[gatortalk] Re: FW: [gatornews] Crossville TN: ROCKY TOP BEAT: It's time for the Vols to bite back

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Just sent it to you.

 

 

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In which quarter will your phone number arrive?

 

 

A. Leon Polhill

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330 NW 45th Street

Gainesville, FL 32607

(352) 367-4642

 

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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

 

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>
> 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.
>
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> Subject: [gatornews] Crossville TN: ROCKY TOP BEAT: It's time for the
> Vols to bite back
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> 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 tang ling 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 Flor ida during Phil Fulmer's he ad 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 W ebb 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
> l evel. Did we not learn any le ssons 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 c nhi, inc.
>
>
>
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