Music City Bowl

**UTVols2** · December 31st, 2010, 06:19 PM

Coples brand on his arm was hurting me.

And the stuff with Bray is laughable, look all around college football in every game and kids are doing all kinds of show boating, it's just not on camera every time.

**Fifty_One** · December 31st, 2010, 06:35 PM

I dont care what anyone thinks, i love Brays confidence and emotion. The kids a true freshman and he pretty much carried the O to 4 wins in November.

No one was *****ing when Tebow got in the OU defenders face doing the gator chomp or UNC taunting UT fans after their FG to send it to OT. Yet youll call this kid a 'punk'?

About him crying: And yes it hurts to lose a game this close. As a former athlete I still remember losing my last game. Granted Bray isnt a senior, he cared about all the seniors on this team who will never get to wear the orange again. It hurts to go through a season like this. It hurts to lose TWICE when the clock says '0:00' youre leading yet you still lose, It hurts to have your head coach leave in the middle of the night. Everyone of these kids (Bray included) have been through more in 12 months than most student athletes go through in 4 years.

So go ahead and keep bashing the kid for his throat slash, his tears, or whatever. But if you are a fan of another SEC team or any team on Tennessee's schedule the next 3 years, get ready to have Bray, Justin Hunter, and Da'Rick Rogers tear your D a new one. Go big orange.

**1inStripes** · December 31st, 2010, 07:12 PM

That was one serious brand on Coples. Cattle in the west weren't branded to that detail.

What was surprising about Bray was that they always talk about how he is the same demeanor almost all the time. That was the first time I have seen alot of emotion out of him outside of the 'Loco' motion after a TD.

**Biggin** · December 31st, 2010, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by Fifty_One

I dont care what anyone thinks, i love Brays confidence and emotion. The kids a true freshman and he pretty much carried the O to 4 wins in November.

No one was *****ing when Tebow got in the OU defenders face doing the gator chomp or UNC taunting UT fans after their FG to send it to OT. Yet youll call this kid a 'punk'?

About him crying: And yes it hurts to lose a game this close. As a former athlete I still remember losing my last game. Granted Bray isnt a senior, he cared about all the seniors on this team who will never get to wear the orange again. It hurts to go through a season like this. It hurts to lose TWICE when the clock says '0:00' youre leading yet you still lose, It hurts to have your head coach leave in the middle of the night. Everyone of these kids (Bray included) have been through more in 12 months than most student athletes go through in 4 years.

So go ahead and keep bashing the kid for his throat slash, his tears, or whatever. But if you are a fan of another SEC team or any team on Tennessee's schedule the next 3 years, get ready to have Bray, Justin Hunter, and Da'Rick Rogers tear your D a new one. Go big orange.

I supported UT last night and defended them in this thread but that arrogance right there is ridiculously laughable. Theres no doubt UT will be better, but I doubt UF or Bama are shakin in their shoes scared.

Talk when you win more than 7 games

**Fifty_One** · December 31st, 2010, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by Biggin

I supported UT last night and defended them in this thread but that arrogance right there is ridiculously laughable. Theres no doubt UT will be better, but I doubt UF or Bama are shakin in their shoes scared.

Talk when you win more than 7 games

i'm sorry. I forgot we have already forfeited the UF and Bama games for the next 15 years. I sure do hope we get back to the Music City or Liberty bowl next year, because thats the best Tennessee will ever be. Programs arent allowed to rebound and change their fortunes after a bad stretch.

And I never said we were going to win the SEC or even beat Bama or Florida. But with this young core on offense, were going to put up some points for sure.

**Biggin** · January 1st, 2011, 12:35 AM

Originally Posted by Fifty_One

i'm sorry. I forgot we have already forfeited the UF and Bama games for the next 15 years. I sure do hope we get back to the Music City or Liberty bowl next year, because thats the best Tennessee will ever be. Programs arent allowed to rebound and change their fortunes after a bad stretch.

And I never said we were going to win the SEC or even beat Bama or Florida. But with this young core on offense, were going to put up some points for sure.

Nobody said anything about UT being unable to rebound, but its pretty silly to be calling out other teams' and making challenges when UT has won what, 13 games in two years?

And its not as if UT put up 60 last night, 27 against UNC missing some of their best defenders is far from spectacular, not to mention Bray's 3 picks.

But saying that every other SEC D should watch out, that UT is gonna "rip them a new one" is pretty bold and arrogant. UT averaged 22 ppg in the SEC, which is close to last in the SEC.

No doubt UT has talent, but its pretty out there to suggest that the rest of the SEC will get "ripped a new one"

**sup-rbeast** · January 1st, 2011, 03:43 AM

Bray needs a dose of Nick Fairley..lol

**Fifty_One** · January 1st, 2011, 03:55 AM

Originally Posted by Biggin

Nobody said anything about UT being unable to rebound, but its pretty silly to be calling out other teams' and making challenges when UT has won what, 13 games in two years?

And its not as if UT put up 60 last night, 27 against UNC missing some of their best defenders is far from spectacular, not to mention Bray's 3 picks.

But saying that every other SEC D should watch out, that UT is gonna "rip them a new one" is pretty bold and arrogant. UT averaged 22 ppg in the SEC, which is close to last in the SEC.

No doubt UT has talent, but its pretty out there to suggest that the rest of the SEC will get "ripped a new one"

I just have a little optimism for the first time in years. We've managed to score with an offense that is majority freshman. The 'ripped new one' just comes from me hoping these kids will stick together and improve over the next three years. If they continue to improve I cant imagine how scary the O could be Bray, Rogers, and Hunters Sr. year.

**1inStripes** · January 1st, 2011, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by sup-rbeast

Bray needs a dose of Nick Fairley..lol

Nick Fairley would weep at Brays feet!

**TheBeast** · January 1st, 2011, 11:51 AM

That #49 for UNC had to be one of the biggest d'ouchebag players I have ever seen, he was doing something on every play.

I called it when they didn't even make a halfa.ss effort to get a first down and run out the clock in regulation. I knew that the d wouldn't be able to stop them from getting within at least fieldgoal range and then just had a feeling we couldn't get it done in OT. How is it we can have two fg's blocked by the same guy against Bama last year and we can never even get a sniff of blocking one against anybody.