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Looks dang solid outside of maybe the first half of Y1 at Mizzou.

I'm going in with patience this year. It's Y1 with a brand new hc, oc, offensive scheme, qb, starting rb, etc etc.

People always give new schemes a year to acclimate and expect a big jump in Y2. Considering we have all new [just about everything] this year, I'm going in with patience and hopes of development and growth during Y1.
Folks are already going to be calling Heupel a bust halfway through the season because of the (in my view) inevitable first year hiccups..

Hope I'm wrong and we are running smooth out the gate.. I just think it is too much change to go smoothly.
 
Has there been any talk about Caleb Tremblay in fall camp? I would assume we accepted him in as a transfer because the coaches thought he could help, but I haven't heard his name mentioned.
 
You and I sniffed out Pruitt’s BS pretty early, so I respect your opinion on this stuff.

7-5 would be almost unprecedented here for a first year coach. Kiffin and Fulmer are the exceptions but they were handed very good rosters.

I just don’t see it this year. I don’t see the talent everyone else does. Doesn’t mean I’m right.
It would only take a few key injuries for me to change that prediction... My VFL friend watched a practice in the spring and made me really worried. He said we had zero linebackers. But they seem to have gotten much better at that spot with the additions and others coming back. USC, Vandy, and three cupcakes makes 5-7 the bottom line for me. Hopefully we can find 2-3 more wins against KY, Mizzou, Ole Miss, or Pitt.
 
Has there been any talk about Caleb Tremblay in fall camp? I would assume we accepted him in as a transfer because the coaches thought he could help, but I haven't heard his name mentioned.
One of the VQ guys said he gets better every day and is going to make a difference. I think it was Austin
 
It would only take a few key injuries for me to change that prediction... My VFL friend watched a practice in the spring and made me really worried. He said we had zero linebackers. But they seem to have gotten much better at that spot with the additions and others coming back. USC, Vandy, and three cupcakes makes 5-7 the bottom line for me. Hopefully we can find 2-3 more wins against KY, Mizzou, Ole Miss, or Pitt.
Yeah, I just don’t see anything at linebacker, OL, or DL.

Everyone can point to a player or two at those positions, but you need a handful of above average players at each of those positions to survive in this conference. If we get good health, I could see 6 wins. If all goes to hell like a few years ago, 3-4 wins is on the table.
 
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He said he is not sure….. they do seem to like him a lot….. he also said that the team feels confident that they will be good

Thanks! That’s kind of my take reading the tea leaves. A sort of genuine but cautious optimism that he may be a really good one, but not quite like Cam Newton 2010.

…I recall when reports came out about Cam in fall practice every Auburn fan I knew started talking about a National title run. I blew them off but they were right.

Anyway - I think this will be a fun season and I’m looking forward to it!
 
Yeah, I just don’t see anything at linebacker, OL, or DL.

Everyone can point to a player or two at those positions, but you need a handful of above average players at each of those positions to survive in this conference. If we get good health, I could see 6 wins. If all goes to hell like a few years ago, 3-4 wins is on the table.
I’m pretty confident in the dline as a whole. Coaches are really confident in the oline
 
Yeah, I just don’t see anything at linebacker, OL, or DL.

Everyone can point to a player or two at those positions, but you need a handful of above average players at each of those positions to survive in this conference. If we get good health, I could see 6 wins. If all goes to hell like a few years ago, 3-4 wins is on the table.

At times I’m tempted to think this way, but we have an “easy” schedule. I think Bama and Georgia will smoke us because they have the talent to exploit the weaknesses you mention. Florida might as well. But after that, I see a bunch of teams that at best have as many holes as we do, with 5 being significantly worse than us. Getting 6 wins out of that bunch is doable. I’d be disappointed with just 5.
 
Yeah, I just don’t see anything at linebacker, OL, or DL.

