10-2: I don’t see 3 losses on this schedule

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BlinghamptonVol said:
I know, orange tinted glasses, but with our offense rolling into its second season with Heup and a defense improving with some really proven position coaches, I expect some good things from this team. 10-2 seems like a big jump from 2020, but then I looked at the schedule a little bit more....

Ball St- Easy W. And we play them on a Thursday night so we have more time to prepare for....

Pitt - They lost too much off last year’s team. If Hooker had been the starter from the get go last year, we beat them by 2 tds. Heup with 2 extra days to prepare? Forget about it.

Akron - Easy W.

Florida - Easy W.

🤣 Seriously though , they are in too much turmoil and lack talent on the lines and at WR. Didn’t they just lose a WR to injury? Better luck next year losers gators.

Bye - A little early, but good for a break before LSU and bama. Heup can cook up some plays.

LSU - Also a team with a lot of recent turmoil. Brian Kelly is just Butch Jones, Sr. and been able to hide that with Notre Dame’s weak schedule.

Bama - This one is going to be tough. Saban has a renewed drive after losing to Jumbo and Kirby last year. Look for us to play them close however. If they hadn’t gotten the Georgia WR, I’d say this could be an upset special.

UT Martin - Easy W.

Kentucky - We beat them at their place last year. We’re better. They’re worse. They’ll be physical, but this is a 14-17 point Vol win.

Georgia - They lost soooo much from last year. If this was at Neyland, I’d be putting money on my Vols. Heup has the team competing late, but the SEC wants a uga-Bama championship and the refs bail out the butt-sniffers with a bogus call with under 3 minutes left in the game. Every. Damn. Year. Bring your mustard bottles.

Missouri - Heup blasts the SEC officiating all week and then names his score against Mizzou. Expect 70.

South Carolina - These guys are already dead by this point in the season. Rattler has been crushed by the SEC grind and we play against a grad assistant. Expect 60.

Vanderbilt - Easy W. Students leave this game wondering how Tennessee has ever lost to this university. Expect 70.

10-2 regular season. With the SEC protecting uga and bama, my guess is they lobby for both of them to get in the playoff again (watch the one loss team win the SEC Championship like last year), so we are looking at a Sugar Bowl invite.

I know, big dreams, but I just don’t see 10 teams on our schedule matching our talent, scheme or coaching. Hooker is too good of a leader and qb and Heup is too good of an offensive genius. Our pace can’t be matched.
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I like your optimism also. But 6-6 is possible, not probable. Pitt, Fl, Bama, SC, GA & KY all going to have to be earned. Realistically I’m looking at another 7-5 season with a bowl win. 8-4 with some luck. Hooker 4000+ yds, 40+tds, 9ints.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
LSU, UF, Bama and UGA
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I think we have a better shot at a win against Florida than Pitt - Pitt could end up being the third best team we play. Of course now that LSU has a real coach they may turn out to be really good. But Florida will still be dealing with several years of mediocre recruiting from Mullet and the attrition that comes from coaching transitions.

Taking Bama and Georgia out of the discussion I believe our three toughest road games will be at LSU, at Pitt and at South Carolina. A great season if we win all three but still good if we win 2 of 3.
 
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BlinghamptonVol said:
I was a little extreme with the ‘Butch Jones, Sr’ line, but I do think Brian Kelly benefited from some easy schedules at Notre Dame. I can’t remember a ‘big’ game that they won during his tenure. I’m just not sure he’s gonna make it at LSU.

They’ve lost a lot of talent and had serious culture issues the last few years. Eli Ricks left for Bama and I’ve heard he doesn’t want to practice at Bama and may not start at the beginning of the season. That’s the type of culture Kelly is walking into at LSU.
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Every big game moment I remember he seemed to lose like against Clemson, Georgia and Bama he did beat LSU in a bowl game I think.
 
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sjt18 said:
I've noticed the exact opposite tendency. No one else ever loses players of value... all of their returnees are going to be stars.

No assumptions. You could argue UT lost some games because it was Heupel's first year... now you're arguing that shouldn't happen at UF.

Of course. UT won't improve. You see all of UT's problems as fatal. But obviously USCe will get better though they have worse talent and depth problems than UT and WR is a major, major problem for them.

UT is deeper and more talented than Ole Miss was last year. Obviously UT can't afford to have too many key losses... but that's true of every SEC team not named Bama or UGA.
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Vegas has the over under at 7.5 I think.

9-10 wins as a prediction is out there.

Concerning Florida and Pitt - those are the pivotal games. Pitt is a road game; LSU is a road game / very tough environment. We always seem to struggle playing at South Carolina. We could easily lose all four . . . Or win all four. My guess is 2-2 in those games. Then the losses to UGA and Bama.
 
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utvols74 said:
That or incredibly good luck with hail Mary passes, freak catches, UT fumble at the goal line, etc. It's uncanny really.
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I mean, I’d never watch it, but you could literally do a 30 for 30 on all of the freak ways that Florida has beaten Tennessee in football over the past 30 years.
 
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Cartervol said:
The system was probably better than the talent last year. Took some teams by surprise with the pace. That's not going to be the case this year. That's what concerns me. The talent is going to have to win those one on ones more this year.
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What a lot of ppl never mention is that it was year 1 for the coaches too… you think they don’t get better as well as the players? They self scout and know what teams are looking at… heup is an X and O guru and will not rest we probably didn’t touch 50% of his total playbook last year… hooker and heup will open it up even more pace is only one reason our offense was successful our scheme even if it wasn’t fast would still be very Good… heup preaches getting better each day and accountability and culture and work ethic… the team is completely bought in not because of his words but he practices what he preaches this team will be better and so will the coaching staff… GBO
 
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There are alot of nfl caliber players on this roster in every position group we have at least 1 that will get a shot in the nfl this roster is not as bad as some like to believe…
 
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Nationdom said:
No, he won 1 more game than he was supposed to
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Per Vegas.....
  • Tennessee 7.5


10 - 7.5 = 2.5

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I suppose I kind of forgot recently that Heup was at Mizzu for a couple of years there.

Explains that bloodbath last year.

Also guarantees we will boat race THEM no matter what as long as Heupel is coach. If there ever comes another year where we are putrid, you can always bet on beating Mizzu with Heupel at the helm.
 
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You had me until the UF "easy W". The best UT team of all time vs the worst UF team of all time would still be a fight to the finish... unless McIllwain or The Zookster are coaching UF.

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I think we only lose to bama and GA as well.

LSU is a swing game but I think we win that by 3 points.

Florida I think we win by 3 and would like to win by 3 TD and not a field goal but it's Florida.

Kentucky I think we win by 2 Tds

Pitt I think we win by 2 TDs

Everyone else we boat race or should boat race.

That being said I can easily see us going 8-4 but ill be disappointed if we go 8-4. We need to win our toss ups ( LSU and florida) and win the games we are supposed to win ( everyone else except bama and ga).
 
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Feel like everyone watched a little different uk game than I did last year and last night again. They lose outside talent, but they can run the ball and be physical. They are a developmental program they get old and stay old. I think their ceiling is 10 wins in any year with stoops, but their floor has risen a ton. And “we own kensucky” isn’t a football argument.
 
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