The Associated Press is featuring the Tennessee-Florida game as its featured game for this week.
This piece includes a video analysis by Knoxville-based Associated Press writer Beth Rucker.
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the10sevol writes:
has the ap been asleep since last fall?
GBO
DrWitch writes:
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tdforvols writes:
If we can hold on to the ball and not turn it over there shouldn't be any embarrassment.
DownTheField writes:
wow... title ix strikes again!
ncvol17 writes:
I am afraid NAME THAT SCORE will be UF's mantra this week. Our D will quickly be worn out and our banged up O -line + Cromp in the Swamp will be of no use to the D. Three and out way too many times to give the D a rest..
jst4tdyvols writes:
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rabidvol1998 writes:
I was at the 2001 game as a UT fan. One of my all time favourites. The UF fans were fun, hospitable and well behaved. There are jerks at every school. The only difference is which whiskey they are drinkning.
TheFuj writes:
Started out 28.5 underdogs, and went up to 29.5 points underdogs. Really, no one giving the Vols a chance. Just play hard, and get Berry returning punts and kicks. If they score as much as everybody is saying they will, then Berry should get a few returns. Lets see what he can do. Go Vols.
allvol32 writes:
Don't worry Witch Doctor - all of us know who the real Witch Doctor is - and always has been - keep up the good posts!
CRFVols writes:
I just hope we're able to run some and give the D enough rest to hang.
Does all media hate Tennessee? Other great match-ups we've been in have been ignored, but this one, which really isn't supposed to be a great match-up is being talked about everywhere because our coach made a couple comments.
I know ESPN hates us, but didn't know others did too. lol I remember a year or two ago when ESPN was talking about the BCS system, they put up a list of all the BCS championship winners and they didn't even include UT....the FIRST BCS winners. So I guess we're underdogs in more than one way. lol
Whatever, let's rattle their bodies so they'll never forget us and dread playing us again. Go BIG ORANGE!
I still say CARRY THE FIGHT!
VolsRaysBucs writes:
Classy post. I'll be there, but only have to travel up from Polk County so can't complain, although even a 30 second trip on I-4 is nerve-racking. Good point on the Gator fans though, yall have some low lifes, but every school does for sure. I don't mind the students and their passion, that's a good thing, I can't stand the ACR's who act like it's life or death and they've never even been on campus for anything other than a football game lolol. Should be a competetive (hopefully), well played game where the better team will most probably win.
whatcanbrowndoforyou writes:
The vols can go down and be heroes by keeping it close or they can win the dang game and be legends! Legends live forever! GO VOLS!!
volfanNPa writes:
Holding on to the ball will be HUGE. If we don't turn it over I think this will be a very close game. We really have nothing to lose. We are a 29 point underdog so we are supposed to lose and lose big. Our defense will keep us in the game but we must hold on to the ball and not give them too many short fields to score.
ethanfrome writes:
You suck.
CRFVols writes:
I highly agree. Ball security will be key...we need to pound the rock and give our D plenty of rest. If we do that and create some turnovers ourselves it should be pretty close. We've got to be creative with our running plays though. I also say we throw in several trick plays...they have great defensive experience, but I think we could fool them and get at least one TD with some trickeration. We'll see.....I'm ready for some dang football!!!
Go BIG ORANGE!
sothernohiovol writes:
to the team! i say to heck with the rest of the doubters! dont listen to any of the point spreads come out figthting with your head held high and believe in your team mates that they are going to do their job to win this game! come out fired up to rocky top and show them what you are made of! don't let them get in your head you get in theirs!!! go big orange!!!
BigOrangeInCarolina writes:
The media wants the Vols to lose so bad it isn't even funny. They have already crowned Florida as the NC and we aren't even 1/4 the way through the season. CLK and the rest aren't paying attention to all this garbage, and I won't be listening to those two goomers that CBS has doing this game each year. If our guys play hard and don't turn the ball over, we'll get some respect back. Hope the rest enjoy kicking us while we're down, cause what goes around comes around and when the Big Orange gets rolling again, we'll see who's talking! GBO
Stepchild_nFL writes:
I was in the swamp for the 2001 show as Henry pounded the rock for 250 yards. I was on the 50 in the student section. You could here a pin drop.
BleedOrangeForever writes:
I am so sick of hearing about how Florida is absolutely going to destroy us. Every media outlet that I have read or watched on tv this whole year has totally trashed Coach Kiffin and our team. We have been given no respect from the football writers, pundits and personalities. And why?, because our Coach made a statement trying to excite the Big Orange Nation. I hope with everything in my being that we play our best game and make them remember that we are the Tennessee Volunteers. We are prideful, we have a great tradition, we have been winning games and championships for a century, not two decades, and that what comes around goes around. I have no doubt that our team will leave their blood, sweat and hearts on that field Saturday and give them everything they want and more. I am ready to go suit up and play now!
licknpromise777#651578 writes:
100% agree...We seemed to be hexed on all first quarter drives..The last 2 years we had fumbles;turnovers and stupid miscues to start the game which resulted in us spotting them 10 or more points before we even made a first down..THIS MUST STOP NOW!!! Let The Witch Doctor end this hex!!
