iluvcooter
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The only way we can have a quick rebound for next season is to have some leaders step up now and demand discipline from the other players.
In an effort to keep optomistic hopes for next season, here is my rosey prediction--
A new OC comes to town (I will be realistic on this one and say it's Cutcliffe). Ainge dedicates himself to the film room urged on by the hope that Cutcliffe can make something out of him. After building his confidence in the offseason, Ainge starts putting his receivers in their place by telling them how to run a route (hopefully this will be taken care of with a new receiver's coach, but after the coaching performances we have seen this year I don't want to rely on that).
Ainge and Foster rise up as the leaders on offense. In fact, Foster becomes one of the few NCAA players to be a team captain as a sophmore. The emergence of the 2-headed offensive monster makes way for a receiver to step up as the playmaker. Once this happens, the offensive transformation from 100th in the nation to 10th in the nation has begun...
Defensively... Business as usual! The defensive backs get some new coaching help and start turning those almost tipped passes into interceptions. The NCAA takes pity on UT for having such a bad year, and grants Jason Allen a medical redshirt to return for another last season (OK, I am dreaming now but bear with me). He puts on 50 lbs. of muscle and moves to middle linebacker where he doubles the single season NCAA mark for tackles, and wins the heisman as a 2-way player at linebacker and fullback.
Yeah, I'm getting way off, but how much improvement can you actually ask for from the defense? They lost some focus late in the season, but who can blame them? If Fulmer plays his cards right, next season could be a great one...
In an effort to keep optomistic hopes for next season, here is my rosey prediction--
A new OC comes to town (I will be realistic on this one and say it's Cutcliffe). Ainge dedicates himself to the film room urged on by the hope that Cutcliffe can make something out of him. After building his confidence in the offseason, Ainge starts putting his receivers in their place by telling them how to run a route (hopefully this will be taken care of with a new receiver's coach, but after the coaching performances we have seen this year I don't want to rely on that).
Ainge and Foster rise up as the leaders on offense. In fact, Foster becomes one of the few NCAA players to be a team captain as a sophmore. The emergence of the 2-headed offensive monster makes way for a receiver to step up as the playmaker. Once this happens, the offensive transformation from 100th in the nation to 10th in the nation has begun...
Defensively... Business as usual! The defensive backs get some new coaching help and start turning those almost tipped passes into interceptions. The NCAA takes pity on UT for having such a bad year, and grants Jason Allen a medical redshirt to return for another last season (OK, I am dreaming now but bear with me). He puts on 50 lbs. of muscle and moves to middle linebacker where he doubles the single season NCAA mark for tackles, and wins the heisman as a 2-way player at linebacker and fullback.
Yeah, I'm getting way off, but how much improvement can you actually ask for from the defense? They lost some focus late in the season, but who can blame them? If Fulmer plays his cards right, next season could be a great one...
