I think the offense will put up the points... unfortunately I think the defense will allow as much- what time is the game? the lady is out of town this coming weekend, so I might have to do something special for this!

[Edited on September 12, 2011 at 2:42 PM. Reason : s]

9/12/2011 2:42:16 PM

its almost always the 3:30 so I imagine then. pretty shitty slate of games this week, this one and the OK/FSU game are about it after Thursday's LSU game

9/12/2011 2:52:33 PM

LOL

9/12/2011 10:57:48 PM

great pic

9/13/2011 4:43:34 PM

Yup. My favorite part? We are actually back to Tennessee orange. Not that yellow orange bullshit

9/13/2011 5:04:45 PM

Quote :

"Shhhhhhh. Somehow, Tennessee is sliding under the radar, and if it can rise up and beat Florida in Gainesville, then all of a sudden, head coach Derek Dooley might really have the program back on track. Forget about winning the SEC East with road games at Alabama and Arkansas, to go along with the date at Florida and home games against LSU, Georgia, and South Carolina, but the Vols have looked amazing so far against two solid opponents. Montana is a strong FCS program that should end up in the playoffs, and Tennessee ripped it apart in a 42-16 laugher. Cincinnati put 72 on the board in its opener, but it couldn’t handle the Tennessee passing game in a 45-23 loss. Aaron Murray, John Brantley, Stephen Garcia, and Chris Relf are all terrific, but the best quarterback in the SEC might be Tyler Bray, who has been nothing short of flawless so far completing 78% of his throws for 698 yards and seven touchdowns, while running for a short score against the Bearcats. Going back to last year, Bray has thrown for 300 yards or more in five of his last seven games, and unlike 2010 when he gave away seven picks in the last three games, he has yet to turn the ball over. The Vol offensive line is still a bit shaky, the run defense has had a few problems, and the pass rush has been spotty so far, but if the first two games are any indication, Tennessee is tired of being pushed around, and it’s not going to take it anymore. "

9/13/2011 9:59:58 PM

Quote :

