Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Can Lane Kiffin back up his big mouth?

It's Revenge Week in college football, and Tennessee's head coach Lane Kiffin has promised sports fans just that. The Vols travel to The Swamp this week to play an SEC rival, the undefeated, number one ranked Florida Gators. As if the Gators aren't good enough already, The Swamp is arguably the most intimidating venue in college football. Visiting teams don't often come out of there with a win, or even a close game. And when Kiffin was hired for the head coaching job at Tennessee in December, he told the media that he looked forward to "singing 'Rocky Top' all night long after we beat Florida next year; it's going to be a blast." But can Kiffin back it up? The Vols have been trampled by the Gators the last 2 years, including a 59-20 melee in Gainesville in 2007. On top of that, Tennessee hasn't exactly torn it up so far this season. They lost at home to an unranked UCLA team, 19-15. If they didn't score more than 15 points and were held to 93 passing yards by the UCLA defense, then what are they going to do against the Gators? Florida statistically has the best defense in the SEC and scored 62 and 56 points in their first 2 games. Urban Meyer doesn't seem too interested in what Kiffin has to say, he is confident in his team and should be. He told the media that the game is about the players and players only and that he's never seen the coaches strap-up and play so it doesn't really matter what he says. Indeed it doesn't, because his Gators will destroy the Vols in a game that probably won't even be worth watching. Tennessee should be happy if they come within 15 points of these gridiron greats. Volunteer fans beware, Tebow is here.

2 comments: