The Volunteers open with trip to Nashville to play Bowling Green, an up -tempo team that was second nationally in plays (1,103) run last season. Then there is the home opener against Oklahoma, another tempo team that has a new offensive coordinator in Lincoln Riley. That game plus the Sept. 26 trip to Florida, where the Vols have not won since 2003, should be a pretty good indicator for fans as to whether or not this team can really challenge Georgia in the SEC East.
But I will close with this. Sometimes teams fool us. Sometimes a team that appears to be a year away wins the close ones and has a special season. If Georgia, which has to play Alabama and Auburn from the SEC West and has to go Tennessee the week after playing Alabama, were to stumble like it did last season, then a young group of Volunteers could walk through the door that leads at Atlanta.
“Part of me wishes the season started tomorrow and part of me wishes we had another month to prepare,” said Jones. “Like our fans, I’m anxious to see what this team can do.”
sounds like butch is liking what he has...
http://www.tonybarnhart.com/college...for-prime-time-or-are-vols-still-a-year-away/
But I will close with this. Sometimes teams fool us. Sometimes a team that appears to be a year away wins the close ones and has a special season. If Georgia, which has to play Alabama and Auburn from the SEC West and has to go Tennessee the week after playing Alabama, were to stumble like it did last season, then a young group of Volunteers could walk through the door that leads at Atlanta.
“Part of me wishes the season started tomorrow and part of me wishes we had another month to prepare,” said Jones. “Like our fans, I’m anxious to see what this team can do.”
sounds like butch is liking what he has...
http://www.tonybarnhart.com/college...for-prime-time-or-are-vols-still-a-year-away/
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