Iam4utalways
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Their back ups beat us all the time it seems.
On another note. It seems everyone is already chalking the Dawgs up as a win
Did you really think Tennessee was going to beat Florida from 2007-2011? We were heavy underdogs in all of those games.
FWIW, I think you win this year. Ironically, this may the the year where Florida starts slow and gets better as the year goes on. The game being early this year hurts UF's chances, whereas it has helped us the last several. Slow starts have been the m.o. for UT the last five years, but this year, with the experience you have, you might be stronger early.
Our defense will be facing one of these QBs:
UF QB Harris to TransferDel Rio threw just 18 career passes at Oregon State before transferring. Appleby has thrown as many touchdowns as interceptions (19) in his career and couldn't keep his job at Purdue. It's not exactly an ideal situation if McElwain hopes to repeat as SEC East champs.
Thinking we were Going to win is different than Could win.
My optimism for could win went as follows....
07? Yes
08? No
09? No
10? No
11? No
12? Yes*
13? Yes
14? Yes*
15? Yes*
*thought we were GOING to win (and should have).
In 2014 - Treon threw two passes , before the UT game and completed two more in the UT game, and he won the game for us.
In 2015 - Will Grier had zero career pass attempts before the season started, and he looked like an All American against UT.
why should this year be any different than any other season? There are plenty of florida games we could have won--but we almost always don't. Fans who think we're just going to roll over florida are apt to be disappointed...again. I hope we do, but I've seen the Vols f--k up far too many florida games.....