After a conference win on the road against a Spurrier coached team, does Tennessee relax and feel that they've accomplished something or do they rally around this result and Josh Dobbs and play with confidence the rest of the season and become bowl eligible? I think this stretch of games will be a huge indicator as to whether Butch can get us headed in the right direction. If he looses this team, he's another Dooley with a better recruiting record. Win out and it will be a huge stepping stone into next year with a ton of talent and, all of a sudden, lots of experience on the field. GBO
Bye week helps. Get rested, put this win behind them, and get focused. 6 wins should happen. I'm still not confident in 7, but there's not an opponent left with a better roster than ours.
Please. Please. I am happy and surprised they didn't over think the game plan and ran the ball a shitton.
They still tried a few BS slow developing lateral plays inside the ten when defense was up close to the line. I fear that once Josh Smith returns we'll go back to 50% of our first down offense being bubble screens to Smith, effectively eliminating Hurd from the series.
They have the benefit of playing at home and a bye before Kentucky. They haven't beaten Missouri since they joined the SEC so no reason to take them lightly and it's at home. They owe Vandy an ass whipping and Vandy sucks. They should win at least. 2 of those.
what the count said. Glad we have the bye - UK is better than usual. Completely depends on which Mizzou team shows up and if they are playing for the E Division win.
My thoughts were the final four games were going to tell me a lot about this staff. So far, they got a road win and that is big. But they still have a lot of work to do to get me back to my pre-Florida thoughts. Butch actually looked like he had a fire under his ass last night. There was an urgent air about him on the sidelines. I would like to think the heat he has gotten the last few weeks has woken him up. I think we win out and some how get to the 7-5 record I predicted before the season started. That looked impossible just 8 days ago. GBO
Mizzou is a terrible matchup for Tennessee. They have an excellent pass rush and Mauk just wins. I think it will be an ugly dogfight of a game
Dobbs seems to be a neutralizer against that pass rush. I don't feel good about that game, but there's really nothing on their roster that stands out as a major concern.
