mid-1990s. They'd make Urban Meyer blush. Just a few that stand out in my mind are:

50-0 vs. LaTech, 55-3 vs. SC, 52-19 vs. Duke, 48-0 vs. KY and 62-14 vs Vandy in 1993;

52-0 vs KY and 65-0 vs Vandy in 1995;

62-3 vs. UNLV and 56-10 vs. KY in 1996; and

70-3 vs. LaMonroe in 2000.

There are plenty more examples of piling on by Fulmer led teams. Don't get me wrong. I see nothing wrong with this type of cut-throat mentality considering that margin of victory is a real factor in the minds of poll voters, even if it is not supposed to be. However, the record needs to be clear.
 
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I dont know a thing about UAB, I admit. But my instinct tells me this will be another close game that shouldnt be, unfortuneatly.
 
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UAB is much worse off than we were in 2005... particularly on the defensive side. UAB's offense will likely put up some points, however, UT should have little trouble scoring on us as well. Our rush defense is moderately better than our pass defense, but neither is playing very well at all right now.

UAB has been in both games that we've played because of our offense. Late scores by Tulsa and FAU made the margins look worse than it really was. I don't expect a win in Knoxville. Frankly, I'd be pretty pleased if we surrendered less than 40pts to UT, had no injuries, and got out of there with the check.

I'm predicting...

UT- 38
UAB- 24
 
#24
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You're dreaming Blazer. This will be Fulmer's signature win for the season. He's already planning on this game being his statement to the Bowl Selection Committee.

UTK - 87
UAB - 19
 
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