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I'm not sure who he was, but he was a guest on the show that comes on after the Erik Ainge show. He was evaluating the upcoming football season as a whole, including his pics for national championship, SEC champions etc.
Apparently his credibility lies in the fact that he predicts everything using mathematical equations, as opposed to just "here's who I think will win." Anyways he started discussing Tennessee and I really liked the things he had to say, again I don't know who he is, but what he said made a lot of sense. Here are some bullet points:
- he said the scheduling of Oklahoma was absolutely the dumbest move an AD could make. He said it puts your team in a very bad position when you can beat Oklahoma and still have the potential for a 5 win season. Even if Tennessee wins that game the physical beating it will take to go 4 quarters could be detrimental to future SEC play.
- the host replied with "I also don't like the Utah State/ Arky State schedule." He literally laughed and said "It's crazy people are blowing up these games, Tennessee not only can, but will absolutely wipe the floor with both of those teams." He said they just play at a much slower, lower level than Tennessee.
- the host said it feels like Tennessee is in crisis mode, he enthusiastically replied with "No you're not! Not even close!" He went on to say people are severely underestimating the talent we have brought in, and that it's program-changing talent.
- in regards to replacing the lines from last year, he said "I hate to break it to the Tennessee faithful, but your O-line last year was just not very good." He said they were very talented but had (and I quote) "The stink of Dooley on them." Basically just that they knew how to lose, and when it came time to come up big they did just the opposite. He told fans to expect to be pleasantly surprised at what a new, hungry O-line who learns Butch's system from the ground up will do when Butch's on-the-field energy rubs off on them.
- he said anyone who doesn't have Tennessee as their dark horse this year hasn't done their research. And Tennessee has all the makings to be a very, very deadly team and no one will see it coming.
Anyways I wish I knew more about his credibility or who we was, but it was definitely encouraging to hear this kind of talk from an unbiased analyst.
Apparently his credibility lies in the fact that he predicts everything using mathematical equations, as opposed to just "here's who I think will win." Anyways he started discussing Tennessee and I really liked the things he had to say, again I don't know who he is, but what he said made a lot of sense. Here are some bullet points:
- he said the scheduling of Oklahoma was absolutely the dumbest move an AD could make. He said it puts your team in a very bad position when you can beat Oklahoma and still have the potential for a 5 win season. Even if Tennessee wins that game the physical beating it will take to go 4 quarters could be detrimental to future SEC play.
- the host replied with "I also don't like the Utah State/ Arky State schedule." He literally laughed and said "It's crazy people are blowing up these games, Tennessee not only can, but will absolutely wipe the floor with both of those teams." He said they just play at a much slower, lower level than Tennessee.
- the host said it feels like Tennessee is in crisis mode, he enthusiastically replied with "No you're not! Not even close!" He went on to say people are severely underestimating the talent we have brought in, and that it's program-changing talent.
- in regards to replacing the lines from last year, he said "I hate to break it to the Tennessee faithful, but your O-line last year was just not very good." He said they were very talented but had (and I quote) "The stink of Dooley on them." Basically just that they knew how to lose, and when it came time to come up big they did just the opposite. He told fans to expect to be pleasantly surprised at what a new, hungry O-line who learns Butch's system from the ground up will do when Butch's on-the-field energy rubs off on them.
- he said anyone who doesn't have Tennessee as their dark horse this year hasn't done their research. And Tennessee has all the makings to be a very, very deadly team and no one will see it coming.
Anyways I wish I knew more about his credibility or who we was, but it was definitely encouraging to hear this kind of talk from an unbiased analyst.
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