Volsfaninva917
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Maybe this is pure arrogance but how come Tennessee players never exhibit this kind of confidence. Now don't get me wrong he is going to look like a fool if they don't get many sacks or much pressure. It's just the fact they sound confident, and we sound like a bunch of coach speak we are always talking up teams like Arky state and Utah State as to how great they are. If they played a team like Georgia they would be laughing during interviews.
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Players need to be cocky and confident. Almost to the point where it's disrespectful, teetering on the edge.
Being cocky doesn't win championships.
I prefer our team to have class both on and off the field. When Cam Sutton dropped the hammer on the Oklahoma receiver a couple of weeks ago, he took one look at him and walked away. He acted like he's been there and like it's nothing new for him to make a big play. THAT is what comes across as being "tough".
Players need to be cocky and confident. Almost to the point where it's disrespectful, teetering on the edge.
Sounds like good locker room material to me. Coach Mahoney should make a poster of this comment and hang it above the OL's lockers.
You must have forgotten already how Mr. Butch went out of his way to light a fire under the Bammer players last year, as if those boys needed any bulletin board material, with his red team label.Chatt-townVOL, you are absolutely correct. Butch's methodology also promotes confidence but, in so doing, he inspires an indomitable esprit de corps. Butch also will go out of his way to avoid providing opponents any bulletin board material. His caution in this respect isn't fundamentally dissimilar from Bear Bryant's tendency to badmouth his own team while simultaneously building up his opponent, even if he knew he was probably going to beat that opponent by five touchdowns.
Maybe this is pure arrogance but how come Tennessee players never exhibit this kind of confidence. Now don't get me wrong he is going to look like a fool if they don't get many sacks or much pressure. It's just the fact they sound confident, and we sound like a bunch of coach speak we are always talking up teams like Arky state and Utah State as to how great they are. If they played a team like Georgia they would be laughing during interviews.
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Players need to be confident. I personally can do without cocky. Bama is cocky.
Confidence on the field, backed up by their actions, not trash talking. Hell, I'll take a bit of mean and nasty in our defense so long as it scares the crap out of an opponent.
But cocky this team does not need. Win, get some swagger, make other teams worry about us coming into their home and smashing them in the mouth and stealing their girls. But be humble about winning.
Being cocky doesn't win championships.
I prefer our team to have class both on and off the field. When Cam Sutton dropped the hammer on the Oklahoma receiver a couple of weeks ago, he took one look at him and walked away. He acted like he's been there and like it's nothing new for him to make a big play. THAT is what comes across as being "tough".
Chatt-townVOL, you are absolutely correct. Butch's methodology also promotes confidence but, in so doing, he inspires an indomitable esprit de corps. Butch also will go out of his way to avoid providing opponents any bulletin board material. His caution in this respect isn't fundamentally dissimilar from Bear Bryant's tendency to badmouth his own team while simultaneously building up his opponent, even if he knew he was probably going to beat that opponent by five touchdowns.