Charlie Weiss

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Charlie Weiss has really made things difficult for Fulmer and we haven't even played Notre Dame yet. Weiss was able to take a mediocre team and coach it up to where it can go toe to toe with anyone in the country. Yet Fulmer and staff has taken a talented group of players and made them one of the worst offensive teams in the country. If Weiss hadn't had such immediate success then maybe Fulmer wouldn't look quite as foolish. But the proof is in the pudding, great coaching can make average talent good, but poor coaching can make great talent bad. We have an example of good coaching on our team. John Chavis and staff have put one of the greatest defenses in UT history on the field. It's a shame we hold Alabama to two field goals and lose the ballgame because of the ineptness of our offense. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
 
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We've given up 7 TDs all year long playing top 10 opponents every week. Nobody is going to throttle us.
 
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Originally posted by GAVol@Oct 23, 2005 10:23 PM
We've given up 7 TDs all year long playing top 10 opponents every week.  Nobody is going to throttle us.
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Yup. We've a legit front seven. The type ND has not come close to seeing this year. USC isn't close; neither is MICH. In fact, I think it might be the best front 7 we've ever had. What a shame - a sad shame.

But I'm not sure we've played against an offense that...executes...as well as ND's. Should be interesting. Also, we are going to have to be better on third and medium-long. BAMA was better, but that is still our weakness (I'm thinking perhaps Chavis is a little stubborn with our Mustang scheme right now, but I'll leave that to him).

I'm more worried that our defense will tucker out toward the end of the year out of dispondency. Probably not, but it's a concern.
 
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Originally posted by Liper@Oct 23, 2005 11:34 PM
Yup.  We've a legit front seven.  The type ND has not come close to seeing this year.  USC isn't close; neither is MICH.  In fact, I think it might be the best front 7 we've ever had.  What a shame - a sad shame.

But I'm not sure we've played against an offense that...executes...as well as ND's.  Should be interesting.  Also, we are going to have to be better on third and medium-long.  BAMA was better, but that is still our weakness (I'm thinking perhaps Chavis is a little stubborn with our Mustang scheme right now, but I'll leave that to him).

I'm more worried that our defense will tucker out toward the end of the year out of dispondency.  Probably not, but it's a concern.
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All good points and I agree that it's a shame that we have this kind of D and all that anyone wants to focus on is the other side.

I might be wrong here, but didn't every sack that we had on Croyle stem from a 3rd and long? Croyle got rid of the ball rather quickly the whole game, but when he didn't, we were on him.

Think that Quinn is going to hold onto the ball for that long? I don't. Weiss coaches that short game nicely.
 
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I really hate to buy into the gold kool-aid, even if it is that good. The "Mighty Quinn" is a whole different animal than we seen last year but i think we go after him.

Id like to see our secondary be much more physical, That kid "Shark?" could be a serious problem for us.
 
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Originally posted by GAVol@Oct 23, 2005 10:23 PM
We've given up 7 TDs all year long playing top 10 opponents every week.  Nobody is going to throttle us.
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Finally!! A little optimism!
 
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weiss is a great coach and a offensive mastermind. our defense is one of the best in the nation. we can't move the ball on offense which will be our downfall. did you guys see the looks on the faces of our defense after the alabama game that says it all. i think we will be in for a long night in south bend. notre dame also needs a statement game to impress the bcs.
 
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I think we have a legitimate shot at pulling off the upset because our defense will keep us in the game. Samardjiza (or however you spell it) will be a definite threat but there won't be a running game for ND and I expect a few sacks to go along with it. Am I thinking clearly?
 
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Most realistic score at this point:

Notre Dame 13
Tennessee 6

Average players executing a well thought out game plan > Excellent players with bad coaching
 
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I was reading on foxsports today that the SEC only has one team in the top 25 in scoring offense. Yall think this has to do with great defenses in the SEC, or just all around bad offense?
 
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Probably a little of both. How many defensive player in this league will go in the top 3 rounds of the NFL draft?
 
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I think it has to do with two things: Unbelievable defenses in the SEC and a lack of playmakers at QB. For some reason, the SEC just hasn't had many great QBs the last couple of years.
 
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I love the Vols but they will lose to N. D.

Heck they may lose to South Carolina..........
 
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Originally posted by patrick@Oct 24, 2005 1:43 PM

Heck they may lose to South Carolina..........
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Not so fast my friend, don't think there is enough Jack Daniels in the world for that to happen
 
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Let's not forget that we had a chance late to win every one of these games. SC will not beat us, and if the offense ever wakes up and jells a bit ND better watch out...we are usually good for at least one big road upset a year.
 
