Worried about MS State

#27
#27
The biggest game Miss State looks forward to is the Egg Bowl. They do look foward to the big games also (Fl. TN. LSU). This is a game I hope like heck we dont look past. I think we win this game easy but it will be in the 2nd Half. JMO..
 
#28
#28
OWB said:
Whenever I see Croom's name, I always think back to that picture I saw of him dressed in pads and a uniform at that one practice. Remember? He had that red cross on his jersey? He looked a drop point target for humanitarian needs.
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you mean this one

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#32
#32
Tenn better take the MSU game very seriously.Remember how we looked against Fla and Cal.Just because we beat an overrated Georgia team, we aren't back to championship form. Remember, Fulmer is still coaching this team and we all know his teams are notorious for playing to their competition's level and pulling it out in the 4th.The whole knock on Fulmer is that he can't consistently motivate his team. Also, I live just outside of Mississippi and early in the summer, the talk around MSU was that they were going to upset a big name team this year and that team would be Tennessee.Not to mention, MSU has improved greatly on defense. LSU couldn't block Titus Brown so I figure we will have trouble blocking him too. If we take them lightly, we will be 3-3 and struggling to make a bowl this year. You would think that a team as talented as Tenn would come in and walk over MSU but remember, we tend to make these type games alot more interesting than they should be.With all of that said, my prediction is Tenn-31 MSU-17
 
#33
#33
I just looked up their defensive rankings..

Passing defense - 26th in the nation

Rushing defense - 42nd in the nation

Scoring defense - 48th in the nation

Total defense - 30th in the nation

Not too shabby.
 
#34
#34
Hotrodpinto said:
Tenn better take the MSU game very seriously.Remember how we looked against Fla and Cal.Just because we beat an overrated Georgia team, we aren't back to championship form. Remember, Fulmer is still coaching this team and we all know his teams are notorious for playing to their competition's level and pulling it out in the 4th.The whole knock on Fulmer is that he can't consistently motivate his team. Also, I live just outside of Mississippi and early in the summer, the talk around MSU was that they were going to upset a big name team this year and that team would be Tennessee.Not to mention, MSU has improved greatly on defense. LSU couldn't block Titus Brown so I figure we will have trouble blocking him too. If we take them lightly, we will be 3-3 and struggling to make a bowl this year. You would think that a team as talented as Tenn would come in and walk over MSU but remember, we tend to make these type games alot more interesting than they should be.With all of that said, my prediction is Tenn-31 MSU-17
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That's exactly why I'm worried
 
#37
#37
OWB said:
I just looked up their defensive rankings..

Passing defense - 26th in the nation

Rushing defense - 42nd in the nation

Scoring defense - 48th in the nation

Total defense - 30th in the nation

Not too shabby.
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Well, much better than us......
 
#40
#40
tennessee moved up to 75 in total defense?

that's actually a HUGE step in the right direction from 3 weeks ago
 
#42
#42
hmanvolfan said:
MSU hasn't played the same type of teams that we have.
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We've played Fla, Cal, and Georgia. They've played LSU, South Carolina, and Auburn.LSU beat Fla,Auburn beat Fla, and South Carolina beat georgia. If anything, MSU has played tougher competition or a wash at the least.Face it, their defense has played better than ours
 
#43
#43
Hotrodpinto said:
We've played Fla, Cal, and Georgia. They've played LSU, South Carolina, and Auburn.LSU beat Fla,Auburn beat Fla, and South Carolina beat georgia. If anything, MSU has played tougher competition or a wash at the least.Face it, their defense has played better than ours
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That LSU game wasn't an example of how good their D is, I hope.
 
#44
#44
i'm a little worried it is college football anything can happen, look what we did last weekend not to take anything away from them. I think we'll be ok though. Go VOLS
 
#45
#45
hmanvolfan said:
That LSU game wasn't an example of how good their D is, I hope.
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Your quote was that Tenn has played tougher competition than MSU. All I'm saying is that MSU has played just as tough of a schedule so far.They are pretty much a wash so you can't say that our defensive numbers are worse than theirs because we played tougher competition.I'm not trying to be a horses rear, it just jumped out of the screen at me when i saw what you wrote about the competition comparison.And then some guy agreed with you.I had to correct you.
 
#46
#46
Hotrodpinto said:
Your quote was that Tenn has played tougher competition than MSU. All I'm saying is that MSU has played just as tough of a schedule so far.They are pretty much a wash so you can't say that our defensive numbers are worse than theirs because we played tougher competition.I'm not trying to be a horses rear, it just jumped out of the screen at me when i saw what you wrote about the competition comparison.And then some guy agreed with you.I had to correct you.
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Actually, I said we haven't played the same type of competition. Hate to correct you, but Cal's offense and Meyers spread option aren't in the same mold of the teams you mentioned.
 
#47
#47
Hotrodpinto said:
Your quote was that Tenn has played tougher competition than MSU. All I'm saying is that MSU has played just as tough of a schedule so far.They are pretty much a wash so you can't say that our defensive numbers are worse than theirs because we played tougher competition.I'm not trying to be a horses rear, it just jumped out of the screen at me when i saw what you wrote about the competition comparison.And then some guy agreed with you.I had to correct you.
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A wash? If you look at where all the opponents rank in total offense right now, it's anything but a wash. You just can't look at the overall team ranking in the polls and pass judgement.

State's opponents Total offensive rankings..

LSU - 34th
Tulane - 98th (tied)
Auburn - 89th (tied)
Gardner-Webb (I couldn't even find their ranking in their division, but I'm fairly confident that it's not too hot)
South Carolina - 78th
UAB - 98th (tied with Tulane)

Tennessee's opponents total offensive rankings..

Cal - 38th
Southern Miss - 69th
Florida - 24th
Arkansas State - 51st
Georgia - 77th

If you average those out, State's opponents rank 79th while Tennessee's rank 51st. That's hardly a wash and remember, I didn't even count Gardner Webb in State's average.

Signed, Some Guy..
 
#48
#48
VolsRule said:
Miss State's terrible---Sly Croom can't coach at this level. UT wins this game by 3 TDs, without breaking a sweat.
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I wonder if that's the same thing Florida was saying 2 years ago and Bama was saying last year and Auburn was saying this year. Please don't under estimate MSU, for they are very capable of pulling off a major upset, especially at home.:yes:
 
#49
#49
Crew said:
Not taking them lighty....I think that fulmer knows that he's coaching for his job whether he recognizes it publicly or not and all of the emotion the team let out on georgia validates that there is an extraordinary amount of pressure on fulmer and the team to play well. If fulmer wants to keep his job he will have that team ready to play Miss. State.

And they are down to their 3rd string qb... We'd better F'n win..:)
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I want to see the Vols win out of course. And I think they'll handle MSU fairly easy after the 3rd quarter. That said I'm embarrassed by the Cal loss and pissed by the Gator loss STILL...and even if the squad wins out IMO this season sucked. Label me a bad fan or no fan at all but by the way we lost those two games I'm still sick over it. Before I'm excommunicated and demonized for daring to not be satisfied with a possible 10-2......remember how proud and joyus you were in jan 99'? I do and I sure miss the feelin.
 
#50
#50
missvol said:
I wonder if that's the same thing Florida was saying 2 years ago and Bama was saying last year and Auburn was saying this year. Please don't under estimate MSU, for they are very capable of pulling off a major upset, especially at home.:yes:
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Upset ....yes! Major......no! This could be one of those trap games. But I'm with Dan.....struggle early....pull away at the end!
 
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