Yeah. I mean I can already hear the he hasn't played enough ball excuses.. It's frustrating being a Vol fan sometimes..Should be a lesson to any team out there that let's it slip for 15 years. Hard to get up off the mat when you've been down that long. New teams took over the conference and we seem to be stuck in the middle of the conference anymore..
I think if you went to Nico right now and asked if him if he was ready to play, he’d undoubtedly say yes.
I am pretty much in agreement with most of your post, hawk, and I expressed such on another thread last night. My primary difference with you is in the Vandy game where I would give the Vols more of a 90/10 chance if they haven't given up at that point. The second half of the Bama game revealed a glaring coaching discrepancy as Bama made both offensive and defensive adjustments that totally neutralized the Vols. I genuinely felt that having to settle for those 2 field goals in the first half spelled trouble as I have seen that movie too many times before. The late penalties, another questionable 4th down conversion attempt, and another scoop and score essentially doomed any attempt to leave Ttown with an upset. As for Mizzou, I believe they are the real deal, and that could be the worst beat down of the year. Ky will be a real rock fight which I believe will be settled late in the 4th quarter. My prediction is 8-4 and a respectable bowl game. Presently, the passing game doesn't pose near the threat that it did last year, and just 3 offensive tds in the last 2 games doesn't provide much of a confidence booster going forward. Ga could be close for awhile, but if the Vols can't generate some more points, I don't give them much of a chance in a slugfest with all of those future NFL picks. Unfortunately, the flip side of last year's success is that it left all of us wanting, and expecting, more. I'm just glad I didn't delete last year's game from my DVR! Go Vols!