Stepchild_nFL writes:
My bad. I always got the travis's confused. I do remember that Grossman spent most the night on his backside.
licknpromise777#651578 writes:
Sounds about right...Fulmers O Line recruiting was dismal at best..Plus a couple quit the team..We could put Barry Sanders in the backfield and still get stuffed..Our starting center is a F@@@ing walk on..If Crompton pulls it together 7-5 would be a sucessful season
licknpromise777#651578 writes:
Ive said it a 100 times..Fumbles on the opening drive have killed us in this series..We get behind early and then our whole offensive game plan gets altered because we go down 10 to 0 before we even get a first down..Iam hoping your right about pounding the ball but unfortunately they will be stacking the box and playing run first..A little success throwing on first down would surely help!!
GhostofRobertNeyland writes:
BOF, I am proud to call you my friend! GO VOLS!!!
givehim6 writes:
Gee I wonder what all the news medias would do if UT lucked up and beat UF? It's so Obvious all sports journalist are so blood thirsty over this, it's almost like an angry mob waiting on an execution. You guys need to grow up.
CRFVols writes:
They will stack the box, and that's why I say we have to be creative with our running attack and keep fresh legs in there. Rotate the backs to pound it, plus it will make them compete a little bit to see who's the best a running against their D.
Does anyone agree that UT and UF along with Bama are the teams that made the SEC what it is today? I mean, the other teams HAD to get better to keep up with us, especially UGA. Just my opinion.
ssgdebity writes:
I have been a TN fan all my life being born and raised in Tn. However that being said this game Saturday I hate to say it, but the Vols are going into a slaughter house. The last 4 years and especially that BS game they played against UCLA. Unless a miracle happens the Vols are going to be slaughtered. Now I have lots of videos on the QB JC but he aint worth a damn. Hate to say but the final could be
Fl 52
Tn 10 if they are lucky
I love my vols as much as anyone but the last several years they have become bottom feaders of the SEC.
sothernohiovol writes:
Dude i dont care if you dont like positive posters or not! fulmer may have left us with the short end of the stick but if you dont think positive how are things going to get better! you play the game to win not to not loose! this is a new year new coach so dude support your vols and hope for the best!!
sothernohiovol writes:
that would be nice!! lol here's hope'n!
crimsonviper writes:
Nice to see a little class for a change.
crimsonviper writes:
True that +1000.SEC football is king.
rockytopatl writes:
Six, the media would LOVE it if Tennessee beat Florida. What a story -- the sports story of the year: the new kid on the block taunts the nastiest bully in town, makes a bunch of outlandish claims, and then makes them stick. A 29 point dog beats No. 1, the defending national champion -- that would be huge. Front page. It would lead Sports Center for a day and a half.
You guys all seem to think "the media" is like you .. a bunch of fans. "The media" could care less who wins most games -- they are there to set up the game and cover it. The Tennessee-Florida story was written during Kiffin's first days on the job when he made light of the Urban Legend, talked about singing "Rocky Top" all night long and how Meyer cheated. He said those things and they won't go away until this game is over.
I believe in miracles, and this would be a huge one, almost biblical. But, as they say, that is why they play the games. To add one more cliche, the ball ain't round. It bounces in strange ways. Maybe it will bounce our way a few extra times on Saturday.
Oenoboy writes:
Do you guys hear something? It's a Tim Tebow fart blowing in the wind.
VOLinAthensGA writes:
GO VOLS! WE WILL WIN! I GUARANTEE IT!!!!
volengr#233707 writes:
Some of you posters need to grow a pair and man-up. These wimpering game conceiding comments are turning my stomach. And you're not the only ones with a quivering lower lip. Gators and others need to grab some tissue and stop crying about Kiffin hurting their feelings. If you're really offended by said words, ask yourself where your man card was lost.
And that ridiculous spread should only make us more focused and determined. A Tennessee football team should not be a 30 point underdog to ANYONE. That's why the game is played on the field and not on opinions and paper. I hope our players are much more confident and ready to crack jaws than some posting here. Get your wives/girlfriends off the computer. I think they're posting for you.
rockytopatl writes:
Beth Rucker has been in Knoxville covering UT for the AP for several years.
orangepridenation writes:
it's just the football cycle, like a pendulum. it swings towards success, but eventually swings back towards downturn. we're in the downturn stage right now, people can blame whoever they want. this wasn't fulmer's fault, this isn't crompton's fault, kiffin's, or anyone else's. this stuff just happens. it happens to every program at some point or another. but these are the times that make it all the sweeter when you do start winning again. so ignore all the haters, fairweather fans, and bandwaggon jumpers, because they aren't true fans, and they'll never know the joy of being a true fan, of having the pendulum finally swing back towards success and just how good it feels when it does. we're on our way back, just be patient vol nation. and to all banwaggon jumpers, haters, fair weather fans, etc. you suck!
