Luginbill on Finebaum

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#51
FLSTF-VOL said:
Muschamp will win a game or two in spite of himself. He does have a pretty good staff and given time, Kurt Roper will turn that offense around. Some of you are putting way to much stock in the coaching issue.

Coach Jones always talks about inches. In a game like this it could be one of those inches that turns this game our way or against us.
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I'm not sold on Roper. That offense was Cutcliff's. Just like Kirby Smart gets so much credit, that is Saban's D, he just lets Smart tag along.
 
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#52
#52
nagle said:
how many games have you went to in the swamp?
I have not been to any but a lot of people i know have, they are very diff. down there....balloons for every vol fan if they walk in the wrong area.
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I'd never give my money to that hell hole of a football complex. All of my experiences with their fans have to do with them throwing oranges at me or seeing them do it to others.

I'd take an old school Alabama or Auburn fan over any Florida fan any day.

Florida sucks and I'd rather TN beat them than any team other than VU or KY.
 
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#53
QB-TN
RB-TN
WR-TN
TE-TN
OL-UF

DL-UF
LB-TN
DB- push IMO
Special Teams-UF
Coaching-TN

Yeah, I don't see it Tom
 
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#54
FLSTF-VOL said:
Muschamp will win a game or two in spite of himself. He does have a pretty good staff .
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what part of his staff is "pretty good?" they lost 8 games last year and lost to lowly ga southern and vanderbilt at home! roper hasn't done anything with the offense so far.
 
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nagle said:
not much is correct, guys where good but the talent was so low we did not even go to a bowl game..argue that all you want..
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2012 roster had plenty of talent - coaching and coaching hires were lacking.

We didn't go to a bowl in 2012 because of Dooley - not an argument - simply a fact.
 
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VolBricks said:
Luginbill just said FL has more talent and if Driscoll has a good game they win this game. I for one do not think so but I do think this game is closer than most on this site think.

Vols win 27-24 and Hurd has over 100 yards.
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They have deeper talent, but we have closed that gap considerably. They are not better than OU, or UGA. This UF teams is not well coached. UF has relied on big plays in the past because their team speed was better, and we used porr pursuit angles. This just isn't the case this year. If OU, nor UGA exposed a weakness in team speed, I don't see UF doing it either.

I believe UT is the better coached team this year. It should be a very entertaining game.
 
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VolStrom said:
I'm really surprised. I love Florida fans.
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There are a lot of horror stories about UF fans. Maybe you have been lucky or just sarcastic? Just today I heard one about an 87 year old woman that got urine thrown on her down there and another about an 8 year old girl getting threatened. On and on and on.
 
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#58
We have to keep Driskel in the pocket. If he gets outside , that's where he huts you. He can tuck and run or string out the coverage and find an open receiver. He's done it to other teams . Keep him under wraps and we win.
 
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AV_12 said:
QB-TN
RB-TN
WR-TN
TE-TN
OL-UF

DL-UF
LB-TN
DB- push IMO
Special Teams-UF
Coaching-TN

Yeah, I don't see it Tom
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Bad thing is the SEC is a line of scrimmage league and those are our 2 weaknesses. But think UF wins the overall RB's overall. We have Hurd, who will be a superstar at RB but is still a FR and still learning. FL has a few guys that can put up some yards. Outside of Jalen we have a banged up Lane, another FR that hasn't played a down, a walk on transfer and Devrin Young. We gotta hope Hurd stays healthy and that Marlin can get healed and Scott is as good as he is supposed to be.
 
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Skullbone said:
They do have some talent, but they haven't proven they can win with that talent. If we can keep our defense off the field as much as possible and run the ball consistently we WILL win. Historically the recipe for beating Florida has always been to win the rushing battle.
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I don't think we have to win the rushing battle, but we have to keep it close. This will be a tough game, but if we can minimize mistakes and protect Worley, we will win.
 
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ajvol01 said:
2012 roster had plenty of talent - coaching and coaching hires were lacking.

We didn't go to a bowl in 2012 because of Dooley - not an argument - simply a fact.
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We didn't go to a bowl because of dooley and Sunseri. Give the man the credit he's due
 
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CountVolcula said:
Up until last year, they had better recruiting classes than us

Its no doubt they have more overall talent, but that talent is not well coached
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Like TN, FL has lost a lot of that highly ranked recruit talent to transfers/dismissals/busts.

FL has also lost a lot of players to early draft. This helps to even the keel.

There is still a lot of talent on defense but the gayter offense is atrocious!

Worse yet, they players don't appear to be buying in with CWM's philosophy or system. They doubt it or are confused by it and thus they aren't committed to it.
 