"Tennessee (2-0) at Florida (2-0) Sept. 17, 3:30, CBS Here’s The Deal … Enough is enough. It’s time for this rivalry to be interesting again. Oh sure, Lane Kiffin tried to poke the bear a few years back, and there have been some decent battles, but Florida has owned the Vols winning six straight with blowouts in the last four. After the way Tennessee has started the season, though, it looks like it’s ready to turn things around. It’s been a long, slow climb back for a Tennessee program that not all that long ago was as talented and as important as any in college football. A dip in recruiting, a few problems with the NCAA, and the rise of Florida into a superpower of superpowers have pushed the Vols down the pecking order, but head coach Derek Dooley has put together a team good enough to challenge for the SEC East title again. It might not be a world-beater like LSU or Alabama, but it has speed, explosion, and the right players in key spots to start winning games like this again on a regular basis. For too long, Tennessee has gotten by on beating the mediocre teams on the schedule and doing just enough to get to a minor bowl game. If Dooley can stop the slide against Florida and pull out the win, which would be the first in Gainesville since 2003, all of a sudden, the SEC spotlight that’s been shining so bright on the West and South Carolina will move over a bit. But there’s no real pressure on Dooley. Yes, he needs to start winning the big games, but there’s still an understanding that he’s rebuilding a program that needed time to get back to a national title level. There’s pressure on Will Muschamp. There’s no rebuilding with this Florida team. There’s no grace period, there’s no reloading, and there aren’t any excuses. Urban Meyer left the cupboard fully stocked with a boatload of young NFL talent, and Muschamp, along with offensive coordinator Charlie Weis, has walked into as good a situation as any coach could dream of – everything is in place to win a national title right now. But the Gators aren’t in the BCS title discussion yet as the pollsters are still waiting to see if 2010 was just a blip, and it’ll take a few big wins to start convincing people that things are back to national title-level normal. Fortunately, ranking doesn’t matter for Florida, who’s one of the few teams ranked outside of the top five that controls its own destiny. In the SEC, if you win out, you’ll play for the national title, and there are several great tests down the road against Alabama, LSU, and South Carolina, along with a brutal home game against Florida State, but for now, just getting by the suddenly dangerous Vols would be enough. Tennessee has been fun and exciting over the first two weeks with an explosive passing game and a good enough defense to get by. Beating a strong FCS team in Montana 42-16 was better than it looked, and getting by Cincinnati – who hung up 72 points in the season opener – was nice. Winning the East might be too tough a task with road dates at Alabama and Arkansas to go along with home games against LSU and South Carolina, but if the Vols can beat Florida on the road, they can hang with anyone in the conference. Why Tennessee Might Win: The passing game is in place to bomb away. Florida’s secondary is loaded with speed, athleticism, and talent, but it hasn’t been tested yet going against Florida Atlantic and UAB offense that don’t have a lick of firepower. Tennessee QB Tyler Bray has been one of the nation’s top passers over the first two games, building off the strong second half of his freshman season to bomb Montana for 293 yards and three scores and Cincinnati for 405 yards and five touchdowns without a pick in either game. The receivers are there, the running game is in place to balance things out, and the offense has the ability to move the ball in a variety of ways. That’s not to say the Gators don’t have the talent and the coaching staff to keep the game under control, but this is the first time they’ll have to deal with a real offense. So far, Florida hasn’t done nearly enough to get to the quarterback. It hasn’t had to dial up the intensity in the two laughers, but the front four is too good to only have two sacks in two games. Tennessee’s offensive line is hardly anything special, but if it can keep Bray clean and can limit the pressure from the outside, keeping up the offensive pace shouldn’t be a problem. Why Florida Might Win: Tennessee doesn’t have the lines to handle the Florida lines. No, the Gators haven’t come up with a ton of sacks in the first two games, but the line hasn’t had a problem getting into the backfield with 14 tackles for loss to stuff the FAU and UAB running games cold. The Florida offensive line has been nearly perfect so far, giving QB John Brantley five days to work while opening up the holes for the running game, and Tennessee is vulnerable on the defensive front. It clamped down in the second half against Cincinnati, but Isaiah Pead finished with 155 yards including a 65-yard scoring dash on the opening drive. Florida thrives on hitting the home run from the backfield, and Tennessee will end up giving up a few thanks to a defensive front that’ll allow the Gator speedsters to get to the second level. On the other side, the Tennessee O line has been a bit inconsistent in pass protection and hasn’t done enough for the running game. Tauren Poole has rushed for 199 yards in two games and is good enough to be among the SEC’s best backs if he gets a little room, but he’s not going to get those holes. The Vols won’t get the push needed against the strong Gator defensive front. What To Watch Out For: Extremely quietly, John Brantley has been good. Unlike the Texas situation, with one-time superstar recruit Garrett Gilbert still floundering in an offense that has no idea how to develop his talents, Brantley has the right coaching staff and is in the right situation to make him a playmaker. He was never the right fit for what Urban Meyer wanted to do, but under the tutelage of Charlie Weis, he’s able to get the ball down the field a bit more effectively than he did last year, and he’s good at checking down and dumping the ball off when needed to get the ball in the hands of his speedsters. He hasn’t been tested yet, and while he threw two picks against Florida Atlantic, he’s starting to show that he’s ready to blossom. If he’s good, Florida will be fine. If he’s great, Florida could be in the national title hunt. This might be the game to see if he can be the latter. For Tennessee to win, Bray has to be great, but he’ll be great if his receivers can keep on exploding. Da’Rick Rogers, a 6-3, 215-pound sophomore, who showed flashes of greatness last year, but now he’s putting it all together. Big, fast, and acrobatic with next-level tools, he’s taking to the spotlight following up a five-catch, 100-yard, one score day against Montana with ten grabs for 100 yards and two scores against Cincinnati. Meanwhile, Justin Hunter has shown off his athleticism with two dominant performances. The speedster set the Tennessee freshman record with seven touchdown grabs averaging a whopping 25.9 yards per grab on just 16 catches, and he’s started out even hotter with 146 yards against Montana and 156 against Cincinnati, with a touchdown grab in each game. What Will Happen: This will be fun. Each team will hit haymakers and each will come up with big days through the air, but the Florida defense will do a bit more in key spots in the second half. The Tennessee running game won’t get going, and while Bray will put up huge numbers, he’ll also get picked off twice. Florida will be just balanced enough to get through the shootout with the win, but it’ll be pushed. The Vols might not win, but the respect and the attention will come after the tough loss. CFN Prediction: Florida 38 … Tennessee 27 "

pretty much how I think it will go too...

