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Originally Posted by Coach34

disagree. Tenn will be really good in the trenches. They will be tough this year.

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Didn't they lose a lot up front?
And they don't have a qb

Vol fans that I know are very worried. Auburn has a coach on the hot seat today.

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Originally Posted by Pancho

Vol fans that I know are very worried. Auburn has a coach on the hot seat today.

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Correct on both

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Originally Posted by confucius say

Didn't they lose a lot up front?
And they don't have a qb

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supposedly they are supposed to be good in the trenches and they feel like their QB will be no worse than the guy they had last year. Thats why they let him walk

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Originally Posted by Coach34

I hear ya and there is alot of truth there- but the right booster hasnt given football enough to play in the top half of the SEC. So that means they dont have that kind of say. 16 teams in the SEC- our roster is in the bottom 25%. The bottom 4. You get what you pay for.

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This. It?s our ?big? boosters that are the *****s

I think we beat USM but it won't be by more than 7-10. Going to be harder than any of us want but it is game 1, on road, new team, etc. ASU is the litmus test.

Yep lose game 1 and we are only winning 2 games in 25.

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Originally Posted by R2Dawg

I think we beat USM but it won't be by more than 7-10. Going to be harder than any of us want but it is game 1, on road, new team, etc. ASU is the litmus test.

Yep lose game 1 and we are only winning 2 games in 25.

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41-17. We have an actual SEC roster this year and it will show against a G5 roster. They will be fired up early, but it will not matter. The two headed monster we have in the backfield will gas them early and then Shapen, Evans, Thompson, Johnson, and Williams will land the kill shots.

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

41-17. We have an actual SEC roster this year and it will show against a G5 roster. They will be fired up early, but it will not matter. The two headed monster we have in the backfield will gas them early and then Shapen, Evans, Thompson, Johnson, and Williams will land the kill shots.

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This is what I'm thinking/hoping. Our run game plus Shapen should put up a lot of points against them. Our defense?????? Lord knows.

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Originally Posted by DownwardDawg

This is what I'm thinking/hoping. Our run game plus Shapen should put up a lot of points against them. Our defense?????? Lord knows.

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This is not some juggernaut offense. They struggled against P5 defenses. Now if this was last year, I would be very concerned. But we have an actual P5 defense now.

NC or bust.

If Lebby loses to USM he will really need to win some SEC games or he might be fired after another 2-10. I know he is supposed to get 3 years, but 2-10 both years I think would sink him

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

41-17. We have an actual SEC roster this year and it will show against a G5 roster. They will be fired up early, but it will not matter. The two headed monster we have in the backfield will gas them early and then Shapen, Evans, Thompson, Johnson, and Williams will land the kill shots.

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I think we are probably that much better than them but being first game and not really a smooth operating team, I am leaning back to a closer win. But hey if we have a great fall camp, we could be a bad day for USM. ASU is the early test.

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

This is not some juggernaut offense. They struggled against P5 defenses. Now if this was last year, I would be very concerned. But we have an actual P5 defense now.

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If our D is improved as we've all heard, then I think the O gets better too. We got a punchers chance at 6.

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Originally Posted by R2Dawg

If our D is improved as we've all heard, then I think the O gets better too. We got a punchers chance at 6.

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Improved is a low bar. We're an actual P5 defense now. So I think we can be top 80 in defense. And I know that's not great, but it's a hell of an improvement.

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Originally Posted by R2Dawg

I think we are probably that much better than them but being first game and not really a smooth operating team, I am leaning back to a closer win. But hey if we have a great fall camp, we could be a bad day for USM. ASU is the early test.

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Leavitt is the preseason player of the year in the Big 12, and ASU has the highest over/under win total in the Big 12. That will be a massive test.

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Originally Posted by confucius say

Leavitt is the preseason player of the year in the Big 12, and ASU has the highest over/under win total in the Big 12. That will be a massive test.

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Funny part is last year when we played them Leavitt ran well but looked terrible throwing the ball. Was very off target .most of the time. They basically just ran over us.