Connelly: The much-hyped Vols may actually be under-rated

http://www.sbnation.com/college-foo...nnessee-football-2015-preview-schedule-roster

 

I posted this in another thread, but the defensive rankings by quarter tell the story on both talent and depth.

Q1: 6th
Q2: 53rd
Q3: 10th
Q4: 91st

 

That's mindblowing and erection-building.

 

Where'd you find this stat?

 

he calculated it from the box scores of every game on espn.com, duh.

 

In the article that IP linked

 

You expect people to actually click the links? Pff. If you only knew.

 

I was pooping and on my phone. Didn't feel like reading through all of that on a mobile device.

 

I'm just messing. It is apparent many people comment on all sorts of things without actually reading.

 

This might be in the article because I didn't read it but we were the least penalized team in the SEC the last 2 years

 

Some would say that's a sign of good coaching.

 

Good read.

Heard Jones sent Connelly a thank you note and also moved him near the top of his Christmas List.

 

It is.

Rolling Worley out as a starting QB is a sign of bad coaching, though.

 

He doesn't even list UF as a potential big game. I agree it isn't and we had better f'n win.

 

I hope he feels the same towards him at Christmas.

 

T'was sarcasm. I'm sure Jones is thrilled (continually) having the pressure dialed-up. Connelly's piece is just another boomerang for him to avoid.

Let's hope he coaches to, nay, exceeds expectation

 

You fellas need to lay off the kool aid. The article says that it's hard to see them not winning more than 7 games. That means 8 or more. While that's a step, it's hardly time to party like it's '98 again (or 97, or 96, or 99, or '89...). The 8th win coming in late December or January shouldn't even surprise anyone.

 

I need hope. I barely have any with Butch, I had none with Dooley.

If anything, it should show how easy the Tennessee job is. We're foaming at the mouth for 9 wins

 

I'm hopeful for 9 wins in total. I'm not sure I can find them on the schedule. Still, if Debord is 50% better than Bajakian, injuries are kept to a minimum, and the o-line is at least mediocre, I think it happens.

 

Duh