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Post by cabinfever98 on Aug 2, 2008 23:12:01 GMT -4
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Post by ana on Aug 2, 2008 23:12:22 GMT -4
WOW Cabin your team is picked to finish 3rd. Awesome for you! ;D Mine is 1st!!![glow=red,2,300][/glow]
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Post by cabinfever98 on Aug 2, 2008 23:16:01 GMT -4
WOW Cabin your team is picked to finish 3rd. Awesome for you! ;D Mine is 1st!!![glow=red,2,300][/glow] YEAH BUT YALL CAN'T BEAT US 2006 TENN 51 GEORGIA 33 2007 TENN 38 GEORGIA 14 |
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Post by cabinfever98 on Aug 2, 2008 23:19:21 GMT -4
WATCH THE VIDEO
ENJOY THE FIRST PART CAUSE THAT'S ALL YOU WILL ENJOY.
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Post by cabinfever98 on Aug 3, 2008 11:41:23 GMT -4
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Post by cabinfever98 on Aug 3, 2008 11:43:21 GMT -4
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Post by thequeenbee on Aug 3, 2008 15:30:25 GMT -4
2007 TENN 38 GEORGIA 14
That's right, started with a 35 yard penalty and come back and treed in the first few minutes of the game.
I will be 20 miles from Athens this year working, I had on my orange game day shirt last year and hardly anyone bought honey. This year the Vols bring the fight to UGA work it out between the hedges.
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Post by cabinfever98 on Aug 3, 2008 20:07:33 GMT -4
I wonder if Mark Richt is stupid enough to pull that crap like he did against Florida last year when they did that big celebration in the endzone after scoring to get his team pumped up.
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Post by cabinfever98 on Aug 3, 2008 22:56:57 GMT -4
WATCH THE VIDEO ENJOY THE FIRST PART CAUSE THAT'S ALL YOU WILL ENJOY. The look on Mark Richt's face at the end of this video is absolutely priceless. ;D |
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Post by cabinfever98 on Aug 4, 2008 0:43:34 GMT -4
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Post by queenbee on Aug 4, 2008 9:42:37 GMT -4
He said he told his onside players to show more enthusiasm, and they got over enthusiastic.
I actually love to see end zone action. They have all that adrenaline pumping and when they do something good they should get to celebrate.
You work really hard all season and you should get more than a "good job guys".
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Post by queenbee on Aug 4, 2008 10:51:52 GMT -4
OK got up with XM to make sure my contract was renewed for the season.
Got the portable XM player charged up and ready to go.
Checking the schedule regularly to make sure everything is in place.
Made sure lilred didn't find game day shirt hiding place.
She say's it is so worn out it is embarrassing.
I tell her MYOB!
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Post by queenbee on Aug 4, 2008 10:52:39 GMT -4
Experienced Vols give UT confidence
August 2, 2008
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee will have no shortage of experienced players on the field in the 2008 season, and the Volunteers think they might be the key to playing at the next level.
"We've got a little more confidence knowing how the guys around us are going to perform," senior tailback Arian Foster said at the team's media day on Saturday. "There's a little swagger we have. We've done this before."
The Vols' experience from 2007 ran the gamut.
They won close games against South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky. They suffered embarrassing blowouts at the hands of Florida and Alabama and narrowly lost to eventual national champion LSU in the Southeastern Conference championship.
Tennessee has appeared in four SEC championships in the past decade but won only one of those games: the 1998 game in advance of winning the national championship.
To coach Phillip Fulmer, the Vols' next level of play is obvious: "We have to win the SEC."
Preparation for the season began in earnest on Saturday with the team's first practice. Fulmer has scheduled 19 practices and three full scrimmages for fall camp, which lasts through Aug. 23. The Vols open Sept. 1 at UCLA.
Sixteen positions feature players with regular starting experience, including 10 of the offense's 11 spots. Most other positions involve players who saw regular playing time in 2007 as backups.
