Will the Gators be that easy?

#76
#76
I think we have talented starters on the DL, though we definitely are young and relying on the newcomers for depth. Our LBs are nearly as talented and we need the freshmen to be the real deal. Our secondary would be solid even without the newcomers, assuming Jackson comes back. We certainly needed more depth there, though. Florida also has holes that need to be filled. And while they are extremely stacked at the DL, alot of this talent is very young.
 
#77
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tvolsfan said:
I defend Bray as much as any. That being sad, I stand by my earlier comment.... "There's still not really any evidence we're going to be any good"
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This young crew does have something to prove....hopefully that will be their "chip on the shoulder for motivation" during the offseason
 
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hvwarrior58 said:
Tennessee will be comprised mainly of 13, 9, and 10 ranked classes. This team isn't completely void of talent.
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One of the few reasonable responses.

Tennessee has alot of talent on both sides of the ball. It floors me how quickly you guys diss your own team.

How did those 3 highly ranked classes work out for us last year?

We have an entirely new system on both sides of the ball, with no gamebreakers on offense, and 3 new starters in the secondary who are nowhere near the talent we have had before.

8 wins max for this Gator team. Muschamp will get a pass for this year imo. he just doesn't have the horses he needs to be competitive like he wants to be on both sides of the ball.
 
#79
#79
We can beat them this year even in the swamp but to just chalk up a "W" as it is a given is crazy. It will be a tough game.
 
#80
#80
Florida could be top 5 again very soon if two things happen.

1-Charlie can get the players for his system.
2-Coaching egos don't cause the team to implode.

As for now, #2 isn't an issue. However, #1 is definitely going to have to be worked out.
 
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WesternKyVol said:
I wish Urban was still there. Weis is the best OC in America.
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Are you serious????

I hope not

He is good, but to say he is the best OC in the US stretch... (especially when talking about history in the NCAA and not NFL; these are 2 different games)

Bottom line... there is no reason we should kiss or praise Weis's fat a$#@...
 
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Ancient Reptile said:
I just read the other thread about UT winning the East and found it surprising that you guys were simply marking a "W" up for the Florida game. We do have problems with new offensive and defensive schemes and questions at QB, but spring training rumors were that the number one class from two years ago is starting to show up.

Frankly, I admit we have "issues" (as the talking heads say), but considering Bray's performance in the spring game, the recent history between the teams, and the fact that the game is in the Swamp. it just seems almost arrogant to me to write us off. But that's just me.
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The arrogant part of the whole story is when a "rival" fan goes to an opponent's fan site and then doesn't like what they see and then tries to make a big deal out of it.What did you expect to see that the Gators were going to win EVERY time they play the Vols?That's not going to happen and if you can't take that then my advice to you would be stay on a Gator site so they can blow sunshine and rainbows up your @ss...:shakehead:
 
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SGMVols said:
7 points for UF? This might be your most delusional prediction yet.
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Early for a brand new system. Tell me who is going to be great for them on offense. Our defense will be much better than the one last year that UF had trouble scoring against.
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Ancient Reptile said:
I just read the other thread about UT winning the East and found it surprising that you guys were simply marking a "W" up for the Florida game. We do have problems with new offensive and defensive schemes and questions at QB, but spring training rumors were that the number one class from two years ago is starting to show up.

Frankly, I admit we have "issues" (as the talking heads say), but considering Bray's performance in the spring game, the recent history between the teams, and the fact that the game is in the Swamp. it just seems almost arrogant to me to write us off. But that's just me.
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New schemes or not, FlorDUh has way to much talent to consider them a def win! I will say, this is our best shot at beating them in the swamp in a long time though.
 
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Most of the W predictions are coming from the standpoint that we will be on the most level playing field we've had in years. I think UT would have to underperform to lose. I think FL will have to overpreform to win. On offense anyway. I think this game will come down to the last quarter and whose in possession for the go ahead score. My one reason for not marking this a W is this team has yet to show me we can run out a clock and manage a lead.
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#93
Intellegent and well-informed posts (with a few excitable exceptions). Just reading the thread on the possibility of UT winning the SEC East, I got the idea that you guys thought UF was a sure thing. Like a lot of UF fans, I think this is the year the rivalry heats back up with a tough game for both teams. We are glad this game is in the Swamp and hope that the home field advantage is enough.

