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Bold predictions for UT-N.C. State

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9 months ago

http://tennessee.247sports.com/Article/Bold-predictions-for-Tennessee-Vols-opener-against-NC-State-88104
Staff writers Wes Rucker and Ryan Callahan each offer three bold predictions for what will happen tonight when Tennessee opens its season against North Carolina State.
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9 months ago

It's sad when you have to predict that your kicker will make at least 2 field goals. But, unfortunately, that is a solid bold prediction!
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9 months ago

I predict Palardy will miss at least one, either XP or FG AND he has one tipped or blocked. I'm sorry I just have no confidence in this guy. Hope I'm way off.
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9 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Mine...
Rajion Neal has 135 yds rushing
Devrin Young has 2 punt returns of more than 20 yds
The defense will have 2 ints.
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9 months ago

Over-all I agree with pretty much each of these. The only one that I am not sure about is TN winning the turnover battle. I know this isn't totally the case, but it just feels like it has been forever sense we had a DE that could take the ball away on a regular bases. I keep going back and forth on the final outcome, but right now I think we win something like 28-24. Honestly, I'm of the opinion that even an ugly win is a win so I will take what we can get.
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9 months ago

I've actually gotten a good feeling, for once, about Palardy in this fall camp, b/c of an interview he gave talking about what he's done differently to prepare. He said he almost always had something hurt in the past, and stuff like that almost always messes up your mechanics.
IMO, though, the most important factor needed on PATs and FGs is height, to prevent blocks, some by our own linemen's butts. For the last two years, our kicker's biggest problem is he couldn't get it up. Fuh reel, doh.
"Bravely taking to his feet, he beat a very brave retreat." Sir Robin's Minstrels.
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9 months ago

I agree with some above that the special teams, particularly the return game, will have an affect on the game.
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All three RBs will have a play of more than 20 yards.
Bray stays cool and confident and throws 0 INT.
CP's first catch is a touchdown.
Palardy is 100% on anything inside of 50 yards tonight.
Hunter causes Amerson to fall on the draft board.
Dooley wears his hair spiked.
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9 months ago

This is probably a amateur question, but Wes can you elaborate on what makes NCSU secondary so good at "setting traps" for opposing QBs? I know that every team tries to disguise their coverages, but what sets apart NC State?
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Justin Hunter beats Amerson on a deep post route of atleast 50...
D Young takes a screen or dump off to the house
B Moore picks off 2 passes
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Young will have the most receiving yards.
Rivera will have the most catches, including a red zone TD.
Neal will get close to 200 all purpose yards.
Bray won't get picked off.
Palardy will do nothing horrendous.
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9 months ago

i think tyler bray will be ok i think he will check down before throwing into covrage against these guys he has penty of ppl to toss to
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9 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

I predict a Rucker-Neal wedding coming
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OrangeVol79 said...
I predict a Rucker-Neal wedding coming
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9 months ago

REEALLY bold predictions: DY makes at least one play over 50 yards on offense and leads the team in rushing and receiving; McCullers makes at least one NCSt player withdraw from school and move back home; All of my remote controls remain intact for the entire game.
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OrangeVol79 said...
I predict a Rucker-Neal wedding coming

Rucker is eventually just going to ban all of us West TN peeps from the board.
Go Vols
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orangeasylum said...
Rucker is eventually just going to ban all of us West TN peeps from the board.

Kevin has more sense than that
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9 months ago

Neal rushes for 200+ as NCS scores a late, meaningless td to make the final score appear a little more respectful 42-17.

This post was edited by Lostball on 8/31/2012 at 1:43 PM
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9 months ago

Hmmm!!! Really bold predictions from some VOL fans. Not Sure they have followed the State improvement after the fall off for a few years from the Phillip Rivers (A neighbor of my during his HS days) days as the great NCST QB. A player AL, AUB, and TN should be recruited as a LB. Anyway pulling for the VOLs to live up to at least some of the hype.
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9 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Why hasn't Kevin posted his predictions?
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CrockettTM said...
Why hasn't Kevin posted his predictions?

Kevin didn't do bold predictions last year. He just did game predictions in our Pick 'Em Party contest. This year, as I mentioned yesterday, we just kind of forgot to ask him to do picks. But part of that is because he's pretty busy these days and has more on his plate than he did a year ago. We'll see if he wants to join the party next week.
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