Tennessee is my

[AuburnPawnTiger]

Suprise team of the SEC. In my oponion there are far to many people overlooking this tennessee team. Sure, you have to break in a new QB but there are many people that will say Jonathan Crompton has every bit as much ability than Ainge. Also, this team returns all their skill players and the entire O-line(that gave up 4 sacks all year, 2 vs. SEC teams). SKill players like Arian Foster and three recievers with 56+ catches in Lucas Taylor(
73/1,000) Austin Rogers (56/624) and John Briscoe (56/557) I truly believe that this offense puts up better numbers than last year. UT's Defense will be improved this year. Last year UT gave up 9 100 yd rashers. That will not happen under John Chavis again. Although UT loses 2 starting DL, they only combined for 5 sks . Sophomore Ben Martin and Sr. Robert Ayers should be an upgrade for the departed seniors. The linebackers may be short on experience but they are long on talent. All -SEC LB, Rico McCoy , the units lone returning starter will be glue that holds the LBs together. UT's Secondary is one of the best in the country. With the return of Demetrice Morley and sophomore phenom Eric Berry this looks to be the SEC's top safety tandam. Everybody is talking about Florida and Georgia, and rightfully so. I am talking about Tennessee. UT gets Florida at home this year and they are due a win against the Gators, in 06 the VOLS got robbed. UT has not had any problem beating Georgia recently but the Blulldogs will be gunning for them. If UT can get through their FLA, AUB, GA stretch 2-1(which I think they will) they win the east.

[cocky87]

Suprise team of the SEC. In my oponion there are far to many people overlooking this tennessee team. Sure, you have to break in a new QB but there are many people that will say Jonathan Crompton has every bit as much ability than Ainge. Also, this team returns all their skill players and the entire O-line(that gave up 4 sacks all year, 2 vs. SEC teams). SKill players like Arian Foster and three recievers with 56+ catches in Lucas Taylor(
73/1,000) Austin Rogers (56/624) and John Briscoe (56/557) I truly believe that this offense puts up better numbers than last year. UT's Defense will be improved this year. Last year UT gave up 9 100 yd rashers. That will not happen under John Chavis again. Although UT loses 2 starting DL, they only combined for 5 sks . Sophomore Ben Martin and Sr. Robert Ayers should be an upgrade for the departed seniors. The linebackers may be short on experience but they are long on talent. All -SEC LB, Rico McCoy , the units lone returning starter will be glue that holds the LBs together. UT's Secondary is one of the best in the country. With the return of Demetrice Morley and sophomore phenom Eric Berry this looks to be the SEC's top safety tandam. Everybody is talking about Florida and Georgia, and rightfully so. I am talking about Tennessee. UT gets Florida at home this year and they are due a win against the Gators, in 06 the VOLS got robbed. UT has not had any problem beating Georgia recently but the Blulldogs will be gunning for them. If UT can get through their FLA, AUB, GA stretch 2-1(which I think they will) they win the east.

Good write up, but no way is Georgia going to let them get off that easy with the beating UT gave them last year.

Not to mention SCAR gave the game to UT on the last drive. Game still makes me weak... :(

UT could win the east, but i give them a 10-15% chance.

[STUCKNBIG10]

I agree that many are overlooking the vols this year, but I just don't see them losing any fewer than three SEC games this year. I know that they have done well in Athens, but it's hard to see this yea'rs UGA team losing to UT. I also predict UT to lose to Auburn and USC, along with UF at home. I do think that they get revenge on bama at home. Should also win over MSU, UK, and VU. Any way you look at it, could be a crossroads year for Fulmer...in the past, his "overlooked" teams typically come out and have a nice year while some of his highly ranked teams in the preseason have disappointed. On the other hand, there are many (including a sizeable portion of the UT fanbase) who feel that the UT program has lost an edge that it used to have and will not be an upper echelon SEC team again any time soon. Will be interesting, especially given fulmer's fat new security blanket of a contract.

[Tennessee Ted]

Nice write up and us Tennessee fans have been crying this for months, so it is nice to see another fan's poster agree with this sentiment. We are the Rodney Dangerfield of the SEC East this year.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc228/tnelson11/rodneydangerfield.jpg


In 2006 we did not necessarily get robbed by Florida, our play calling just went down the tubes in the 4th quarter. Florida could not stop our passing game. Ainge was completing passes at will. In the 4th quarter we went up by 10 and we got conservative and started running the ball. We ran on 1st and 2nd down nearly every drive in the 4th and we could not run the ball all game long setting up 3rd and longs, which we failed to convert.

