I don't have a good feeling about this game

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If the tennessee players thought like this we'd be screwed, BUT I KNOW THEIR CONFIDENT, IM CONFIDENT, all the doubter shame on you.....FLORIDA BETTER BE READY, HARREL PLAYING 1 MORE THIS TEAM WILL BE FIRED UP GAME OVER FOR FLORIDA......
 
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05_never_again said:
I don't know what it is, but I don't have a good feeling about the game saturday. i don't know if it's because we're coming off a near-loss to air force or what, but we're missing our best defensive lineman and a dang good corner. the running game, although decent, hasn't fully stepped up yet. we can't expect ainge to go 24-29 for 300+ yards and 3 tds every game.

i think tennessee still has a good chance to pull one out just because we're playing at home though.

thoughts?
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keep that to yourself!
 
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05_never_again said:
I don't know what it is, but I don't have a good feeling about the game saturday. i don't know if it's because we're coming off a near-loss to air force or what, but we're missing our best defensive lineman and a dang good corner. the running game, although decent, hasn't fully stepped up yet. we can't expect ainge to go 24-29 for 300+ yards and 3 tds every game.

i think tennessee still has a good chance to pull one out just because we're playing at home though.

thoughts?
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I know where you are coming from. Last year made me a little gun shy too, but this is a new year and these Vols mean business. I love this teams attitude. Harrell coming back for this game shows how much we want to win this year. This team is going to get respect Sat.

We are going to eat Leak alive Sat.

Mark it down
 
#36
#36
Pessimism. I love it. I choose to keep seeing the glass as half full.

Then again, its a shooter so its now empty!
 
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05_never_again said:
I don't know what it is, but I don't have a good feeling about the game saturday. i don't know if it's because we're coming off a near-loss to air force or what, but we're missing our best defensive lineman and a dang good corner. the running game, although decent, hasn't fully stepped up yet. we can't expect ainge to go 24-29 for 300+ yards and 3 tds every game.

i think tennessee still has a good chance to pull one out just because we're playing at home though.

thoughts?
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Set down on a soft mat,sip some cold orange juce. lite a orange candle or 500 of em. now open up your mind. yes there it is 107,000 crazed fans, you are among then, the band plays rocky top,the team comes through the T, Its almost like Heven. Now if this don't help I'm sorry I think it is a term. case
 
#39
#39
SCREW PESSIMISM!!!! I SAY GO VOLS ALL THE WAY! I’D RATHER BE A BELIEVER AND PROVEN WRONG THAN A PANSY THAT DOESN’T BELIEVE.

GO VOLS! BEAT FLORIDA!:rock:
 
#40
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I was on the Swampgas forum yesterday, and the gator fans were soooooo positive that they were going to beat us, what is with you people? We have to be positive, a lot more positive than those gators. We now have Harrell back and Inky came and gave his pep talk. No way are we going to be beat by those gators with all the emotion that is going on here this week!!!:aggressive:
 
#41
#41
You know...

I am tempted to be worried like that too. But reading the comments from the Vol players and coaches, I get the feeling that their laying low in the grass for Florida.

I can almost imagine the coaches getting giddy with all the overconfidence coming from the Gators.

How many of you participated on boards with Cal fans before the first game? How many of you read Tedford's all but dismissive comments concerning the Vols?

I did. The Gators sound alot like Cal did.

There's little doubt that UF is a better team than Cal. But, we and they are tempted to say that they "know" UT better than Cal did. I'm not so sure anymore. I think DC has brought some things with him that make the UT offense a different animal from what any of the UF coaches or players have ever seen from the Vols.

Chavis has demonstrated the ability to scheme Meyer and Leak.

I'm feeling much better about the whole thing. We could still be disappointed but I am now about 20% confident that UT will win without it coming down to the wire, 8+ points which was my prediction for the Cal game as well.
 
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#42
You know...

I am tempted to be worried like that too. But reading the comments from the Vol players and coaches, I get the feeling that their laying low in the grass for Florida.
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since you're making the analogy, I'll say that animals in the wild often lie low because they're scared.

20% sure of it not being close...in UT's favor? There's a reason why the great majority of objective prognosticators are favoring us to win - because so far we've shown to be the better team.

The "we played tougher teams" angle doesn't really hold water. You know darn well if UF were to play the same game against Cal, you'd say it was because the PAC-10 is weak, which it pretty much is. They are slow and they can't tackle, or at least not on that day they didn't.

UCF is no great team, but they're DI and went to a bowl game and we had 400yds of off in the first half, 600+ total, all with a -4 TO margin for the game. hat's why you should be scared.

Well, that and Percy Harvin. That kid is sick, and if you're an opposing fan you are not looking forward to playing against him for the next 3 years. Gotta give Urbs props for landing him.

UCF and AFA are comparible teams in most observers' eyes, and the difference in the results from our game vs your game says a lot.

Neyland has lost a little (or a lot maybe) luster, much like the Swamp. I do believe we're on our way back to being a dominant home team, if we're not already - 8 in a row last 2 yrs - not spectacular but light years ahead of that Zook fiasco.

Having said all that, I hope the game is well played, refs don't play a hand on either side and all players stay relatively healthy. If those things happen I think we win, maybe by 14+.

Good luck - 55.5 hours until kickoff!!!
 
#43
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"Neyland has lost a little (or a lot maybe) luster, much like the Swamp. I do believe we're on our way back to being a dominant home team, if we're not already - 8 in a row last 2 yrs - not spectacular but light years ahead of that Zook fiasco."

