Tennessee fans already starting to talk about the 2017 GT-Tennessee game

[Silk3]

Is UT's d end leaving? Barnett or something like that?

 

[MikeJackets]

Is UT's d end leaving? Barnett or something like that?

Barnett is gone along with CB Cameron Sutton and MLB Jalen Reaves Maybin. On offense they lose QB Josh Dobbs, RB Alvin Kamara and WR Josh Malone

 

[GTsuperfan]

It's funny how cocky a team that lost to the gamecocks and Vandy can be. It's beyond thinking...

 

[Skeptic]

I live in Chattanooga Tn. But I have been a Tech fan for over 40 yrs. My stepson and his wife are huge Tn fans. I pray to God my Jackets win this game!!! I think Tech will probably start MJ in this one and I am okay with that. Our freshmen QB'S are gonna be very good, but it will take a few games for them. Tennessee's offense will drop off with new QB. I really like our chances in this game!!!

We have almsot always competed well against the SEC, save for LSU in that bowl game early on with Johnson. It's the only time I thought we were clearly outmatched. But I'm with you, because there is nothing finer or funnier than to be able to laugh at your kids for their foolishness.

 

[Cam]

So arrogant. It's amazing to me how nearly every member of the SEC East thinks of themselves as a national title contender when they play in the weakest Power 5 conference. Just focus on winning your division first. Baby steps.

As for the cut blocks, I'm so sick of hearing we injure other players. The commentators yesterday focused so much on our cut blocking, that their "compliments" of GT's performance were always like, "Yeah, this offense is so hard to stop. A lot of it due to these lineman diving at your knees! Look at those grass stains on the front!" I'm considering monitoring injury reports of teams we play against next season. Just keeping track of people with nagging injuries and keeping up with reports after we play a team. Just need data to shove back in people's faces. CPJ even said that if anyone came to him with definitive data showing we injure players more often with our cut blocking than other teams, then he would coach to do otherwise.

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

I am looking forward to going to this game. But I am not looking forward to hearing their stupid fight song.

A KY fan sitting in front of me yesterday said the "Ramblin Wreck Song" was getting on his nerves almost as much as "Rocky Top". LOL

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

they'll fill that stadium up to where it will feel like an away game

Since Tech tickets for that game will be part of the season ticket package, we SHOULD have our fair share of fans there. After all, we took 20,000 to Dublin, and it will be our first game in Atlanta after a pretty impressive finish for 2016.

 

[JacketFromUGA]

So arrogant. It's amazing to me how nearly every member of the SEC East thinks of themselves as a national title contender when they play in the weakest Power 5 conference. Just focus on winning your division first. Baby steps.

As for the cut blocks, I'm so sick of hearing we injure other players. The commentators yesterday focused so much on our cut blocking, that their "compliments" of GT's performance were always like, "Yeah, this offense is so hard to stop. A lot of it due to these lineman diving at your knees! Look at those grass stains on the front!" I'm considering monitoring injury reports of teams we play against next season. Just keeping track of people with nagging injuries and keeping up with reports after we play a team. Just need data to shove back in people's faces. CPJ even said that if anyone came to him with definitive data showing we injure players more often with our cut blocking than other teams, then he would coach to do otherwise.

I once emailed Ken S asking if he knew of a place to research those statistics. As far as I know there isn't a database.

Even if we have data to show people the response will be "they get banged up so they slow and cause us to lose but aren't bad enough to miss games"

It's a lose lose being an armchair expert is much easier than actually watching more than one game a week and looking at things.

 

[AE 87]

I do believe that our blocking schemes are more damaging to linemen knees than most schemes, our O linemen.

 

[northgajacket]

A KY fan sitting in front of me yesterday said the "Ramblin Wreck Song" was getting on his nerves almost as much as "Rocky Top". LOL

What's their fight song? " Nothing says lovin' like my cousin"

 

[CuseJacket]

Sort of alluded to this in the Stoops thread and want to take it further. If someone is able and willing to splice together 1 minute "How to cut block" videos, using only clips of the opposing team's offense, I think the product would actually be pretty effective in slowing down the dumb narratives re: GT. The clips could include evidence of good/effective cut blocks vs. failed attempts/follies, just to drive it home. We have a whole offseason to do one for Tennessee. Unfortunately I don't think I fit the "able" part of the prerequisite.

 

[dressedcheeseside]

I do believe that our blocking schemes are more damaging to linemen knees than most schemes, our O linemen.

Actually, we tend to have a lot of shoulder injuries.

 

[dressedcheeseside]

Sort of alluded to this in the Stoops thread and want to take it further. If someone is able and willing to splice together 1 minute "How to cut block" videos, using only clips of the opposing team's offense, I think the product would actually be pretty effective in slowing down the dumb narratives re: GT. The clips could include evidence of good/effective cut blocks vs. failed attempts/follies, just to drive it home. We have a whole offseason to do one for Tennessee. Unfortunately I don't think I fit the "able" part of the prerequisite.

That and a cut up of other teams getting penalized for chop blocking.

 

[tech_wreck47]

I was watching the uga vs tcu game and one of UGA's OL men had a nice cut block pulling around on a LB I believe. if I'm not mistaken it was a little before half time. It would be nice if someone made a video with a lot of the teams we play cut blocking.

 

[Techster]

We will have a new QB under center but chances are very high it will be MJ. And MJ is a veteran in our offense. New QB advantage....GT (see 2016 GT vpoly game)

MJ can win us games...and he'll get better with more snaps. If any of the freshmen (or Marshall) beats him, oh boy we may have a good one. If they don't, I'm VERY confident MJ can beat UT with our talented OL and deep stable of ABs and experienced WRs.

 

[COJacket]

I was watching the uga vs tcu game and one of UGA's OL men had a nice cut block pulling around on a LB I believe. if I'm not mistaken it was a little before half time. It would be nice if someone made a video with a lot of the teams we play cut blocking.

And I think there was a chop block penalty in that game??

 

[dressedcheeseside]

MJ can win us games...and he'll get better with more snaps. If any of the freshmen (or Marshall) beats him, oh boy we may have a good one. If they don't, I'm VERY confident MJ can beat UT with our talented OL and deep stable of ABs and experienced WRs.

You forgot to mention our stud Bback.

 

[stech81]

UT will be breaking in a new QB as well. Unlike UT, I think CPJ will handle a new QB A LOT better than Butch Jones.

If our defense continues to play like we have been the last 4 games, we should have a really good team.

I agree with both statements. I think the defense will need to win the first 2 or 3 games, maybe it's me but it seems like it takes our offense a few games at the start of the season to get it's timing down.

 

[Chris Freeman]

My immediate family (myself, my mom, dad, sister, and brother) are Tech fans but literally everyone else in my family are Tennessee fans, imuding my wife. Hell, I'm going to be out numbered at my own tailgate. We have to win this game

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

I agree with both statements. I think the defense will need to win the first 2 or 3 games, maybe it's me but it seems like it takes our offense a few games at the start of the season to get it's timing down.

Remember, it took our defense 8 games before they got their "timing" down. As much as I hope it's going to be different next year, I'm not 100% sold on the D yet.