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asleep#212036 writes:

in response to killdevil:

Question to all the media types,know it all Basillio, UT coaching staff and players of the UT. How did a Penn State football team go through all they did and still finish the season like they did today? Tell us ! You guys didnt go through any thing like they did but THEY(PSU) were able to focus and play the game of football like its meant to be!!!

First and foremost, they played a Big-10 schedule, quite an advantage relative to UT. Only one team on their entire schedule, Ohio State, is ranked anywhere near 4 of the teams we lost to and that ranking is specious as they beat nobody of note outside of their weak conference. Also, they returned a solid bowl team from last year, we didn't. Further, they didn't change anything offensively or defensively from last season, probably out of necessity. It has been well-documented the defensive issues we had switching to a 3-4 without the requisite players. That was Dooley's call and it was a bad one, costing him (and likely most of his assistants) his job. And lastly, Penn State has a much better head coach than we had. I think O'Brien has done an outstanding job but this is a honeymoon. Once the scholarship restrictions kick in, PSU is in for hard times. Go Vols!!!

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