If you Gators think Neyland has lost anything, then your in for a big surprise.
 
#44
#44
I rolled some dice and picked a card and used it to run a Ouija board. It told me that if any of us thinks he can actually predict the outcome of this game, then that person should change his name to "Nostradumbass."
 
#49
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penleydr said:
since you're making the analogy, I'll say that animals in the wild often lie low because they're scared.
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The lion respects the water buffalo... but the pride isn't scared because they know they can rely on each other.

Much of my confidence comes from comparing things out of both camps. UF fans, players, and coaches are talking alot more about this guys talent or that guys speed, yada, yada, yada.

UT is showing the signs of being a "team". Not just guys on the same roster but guys ready to crawl into a foxhole together with artillery landing all around.

But that isn't to say they don't have individual talent. They do on the same level as UF.

20% sure of it not being close...in UT's favor? There's a reason why the great majority of objective prognosticators are favoring us to win - because so far we've shown to be the better team.
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Actually there are three reasons that I can think of that are having a tremendous impact that have absolutely nothing to do with UF being the better team.

One, Meyer's charisma. He like Carroll is "pretty" on tv. He's flashy. Fulmer is not and Cut's return to K'ville while now raising some eyebrows was hardly a glamour hire.

Two, the stigma of 5-6 is still lingering. The Vols haven't been forgiven by the "prognosticators" for last year. They are still waiting for the wheels to fly off again so they can be proven right about their pre-season blather. I'd ask you to remember that almost all the "prognosticators" said that Cal was much better than UT. At least the same percentage that now predict Meyer will go to Neyland for coronation were only 3 weeks ago predicting the same for Tedford.

Three, the "prognosticators" look at scores and highlights. Few do any kind of indepth analysis of their own. The ones who claim to do factual analysis are so full of holes it isn't even funny. Terry Bowden was singing the praises of Cal and talking about the long road back for UT. He cited last year's performances as proof without even taking the next level look at Cal's competition.

The prognosticators haven't looked at UF's and UT's respective opponents in any depth. They've just read the box scores and rosters... and maybe are blinded a little by that "new car shine" of Meyer.

The "we played tougher teams" angle doesn't really hold water.
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Yes it does. Both of the teams played by UT would beat the teams you've played as bad as you did. Both of those schools have respectable programs but both cycle up and down. Neither is on the upswing this year.
You know darn well if UF were to play the same game against Cal, you'd say it was because the PAC-10 is weak, which it pretty much is.
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You haven't heard me say that. I've lived all over the country. I've lived Pac10, ACC, SEC, Big10, and now Big12 "country". Football isn't the same but for every argument you could make about the Pac10 being weak, they'll counter with stats and game results.

Cal, SC, UCLA, ASU, and Oregon are all good programs with good prospects for this year.
They are slow and they can't tackle, or at least not on that day they didn't.
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See. That seems to be the automatic doesn't it? UT thumped them and made them look slow so they must be slow and weak.

They didn't have alot of trouble tackling against Minnesota. They have speed. I think people just assume Cal's DB's were poor tacklers rather than giving a 6'3", 210 (and now much stronger) Meachem credit for running through their tackles.

UCF is no great team, but they're DI and went to a bowl game and we had 400yds of off in the first half, 600+ total, all with a -4 TO margin for the game. hat's why you should be scared.
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Cal's defense is alot closer to UF's than UCF's is to UT's... and UT put 500+ on them in what amounted to about 2.5 quarters.

For that matter, Cal would probably put 600+ on UCF. They put 500+ on a decent Big10 defense last week and took a big step toward validating UT's win against them as a "quality win".

Well, that and Percy Harvin. That kid is sick, and if you're an opposing fan you are not looking forward to playing against him for the next 3 years.
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He sounds like a very good player... and will line up with and against a whole bunch of other very good players on Saturday. He's going to find the athletes he plays this Saturday on a different level from the ones he's faced the last two weeks.

UCF and AFA are comparible teams in most observers' eyes, and the difference in the results from our game vs your game says a lot.
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Name that observer.

UCF beat 1AA Villanova the first week. 'Nova outgained them by 18 and threw 22-32 for 231. The following week Lehigh (you know the mighty Mountain Hawks) beat 'Nova while rolling up 426 yards of offense.

Interpretation: At least two 1AA schools are better offensively than UCF. Sorry. I'm not impressed.

Air Force would run them off the field at least as bad as UF did.

Neyland has lost a little (or a lot maybe) luster, much like the Swamp. I do believe we're on our way back to being a dominant home team, if we're not already - 8 in a row last 2 yrs - not spectacular but light years ahead of that Zook fiasco.
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The Zook "fiasco" may have been more pronounced but it was no more detrimental than the Sanders "fiasco".

Having said all that, I hope the game is well played, refs don't play a hand on either side and all players stay relatively healthy. If those things happen I think we win, maybe by 14+.
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I think either team could win big. If the breaks fall one way or the other, you can never tell. Talent wise, UF is not 14+ better than UF nor is UT that much better than UT.

My prediction of the margin is based on two things. The overconfidence being shown by UF and the teamsmanship of the Vol players. They are tight and when it comes to big games that means alot. UF sounds a whole lot more like a bunch of individuals... and Meyer strikes me as a Prima Donna who is totally impressed with himself.
 
#50
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lawgator1 said:
I rolled some dice and picked a card and used it to run a Ouija board. It told me that if any of us thinks he can actually predict the outcome of this game, then that person should change his name to "Nostradumbass."
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Exactly! :thumbsup:
 
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