Tennessee Game Day Thread

When we found out both TG and KM would be Dawgs we didn’t
know what the pecking order would be

We had an understanding that both had different skills sets and both

Would become good/great SEC RB’s

TG took the point but to KM defense as a freshman he was dinged up

And it was difficult for him to gain the needed experience

After the SECG he went to Father Joe to build strength as he

Acknowledged that Bama was making too many arm tackles on him

To his credit working hard during the off season he is much stronger
And still grease quick

IMO rest TG and feed the ball to KM and let him find his stride

Be fun to watch him catch the ball also

It will makes us still better with a more experienced KM

Add BG and Green to the mix and the depth builds –sweet

OK Dawgs take care of business

Eyes forward and foot down on the gas

yankeedawg1, you make a good point, I think. Let Marshall play, different style runner than Gurley, as you said, grease quick, and he wants to make a mark. Worked hard in the off season, he saw the handwriting on the wall. That is not being ugly, it is being truthful.

Mark Richt has been very careful when discussing Gurley and Marshall, understandable, especially when one little slip of the tongue and the "talking heads" will make headlines out of nothing.

Like the idea of several backs getting playing time. Next season, there will a couple of "serious" young men trying to get playing time in Athens.

Keep this train on the tracks, we are doing things on the football field that have been long overdue.

As for the game today, AM is not going to take the Vols as "just another game", they do have athletes and their crowd will be loud. Be interesting to see if the stadium is filled.

Here is hoping that some of the defenses lack of understanding to this point in time will show improvement.

Noticing that there are not many posters up today. Sure hope that the LSU win did not make the posters over confident. Works both ways . . . . eh?

Go Dawgs, take care of unfinished business. A win today, regardless of rankings, is a win, they all count come time to play in Atlanta.

Buc wrote: ogredawg you said . . . .Look for our D to show more improvement and play above expectations.

Good point. Really liked what Chris Mayes had to offer against LSU. Chris Wilson truly has broken ranks with the way Garner ran the defensive line.

Chris being listed as a NT only, frees up Toby Johnson to work at DE. Probably see a lot of that today. When Chris Mayes played high school football in Griffin, he was heavily recruited by big time schools. Grades were a problem, got that fixed, and the Big Man is ready to play.

Question . . . . What is going on with Greg Pyke? Felt he was going to step up this season and make a mark for himself. Appears that Kublanow has. Not aware of any injuries to Pyke. Maybe he is getting snaps and I have missed it. If so, maybe today.

Buc I also thought Pyke would be playing but I said Theus would be starting also. Houston made short work of that prediction. I think Friend has found the "rotation" that works and they are now becoming a cohesive unit and getting better each game. Barring injury I think what you are seeing now will be the O line until the end.

I totally agree with you ogredawg about the defense. They have shown improvement from week to week and at some point in time(hopefully today) it is all going to come together. Believe "right around the corner" might be pretty close. GO DAWGS!!!!!! GATA

I look for a big game from Douglas (especially late in the game) and a big day for the defense, but Floyd and the others need to scale back the celebrations after tackles a little. At some point they are going to be flagged for excessive celebration/taunting by some over zealous referee.

Dawgs win big

We may need a big day from him now.