Week 5 Prediction Thread-Time to Arrive Edition

[StarkVegasSteve]

Well the week has finally arrived. We all held out hope we could get by our non con schedule and get to 4-0. I really believe we're going to have to score to win this one. I really think they are going to test our secondary early and often. I also believe we will test theirs as well but I think we need to establish the run early because they will be playing a bunch of drop coverage to take away Thompson and Evans. I've said all week that this one will be determined by LOS. If we can give Shapen time and open up running lanes we are going to have a good shot. We also need to get a pass rush on Aguilar and I think Hutzler will get far more exotic in blitz packages than we have seen all year. I don't know why I feel like this, but I think we pull this one out and start 5-0. Dawgs 42-Vols 31

Shapen- 305 pass yds
Booth and Bothwell-165 combined yds
Times the announcers mention the cowbells being rung when Center is over the ball-55

[DawgFromOxford]

Dawgs 45. Vols 42.

K. Jones interceptions - 1

[Coach34]

Best Offense in the Country 44 2nd year Rebuild 31

[Gutter Cobreh]

Our secondary is going get abused. Unlike the ASU QB, UT can actually complete passes to their wide open receivers...

UT - 52
Dawgs - 21

[msudawglb]

UT - 41
Dawgs - 23

I think it might be close at halftime...like UT -17, Us - 13....but they make adjustments and we break in the 3rd quarter.

[EdwardDrayton]

Vols 48, Dawgs 23. Ferrie will be busy.

[shoeless joe]

38-20 we get our first L...but at least i'm still invested going into week5 this year

[Maverick91]

Until I see it, I don't trust Joey to play big in an actual hostile environment. I say we get in his head and I say we trust our corners to get this done. Shapen shows up and balls out, takes over this game.

🐶 34 volunteers 31

It's going to be one of those like Jefferson pilot classics. All our heart medications will be taken.

[Matt3467]

I think we find 2 more wins this year just not this weekend.

Vols - 49
Us - 30

[Ranchdawg]

I usually don’t do predictions because I’m terrible at it. Yes I will have taken my heart medication not because it will be close and heart attack I will have taken my heart medication because of a broken heart.

Gross orange 46 Dogs 13

Also will predict after game there will be a huge thread here complaining about number of Orange fans in prime sitting areas.

[JimBobDawg]

I hate predicting MSU to lose. So if we play to our optimum potential.
Dawgs 41
Rocky Top 35
Shapen: 320 yds
Booth & Bothwell 155 yds combined.
Cowbells mentioned: 41

[SaintDawg]

We keep it respectable, but take the L. 34-24 Tenn

[Lord McBuckethead]

Can we get larger advertisements to pop up?

[Pancho]

amen to that

[TrapGame]

Heart: Dawgs 41 Vols 38

Kyle Ferrie goes into the annals of MSU football for a 60 yard FG for the win as time expires.

Head: Dawgs 24 Vols 42

Joey A is the real deal and doesn?t get rattled. And we have two red zone drives killed by idiotic penalties.

[Turfdawg67]

Vols 49
Dawgs 20

[parabrave]

Best Offense in the Country 44 2nd year Rebuild 31

Thats what I was thinkng so I'll go 45-28.

[Brobi-wan]

45-42 DAWGS


50yd FG for the win.
Shapen-310 yds
Booth-Fluff-Gayten 250
2 interceptions thrown by Joey A -1 in each half.

[confucius say]

38-31 TN

[Maverick91]

Ight.... well it's not as terrible. But averaging everything together, we lose 41-30.

For those of you who think we are going to lose. I ask why? We went in there with one of the worst teams ever assembled last year and played pretty darn well. We are miles improved this year, at home, our senior quarterback back. I don't see them any better than what they were last year. I just don't understand why we are thinking we are going to lose this one.

[FISHDAWG]

Knoxville 42
Starkvegas 17

[Coach34]

Ight.... well it's not as terrible. But averaging everything together, we lose 41-30.

For those of you who think we are going to lose. I ask why? We went in there with one of the worst teams ever assembled last year and played pretty darn well. We are miles improved this year, at home, our senior quarterback back. I don't see them any better than what they were last year. I just don't understand why we are thinking we are going to lose this one.

Last year's QB threw 19 TD passes the entire season last year. This year's has already thrown 15. Their offense is much better this year and more dangerous. They are on a much higher pace of chunk plays this season as well.

[Coach34]

Another thing to watch for tomorrow- Tenn is averaging 21 points in the 1st Q. Our D usually starts slow and then we make great halftime adjustments.

[Brobi-wan]

Going to watch us whip orange a**

[NCDawg]

Our secondary is going get abused. Unlike the ASU QB, UT can actually complete passes to their wide open receivers...

UT - 52
Dawgs - 21

This is somewhat my feelings also. We were fortunate against ASU since their QB was so far off target. ASU had guys wide open but he couldn't hit them. I think we can move the ball against Tennessee but I don't think our defense is good enough to stop them. Tennessee-45, State-24.

[Pancho]

You think our running game can pick up yards vs the orange vols?

[TrapGame]

This is somewhat my feelings also. We were fortunate against ASU since their QB was so far off target. ASU had guys wide open but he couldn't hit them. I think we can move the ball against Tennessee but I don't think our defense is good enough to stop them. Tennessee-45, State-24.

The cowbells and atmosphere rattled Leavitt. He?s looked better since.

[Turfdawg67]

Ight.... well it's not as terrible. But averaging everything together, we lose 41-30.

For those of you who think we are going to lose. I ask why? We went in there with one of the worst teams ever assembled last year and played pretty darn well. We are miles improved this year, at home, our senior quarterback back. I don't see them any better than what they were last year. I just don't understand why we are thinking we are going to lose this one.

If we play the first quarter like we did against NIU, it?ll be 21-0 (or worse), the crowd will be dejected and we?ll be one dimensional? UT will pin their ears back and abuse Shapen. We are better and I like where we are heading, but we have to get out to a good start and keep the crowd in it.

[BorneDawg]

Orange jumpsuit gang 42 Dawgs 21

We get at least 1 penalty for Cowbells

[TrapGame]

If we play the first quarter like we did against NIU, it?ll be 21-0 (or worse), the crowd will be dejected and we?ll be one dimensional? UT will pin their ears back and abuse Shapen. We are better and I like where we are heading, but we have to get out to a good start and keep the crowd in it.

They didn?t give two shits about playing NIU. They were already practicing for Tennessee that week. I expect them to be more locked in than the ASU game. This game is HUGE for Lebby and the team.

[Maverick91]

I just don't know why we are so hell bent on this being a lose. What if we jump out and kick them around like we did against ASU? Joey has never been tested, Vols haven't been the best away from Knoxville. You guys are just writing this like it's yesterday's MSU.

[Pancho]

believe in Lebby and the team going forward.

[BrunswickDawg]

Going against the grain -
UT's defense is trash and are giving up 372 yards a game. They gave up over 300 in the air to UAB. Our defense plays their best game so far.

MSU 34
TN 21

Shapen 375

[Pancho]

now you're talkin

[Percho]

O Ye of little faith!

[Pinto]

UT - 41
MSU - 42