Vols 2009 season

**starbuck** · November 29th, 2009, 05:17 PM

Tennessee (7-5, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) made sure its streak of dominance over Kentucky (7-5, 3-5) didn?t end in coach Lane Kiffin?s first year on the job. The win also likely locked up a New Year?s Day bowl for the Volunteers and clinched second place behind Florida in the SEC East.
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if you were told at the beginning os the season this is how the Vols would end up I'm sure you would have been pretty happy. I must say that Kiffin got a lot out of the QB position that no one would have given a chance to. Kicking game killed them and OL play against Bama or Kiffin would have had a huge singature win in season 1.
overall, it was a pretty good year. now it is time to build on the success, recruiting is going better than it has in years so the furture could be bright.

**UTVols2** · November 29th, 2009, 05:59 PM

I would have to go back and find it but I said that we could finish 8-4 and no worse than 7-5. They sure cut it close, lol.

We finished 7-5, 2nd in the SEC East, going to a New Year's Bowl, and more than likely toward a Top 5 recruiting class. I am pretty excited about the future of UT football and this season to me was wonderful, especially considering all the injuries that mounted during mid-late season.

Had you told me we would at one point start a total of 13 walk-ons and we would have accomplished those mentioned I would have told you that you were crazy. The coaching staff has done a phenomenal job in their first year on the Hill IMO.

There is some talk that the Outback Bowl and Cotton Bowl may do a switch-a-roo as they want UT instead of Ole Miss because they had them last year and UT has been to the Outback 3 of the last 4 seasons. Although, the Kiffin ties in Tampa may hold that off, guess we will have to wait and see. Layla Kiffin even used to be on the Outback Bowl staff......

**Ironlung** · November 29th, 2009, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by UTVols2

Layla Kiffin even used to be on the Outback Bowl staff......

I'd like to have her on my staff.

I'm happy with the way the season went overall. The UCLA and Auburn losses sucked because they were a completely different team just a couple weeks later. They got riddled with injuries which helped lead to the losses to Bama and Ole Miss. For the most part and what they had to work with, a major overachievment. Next year might be rough.

**UTVols2** · November 29th, 2009, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by Ironlung

Next year might be rough.

Yep..... a lot of young kids will be on the field next year, A LOT and that can always be a problem.

**wisecav13SWH** · November 29th, 2009, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by Ironlung

I'd like to have her on my staff.

I have nothing to contribute to the thread but I can see Kevin saying that. He's the best.

**MikeJones** · November 29th, 2009, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by starbuck

Kicking game killed them

Thats a understatement. I remeber when the kicking game used to be money. What was the boy from VA High or Tn High? Was that Jeff Hall? And the Colquits punting kept us in more than a few games.