Roman Harper predicts Tennessee's record..........

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KeyVol14 said:
All of them ? Lol
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Alabama and Georgia definitely. LSU is away, I could see it going either way. Florida is a loss until I’m proven otherwise. UK will be good, I expect USCjr to be improved and it’s an away game but we should win that 1. I’m predicting 8-4 with losses to Georgia Alabama Florida and lsu I’m just saying a loss to UK or USCjr one of them wouldn’t shock me.
 
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Nationdom said:
W

12-0 would be epic. 10-2 is about right with this schedule
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I don’t know man. The schedule looks like it’s between 8-4 and 10-2 at best. That may be optimistic too considering we’ve barely crossed the 8 win regular season threshold at all in the past 10 years (x3 if I remember right).

I hope you’re right though. That would definitely ease my nerves going into the season.
 
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Elhanan said:
I don’t know man. The schedule looks like it’s between 8-4 and 10-2 at best. That may be optimistic too considering we’ve barely crossed the 8 win regular season threshold at all in the past 10 years (x3 if I remember right).

I hope you’re right though. That would definitely ease my nerves going into the season.
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A lot of people are overlooking how awful our defense was last season and we lost players from that defense. I love the freshman we brought in but they will be freshman. Defense will more than likely be very uninspiring once again
 
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Vol8188 said:
Some of ya'll are setting yourselves up to be let down. I think too many people believe player growth is linear and anyone coming back will magically be better. That's not how this works. Given how well our QB played last year, regression is more likely than progression statistically. He may play better (better reads, more accurate, etc), but the odds of it showing up in the stat line are very low (especially his TD/INT ratio).

Our pass protection will be a problem. Our defense will likely be a problem. 10 wins is possible, don't get me wrong. But I'm afraid some may be seeing that as the expected outcome instead of the exceptional outcome.
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I don't think anyone sees it as an expected outcome...other than Roman Harper.

Edit: Actually I just saw some posts on here and you might be right lol.
 
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Vol8188 said:
Some of ya'll are setting yourselves up to be let down. I think too many people believe player growth is linear and anyone coming back will magically be better. That's not how this works. Given how well our QB played last year, regression is more likely than progression statistically. He may play better (better reads, more accurate, etc), but the odds of it showing up in the stat line are very low (especially his TD/INT ratio).

Our pass protection will be a problem. Our defense will likely be a problem. 10 wins is possible, don't get me wrong. But I'm afraid some may be seeing that as the expected outcome instead of the exceptional outcome.
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First off, you're saying Hooker "May" play better by being more accurate and making better reads, but the odds are against him to improve his stats? I agree with you on the TD/INT ratio because those numbers from last year were heisman-like. However, the only O-Lineman we lost from last year was Cade Mays, which went toward the end of the draft (Injury prone IMO). I believe will have a much improved online compared to last year! Our defense can't be much worse than it was last year. We lost Taylor and Jackson from the DB core and that's it. They'll be hard to replace but we also have Mitchell coming back. The only thing I see getting worse instead of better on defense is possibly CB. JMO

Experienced Offensive Line Tooling Up as Week 1 of Fall Camp Comes to a Close - University of Tennessee Athletics
 
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Vol8188 said:
And if they fall wrong 6-7 is possible.
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I think In that case the warning sign is flashing pretty bright on whether or not Heupel can get it done here. 6 wins would be absolutely inexcusable unless there are multiple significant injuries.

If everyone stays healthy, there's no reason not to get to 8 wins.
 
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TennMan101 said:
First off, you're saying Hooker "May" play better by being more accurate and making better reads, but the odds are against him to improve his stats? I agree with you on the TD/INT ratio because those numbers from last year were heisman-like. However, the only O-Lineman we lost from last year was Cade Mays, which went toward the end of the draft (Injury prone IMO). I believe will have a much improved online compared to last year! JMO

Experienced Offensive Line Tooling Up as Week 1 of Fall Camp Comes to a Close - University of Tennessee Athletics
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Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying about Hooker. It’s possible he plays better and still has worse stats.

It’s possible the offensive line plays better. I hope you’re right. If Mays is healthy this year at center, you very well may be
 
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sjt18 said:
Honestly I am more "optimistic" about a Bama win at home than an UGA win on the road. Both are likely losses.

LSU is just too much of an enigma to make a prediction though it is a tough place to play.

PS- Harper has some bias against UGA.
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I think it would be easier to beat UGA. I think we give Bama a scare but they are just too loaded.

I feel like UGA has more of a tendency to have some crazy turnovers that could shift it in our favor.

Where as Bama is always lucky and no calls ever go against them ever and they get away with knocking QB's teeth out.

Wouldn't be too upset if we returned the favor this year sorry not sorry
 
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BigOrangeFanatic said:
I think In that case the warning sign is flashing pretty bright on whether or not Heupel can get it done here. 6 wins would be absolutely inexcusable unless there are multiple significant injuries.

If everyone stays healthy, there's no reason not to get to 8 wins.
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That’s the craziness I’m attempting to push back against. It’s very possible Heupel does everything right and loses six games.

Pitt, Florida, USC, Kentucky, LSU, Bama, Georgia, are all possible loses even if we have Nick Saban as our coach. Injuries, tipped balls, fumbles, when you’re one TD or less better than a team, chance comes into play just as much as coaching
 
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Ragin'Vols said:
Link for those who haven't seen:
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The only thing more absurd than us losing to LSU but beating UGA, is that new porn stache on Peter Burns.
bless his heart, just imagine when he was young and kids teasing him that his name is what happens when you urinate with an STD.
 
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Vfl2407 said:
The only thing more absurd than us losing to LSU but beating UGA, is that new porn stache on Peter Burns.
bless his heart, just imagine when he was young and kids teasing him that his name is what happens when you urinate with an STD.
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Things like that happen every year. Didn’t SC beat Georgia 2 years ago? Most wouldn’t have predicted A&M lose the games they did and still beat Bama
 
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