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I can't say I agree with all of this, but it's Hinton and therefore always worth a read. Let him know what you think (would be nice to have some complete sentences in the thread before our regular hooligans get there).

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Nice fanshot, Holly

I hope that I am not branded as a hooligan…

The normal range of predictions is 7-10 wins with the average on the low end. It really does come down to offensive improvement (skill players added, scheme improvements offsetting below average QB talent) and defense holding serve in the top 10 (secondary awesome, LB’s pretty good, DL will be much improved because of Coach O).

No one is talking special teams, but they have been anything but special in the last several years. We have lost several ball games because the momentum shifted as we blew a fake punt (FL) or had a punt returned on us for TD (more than a handful) or couldn’t cover a dad-blamed kick-off (every dad-gummed game).

I think Lane is a smart offensive coach (Pete Carroll doesn’t hire dummies). The staff around Kiffin is phenomenal – as the profiles over on govolsxtra show. We could be good this year and really special next.

When the RTT guys get closer to the season (after the new recruits hit the field in August) I’m seeing a POLL – # of wins….

by memphispete on Jun 8, 2009 7:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Not here

Hooligans = there. Here = Nice people! Who know grammar and punctuate!

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by Holly on Jun 8, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

(And who don’t start Palestinian state arguments in a post about Boise State’s new uniforms, which really, actually happened last week.)

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by Holly on Jun 8, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Matt, as usual, is on his game

Really tough to predict this team this season, but 7-5 up to a glorious 9-3 sounds about right.

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by Joel on Jun 8, 2009 7:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

And what's up with your wonky comment system over there?

I left a comment, and now it’s gone. And if it doesn’t get found, let me just tell you that it was AWESOME.

And if it is found, well, I have deletion privileges here.

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by Joel on Jun 8, 2009 7:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It's not you

Stuff will go away when you refresh it, then come back when you refresh it again. Happens aaaalll the time.

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I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.

by Holly on Jun 8, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was driving me batty when I subbed over there earlier this year

Figured some invisible pixie was deleting comment spam or something.

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by Joel on Jun 8, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's back!

And it IS. (Awesome.)

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by Holly on Jun 8, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nerd alert

Probably Yahoo’s various caching mechanisms.

"Florida didnt win their first SEC title until 1991 and now they think they invented football."
-Ron Zook

by rustytanton on Jun 8, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Honestly, no major issues with the Doc.

We don’t know the first thing about how the offense will use personnel, and considering the guy getting most of the press is Crompton ..I mean, 7-5 certainly makes sense.

by Graysnail on Jun 8, 2009 8:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Good stuff

It’s nice to read an honest assessment that doesn’t contain 2 paragraphs about secondary violations or how we all will pay for disrespecting the great Urban Meyer.

"The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it."

by Getoffmyvols on Jun 8, 2009 8:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Best paragraph

has to be this:

A couple hyped linebacker recruits are coming in from Virginia, Jerod Askew and Marlon Walls, but unlike the 5’10", 220-pound Reveiz, neither can take on hulking linemen or chase down and tackle SEC running backs using only one muscle: His heart.

handsdown.

by CornFromAJar on Jun 8, 2009 9:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Seven

If seven wins is our ground floor this year (and I think it is), I’ll take it. Hopefully we can win one we shouldn’t.

by Oskie on Jun 8, 2009 11:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Be a nice change from losing three we shouldn't.

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I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.

by Holly on Jun 9, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, now,

Wyoming played their hearts out that day!

;-)

by Hooper on Jun 9, 2009 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hooper

May you never have occasion to wear a split UT/Wyoming jersey ever again.

by Oskie on Jun 9, 2009 10:52 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

heh

I have gotten so much mileage out of that game, it’s not even funny.

(Actually, I’m pretty certain it’s not funny to any of you all…)

by Hooper on Jun 9, 2009 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

[grumblegrumbleDAMMIT]

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by Holly on Jun 9, 2009 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you are like the Memphis fans

it will never ever stop. Did you know UT is 19-1 against Memphis in football?

They never stop talking about The Fluke.

So live it up Hooper. Maybe one day you can move to Memphis Wyoming.

by memphispete on Jun 9, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't worry.

I’ll shut up about it when UT beats Wyoming. :-D

by Hooper on Jun 9, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

From what I've heard about Memphis,

the last thing I need is UT fans deciding where the moving van goes – especially while I’m wearing a UW jersey.

by Hooper on Jun 10, 2009 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Which returns us to:

when UT beats Wyoming…. :-D

(Ok, this must make me the oddest UT blogger on the block.)

by Hooper on Jun 11, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or me for even responding on THE most embarrassing loss in the last decade

I’m calling Mike Hamilton right now. We have to get Wyoming on the schedule again – bump somebody else, if we need to. This hooper jersey-mania must stop now!

by memphispete on Jun 12, 2009 7:12 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If they get Wyoming back on the sched,

I’d gladly ‘volunteer’ to be a part of the festivities.

by Hooper on Jun 14, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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