[Edited on September 14, 2011 at 11:27 PM. Reason : d]

9/14/2011 11:24:37 PM

The South... Where you have a 76 sec video about the coach's pants:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5clf0qpD_g&sns=em

9/16/2011 12:11:48 PM

haha, things get even more interesting...

a Knoxville beat reporter said "saw the entire week of preperation (every play) and UT is planning some interesting stuff this weekend. They are obviously not afraid. Put it that way. If Dooley does some of the stuff he's planning, this guy is going to assume legend status in this town."

and

Quote :

"Devrin Young was welcomed back to contact in big-time fashion. The way the freshman handled the physical play as a scout-team running back seems to have gotten Derek Dooley thinking about a much more prominent role. Despite missing all of training camp with a broken collarbone that also has forced the Bearden High School product and possible special-teams weapon to sit out the first two games for Tennessee, Dooley is at least entertaining the notion of giving Young his first live work in one of the most hostile environments in the country at No. 16 Florida on Saturday (TV: WVLT, 3:30 p.m.). "I don't know, but he's doing good, he got hit today, which is good," Dooley said after practice on Tuesday morning. "I think A.J. (Johnson) body-slammed him. We put him on scout-team running back, so he can go in there and get some licks. He catches the ball well. I told him I would probably be called the dumbest coach in college football if I put him back there in the Swamp. "But I'm thinking about it, yeah. It isn't the first dumb thing I've done, so I'm not scared. I don't have to catch it." The Vols (2-0) don't seem to have any concerns about Young's ability to do that, particularly since part of the appeal during his recruitment was the boost he could provide to a return unit that struggled mightily a year ago just to field the ball. Young has been able to work on that aspect of his game over the last couple weeks as he recovered from the injury suffered just before training camp opened last month, but the opportunity to prove he could withstand some physical punishment had largely been on hold. Without Young available early in the season, the Vols have turned to another true freshman to handle the work in the punting game with some mixed results. Marlin Lane has picked up 23 yards on five official attempts, though he had one chance to build his average up nullified by a penalty last weekend in the win over Cincinnati. But Lane also has a muffed punt to his credit, so if Young is able to prove he's ready to take shots from some defenders that aren't teammates, Dooley might have a difficult decision to make against the Gators (2-0). "Not one thing (can ease my mind)," Dooley said. "I know he can catch punts, I know he's quick and elusive, he's been hit, nothing will ease my mind until he goes out and catches one. "I don't know what I'm going to do.""

haha, welcome to college motherfucker

9/16/2011 7:44:19 PM

Quote :

"- Tennessee’s Tyler Bray is the best quarterback in the SEC, and he’s about to show why against Florida. If he gets time behind a porous offensive line, he’s going to put on a show. ps - He won’t get any time. The Florida defensive front will be dialed in. "

haha, asshole, this is what I'm afraid of

9/17/2011 2:52:41 AM

ugh, nervous as shit about this game now... damn them for giving me hope when my brain tells me its going to be a rout.

My official prediction:

UF: 38
UT: 24

[Edited on September 17, 2011 at 3:29 PM. Reason : d]

9/17/2011 3:20:25 PM

Preempted by the end of the shitty Duke/BC game. Football in ACC country ftl.

UF: 31
UT: 21

[Edited on September 17, 2011 at 3:37 PM. Reason : prediction time]

9/17/2011 3:36:19 PM

God dammit Rainey and Demps have been there FOREVER


Yeah, playing them with the two best defensive players missing isnt going to cut it, we are going to have to outscore them.

[Edited on September 17, 2011 at 3:43 PM. Reason : d]

9/17/2011 3:41:02 PM

FUCK.

WELL, THERE GOES THE SEASON


if Hunter's knee is as bad as it looks there is zero chance

[Edited on September 17, 2011 at 3:59 PM. Reason : d]

9/17/2011 3:55:46 PM

Well, that's what I get for starting to get optimistic.

9/17/2011 4:05:31 PM

this looks like a Patriots game. Weis knows that the best LB is out, and that two freshmen are at LB and hes going right at them over and over. Hes a great coordinator.

I revise my prediction with Hunter out, 52-10

[Edited on September 17, 2011 at 4:31 PM. Reason : d]

9/17/2011 4:09:54 PM

A glimmer of hope?

9/17/2011 5:14:59 PM

Nope, that game's over.



Go Pack!

9/17/2011 6:11:30 PM

33-23 Final


would love to see what they could have done with Hunter the entire game but things happen.

Florida is going to get destroyed by a few teams.

9/17/2011 7:28:56 PM

9/17/2011 7:34:25 PM

we have a bye week next week, then Buffalo, so as long as it isnt a torn ACL/MCL or something hopefully Hunter will have 3 weeks to recover

9/17/2011 7:36:43 PM

At state game. Can't find the score anywhere. Did yall come back? Fuck Florida.

9/17/2011 8:27:23 PM

Nope

UF: 33
UT: 23

Big news is Justin Hunter hurt his knee on the second offensive play of the game and the team crumbled. Sttatus unknown on Hunter's knee.

