MWAVolfan
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First of all, let me get this out of the way. Here is what I THINK is going to be the outcome of the game.
Tennessee 24, Oregon 52
Oregon will score 42 of its points in the first half. Tennessee will score 10 of its points in the 4th quarter when Oregon is playing its 2nd team and the game is already out of reach. Oregon will rush for 300+ yards and will control possession of the ball for 60% of the game. Tennessee will be outmached offensively but will not look stupid doing it or quit before the game is over (a la the Dooley era).
Now, here is what's going to have to happen for that to not be true:
One of our corners or linebackers will have to make some big turnover recoveries and give Worley a very short field to try and score early.
Oregon is going to hit us hard and early with big plays. If this happens you can kiss our running game goodbye. We will have to become a passing offense to score points quickly. I fear Worley is not mentally competent or skilled enough to handle being down by big points early and this will lead to him making stupid decisions and throwing interceptions.
The ONLY way to counter this is to get some pick-6s or big fumble recoveries deep in Oregon territory.
I dont see Tennessee driving the ball all the way down the field for a score very many times (maybe once, probably not twice) due to Oregon's defense and also the crowd noise and the pressure of being down. The only way we keep it close is to be given a short field on offense.
If we do that to the point that we get a lead, we then need to run run run the football. The key is to keep the ball out of the hands of the Oregon offense.
If all that happens, we can keep it close and have a chance at winning this game.
Tennessee 24, Oregon 52
Oregon will score 42 of its points in the first half. Tennessee will score 10 of its points in the 4th quarter when Oregon is playing its 2nd team and the game is already out of reach. Oregon will rush for 300+ yards and will control possession of the ball for 60% of the game. Tennessee will be outmached offensively but will not look stupid doing it or quit before the game is over (a la the Dooley era).
Now, here is what's going to have to happen for that to not be true:
One of our corners or linebackers will have to make some big turnover recoveries and give Worley a very short field to try and score early.
Oregon is going to hit us hard and early with big plays. If this happens you can kiss our running game goodbye. We will have to become a passing offense to score points quickly. I fear Worley is not mentally competent or skilled enough to handle being down by big points early and this will lead to him making stupid decisions and throwing interceptions.
The ONLY way to counter this is to get some pick-6s or big fumble recoveries deep in Oregon territory.
I dont see Tennessee driving the ball all the way down the field for a score very many times (maybe once, probably not twice) due to Oregon's defense and also the crowd noise and the pressure of being down. The only way we keep it close is to be given a short field on offense.
If we do that to the point that we get a lead, we then need to run run run the football. The key is to keep the ball out of the hands of the Oregon offense.
If all that happens, we can keep it close and have a chance at winning this game.