"You always look at the number of guys returning, and we do have some guys on both sides of the ball because we try to play a lot of people during the course of the season," Fulmer said. "Even though we've got some places that starters don't necessarily return, we've got guys that have played."
The most obvious position that doesn't include a returning starter is quarterback, with Jonathan Crompton taking over for Erik Ainge, who finished last season with 3,819 yards passing.
Crompton has had just enough experience on the field -- filling in for nearly two games when Ainge injured his ankle -- that he's got the confidence of his teammates.
Wide receiver Josh Briscoe pointed to Crompton's play in the 2006 matchup with LSU.
Crompton, then a redshirt freshman, hit two long touchdown passes to Robert Meachem. The second gave the Vols the lead late in the fourth quarter which held until LSU scored with seconds left to win the game.
"Meachem and Crompton basically embarrassed (the LSU safety) on those two post routes," Briscoe said. "Crompton just dropped it perfectly over the top of his head. That shows that he has the talent to lead us where we want to go."
Foster acknowledged that when you have players with a lot of confidence there's a danger of them becoming arrogant -- something that likely attributed to the Vols' abysmal 5-6 season in 2005 despite having loads of talent and experience.
"There's a fine line between confidence and arrogance, but you can tell a difference," Foster said. "We're not the team that's getting all the media love and kisses from the fans. We're the team that's just waiting in the shadows that nobody really knows about."
The Vols' offensive line and defensive secondary are poised to be among the best in the nation. Foster finished last season with 1,193 yards rushing and Lucas Taylor returns after finishing with 1,000 yards receiving last season.
But despite the clear talent, Tennessee has been picked to finish third in the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division behind Florida and Georgia this season by many preseason analysts.
"I think it's funny, but it's neither here nor there," Foster said. "If we had (more preseason attention) we'd have the target on our chest. It's always fun to play the underdog role."
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Post by queenbee on Aug 4, 2008 10:56:43 GMT -4
Secondary Excelling During First Weekend
August 3, 2008
Tennessee’s first two practice days are in the books, and head coach Phillip Fulmer likes the early direction his team is headed.
“There is a lot of energy, a lot of enthusiasm,” Fulmer said. “It’s kind of what you’d expect to see from a team coming off a good season and excited about the next one.”
The Vols worked for three hours in shorts and helmets Sunday at Haslam Field after a two-hour session to open things Saturday. Monday and Tuesday bring the addition of shoulder pads as the NCAA’s mandated acclimation period continues.
The team’s first day in full pads comes Wednesday.
“Football’s not played in shorts,” Fulmer said. “I always say that this time of year but that’s the truth. We’re jumping around out there, excited, and seeing some athletic guys.
Tennessee’s secondary was a highlight of spring practice, and the summer break seems to have done nothing to dampen those sparks. Among the reasons expectations are so high:
* Eric Berry earned Freshman All-America honors and broke a 37-year-old school record for interception return yards. He is a sophomore.
* DeAngelo Willingham was the source of constant offseason praise from the coaching staff for improvements he made during his first year out of junior college. Willingham is a senior.
* Dennis Rogan not only became one of the league’s top return threats -- fifth in punt returns at 9.7 -- but also made strides at cornerback. Rogan is a sophomore.
* Brent Vinson missed spring drills after shoulder surgery but is coming off a Freshman All-SEC campaign.
* Marsalous Johnson was headed for postseason freshman honors as well before a knee injury halted him at midseason.
* And Demetrice Morley may be the key figure, returning to the lineup after missing all of 2007 as an ineligible student-athlete. Morley is a junior.
“Our secondary Saturday probably had as good of a day as I’ve seen on our practice field in awhile,” Fulmer said. “There are positive things going on, but until we get the pads on and play football it’s hard to say.”
The 2008 season opens four weeks from Monday in a Labor Day nationally-televised matchup at UCLA.
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Post by queenbee on Aug 4, 2008 10:57:05 GMT -4
Tennessee has lead the SEC in attendance for the past 34 years and ranked in the top four nationally for 32 consecutive seasons.
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