I realize that spring games don't mean much. But, frankly, I was dismayed by Brantley's spring performance. Hitting 4 out of 14 in a spring game seems terrible to me. But, of course, Brantley didn't show the Gator fans anything last year. So maybe Bray's season performance cancels the spring game. But if I were a UT fan, I would worry about the performance. What did Bray hit? 8 out of 30? Compare both Brantley and Bray to the spring performance of an established QB. Bo Austin at my other school (Southern Miss) hit something like 28 out of 30. I told the Gator boards at the time that Brantley could not do that if there was no defense on the field. For the record, what does explain Bray's spring performance that causes Vols to dismiss it?

I think the Waco Kid had it about right. Eight wins in the regular season and a toss up in the bowl will be fine for the first year. Of course, I hope UT is one of the Ws, but I know that UT is fully capable of beating the Gators.

Someone asked, rather rudely I thought, what I expected on a UT board:

The arrogant part of the whole story is when a "rival" fan goes to an opponent's fan site and then doesn't like what they see and then tries to make a big deal out of it.What did you expect to see that the Gators were going to win EVERY time they play the Vols?That's not going to happen and if you can't take that then my advice to you would be stay on a Gator site so they can blow sunshine and rainbows up your @ss...

I certainly didn't expect UT fans to concede the Gators a win, but I did expect you to see that it would be a competitive game. And most of you do.

Good luck on your other games and maybe we will discuss this some more as the game draws close.
 
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Ancient Reptile said:
spring game. But if I were a UT fan, I would worry about the performance. What did Bray hit? 8 out of 30? Compare both Brantley and Bray to the spring performance of an established QB. Bo Austin at my other school (Southern Miss) hit something like 28 out of 30. I told the Gator boards at the time that Brantley could not do that if there was no defense on the field. For the record, what does explain Bray's spring performance that causes Vols to dismiss it?
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Man are we still talkin about practice...p pp practice

You seen those young guys in the games last year...right!

But seriously I am hoping that the sophomore slump will not be too significant...
 

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#97
#97
It will come down to what it always does and that is turnovers & whoever runs the ball the best.
I don't see a victory in the swamp, I do see the best chance we've had since 05 though.
 
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hvwarrior58 said:
Tennessee will be comprised mainly of 13, 9, and 10 ranked classes. This team isn't completely void of talent.
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A whole bunch of those highly ranked kids that came to UT are gone. A whole bunch of those highly ranked kids that went to UF are at UF.

At best, we have talented sophomores on offense playing against their talented Juniors and Seniors. At worst, we have a patchwork defense playing against their talented Juniors and Seniors.


The Waco Kid said:
Tennessee has alot of talent on both sides of the ball. It floors me how quickly you guys diss your own team.
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I'm not dissing our team. We have some promising young players. Most still have some growing to do. We also have some areas where we are simply devoid of quality players. Florida has top athletes damned near everywhere. Behind them are more young quality athletes.

I think it is a mistake to think Florida is weak because they struggled at times last year and had a coaching change. I think it is a mistake to think Tennessee is good because they won't be quite as bad as last year.
 
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Ancient Reptile said:
I just read the other thread about UT winning the East and found it surprising that you guys were simply marking a "W" up for the Florida game. We do have problems with new offensive and defensive schemes and questions at QB, but spring training rumors were that the number one class from two years ago is starting to show up.

Frankly, I admit we have "issues" (as the talking heads say), but considering Bray's performance in the spring game, the recent history between the teams, and the fact that the game is in the Swamp. it just seems almost arrogant to me to write us off. But that's just me.
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As had been said, anybody just marking a "W" for the florida game is an idiot. Do we have a chance to win? absolutely Will we? it's a toss up

At this point even though its way to early to say i would think the line would favor florida by 4 points or less.
 
#100
#100
This thread picked up some rationality real quick, because we were sounding like Kentucky fans talking about us for a while.

"This is OUR year, alright!"
 
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