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Complete this sentence. This year will be a success if......

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10 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

my answer is if we take 2 of 4 from bama, uga, uf, and usc.

This post was edited by Wes Rucker on 7/2/2012 at 1:39 PM
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10 months ago

Positive turnover ratio and a 1,000 yard rusher.
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10 months ago

Bray passes for at least 2,700 yards and Lane is a 1,000 yard rusher.
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10 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

dwrush22 said...
my answer is if we take 2 of 4 from bama, uga, uf, and usc.

That's the only way this year would be a success for Tennessee?
How about just winning eight or more games?
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10 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

... We have no key injuries.
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10 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

If Tennessee finds a running back to gain over a 100 yards a game consistently.
Go Vols
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10 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

I don't see the vols doing worse than 8-4 without injuries.
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10 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

We win the SEC East
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LuckyLefty7 said...
Positive turnover ratio and a 1,000 yard rusher.

I like this a lot Plus 1. If we have a 1,000 yard rusher we could have a special year. I'll say if we are in the top 4 in 3rd down conversion rate we will win 9 games.
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10 months ago

We score more points than the other team in at least 8 games.
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10 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

VolsfaninSC said...
They dont fire Derek Dooley.....

I agree...big picture means we had a good year and continue with no set backs. +1 for you.
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10 months ago

8 or more wins and staying in the games that they don't. Hanging 50 plus on vandy would be nice too.
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10 months ago

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That's the only way this year would be a success for Tennessee?
How about just winning eight or more games?

if we are able to take 2 of those 4 i feel we do win at least 8
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10 months ago

8 wins ... with one of those being the opening game in the Damn Dome and another coming against UF, UGA, or Bama (preferably UF). Also, (1) no blowout losses/2nd half collapses, and (2) no losses to what would once be deemed lesser opponents (KY, Vandy, MS State, though the latter would not be too bad if other games fell our way).
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10 months ago

Clay Travis continues to be negative and worship James Franklin.
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dwrush22 said...
if we are able to take 2 of those 4 i feel we do win at least 8

I agree, but I also think UT can win eight without winning two of those. That was my point.
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Ryan Callahan said...
I agree, but I also think UT can win eight without winning two of those. That was my point.

Agree. We could lose all 4 of those and sweep the rest or lose one more (7-5) and win our bowl game and go 8-5. What if we are very competitive in all those games and just dont beat one of the best 4 that you mentioned and go 8-4....is that a failure? I cant see it bc we dont the numbers that our competition has in SRs, RS SRs, RS JRs and even RS SO's.
Great thread and IMO keeping Dooley for 2013 is a great answer. We need this staff to succeed and keep on recruiting and building this program back with depth, talent and experienced players that I mentioned above that this team still does not have vs our competition.
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10 months ago

This is a difficult question for me because I want CDD to have a long tenure here and think the program needs stability, however I think you have to be able to hold people accountable.
We have the talent to win 2 of 4 (UGA, SCAR, UF, ALA) and to me that is the measure of this being a successful season. We either can compete with the elites in the SEC or we can't, and if we can't with a projected 1st round QB, 2 top receivers, and a highly rated experienced line, I'm not sure we ever will.
I think this program really needs to snap out of never winning as an underdog, and we have the talent to do it.
That said, I am not advocating firing CDD if we don't. I just don't think UT should consider this season successful if we don't beat 1 or 2 of these 4.

This post was edited by bavw on 7/2/2012 at 6:40 PM
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10 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Rush for 210 ypg. Allow less than 150 per game. We will be the hottest team around. WE ARE GONNA BE GOOD THIS YEAR. That's doesn't mean undefeated. We will be in every game this year. Dooley is the man to turn it around just think nothing really negative this whole offseason. That's a win right there so we are 1-0 already.
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10 months ago

2 Words: Beat Bama!
Ehh we probably aren't there yet. So I'll go with we show improvement and win 7 or 8 games.
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