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Legend [6658]
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Anything short of a Natty next year is a disappointment
Jan 17, 2020, 3:49 PM
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LOADED!
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Oculus Spirit [83641]
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Anything short of a Natty any year is a disappointment
Jan 17, 2020, 3:52 PM
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THIS is where we are
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Hall of Famer [8387]
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Pretty much the truth of it.***
Jan 17, 2020, 6:35 PM
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Gridiron Giant [16054]
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Not for this Tiger fan.. Should be a great year,
Jan 17, 2020, 3:52 PM
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but let's check the sense of entitlement. Other teams are good, people get hurt, luck has a role...
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Legend [6658]
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There is no team next year that will have the talent we do
Jan 17, 2020, 3:55 PM
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NONE
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All-TigerNet [11934]
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Your confidence is admirable.***
Jan 17, 2020, 3:57 PM
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Orange Elite [5125]
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Solid Orange [1316]
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Re: There is no team next year that will have the talent we do
Jan 17, 2020, 6:39 PM
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When we win the right way we can always be pleased with the results...any time you are disgraced by a 14 game season you'd better check your Tiger pulse...Dabo & Brent and company are doing things the right way...I'd rather have the right way and great young men and a 10 win season than a room full of NATTY's and what we saw in the locker room Monday night with LSU!
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110%er [8681]
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All-TigerNet [11934]
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Therein lies the problem with success ... expectations get
Jan 17, 2020, 3:54 PM
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.... totally out of wack.
We will be no more “loaded” next year than we were this year.
Lots of question marks.
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Oculus Spirit [83641]
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good problems to have***
Jan 17, 2020, 3:56 PM
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All-TigerNet [11934]
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Yes ... not complaining. I’ve been around for a long time.
Jan 17, 2020, 3:58 PM
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Never, ever had this sort of *problem* in my entire life.
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Oculus Spirit [83641]
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yeah I know :)
Jan 17, 2020, 4:02 PM
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but it's kind of nice when finishing second is a disappointment. And for me, disappointing doesn't mean end-of-the-world, pull your-hair-out, gotta have some change.
Best is the Standard is more than a slogan.
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Legend [6844]
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Re: Therein lies the problem with success ... expectations get
Jan 17, 2020, 4:06 PM
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TLaw and ETN will be better. We do lose Tee but Rodgers, Ross, and the young WRs should be improved. We will be younger on the OL but more talented arguably. We will be much much better at TE. Our D will be better up front but we will have to see how our secondary does and who replaces Simmons. We should be unstoppable on O and I expect TL to be hungry after this L and become the great QB he can become.
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All-TigerNet [11934]
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No argument from me on the potential ...
Jan 17, 2020, 6:10 PM
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... The young WRs will have to progress.
... The new OL will have to grow up quickly
... Bressee et al will have to live up to their reps
... someone needs to adequately fill the Simmons role.
... XT and KJ will need to play like 5-stars
If all this happens ... Wow!
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Paw Warrior [4754]
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Re: Anything short of a Natty next year is a disappointment
Jan 17, 2020, 3:56 PM
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The best that any program in the US can EXPECT is Top Ten. Any higher expectations are irrational. There are too many variables, not only for our team but for every team. Who saw LSU coming at the end of 2018 ??
If your team performs up to their potential, then you have to be happy with the outcome. i understand that we have tremendous potential, but fulfilling potential is the hardest thing in the world of sports.
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Tiger Titan [48079]
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Re: Anything short of a Natty next year is a disappointment
Jan 17, 2020, 3:56 PM
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What starters do we lose?
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Paw Warrior [5018]
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Re: Anything short of a Natty next year is a disappointment
Jan 17, 2020, 4:02 PM
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Tee. Others?
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Oculus Spirit [43650]
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Good question but it’s one that doesn’t always matter.
Jan 17, 2020, 4:12 PM
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That’s why preseason polls tend to get turned up on their head by the time it’s all said and done. We were the preseason #1 this year but Burrow and Co kind of shocked everyone. All it takes is for one team to be better than us and I think some are taking for granted how difficult it is to win a national championship.
Let’s be realistic about this thing. We are going to have a great foundation and some studs coming in. The biggest questions we have as far as I’m concerned are can we fill the voids left by Isaiah Simmons and the four Olinemen. I think we will be fine and possibly better on defense but breaking in four new starters on the offensive line may keep us from winning it all. One thing is for sure we will be one of the contenders coming in to the season and that’s exactly where we want to be as a program. Because of the Oline if you handed me a preseason poll I don’t know who I would put at #1 but it wouldn’t be Clemson. A solid and experienced Oline is one of the biggest indicators of offensive success that tends to be overlooked. It’s one of the primary reasons that Tommy Bowden finally lost his job in 2008. It won’t get that bad under Dabo because of the culture but I think you get what I’m saying.
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Heisman Winner [81868]
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We will be loaded, but my expectations are that we will
Jan 17, 2020, 3:57 PM
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have some growing pains. I recall another year, from several years ago that expectations were VERY high going into a season where we had a lot of talent coming back, but had to break in a new offensive line. The year was 2008. We were ranked preseason #9, which back then was cause for real excitement. Needless to say, the season did not meet expectations.
But, we got Coach Dabo Swinney out of it, so I would call it an unprecedented success!
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Orange Blooded [3247]
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Re: We will be loaded, but my expectations are that we will
Jan 17, 2020, 4:01 PM
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To be fair, the O-linemen that we broke in that year didn't have anywhere NEAR the talent our lineman will have next year. Yes, experience certainly counts, but nobody in the ACC (maybe the nation) is gonna be able to stop our running game next season.
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Associate AD [1048]
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Re: Maybe for us......
Jan 17, 2020, 4:00 PM
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But Dabo's 5 goals are the goals.
I'm with you.... but we have to be careful about not being entitled.
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Walk-On [116]
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Re: Anything short of a Natty next year is a disappointment
Jan 17, 2020, 4:20 PM
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Pump the brakes. Most important unit on any team, O-Line, is losing a ton of talent and experience, and frankly the replacements don't have the feel of being an upgrade. Higgins was a huge security blanket and will be gone, Simmons is irreplaceable...lots of holes to fill.
ETN returning definitely helps, and Galloway being available are two big pluses.
Need a lot of help at DE as well, young guys have step up and re-establish the pass rush.
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Oculus Spirit [39207]
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Losing...
Jan 17, 2020, 4:57 PM
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4/5 of the OL, our best WR, our best defensive player, the entire LB corps, both safeties...
Some of y'all don't appreciate what it takes or how hard it is to sustain this success. I'm not saying it can't happen, but even making the playoffs (for a SIXTH straight time) would be quite the accomplishment.
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Orange Blooded [2544]
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Re: Anything short of a Natty next year is a disappointment
Jan 17, 2020, 5:04 PM
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Isn’t finishing 1st our goal every year. We are disappointed if don’t win. That is now our standard.
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Associate AD [1074]
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after loving through many painful years
Jan 17, 2020, 6:29 PM
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I will enjoy each of these years knowing they won’t last forever.
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