re: METTENBERGER IS A TIGER!!!!

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QUESTION to you is how long have you known?

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since the Ole miss game when everyone was freaking out


I just have to keep my mouth shut on somethings though.

What great news for a Monday!! The future looks bright for the Tigers!!

This is great news!

Too bad Crowton will still be the OC and Jefferson will still be the starter.

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Lee outplayed JJ through 8-9 games this year. Unfortunately, Les decided that he was sticking with JJ and his 75 yards passing/game instead of going with the guy who had actually outplayed him on the field through out the season.

I don't expect Mettenberger to get a better chance at the starting job than Lee did this year

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This is a totally different animal. The only edge Lee has over Mett is a quick release. Lee's experience with the playbook will be a moot point as Mett will have Bowl practices, spring practices, and fall practices to even the score. That's not counting Mett, JJ, & Lee all starting from scratch with a new OC. Point is Mett is light years ahead of Lee physically & mechanics-wise. JJ vs Lee =/= JJ vs Mett.

Despite Lee clearly outplaying JJ this year, it is apparent Miles was banking on JJ returning to his steady soph season form as opposed to turning the wheel over to Lee with the chance that inconsistency could rear it's ugly head (which we know, when Lee is bad, it can be horrific). Lee had to be head & shoulders better in practice and in games to unseat JJ, who was head & shoudlers better than Lee in his frosh and soph seasons.

As badly coached as Mett's JUCO team was in that championship game, it was clear that Mett was the leader of that offense and had been all year long, consistently playing at a high level. Even if Mett is only destined to just play competently in the SEC instead of the elite level he played in JUCO, Miles won't bench a leader with talent & consistency. So Mett actually has a great chance to start.

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How about you read about what happened before you start saying he's a trouble maker and will hurt the program.

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when did i say this? i wasn't bashing him at all. all i said is that i hope he stays out of trouble while he's here. i'm sure he can if he wants to. calm down, man.....no need to stereotype