9/17/2011 9:22:47 PM

^ he was watching the game or at least commenting on here during it, so he knew the outcome... he was simply trolling because I legitimately didnt know the score of the State game last week when I was at another game

[Edited on September 17, 2011 at 9:24 PM. Reason : d]

9/17/2011 9:24:30 PM

OH fuck you I had no idea what was going on after the first half.

9/17/2011 9:50:34 PM

Quote :

"Florida is going to get destroyed by a few teams. "

Besides Bama, who? FSU????

9/17/2011 9:52:32 PM

Alabama, LSU, FSU (maybe), South Carolina

9/17/2011 9:55:06 PM

If by destroyed you mean a loss, then yes.

9/17/2011 9:56:44 PM

I would say 14+ losses to at least two of them

9/17/2011 9:59:44 PM

Hunter is telling people its a torn ACL, out for the year.

God damn that really really sucks. Back to 6-6.

9/18/2011 1:25:59 AM

If its a bad enough tear he could be in jeopardy for the State game next year.

9/18/2011 1:28:23 AM

9/18/2011 1:33:13 AM

its times like this where I wish football didnt affect me so much... after 3-4 years of shit, finally had things going right, great young QB, two completely badass WRs, ahead of schedule rebuilding wise etc.

and now this

9/18/2011 1:39:15 AM

HUGE WIN today.

Quite the letdown performance from Baltimore.

9/18/2011 4:16:28 PM

Confirmed - Hunter is out for the season torn ACL

9/18/2011 8:11:51 PM

yeah, really sucks. We were playing about a year ahead of schedule, this will probably drop us back a year to what we were expecting this year unless an even younger really WR steps up. I know that 2012 was the target but we had the potential this year to win a surprise or two but thats out now.

9/18/2011 8:14:57 PM

good times

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-tennessee-garza

Quote :

"Former Tennessee assistant Willie Mack Garza paid for a top recruit and his mother to fly to Knoxville for an unofficial recruiting trip during Lane Kiffin’s tenure at the school, Yahoo! Sports reported Monday night. Garza followed Kiffin when he took over at Southern California, but the secondary coach resigned Sept. 1, citing “personal issues unrelated to USC.” Yahoo! Sports reported Garza wired $1,500 to talent scout Will Lyles in July 2009 and the money was used for plane tickets for running back prospect Lache Seastrunk and his mother, Evelyn. Lyles told NCAA investigators about the transaction in August, according to the website. He said NCAA investigators were examining Tennessee’s recruiting practices. Garza, USC spokesman Tim Tessalone and the NCAA declined comment when reached by Yahoo! Sports. “We are aware of the situation as is the conference office,” Tennessee spokesman Jimmy Stanton told the website. “We’ve been verbally contacted by the NCAA enforcement staff regarding a recruiting issue in 2009 related to the former coaching staff and a student-athlete who never attended Tennessee. “We believe, as does the conference office, that this matter is not subject to the repeat offender provision.” The 5-foot-9, 190-pound Seastrunk signed with Oregon out of high school and was redshirted. He transferred to Baylor in August. Evelyn Seastrunk acknowledged the trip to Knoxville but declined comment when asked by Yahoo! Sports who paid for the plane tickets or where they stayed during the trip. “I’m so sick and tired of this ‘Willie Lyles said this and Willie Lyles said that,”’ she said. “I don’t care what Willie Lyles says. I don’t care as long as my son is OK. “Whatever undercover dirty stuff that they’re doing, I’m pretty sure that Willie Lyles is not the only person. He’s just the only one that’s been caught. This is something that they’ve been doing forever.” The NCAA is investigating services provided to Oregon by Lyles, who started his own scouting company in January 2009. At issue is whether Lyles helped steer Seastrunk to the Ducks. Yahoo! Sports said it obtained a receipt for the wired money for the Tennessee flights, and it listed Willie Garza as the sender and Will Lyles as the receiver of $1,500. Lyles told the website he agreed to speak to NCAA investigators on condition they granted Seastrunk immunity from any penalties associated with this incident. “I wanted to make sure Lache would be fine, this isn’t about him,” Lyles said. “It’s the NCAA’s rules and the schools not following them. During our meeting it became clear the NCAA already had knowledge of what was going on at Tennessee.” Tennessee just faced the NCAA Committee on Infractions following a two-year investigation into recruiting by former men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl and the football program under then-coach Kiffin. It chose not to punish the university beyond its self-imposed sanctions, which included two years of probation. The NCAA also concluded in August there wasn’t enough evidence to prove 12 recruiting violations committed by Kiffin and his staff were any more than secondary violations. Those charges included 16 improper recruiting phone calls and impermissible contact between football staff interns and recruits."