[AuburnPawnTiger]

Nice write up and us Tennessee fans have been crying this for months, so it is nice to see another fan's poster agree with this sentiment. We are the Rodney Dangerfield of the SEC East this year.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc228/tnelson11/rodneydangerfield.jpg


In 2006 we did not necessarily get robbed by Florida, our play calling just went down the tubes in the 4th quarter. Florida could not stop our passing game. Ainge was completing passes at will. In the 4th quarter we went up by 10 and we got conservative and started running the ball. We ran on 1st and 2nd down nearly every drive in the 4th and we could not run the ball all game long setting up 3rd and longs, which we failed to convert.

Yeah probably not robbed but UT had them covered for sure. UT mirrors my Tigers 05 team. New QB but returning line, recievers and the Vols have their top RB which Auburn did not.

[volimhtown]

Suprise team of the SEC. In my oponion there are far to many people overlooking this tennessee team. Sure, you have to break in a new QB but there are many people that will say Jonathan Crompton has every bit as much ability than Ainge. Also, this team returns all their skill players and the entire O-line(that gave up 4 sacks all year, 2 vs. SEC teams). SKill players like Arian Foster and three recievers with 56+ catches in Lucas Taylor(
73/1,000) Austin Rogers (56/624) and John Briscoe (56/557) I truly believe that this offense puts up better numbers than last year. UT's Defense will be improved this year. Last year UT gave up 9 100 yd rashers. That will not happen under John Chavis again. Although UT loses 2 starting DL, they only combined for 5 sks . Sophomore Ben Martin and Sr. Robert Ayers should be an upgrade for the departed seniors. The linebackers may be short on experience but they are long on talent. All -SEC LB, Rico McCoy , the units lone returning starter will be glue that holds the LBs together. UT's Secondary is one of the best in the country. With the return of Demetrice Morley and sophomore phenom Eric Berry this looks to be the SEC's top safety tandam. Everybody is talking about Florida and Georgia, and rightfully so. I am talking about Tennessee. UT gets Florida at home this year and they are due a win against the Gators, in 06 the VOLS got robbed. UT has not had any problem beating Georgia recently but the Blulldogs will be gunning for them. If UT can get through their FLA, AUB, GA stretch 2-1(which I think they will) they win the east.


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[JerryBeeds]

UT simply by virtue of being UT can't be a surprise team. They are the reigning East champion. Would anyone really be surprised by anything UT does? They are still one of the SEC's elite teams. A surprise would be a team like Ole Miss or Kentucky making some noise because no one expects it.

[Cockfan720]

UT simply by virtue of being UT can't be a surprise team. They are the reigning East champion. Would anyone really be surprised by anything UT does? They are still one of the SEC's elite teams. A surprise would be a team like Ole Miss or Kentucky making some noise because no one expects it.

Agreed...the team that won the division last year can't be listed as a suprise team...IMO the chances of each team winning the east are:

Georgia 40%
Florida 35%
South Carolina 10%
Tennessee 10%
Vanderbilt 2.5%
Kentucky 2.5%

[ColonelKurtz]

UT simply by virtue of being UT can't be a surprise team. They are the reigning East champion. Would anyone really be surprised by anything UT does? They are still one of the SEC's elite teams. A surprise would be a team like Ole Miss or Kentucky making some noise because no one expects it.

Yes, how true, how true!

And if there are any Vol fans or anyone else that believes the Dawgs will be overlooking them this Fall, you got what the chikins got coming to THEM to look forward to in October when UT visits!

My truly dark horse team is still Ole Miss. If any program could stand some prosperity after the reign of the O-man, it are them.

[volimhtown]

Agreed...the team that won the division last year can't be listed as a suprise team...IMO the chances of each team winning the east are:

Georgia 40%
Florida 35%
South Carolina 10%
Tennessee 10%
Vanderbilt 2.5%
Kentucky 2.5%

I see it like this....

Florida 35%
Georgia 30%
South Carolina 15%
Tennessee 15%
Kentucky 5%
Vanderbilt 0%

Georgia's likely the better team, but not that much better to overcome their schedule difficulty in comparison to Florida. No way to give the Vols or Cocks an advantage over the other at this point, but by the same token, neither Florida or Georgia is 4 times more likely to take the East over either. Kentucky has a VERY slim chance, while nothing short of a virus that wipes out the other 5 schools' first two teams would give the Dores any type of shot!!

[Cockfan720]

I see it like this....