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all i know is that we have more drive and heart. and the days of getting out coached are over! the crowd will cause a few false starts and maybe a few delay of games. It will be a dogfight, but the VOLS come out on top 31-27. :rock:

p.s. last i saw the bookmakers had us as a 2.5pt favorite. Those guys are right more times than they're wrong. just sayin
 
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VolBricks said:
Luginbill just said FL has more talent and if Driscoll has a good game they win this game. I for one do not think so but I do think this game is closer than most on this site think.

Vols win 27-24 and Hurd has over 100 yards.
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I agree with that statement. We have to pressure Driskell, but we also can't lose containment of him. He has a good arm, and if not pressured he is accurate. If pressured, not so much. If we don't contain him he can also hurt us with his legs.

I agree about Hurd. I actually believe Hurd will need a 100 yd rushing game for us to win. Our passing game will be a key component, but balance on offense will be they key against another good front 7.
 
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Crazy Ivan said:
I agree with that statement. We have to pressure Driskell, but we also can't lose containment of him. He has a good arm, and if not pressured he is accurate. If pressured, not so much. If we don't contain him he can also hurt us with his legs.

I agree about Hurd. I actually believe Hurd will need a 100 yd rushing game for us to win. Our passing game will be a key component, but balance on offense will be they key against another good front 7.
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We are going to do all of those things, because this team has proven that's what it does consistently. This Vol's team is the best coached, best executing, and has the best overall team speed we've had in at least a decade.

The Vols will win this one if we just don't beat ourselves. If we don't have turnovers, or penalties in critical situations, and we don't give up any big plays with busted assignments; we will win this game going away.

If we have the same kind of miscues in critical situations that we've had the last 2 games, then this one will be a nail biter.

This is a young, but battle hardened team, with a coaching edge that clearly stands out on film. We have proven we have the team speed, and proper pursuit angels to limit the number of and severity of big plays. I don't expect to see many of the same assignment mistakes that we saw last weekend against UGA.

UF's strength is purely their talent. Their defense is big and physical, but they play reckless football consistently so this also a weakness. This weakness was exposed almost all of last year getting worse down the stretch, and then again against Bama this year. This style of play does produce turnovers, so I expect to see a few of those, but it also opens up windows of opportunity that I trust our coaches to capitalize on; i.e over pursuit, jumping routes, poor lane assignments, and slow communication from the side line. Muschamp took a very talented roster last year, and blew it. UF has some major areas of concern, and the Bama game this year is proof of that. Yes, yes, Bama is talented, but not that much more talented than UF. There is program altering brewing down in Gainesville folks.

UT's strength is that it is a better all around team. I believe we have a coaching advantage against most team's we will line up against this year. We have a mature QB, who is a true leader, and a good decision maker. Our defense has proven to be a solid bend, but don't break group of great athletes. We have the best group of receivers, if you consider the depth of our contributing players who can make stellar catches, that I have ever watched at UT (I've been watching UT play for over 35 years). Notice, I said deepest group, not the best individuals. I actually think our O-line is going to be one of this teams strength going down the stretch. Their film break down just keeps getting and better from week to week.

I expect a close game if UT plays it's worst. I expect a walking away win if we limit our miscues. That's my 2 pennies worth. Have a great day, and Go Vols!!
 
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if we cant end the streak this year then wow...
but for any vol fan to think we are going to beat them by 20+ when Bama dominated them and only won by 21 is nuts..
I would love to see it...
want that HORRENDOUS streak to end.
Go Vols
 
#73
#73
I've never thought Luginbill was a UT hater and usually think he's pretty accurate with his analysis, this time too. On paper UT should win due to UF's ineptness so far this year but they do have a way of playing the mental game advantage, so I think this is gonna be a very close game, hope I'm wrong though and the Vols take the chomp to the woodshed.
 
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jasonvol18 said:
Bad thing is the SEC is a line of scrimmage league and those are our 2 weaknesses. But think UF wins the overall RB's overall. We have Hurd, who will be a superstar at RB but is still a FR and still learning. FL has a few guys that can put up some yards. Outside of Jalen we have a banged up Lane, another FR that hasn't played a down, a walk on transfer and Devrin Young. We gotta hope Hurd stays healthy and that Marlin can get healed and Scott is as good as he is supposed to be.
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Yeah, but our defense isn't a weakness anymore, IMO, and their offense sucks.. So I lean towards us overall
 
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#75
He's just going off history and until we beat the gators this will always be the perspective.
This year history is changed! :good!::clapping::yes:

GO VOLS!
 
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