9/27/2011 11:56:11 AM

Not too concerned. Happened under a head coach that is no longer there, by an assistant who is no longer there and involved a player that is no longer there.

9/27/2011 1:40:32 PM

more wins in october: tennessee or ncsu?

9/27/2011 1:41:40 PM

Without Hunter? Easily State. Look at our schedule

9/27/2011 2:40:59 PM

Got a verbal from Trent Taylor, 4-star DE out of Lakeland Florida.


But.... there is another torn ACL















































Smokey tore his celebrating a TD in the Cincy game. He's been in doggie rehab and is expected to be able to sit and bark for the Buffalo game this week.

9/29/2011 9:46:50 AM

Quote :

"It doesn’t have the history of the Curse of the Billy Goat that haunts the Cubs to this day, but I’m starting to think the Titans’ wide receiver position is jinxed. With Kenny Britt’s season-ending knee injury last Sunday, you have to wonder if somebody somewhere stuck a pin into a voodoo doll outfitted in a No. 18 Titans jersey. At what is perpetually the team’s biggest position of need, the loss of Britt is devastating. Maybe we should’ve seen it coming. Just when you think the Titans finally have found the answer at wide receiver, they change the question. The injury, which occurred as Britt was establishing himself as an elite NFL receiver, is in keeping with the Titans’ sordid recent history at the position. Since the franchise landed on Tennessee turf in 1997, they’ve tried such quick-fixes as Yancey Thigpen, Carl Pickens and David Givens, with a sprinkling of draft picks along the way. You know the results. The best call on a wide receiver, other than the drafting of Britt, was signing Nate Washington as a free agent in ’09. Washington averaged 44½ catches in the previous two seasons and has 21 receptions through three games this season. The draft hasn’t been much of a help — except for Britt. For every Derrick Mason or Justin McCareins, there has been a Joey Kent and a Paul Williams.It cuts deeper. Kevin Dyson always will be remembered as the wide receiver the Titans picked instead of Randy Moss in the 1998 draft, but Dyson was productive (170 catches in four healthy seasons) until a knee injury caught up with him. Tyrone Calico, a second-round pick in ’03, takes a lot of hits from Titans fans, but nobody knows what would have happened if Roy Williams hadn’t horse-collared him in ’05, injuring both of Calico’s knees in the process. Back to Britt: With precise surgery, extensive rehab and a little luck, he could return to form by this time next season. But let’s not kid ourselves. This is a very serious injury. Some players never make it all the way back, be it physically or mentally. Britt’s age — he just turned 23 — certainly is on his side. But he also has a history of hamstring problems and has not been a quick healer in the past. After years of searching fruitlessly for top-notch wideouts in the draft and free agency — not to mention claiming an out-of-gas Moss off waivers last season — the Titans got it right when they picked Britt in the first round of the ’09 draft. Sure, there have been growing pains, including previous injuries. And some of Britt’s off-field antics have embarrassed the organization. But when it comes to getting open, making catches and eating up yardage, a healthy Britt is one of the top five receivers in the NFL. Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck wasn’t kidding on Monday when he called Britt “probably the most talented player on this team at any position” and termed the extent of the injury “horrible news.” Yes, the curse lives on. Just wondering: Is Yancey Thigpen the Titans’ version of Bartman?"

9/29/2011 9:52:27 AM

Bray with 250 yards and 3 Tds in the first half.

10/1/2011 2:04:38 PM

10 consecutive games with a passing td- lets see how long he keeps that going!

10/2/2011 9:38:34 AM

Isn't it 10 consecutive games with multiple TDs?

10/2/2011 9:42:41 AM

CJ better get his shit going today. Sucking the life out of my fantasy team.

10/2/2011 9:44:19 AM

^^I think it is 6 with 2 or more, which is a UT record


I could be absolutely wrong though- that is just what they were saying on the radio when I was driving back from work yesterday, listening to the game

[Edited on October 2, 2011 at 9:51 AM. Reason : w]

10/2/2011 9:50:31 AM

Its at 10 games for multiple TDs:

so far this year the TDs are: 3, 4, 3, 4

and last year: 4, 2, 2, 3, 5, 2

10/2/2011 12:07:48 PM

makes sense... I figured someone would have had 10+ games before him with just 1

10/2/2011 12:59:45 PM

sucks about Kenny Britt

10/2/2011 1:03:11 PM