Florida 35%
Georgia 30%
South Carolina 15%
Tennessee 15%
Kentucky 5%
Vanderbilt 0%

Georgia's likely the better team, but not that much better to overcome their schedule difficulty in comparison to Florida. No way to give the Vols or Cocks an advantage over the other at this point, but by the same token, neither Florida or Georgia is 4 times more likely to take the East over either. Kentucky has a VERY slim chance, while nothing short of a virus that wipes out the other 5 schools' first two teams would give the Dores any type of shot!!

Good point! I had Florida over UGA until they lost two more defensive players (I think in the secondary) here recently...that might really hurt them, but I do think their offense will be the best in the country! SC and TN could suprise some people though!

[AuburnPawnTiger]

Everyone expects GA or FL to win the east so therefore if UT won it it would be a surprise. Not like they lost 8 games last year and they're going to win 8 this year. So I guess surprise is not the right term. How about UT is going to win the east, AGAIN.

[SeanVol]

UT simply by virtue of being UT can't be a surprise team. They are the reigning East champion. Would anyone really be surprised by anything UT does? They are still one of the SEC's elite teams. A surprise would be a team like Ole Miss or Kentucky making some noise because no one expects it.

The last year that I remember that UT was picked to finish third in the east by all major publications and did was 2000. This year is unique in a way that! UT has decent team coming back and UT is picked to finish third in the east. The Problem for UT has been when they are picked to compete for SEC and National Championship, they don't do nothing.

[shk999]

If I make a guess, I would say UGA or UF would win the East but who knows, this is UT we're talking about. Nothing suprises me in the SEC anymore.

[headbangers]

UT shocks the world!
THE SEC/east ,THE SEC, THE Natty !!
6 TOP 2-round picks 09'Draft !
YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD!
NO EXCUSES, NO BROKEN PROMISES!

[Sabanocchio]

Don't forget that UT's starting defese is as capable as any in the league. It lacks some of the depth on the D-line that UGA may have, but will be better than the one that held UGA to 14 points last year.

IMHO I still think Florida wins the East. Just objectively speaking.

[Sabanocchio]

UT simply by virtue of being UT can't be a surprise team. They are the reigning East champion. Would anyone really be surprised by anything UT does? They are still one of the SEC's elite teams. A surprise would be a team like Ole Miss or Kentucky making some noise because no one expects it.

We aren't getting any of the respect that UGA and Florida are getting Nationally. Which is fine by us. We always play best when least expected....:up_to_som

[DavidTD]

I for one don't think you can ever count Fulmer out. When I think of UT, I always think of their lines, both OL and DL. Tennessee usually never gives up easy yardage IMO.

With Spurrier, Fulmer, Meyers, and Richt as the top 4 coaches in the SEC East, I just don't see anyone having an easy time of it. Should make for some great football though. :D

[vols56]

remember 98?

[Tennessee Ted]

remember 98?

Not well enough, which is the problem. Welcome to the board Vols56. :thumpsup:

[volfan86]

nice right up i like all vol fans enjoy the respect however... if everyone would like to keep on dogging us it is fine by me just remember we all called it when the upsets go down

[KHVols1387]

I agree that many are overlooking the vols this year, but I just don't see them losing any fewer than three SEC games this year. I know that they have done well in Athens, but it's hard to see this yea'rs UGA team losing to UT. I also predict UT to lose to Auburn and USC, along with UF at home. I do think that they get revenge on bama at home. Should also win over MSU, UK, and VU. Any way you look at it, could be a crossroads year for Fulmer...in the past, his "overlooked" teams typically come out and have a nice year while some of his highly ranked teams in the preseason have disappointed. On the other hand, there are many (including a sizeable portion of the UT fanbase) who feel that the UT program has lost an edge that it used to have and will not be an upper echelon SEC team again any time soon. Will be interesting, especially given fulmer's fat new security blanket of a contract.

I don't see us losing more than three games. We have 5 TOSS UP games IMO - Georgia, Florida, USC, Alabama, and Auburn.

@Georgia - L
Florida - W
@USC - L
Alabama - W
@Auburn - L

I don't see us doing much worse than 2-3 in that stretch. IF we do, Fulmer will be roasted.... again.

[ugadawgvi]

Tennessee is in trouble this season. They won't have chance against Florida, Auburn or Georgia. I think they'll come out strong against UCLA but stumble big when it counts against the SEC.

[Razors Edge]

remember 98?


Don't remind me about 98, I've never been as sick over a game as i was that year....But since you brought it up I think we (Arkansas) will be a suprise team once again;)