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« on: October 13, 2014, 06:51:31 EDT » |
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Per NCAA.com we have the #16 total defense in the nation. Only Bama, UGA, and Ole Piss have better defenses in the SEC. So I have some faith in them. Not #1but hey considering the last 3-4 years I'm happy with it. GO VOLS!!!  |
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« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2014, 06:58:32 EDT » |
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It's like some teams with Fulmer...we would have a top 10-12 defense like 2005....but we couldn't score at a hookers convention.
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« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2014, 07:02:07 EDT » |
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It's frustrating. If our Oline was worth a craps we might be able to make it more interesting. I'm hoping I'm wrong and they dominate this weekend but I don't see it. GO VOLS!!! |
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« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2014, 07:04:44 EDT » |
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  All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis |
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Clockwork Orange
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« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2014, 07:10:15 EDT » |
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In schedule-adjusted S&P we are 12th-- 19th against the run, and 9th against the pass. We're 6th on standard downs, and 25th on passing downs.
See below for those same numbers from past years. While there is still a lot of football to be played, statistically this is the best and most well-rounded defense Tennessee has had since 2005-- better than the Monte Kiffin D, and at least on par with the last several Chavis defenses. Considering how horrible we were in 2012 this has to be recognized as a remarkable coaching job by the defensive staff. Just incredible.
2013: 46th, 74th, 23rd, 40th, 59th
2012: 81st, 83rd, 84th, 95th, 62nd
2011: 47th, 36th, 54th, 41st, 44th
2010: 49th, 66th, 47th, 47th, 75th
2009: 21st, 34th, 23rd, 21st, 34th
2008: 22nd, 2nd, 44th, 5th, 27th
2007: 35th, 11th, 70th, 35th, 42nd
2006: 21st, 29th, 26th, 31st, 23rd
2005: 8th, 8th, 12th, 6th, 20th
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« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2014, 07:12:04 EDT » |
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In schedule-adjusted S&P we are 12th-- 19th against the run, and 9th against the pass. We're 6th on standard downs, and 25th on passing downs.
See below for those same numbers from past years. While there is still a lot of football to be played, statistically this is the best and most well-rounded defense Tennessee has had since 2005-- better than the Monte Kiffin D, and at least on par with the last several Chavis defenses. Considering how horrible we were in 2012 this has to be recognized as a remarkable coaching job by the defensive staff. Just incredible.
2013: 46th, 74th, 23rd, 40th, 59th
2012: 81st, 83rd, 84th, 95th, 62nd
2011: 47th, 36th, 54th, 41st, 44th
2010: 49th, 66th, 47th, 47th, 75th
2009: 21st, 34th, 23rd, 21st, 34th
2008: 22nd, 2nd, 44th, 5th, 27th
2007: 35th, 11th, 70th, 35th, 42nd
2006: 21st, 29th, 26th, 31st, 23rd
2005: 8th, 8th, 12th, 6th, 20th
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All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis |
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Clockwork Orange
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« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2014, 07:14:27 EDT » |
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So tell me again why 2005 we sucked so bad?
Corresponding offensive numbers: 65th, 63rd, 65th, 70th, 66th. |
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BanditVol
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« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2014, 03:12:23 EDT » |
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Very nice stats Clock O, and indicative of what I was thinking of this offense.
We may well hold Ole Piss below 30...
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« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2014, 03:51:25 EDT » |
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Next year's D could be one of the best in UT history, especially if either or both of the incoming DTs live up to their billing. We are going to have potential All-SEC playmakers at every level: Barnett at DE, Mac and/or Tuttle at DT, JRM and Weatherd at LB, TK2 and Cam at DB, and Magitt lining up all over the place. That is a lot of ballhawks that opposing offenses are going to have to scheme around. And depth is going to be pretty good as well, especially up front. Consider what we looked like on D two years ago, and now we might have our most star power on that side of the ball since 98. Pretty awesome.
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BanditVol
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« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2014, 06:57:24 EDT » |
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Yeah....if the offense improves even half as much we'll be pretty good.
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