Do the players believe ...?

#26
#26
NMVol said:
The thread is relevant to the way Jones recruits: recruiting players that have the habit of winning. Expectations can be fairly well founded if the habit is instilled. In this light the new blood might have more confidence than the upperclassmen.
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While I agree with this, I imagine that a large majority of D1 players came from dominant high school programs. Just on our recent roster, Tyler Bray and Justin Worley are some of the players that had overwhelming high school success and winning percentages. I do think it is on the coach to continue developing that mindset (obviously getting wins will result in the mindset of winning; kind of circular)
 
#27
#27
When I started at UT in the 1970's just after the Dickey years and was there when Bill Battle resigned, I was always shocked when UT lost. I was young and I thought Tennessee was equal to anyone. I was particularly perturbed when one of my fraternity brothers came back to the fraternity house after losing to bama one year and put on a Michigan shirt. I told him if he wanted to be a Wolverine so much why didn't he just transfer.

I was there when the Vols beat bama in 1982 which was somewhat analogous to where we are today. Tennessee was unranked and bama was like #2. So I guess I have always been a very orange glasses kind of guy. I have to admit the only time in my entire time of being an orange blooded orange blood that I had doubts about the Vols being able to beat anyone was only during one period, from the half-time of the Mizzou game through that debacle with Vandy. I felt that way because I didn't think the players thought they could win because their coach gave up on them. Otherwise, I am onboard with the Vols being able to win. I was optimistic that Chaney and the Vols would beat Kentucky and they did.

I think the players have bought into Coach Jones' philosophy -- one play at a time, win each play, earn the right to win, and the game will take care of itself. You can call that "duh" or you can call that the ultimate goal but nevertheless it is a mindset. Winning comes with having the athletes who can win, believing they can win, executing, and never letting up.

I believe the Vols know that it is possible to beat Oklahoma and they've been coached on what it will take to earn that monumental achievement. Now they've got to go out and JUST DO IT!

GBO!!
 
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Volbackhomefromtx said:
When I started at UT in the 1970's just after the Dickey years and was there when Bill Battle resigned, I was always shocked when UT lost. I was young and I thought Tennessee was equal to anyone. I was particularly perturbed when one of my fraternity brothers came back to the fraternity house after losing to bama one year and put on a Michigan shirt. I told him if he wanted to be a Wolverine so much why didn't he just transfer.

I was there when the Vols beat bama in 1982 which was somewhat analogous to where we are today. Tennessee was unranked and bama was like #2. So I guess I have always been a very orange glasses kind of guy. I have to admit the only time in my entire time of being an orange blooded orange blood that I had doubts about the Vols being able to beat anyone was only during one period, from the half-time of the Mizzou game through that debacle with Vandy. I felt that way because I didn't think the players thought they could win because their coach gave up on them. Otherwise, I am onboard with the Vols being able to win. I was optimistic that Chaney and the Vols would beat Kentucky and they did.

I think the players have bought into Coach Jones' philosophy -- one play at a time, win each play, earn the right to win, and the game will take care of itself. You can call that "duh" or you can call that the ultimate goal but nevertheless it is a mindset. Winning comes with having the athletes who can win, believing they can win, executing, and never letting up.
I believe the Vols know that it is possible to beat Oklahoma and they've been coached on what it will take to earn that monumental achievement. Now they've got to go out and JUST DO IT!

GBO!!
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Love that sentence right there. That sums it up
 
#33
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Biopsyman said:
The big difference with Jones vs Dooley.. Play to win and play every snap like its your last regardless of the score.. It is an expectation
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Playing every down like it is the last. Tennessee played with that heart to beat Ohio State in the Citrus Bowl. I was on the edge of my seat the entire game, rooting like every play was the last. We fans need to do that too. We were supposed to lose that game. Almost everybody thought Tennessee would lose, but we won.
 
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goldvol said:
Quote from that article that says addresses what this thread is about:

CBJ - "there’s a difference between believing you’re going to win and hoping to win. This team believes it can win. "
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Hopefully the players still believe they can win at the end of the first quarter.
 
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K-town Vol Fan said:
I hope they believe more than a lot of the fans.
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Agree. Everybody thinks they are an analyst now days. Whatever happened to just believing in your team and enjoying the ride? I'm guilty of it too, I admit it. But, I'm changing my stripes. I'm going to watch that game tomorrow thinking we are going to win for one reason and one reason only- We are freakin Tennessee damnit. That's why we can win.
 
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I really believe we as fans focus much more than the players do, on the scoreboard. Of course they will be judged by their W/L, and the coaches even more so. But a well-coached team goes into a game like this more focused on doing things in the moment. They are mentally focused on what they are doing RIGHT NOW. CBJ has them in that mindset better than any coach has in a while.
 
#41
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I think if Tn can be creative in the run game and pick some yards up then I think Tn has a chance to pull the upset. So far the run plays are bad and slow developing. I would use the pass game to try and open up the run game.
 
#42
#42
Very little difference between a 5-7 team and a 7-5 team. It's starts with attitude.
 
#43
#43
I have faith..this is not a Dooley led team...no one gave us a chance in hell of beating the top5 USC last year, but we did it..this year the team is 10 times better.
So until the clock does not have enough time on it to score the points we need to win. I will keep believing we can pull it off.
 
#44
#44
Talent > Experience

Jones > Dooley

Anybody > Sunseri

Of course, the players believe that they can win. Any Saturday against any team could be a W. Go Vols!
 
#45
#45
I know I believe. Some one saw my Tennessee shirt today and told me " yall are gunna get destroyed tomorrow". I had to fight the urge to run up to the SOB and clock him upside the head while yelling go big orange! WIN DANGIT!!!
 
#46
#46
My HS coach used to tell us "If you think you can or you think you cannot, you're right" I believed because he believed and Coach Jones believes! TIFWIW
 
#47
#47
Your damn right the players think they can win, however young they may be, these are indeed great athletes and they love to compete.
Go Vols
 
#48
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casetopia said:
"I don't know how many people in this country believe. That really doesn't matter either.
It only matters what these men in this room believe. How about taking it to the field and getting it done like a TN football team is capable of doing." - Phil Fulmer, 2001

This speech never gets old.

Fulmer Pre-Game Speech, 2001, vs Florida. - YouTube
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Gives me chils still even after seeing it many times over the years.
 
#50
#50
Let's put a Storm in Normen.

We have done this before...

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOXrjUGBIIM[/youtube]
 
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