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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 30 2012, 04:13 PM (636 Views) | |
| BJVOL III | Jul 31 2012, 12:26 PM Post #16 |
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It all depends on injuries. If we don't have many, it could be a very good year for this defense. The same is true on offense. Last year, injuries killed our season. I think our biggest problem this year is not the defense or offense, but the kicking game. |
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| VolMafia | Jul 31 2012, 01:42 PM Post #17 |
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Defense will be vastly improved this year, here is why 1-Bigger 2-stronger 3-more experienced 4-faster 5-deeper 6-much better offense to control the game with most importantly: 7-SAL SUNSERI the end |
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| *Zippy | Jul 31 2012, 02:38 PM Post #18 |
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Burning Man, 2009 FOREVER
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The chances we dont have many injuries on defense this year are essentially zero. Besides, it wont take many. It would just take one or two, depending on who's injured. For example: Herman Lathers. The chances he makes it through the year unscathed and actually plays in every game are about 20%. We just have ZERO depth at LB, we cant afford to lose any of the big three for any extended period of time. We can barely afford to sit any of them for even a breather in one game our backups are so terrible. I'm not sure we have anyone who can replace him at anywhere remotely close to his level of (at least potential) productivity. We certainly didnt have a backup that was even in his zip code during the spring. So really good chance he misses time this year. If he gets hurt early, and then someone like...say...P-Wag also gets hurt? Very, very bad news. Like I said though: our D doesnt have to be the second coming of the Steel Curtain. They just need to make some plays. Our season this year goes how the offense goes, we arent going to beat anyone who's any good with our defense alone. We are going to win games because our offense is going to light it up; and if they dont for one reason or another, we wont be winning many. |
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| BJVOL III | Jul 31 2012, 03:50 PM Post #19 |
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Zippy Aren't you forgetting our kicking game? In a high scoring close game, if it comes down to a field goal or a needed long punt from deep in our territory, we could be in trouble. Not have a solid kicking game could cost us a few games. |
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| Hermitagevol | Jul 31 2012, 03:51 PM Post #20 |
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There's lots of questions on defense ranging from LBs to Sunseri. I look forward to watching how this plays out this season. I hope to be impressed. |
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| *Zippy | Jul 31 2012, 05:37 PM Post #21 |
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Burning Man, 2009 FOREVER
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To be completely honest, not really. I think our games will be coming down to just whoever has the ball last. Think BYU in 1990 with Ty Detmer, when they had basketball scores every game. They won almost all of 'em by scores of, say, 67-64, mostly because they were the last team with the ball. That's more or less what I expect out of UT next year. Again: bet over, over, over, over, over. Dont touch the game line. |
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| gallavol | Jul 31 2012, 06:46 PM Post #22 |
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I would be shocked to see a 67-64 score in the SEC. It could happen I guess, but I doubt it without 9 overtimes or something. |
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| *Zippy | Jul 31 2012, 08:53 PM Post #23 |
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Burning Man, 2009 FOREVER
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Me too...but the more I look at UT's roster and then their schedule, it's as good a SEC team as any to do it. |
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| *TennesseeTuxedo | Aug 15 2012, 05:07 PM Post #24 |
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A copy and paste from poster jmoore_21, on his studying of stats on two teams that switched from a 4-3 scheme to a 3-4 scheme.
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