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What is the word are you all drinking? I think I may have stumbled onto the vandy site by mistake. This is UT not the university of chatt. I ask three major questions to all you "I love UT but Notre Dame is going to win" people. First, who in the world did Notre Dame beat this year.

1) Michigan 5-3, Purdue 2-5, Pitt 4-4, BYU 3-4, Washington 1-6 Total 12 Wins 22 Loses .353 winning %
Wow how impressive.

2) How many games have the feared Irish won at home in the last year? One and it was against BYU last week.
Wow how impressive.

3) How many ranked teams have the Irish beat this season? None.

And let me guess, this is the part were people say but they played USC tough and lost to Mich St in overtime. Lets not forget that Mich St got wacked by Northwestern last week at home. 49-17. Let me leave you all with a thought. USC oppenents records this year is 19 wins and 30 loses. Maybe USC is just a little over rated since they have not beaten a legitimate team in three years. Tennessee will roll into south bend and give notre dame and all the golden domers at ESPN a reality check. Put that in Lou Holtz pipe and smoke it. I would rather bleed the orange that counts through a rough season than to beat nobodies and get peddled to America by the yap flapping bunch a ESPN.
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Originally posted by Dagreek1998@Oct 24, 2005 2:32 PM
What is the word are you all drinking? I think I may have stumbled onto the vandy site by mistake. This is UT not the university of chatt. I ask three major questions to all you "I love UT but Notre Dame is going to win" people. First, who in the world did Notre Dame beat this year.

1) Michigan 5-3, Purdue 2-5, Pitt 4-4, BYU 3-4, Washington 1-6    Total 12 Wins 22 Loses  .353 winning %
    Wow how impressive.

2) How many games have the feared Irish won at home in the last year? One and it was against BYU last week.
    Wow how impressive.

3) How many ranked teams have the Irish beat this season? None.

And let me guess, this is the part were people say but they played USC tough and lost to Mich St in overtime. Lets not forget that Mich St got wacked by Northwestern last week at home. 49-17.  Let me leave you all with a thought. USC oppenents records this year is 19 wins and 30 loses. Maybe USC is just a little over rated since they have not beaten a legitimate team in three years.  Tennessee will roll into south bend and give notre dame and all the golden domers at ESPN a reality check. Put that in Lou Holtz pipe and smoke it. I would rather bleed the orange that counts through a rough season than to beat nobodies and get peddled to America by the yap flapping bunch a ESPN.
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That's all fine and well, but ND is one of the best offensive teams in football. I think Weis and Co. will be able to score at least 17 points on us, and that'll definitely be enough to win the game given our horrendous offense.
 
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Hi guys, new Bammer here.

I think UT is a victim of its own recruiting success. It's tough to get a bunch of highly sought after guys to play for the team. I'm getting a whiff of the Mike DuBose syndrome here. UT is loaded with talent, but how many of them are really there to wear the Orange? But I digress...

You will win against ND, DAMN IT!!! Go into their yankee house and show 'em what it's like to play against a SEC defense. Quit all this negativity crap and come together. A. Foster is going to have a national coming out party. He||, if we can win a NC with Jay Barker, surely y'all can whip ND with Clausen.

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Originally posted by RockyTopEmpire@Oct 24, 2005 1:47 PM
Not so fast my friend, don't think there is enough Jack Daniels in the world for that to happen
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Enough JD for who, the Volnation?
 
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Originally posted by patrick@Oct 24, 2005 1:43 PM
I love the Vols but they will lose to N. D.

Heck they may lose to South Carolina..........
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ND.....possibly
USC........not gonna happen
 
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Originally posted by GenNeyland9@Oct 24, 2005 4:08 PM
That's all fine and well, but ND is one of the best offensive teams in football.  I think Weis and Co. will be able to score at least 17 points on us, and that'll definitely be enough to win the game given our horrendous offense.
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ND offense will also be the playing one the best defenses in football
 
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I tend to agree that ND hasn't really beaten anybody worth a damn. Michigan has turned out to be average, Pitt is awful, so is Washington and so is Purdue. Michigan State is falling apart and then there's USC. They played them tough and should have won, sure. But that was one game and that was one of the most hyped up games with one of the best atmospheres of all time, at home for ND. I think pure emotion kept them in that ball game. UT's defense is good enough to keep Quinn and company from doing too much damage. Darius Walker will gain about 4 yards against the UT defense, the d-line is just too good for him to run on. So UT will be able to make Quinn beat them with his arm, maybe he can do it, he's pretty good. ND's defense is very suspect so if for once, JUST ONCE, this season the extremely talented UT offense can just put together a solid outing, then UT could pull the upset. I really think UT has a good shot at doing it, they've been tested by FOUR top 10 teams now so they'll be ready for the fifth. ND thinks they're better than they are and could very well underestimate the Vols. Beat the Irish.
 
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