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08:59 AM ET 10.01 | Tennessee may not know what it has in true freshman running back Rajion Neal, but the Vols don't seem to want to waste any time in finding out. With or without a healthy Tauren Poole in the backfield, Neal figures in coach Derek Dooley's game plan more heavily this week. And getting a feel for what he can do against tougher competition won't be a problem against No. 12 LSU (4-0, 2-0 SEC) and one of the stoutest defenses in the nation on Saturday (TV: WVLT, 3:30 p.m.) at Tiger Stadium. "We've got to get the young buck going a little bit," Dooley said. "We're going to play Rajion, we're going to give him some touches and see how he handles it."

Knoxville News Sentinel

Derek Dooley, AP Derek Dooley, AP
October 1, 2010  09:17 AM ET

They'll blame Kiffin if he tanks...

October 1, 2010  09:19 AM ET

Oh, I'm sorry I'm on a Texas-Oklahoma thread...

October 1, 2010  09:41 AM ET

I had never even heard of Poole before this year, then he goes off and has a couple or so 100+ games. Who is this guy?

October 1, 2010  09:50 AM ET
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I had never even heard of Poole before this year, then he goes off and has a couple or so 100+ games. Who is this guy?

163 v Oregon
23 v Florida

October 1, 2010  09:53 AM ET
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In honor of Tx-OU weekend. This is just terrible

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October 1, 2010  09:55 AM ET

In case you missed it...

October 1, 2010  09:59 AM ET

LOL

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October 1, 2010  10:06 AM ET
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"Vols to start riding true freshman RB"Sounds painful. Watch your bck Rajion. Watch your back.

One good block and LSU will be watching his back. This kid can blaze.

October 1, 2010  10:06 AM ET

OU/TU Quad!!!

October 1, 2010  10:06 AM ET
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"We've got to get the young buck going a little bit," Dooley said.Don't know if Neal is African-American or not, but if so, Coach Dooley's remark seems tinged with racism.

Lebron? Is that you?

October 1, 2010  10:07 AM ET
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"We've got to get the young buck going a little bit," Dooley said.Don't know if Neal is African-American or not, but if so, Coach Dooley's remark seems tinged with racism.

Surely you jest.

October 1, 2010  10:08 AM ET
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OU/TU Quad!!!

Denied! You need SEC speed to get a quad here. This is an SEC thread!

October 1, 2010  10:12 AM ET
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Denied! You need SEC speed to get a quad here. This is an SEC thread!

Agree...got hung up in Hang Up Land.....

Anyone else having issues with FN today? When I select QUOTE goes to the top of the page????

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October 1, 2010  10:27 AM ET
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"We've got to get the young buck going a little bit," Dooley said.Don't know if Neal is African-American or not, but if so, Coach Dooley's remark seems tinged with racism.

Please tell me you are not one of those jackholes.

October 1, 2010  10:53 AM ET
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Correct. Thread hijack.

You Big 12 fans are always hijacking threads. I think it's because y'all are jealous because the Big 12 doesn't play defense.

October 1, 2010  10:56 AM ET
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They'll blame Kiffin if he tanks...

What a ridiculous comment. No one is blaming kiffin for anything. Well no one, that is, except for the alert USC fans that see a dropoff in performance between last year's Trogan squad and this year's.
No, we Vol fans are still blaming Fulmer for letting the program slide like he did.

 
October 1, 2010  10:58 AM ET

And that is fine with me....didn't he finally retire from CFB? Seems like he played about 10 yrs...

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