GO BIG ORANGE! keep swarmin!
dvols writes:
bones lie
Stepchild_nFL writes:
Wrong Charlie:
I was alone in the middle of the lower deck east side. The Students were like in shock and it was so quiet.I was trying to stay quiet so not to give up my cover. By the end of the game Grossmans pants were covered in grass stains. Clawsen was as cool as a cucumber and walked of the field clean as a whistle. It was Spurriers last year and TN beat some big odds that year. It can be done. I am not sayin that it is probable this year but it is possible, particularly because of the unknown.
douglasawilliams#582863 writes:
I agree. If we can shock them or even keep the score say, within 10 points, we will at least will have shown improvement over 2 years of beatdowns. Think many journalist want to see CLK fail (except Adams).
douglasawilliams#582863 writes:
Good post. Think Miami, Nebraska, Florida State. For that matter, Michigan, Notre Dame and the list could go on and on. Everyone wants to assign blame, but that's pointless. Hope we have a winning record this season, that would be a start. The UCLA doesn't help but the season still very young. Very few teams can overcome 6 turnovers and still win, and we kept it very close and came up 1/2 yard short of winning. Other than JC's obvious mistakes, seems like Scott and Sullins didn't play well either. Somehow, we have to complete passes to keep those safeties and linebackers from shutting us down completely. Honestly JC, many of the passes you complete are not accurate. I know God gave you more talent than that. Thread the ball and get rid of it in 3 seconds.
Madkels writes:
Couldn't agree more. She is a prime example of why the media has gone down the tubes and in the tank for liberals.
titansfan2104 writes:
it was travis stephens not henry
titansfan2104 writes:
really?? bottom feeders for the last several years?? sec title game in 07 and 04 ??and would have been in the title game in 06 if not for CPF getting outcoached in the fla game!! just look at how bad it got in 05 then cutcliffe came in and turned things around with a solid offensive scheme and alot of DISCIPLINE!! just look at the penalties and lack of production the following year after he left!!
Vol_in_Mich writes:
The media is just setting the stage for "The Greatest Upset In College Football History"
We WILL WIN!! You gotta believe it.
GO VOLS!!! Win or lose, I love ya.
LadyVolsEighTimes writes:
Thanks for the Civility of your post. MY two trips to the Swamp have always been as the guest of Friends/Florida Fans with season tickets. So I have never sat in the Visitors Section, Vols are 1-1 on my trips to the Swamp and Florida Fans were just great Rowdy College fans on both trips.
You do make an outstanding point. Putting the visiting teams section next to any Student section, anywhere is a recipe for disaster.
Maybe the NCAA/SEC needs to step and actually issue a rule that prohibits the placing of a Student Section next to a Visitors Section.
johnlg00#206211 writes:
I don't think the media want Kiffin to fail so much as they love the fact that he is interesting. Their stories are written for them in the simplistic way they prefer. When UT starts to win, then that will be the story. Unless of course, Kiffin ALSO doesn't shoot his mouth off anymore; then they will complain about why he is isn't interesting anymore. After that, the only reason they will write about us is if, you know, we are competing regularly for championships with the big boys!
johnlg00#206211 writes:
It wasn't that long ago that the SEC forced UF to move the student section from behind the visiting bench, not because of the noise and vulgarity but because of the constant barrage of liquor bottles and cups of, uh, various liquids. Might not take too many incidents with visiting fans to move them out of the stadium.
Gators0608 writes:
The media doesn't hate the voles; the media just does not have any respect for the voles.Your fans and kiffy boy has caused that. Craig James, Chris Fowler and Jesse Palmer were talking about the game last night during the Miami-Tech game.James, I think said the Gators were going to take Tennesee to the woodshed. Fowler said they have the materials ready. Fowler has trashed Tennesee before, some comment about trailer parks. I know, I know. Jesse Palmer is a Gator. Matter of fact, Palmer threw the touchdown pass to Gaffney at the end of the game. I am glad that I was there.
johnlg00#206211 writes:
Well, given that Fowler's "trailer-trash" remark goes back WAY further than Kiffin, it can't really be said that Kiffin caused the media's lack of respect for UT. The fact is that we had become all but irrelevant nationally for several years before Kiffin. Now I agree that the national hook right now is "How bad will the great Urban Meyer and the mighty Gators run it up against the brash Kiffin kid?" Will they TRY to run it up? Sure, that's just the kind of guy Meyer is; this is just his latest excuse, and right now the media is colluding with him in it. CAN they run it up? Well, that IS the question, isn't it? THAT we will all see.
Two things: 1) after all the smack-talk, what do you mean by "running it up" after something of a history of running it up before Kiffin came along--50, 70, 100?--the current record against us I think is 39; 2) what if you get key guys hurt late in a beat-down? I'm not saying the Vols OUGHT to go head-hunting then, but I AM saying EVERYBODY has a LITTLE pride, and I can see a point where somebody might snap. I would hate to see it for a LOT of reasons, but if the Gators get a little too happy with themselves for trying to run it up, they will have sort of brought it on themselves if something untoward happens.
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