Everyone can point to a player or two at those positions, but you need a handful of above average players at each of those positions to survive in this conference. If we get good health, I could see 6 wins. If all goes to hell like a few years ago, 3-4 wins is on the table.
If we only win 3-4 games this year with this schedule, I will be out on JH real quick. Ha
 
I guess CJH seems like a significantly better coach to me than Butch and Pruitt, and it is just frustrating that we (anyone associated w/ TN) always are treated like clowns. Hopefully we change that view starting 9/2.
That's fair enough. I agree JH was talking about attitude when he mentioned the stairs. Auburn was bragging about stairs and training. My post was intended to be at Auburn's expense.
 
On top of UT Thursday and other games Saturday, we have qualifiers both Thursday and Sunday. What a weekend of sports. That Canada game in Nashville should be a good one, they've improved quite a bit. But, man, our A squad looks niiice. So much young talent and it's finally their time.


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Yeah, I just don’t see anything at linebacker, OL, or DL.

Everyone can point to a player or two at those positions, but you need a handful of above average players at each of those positions to survive in this conference. If we get good health, I could see 6 wins. If all goes to hell like a few years ago, 3-4 wins is on the table.

Mays and Wright are 5 stars, Mays and Carvin are 4 stars, Spraggins was a beast as a recruit and a popular pick for being underrated. We have some size behind them. They are coached by a very reputable OL coach. Injuries are a concern, but there is very good talent there.

Phil Steele had UT's DL at 5th in the conference with the best DL coach in the conference.
 
Yeah, I just don’t see anything at linebacker, OL, or DL.

Everyone can point to a player or two at those positions, but you need a handful of above average players at each of those positions to survive in this conference. If we get good health, I could see 6 wins. If all goes to hell like a few years ago, 3-4 wins is on the table.

There are 2 OL that have been projected NFL draft picks on this line. (Cade & Wright)

The DL I feel most confident about honestly. Ya got 4-5 guys that were legit 4/5 stars coming outta HS and then you got good depth at different levels of experience as well as a variety of size, even without counting the "edge" guys. If a few new faces show out they could be very good. (Byron Young, Eason, Terry, Tremblay, etc.)

And the bulk of the talent is still very young in Omari, Bailey, Baron, Simmons. I just feel like that group has the best balance of size, experience, talent, and coaching to show out early.
 
There are 2 OL that have been projected NFL draft picks on this line. (Cade & Wright)

The DL I feel most confident about honestly. Ya got 4-5 guys that were legit 4/5 stars coming outta HS and then you got good depth at different levels of experience as well as a variety of size, even without counting the "edge" guys. If a few new faces show out they could be very good. (Byron Young, Eason, Terry, Tremblay, etc.)

And the bulk of the talent is still very young in Omari, Bailey, Baron, Simmons. I just feel like that group has the best balance of size, experience, talent, and coaching to show out early.
We had no DL coach last year. Now we have Rodney Garner. And people think there won't be a difference.
 
The media are really pissing me off this year with what little knowledge they have of our team. "Tennessee lost 30 players" but only 5 actually played. "Tennessee only won 3 games in 2020" but, with the worst coach in history and the players quit playing. Plus the at least 3 losses were on the QB.
 
I'd say Secondary and DL to me at least are the best 2 positional groups on the team as of right now without having seen 'em play based on who returned, who is coaching the groups, and the ratings of the talent recruited in those positions.

I am most optimistic about the RB group, I actually expect them to be pretty impressive. Feel like some real potential studs in that room and all of 'em got that "dog" in 'em from being undervalued coming outta HS. Plus I really like Mack as a coach.
 
I'd say Secondary and DL to me at least are the best 2 positional groups on the team as of right now without having seen 'em play based on who returned, who is coaching the groups, and the ratings of the talent recruited in those positions.

I am most optimistic about the RB group, I actually expect them to be pretty impressive. Feel like some real potential studs in that room and all of 'em got that "dog" in 'em from being undervalued coming outta HS. Plus I really like Mack as a coach.

Loved hearing Golesh talk about receiving input from Kodi Burns (having SEC experience) and Jerry Mack (former OC). Maybe it's coach speak, but Golesh was almost gushing at the RB's and OL.
 
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