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SAN JOSE SHARKSLAST SEASON: 51-22-9, 111 points. Lost to Los Angeles in first round of playoffs.COACH: Todd McLellan, 7th season with Sharks, 271-130-57; seventh overall in NHL.ADDED: F John Scott, F Tye McGinn, D Taylor Fedun.LOST: D Dan Boyle, D Brad Stuart, F Marty Havlat.PLAYER TO WATCH: Joe Thornton. Despite finishing second in the league in assists last season, Thornton was stripped of his captaincy this summer in response to the Sharks playoff collapse against Los Angeles. San Jose became the fourth NHL team to lose a best-of-seven series after winning the first three games. That prompted a search for new leaders. Thornton expressed no desire to leave San Jose but how he reacts to the new role and how he plays this season will be key questions going forward.OUTLOOK: The Sharks began the off-season with general manager Doug Wilson talking of rebuilding and becoming a tomorrow team after being a Stanley Cup contender for most of the past decade. 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Kiffins offence produced touchdowns on four of its first five series -- including Coopers 80-yard touchdown catch on Alabamas first play from scrimmage -- as the Crimson Tide (7-1, 4-1 SEC) raced to a 27-0 lead. Tennessee (3-5, 0-4) got back into the game thanks to quarterback Joshua Dobbs, who provided a spark after entering the game on Tennessees third possession. Dobbs helped the Vols cut the lead to 27-17 in the third quarter before Alabamas Derrick Henry stopped Tennessees momentum with a 28-yard touchdown run. Coopers 224 yards receiving broke the school single-game record set by Julio Jones, who had 221 yards receiving in a 41-10 victory over Tennessee in 2010. By the end of the first quarter, Cooper already had five catches for 185 yards and two touchdowns. The biggest suspense leading into the game was how the sellout crowd of 102,455 would treat Kiffin. As fans tailgated before the game, a plane flew overhead with the message Go Vols Beat Kiffin. One banner hanging from a parking garage featured Tennessee coach Butch Jones face along with the message Lane Kiffin? Never Heard of Her. At a rock on campus where students often paint various messages, the faces of Jones and Kiffin were featured with the word future by Jones and a crude remark next to Kiffin. Hours before the opening kickoff, all references to Kiffin on the rock were blacked out. Allabamas team arrived at Neyland Stadium amid heavy security, but about 80 per cent of the 1,000 or so fans who gathered to watch Alabamas players and coaches step off the team bus were Tide supporters.dddddddddddd A few of them screamed Lane as Kiffin headed into the locker room. Kiffins offence wasted no time making an impact. On Alabamas first play from scrimmage, Cooper caught a short pass from Blake Sims, ran to his right and raced 80 yards down the Tide sideline. Cooper reached the end zone again on Alabamas second series with a 41-yard reception down the left sideline. He added a 30-yard catch on Alabamas third series to set up T.J. Yeldons 1-yard touchdown run. Alabama gained 249 yards and scored three touchdowns on its first three possessions. Tennessee didnt go away thanks to its own surprisingly potent offence. The Vols entered the night having failed to score a touchdown in their last two SEC games, and they had to face Alabama without three injured starters: Worley, left guard Marcus Jackson and right tackle Coleman Thomas. But the Vols moved the ball effectively behind Dobbs, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for 75 yards on 19 carries. Nathan Peterman actually opened the game as Tennessees quarterback, but Dobbs came on midway through the first quarter and stayed the rest of the way. Tennessee scored 10 points in the final 7:03 of the first half to cut Alabamas lead to 27-10. Dobbs threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Josh Malone and got the Vols into range for Aaron Medleys 27-yard field goal on the final play of the half. After Dobbs capped Tennessees first drive of the second half with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Von Pearson, a 27-point deficit was all the way down to 10. But thats as close as Tennessee would get. ' ' '