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This isn't talked about enough. I know Bray needs to be consistent and not fold under pressure. If Neal can get his yards like he did against UGA, UT will be balanced enough that MSU can't send pressure constantly to rattle Bray. That's the most intriguing battle for me tomorrow.

There is probably over 15 plays that we seen in the past that we haven't seen 1 time on offense. On defense we haven't seen hardly any of our blitz packages. So yeah i will say we ain't seen near about all of our playbook

Same to you bro

I think the Vols offense finally clicks on all cylinders and the dfense plays well
enough to win on the road.

Vols 31, MSU 21.

Nope not talkin about those. But you forget we have dak Prescott for those if we need to run them.

I wouldn't say I've forgot Dak. I know more about State ball than some State fans. With my friends/family here in Starkville, I havr an avid interest in the Bulldogs. Shoot, I was here for Super Bulldog Weekend. I would be in maroon and white today if it was anyone but Tennessee on the field tonight.

Dak may get the situational call here and there, but I think State will put the ball in Russell's hands on a run once or twice on plays that Relf or Dak would normally run. I would consider it myself if I believed Tennessee would ignore the idea that Russell could run. I think State could catch the UT defense flat footed in that regard.

Should be a great game. I'm excited to see it. Will be thrilled for the Vols to win for what it means to the team and to Coach Dooley. I've told that to my State people here already. I have joked that State already has 5 wins...they don't need this one :) If State wins it sets up the Bulldogs to be undefeated for the Bama game.

Not ideal for me personally, but having very happy friends and family down here is alright with me as well.

Good people in northern Mississippi. Hope they are disappointed around midnight eastern time.

UT 31 Miss State 27

Tennessee will get the run defense straightened out with Dan McCullers playing the 3 technique in a 4 man front. The offense will be the offense, I look for the UT run game to play a bigger part in this game than it has in many games this year. I think the O-Line is gaining confidence and so are the backs. Pittman and Graham have done wonders with the run game so far this year. Two more weeks can only help matters. With the size of Miss State's DBs, I think Pig and Rivera also have a big game with the underneath stuff. I think limited possessions caused by ball control and effective rushing by both teams will slow the game down a bit over the expected "shootout" many are expecting.

Just a little PSA to all Vol fans. Don't listen to anything deltadawg says. We really don't on our board either.

And for those of you coming to the game enjoy your day in Starkville

They just broke these out:

Man i dunno if i could handle a game with a kid that young. Good luck to you. Hopefully he loves it.