The '12 UF loss ignited the Gruden Fiasco which imho caused the Vols 1-2 wins that year. We had Gameday on campus, and the build up of "this is the year" was so big that losing it changed things drastically. Especially since we were winning in the 3rd qtr. I hate thinking about that game cause what would have happened if our O wouldn't have gone 3andOut after the huge momentum building fake punt stop. Add that to how the crowd already was, and giving the depleted D a well earned rest we could have sealed up the deal. That to me was the issue of '12...the O not putting in the final death nail when the D stepped it up and handed it to them to do it. Not how horrible the players on D that worked their butts off in O&W were like so many like to bash. The Mizzou game 4th qtr is another clear example.
This fan base needs to take it game by game, and not get to excited to early cause "We r UT" or "We r due.". This fanbase will bite it's nose to spite it's face, so that's what worries me the most more than anything for our future success. We frankly are in no position to believe we WILL beat most of the teams on or schedule. We should believe we can hang with the majority of them with good shots of winning them. That's where we r imo.
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