What will be the difference maker?

#27
#27
We hit we win, we put pressure we win, and we do it as tough as it is possible to do!!! ( shout out to Jim Brown. On Any Given Sunday)
 
#29
#29
There's never just one key.

Talking heads like to try to boil it down to one, or three, or five "keys to the game" because it gives them talking points. It allows them to put some framework on the play-by-play, give it some extra drama.

But it's never about just five things, either.

It's a game with an oddly-shaped ball that bounces funny, played in all weather (except God forbid there is lightning sighted within 10 miles of the stadium), by 11 guys in one color jersey against 11 guys in another color jersey, plus roughly the same number of zebras trying to keep things mostly within the rule book. It's line-versus-line, receivers-versus-backs, QBs and coaches and passing games and running games and penalties and a kicking game and clock management.

There are literally dozens of variables. And every one of them count. Any one of them can be THE key to a particular play. And each of them WILL be the key to a play at some point in a sixty-minute match.

Asking to boil it down to a single key for the entire game is like asking Mozart which note was his most important one. Or asking Da Vinci which pigment made him a success.

Good luck trying to get it sorted. If you just need to have the structure, go with Neyland's Maxims (there were really something like 38 of them, and each one is actually three, four, five or more "keys" hidden within a single phrase, like "ball, oskie, cover, block, cut and slice, pursue and gang tackle, for this is the winning edge." "uhh, which is the winning edge, coach? ball or oskie or cover or block or pursue...I'm confused.").

Go Vols!
 
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#30
#30
Tillman. With him limited or out for this one.....
 
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#32
#32
Keep AR contained in the pocket. Disiplined gap assignments and pass rush lane integrity on D. Correct the overthrows on O with dominant blocking ( both run and pass) and run the damn ball right down their throats.
 
#33
#33
utfantilidie said:
In order to beat the Gators, what do you think will be the key to our team. Honestly I know how important our offense is with Hooker but I think this game our d line pressure , if it continues, we’ll harass Richardson all day long. Just my opinion. Agree?
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I think Tennessee's offense being able to outdistance Florida's will be the difference. I think Tennessee's defense will do well enough to hold Florida to 28 points.
 
#34
#34
BlinghamptonVol said:
According to some threads, the level of enthusiasm or fear in the posts on this board will make a big difference on Saturday. If we don't properly fear florida and their 99 out of 100 wins, we will lose. In reality, this game is 52-13.
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Ikr drives me crazy 😂 we are not playing on Saturday lmao,
Our enthusiasm or lack there of on this board means squat lmao.. I have a feeling some people are Eeyores about everything, though lol
 
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#36
For Tennessee and the expected win-it will be qb differential, Heupel’s offensive system, and the defense holding the line with containment.

For Florida to win or make it close-they will need a top 3 best effort from AR, a dominant dline and secondary, and turnovers or special team led scoring from blocked punts
 
#37
#37
Tennessee MUST put a spy on Richardson on every play and force him to beat us with his arm...then it's all up to the secondary to contain.

For Florida it all comes down to stopping the run early. Do that and we never establish a tempo on offense and it turns into a lot of 3 and outs.
 
#38
#38
I think there is definitely more than one key to beating them.
1. Defensive pressure. Make their quarterback beat UT with his arm.
2. Find that other gear on offense. Hooker needs to do Hooker things and it needs to be mistake free!
 
#39
#39
The front four look more like wrestlers. They slam the qb. I’ve never quite seen anything like it to be honest.
 
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