KnoxRealtorVOL
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There was a plethora of different Oklahoma boards to explore this past week, which is a refreshing change from our first 2 opponents. They have a ton of fans, and they are pretty convinced they are the top dogs this year, as they are not impressed with Bama/FSU/Auburn etc. Anyways, here's what the Sooner faithful saying about hosting the Vols this weekend:
-They are really downplaying our first 2 opponents. I don't know if maybe they think Tulsa was a more quality win than ours or what, but they certainly aren't discussing Tulsa like they were a 3-win C-USA team last year.
-As suspected, they are very concerned about their injuries. A lot of debating going on, but the general mindset is that the large amount of them that think their injuries alone may keep this one somewhat close.
-They all seem to be concerned about special teams, namely return coverage. Apparently that's a big question mark for them.
-Seems like UT and OU fans are getting along very well on their boards. They are very welcoming and very appreciative of team insight. This is also a refreshing change, as Tennessee posters aren't constantly fighting the little-man syndrome we dealt with the past 2 weeks.
-They are confident, which is to be expected, but they are nervous about coming to Neyland next year. A lot of "We will probably win this one, but next year in Neyland will be a battle" talk.
-They have a LOT of concern about our receivers vs. their DB's, and that's the best news I've heard all day. Apparently due to injuries they will be young and inexperienced in the secondary.
-Their confidence lies in their D-Line. They believe that will be the game-breaker for us. They have a lot of confidence in their pass rush and ability to stop the run.
-There is a thread referencing this thread http://www.volnation.com/forum/tennessee-vols-football/223729-oklahoma.html saying we are in "meltdown mode" over how good they are.
-General score predictions have them winning by 17-21.
-90% of the predictions have them scoring at least 40.
-They are pissed about not getting Gameday for this one. Understandable.
-Respect for us and Neyland.
I picked up this quote
followed by this quote
-I did come across a thread that is basically a "why Tennessee fans are idiots" thread just bashing every VN post of anyone saying we keep it close. Saw a lot of "yeah Alabama thought it would be close too" kind of talk.
-They referenced a post here that said it may be close because we had similar stats in our first 2 games, and our first 2 opponents were tougher than theirs. According to them that's dumb because they "let off the gas pedal" in their first two games. I guess they are assuming we never let off the gas pedal in our first two.
-I did see the "SEC cheats" card is being pulled.
-Random but kind of funny, there is a Texas A&M fan arguing with them on their board regarding their current conference-trash-talk.
-I keep coming across several posts saying not to overlook us, hoping the team isn't doing the same. They are saying while we are young, we have some of the most talented youth in the country.
-Strange..... of all my surfing there hasn't been one mention of the OU/Texas game last year.......
-Overall OU fans seem pretty legit. There are some good UT posters posting on their boards, and occasionally an OU fan will jump in and start running his mouth, and the rest will jump him for it and apologize. There is some condescending Tennessee talk in some threads, but for the most part I found their fanbase to be classy, respectful, and welcoming. Example:
-Oh and apparently Lou Holtz is now a huge OU fan
-They are really downplaying our first 2 opponents. I don't know if maybe they think Tulsa was a more quality win than ours or what, but they certainly aren't discussing Tulsa like they were a 3-win C-USA team last year.
-As suspected, they are very concerned about their injuries. A lot of debating going on, but the general mindset is that the large amount of them that think their injuries alone may keep this one somewhat close.
-They all seem to be concerned about special teams, namely return coverage. Apparently that's a big question mark for them.
-Seems like UT and OU fans are getting along very well on their boards. They are very welcoming and very appreciative of team insight. This is also a refreshing change, as Tennessee posters aren't constantly fighting the little-man syndrome we dealt with the past 2 weeks.
-They are confident, which is to be expected, but they are nervous about coming to Neyland next year. A lot of "We will probably win this one, but next year in Neyland will be a battle" talk.
-They have a LOT of concern about our receivers vs. their DB's, and that's the best news I've heard all day. Apparently due to injuries they will be young and inexperienced in the secondary.
-Their confidence lies in their D-Line. They believe that will be the game-breaker for us. They have a lot of confidence in their pass rush and ability to stop the run.
-There is a thread referencing this thread http://www.volnation.com/forum/tennessee-vols-football/223729-oklahoma.html saying we are in "meltdown mode" over how good they are.
-General score predictions have them winning by 17-21.
-90% of the predictions have them scoring at least 40.
-They are pissed about not getting Gameday for this one. Understandable.
-Respect for us and Neyland.
I picked up this quote
followed by this quote
-I did come across a thread that is basically a "why Tennessee fans are idiots" thread just bashing every VN post of anyone saying we keep it close. Saw a lot of "yeah Alabama thought it would be close too" kind of talk.
-They referenced a post here that said it may be close because we had similar stats in our first 2 games, and our first 2 opponents were tougher than theirs. According to them that's dumb because they "let off the gas pedal" in their first two games. I guess they are assuming we never let off the gas pedal in our first two.
-I did see the "SEC cheats" card is being pulled.
-Random but kind of funny, there is a Texas A&M fan arguing with them on their board regarding their current conference-trash-talk.
-I keep coming across several posts saying not to overlook us, hoping the team isn't doing the same. They are saying while we are young, we have some of the most talented youth in the country.
-Strange..... of all my surfing there hasn't been one mention of the OU/Texas game last year.......
-Overall OU fans seem pretty legit. There are some good UT posters posting on their boards, and occasionally an OU fan will jump in and start running his mouth, and the rest will jump him for it and apologize. There is some condescending Tennessee talk in some threads, but for the most part I found their fanbase to be classy, respectful, and welcoming. Example:
They are confident and they have good reason to be, should be a good experience for Vol fans going to Norman.
-Oh and apparently Lou Holtz is now a huge OU fan
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