My prediction is 38-10. In fact, I will go as far as to predict their field goal will come in the closing moments of the first half, and their TD sometime in the 4th qtr.
Randy -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Oliver Barry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Gee, I could hear the strains to Rocky Top beginning to wail as I read > this article. Poor guy is dreaming. > Yes, they will have a rowdy crowd for about the first 5 minutes. We > would do well to score early. > I'm afraid pulling out all of the stops is out of the question. As the > Gators have learned, the spread offense is not easy to learn. Tennessee > is going to try to keep the ball on the ground and keep it away from us. > I think our defense is up to the task of stopping their running game. I > think our offense is up to the task of scoring lots of points. > I see a game similar to last year, but not as high a spread. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > Halo Realty, LLC > 700 E. Main St. > Hendersonville TN 37075 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > office: 615-822-3509 > fax: 615-822-7741 > mobile: 615-972-4239 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Rick > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 10:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [gatornews] Crossville TN: ROCKY TOP BEAT: It's time for the > Vols to bite back > > > ROCKY TOP BEAT: It's time for the Vols to bite back > > By Frank Gale / Chronicle columnist > > September 18, 2008 04:33 pm > > - Here we are at the third weekend in September, so it must mean that > the opponent this weekend is the Florida Gators. Judging from the > Knoxville sports call in shows this week, not too many of the Big > Orange Nation is looking forward to tangling with this bunch > especially on the heels of last season's 59-20 blowout at the Swamp. > Complete with a Heisman Trophy winner and odds on favorite to repeat, > along with speed to burn, no one seems to feel that the Vols even > belong on the same field as this team, which is one of the favorites > to compete for this year's National Championship. > > But, before we write this group of orange clad warriors off, let's > look at one fact. Only once in the past decade when Tennessee hosted > the Gators has a game been decided by more than 4 points. That one > game came in 2002, on the heels of a Vol victory the previous year at > the Swamp, when Florida successfully avenged the loss by winning 30-17 > in Knoxville. That is the good news; the bad news - Tennessee has only > managed to come out on the right side of the score twice in home games > against Florida during Phil Fulmer's head coaching tenure. > > Tennessee will certainly have the advantage of flying under the radar > going into this contest as the Gators are having a hard time showing > any respect for a team they dismantled in Gainesville last season. > Added to that, the Vols will be starting a quarterback with a bad > ankle and are still feeling their way through a different offensive > scheme under new coordinator David Clawson. > > (Note to David): Now would be a good time to pull out all stops! With > road games against Auburn and Georgia on the horizon, there is no time > like the present to kick this offense into high gear. > > There appeared to be improvement last Saturday on offense (at least > the running game) but it is hard to judge just how much improvement > with a less than a stellar defense on the other side of the ball. UAB > has an outstanding athlete in quarterback Joe Webb but little else on > offense. Still, the defense got a good rehearsal in dealing with a > mobile quarterback. Vol fans are hoping the 35-3 score was due to > keeping things basic with Florida coming in the following week and not > because of offensive under achievement. The answer to that and other > questions will be answered in short order this weekend. > > Tennessee will need some fortunate bounces, no key injuries and a > great game plan to pull this victory from the jaws of the dreaded > Gators. With the schedule front loaded with good teams, this game , > although not a must win, it is a must compete game as Tennessee hangs > on trying not to see their season unravel before it really gets > started. > Of course, there are still those in the stands that feel it is OK to > BOO student athletes who are on the field competing at the highest > level. Did we not learn any lessons from the Chris Lofton situation > last basketball season? Tennessee fans are better than that. > > Look for Tennessee to play up to the competition this weekend and > Florida to walk into a hornets nest with a loud and supportive crowd > behind the home team. The Vols will have to play virtually a mistake > free game to pull the upset, which means no gifts for the Gators. The > offense will need to help the defense by keeping the Florida offense > off the field. The defense must improve their tackling this weekend > and the special teams simply will have to play their best game of the > season to contain the speed of Florida. Keep it close, then win it at > the end, sending everyone home singing "Rocky Top" and proud to be > wearing Tennessee orange. Go Vols!!!! > > Frank Gale is a Chronicle correspondent, and his column appears weekly. > > Copyright (c) 1999-2008 cnhi, inc. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
