We’re talking playoffs???

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newyorkvol said:
If Tennessee is 10-2 and misses playoffs…who cares.

I’m more worried about if we go 9-3 or worse.
Lose to OU at night at home? 🤢
Lose to Turds on the road. Again? 🤢🤢
Lose to Vandy. At home? 🤢🤢🤢
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Seriously, who cares!?! I would think that most Vol fans care! Hell, I’m a GA fan, and I’d care if you guys win out and are left out! It would be complete BS! Every CFB fan knows this!

I do understand your point about it not being an easy task to win out though, but if you guys do win out, it would be ridiculous to keep TN out of the Playoff.
 
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newyorkvol said:
If Tennessee is 10-2 and misses playoffs…who cares.

I’m more worried about if we go 9-3 or worse.
Lose to OU at night at home? 🤢
Lose to Turds on the road. Again? 🤢🤢
Lose to Vandy. At home? 🤢🤢🤢
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There are currently 4 1 loss teams that will not cross paths and one 0 loss team. All of them can win out from here. Then we may share space with two or more 2 loss teams by season end. There is a scenario where the playoff berths get very complicated. You can expect at least 3 teams in out of the B10. Would the committee even allow more than 4 SEC teams?
 
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DirtyDawg said:
Seriously, who cares!?! I would think that most Vol fans care! Hell, I’m a GA fan, and I’d care if you guys win out and are left out! It would be complete BS! Every CFB fan knows this!

I do understand your point about it not being an easy task to win out though, but if you guys do win out, it would be ridiculous to keep TN out of the Playoff.
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I actually agree with a GA fan. If we win out - our two losses would be to two teams that are probably in. But there may need to be 5 SEC teams selected for that to happen, which isn't impossible. Really need someone to beat Notre Dame or win impressively enough to jump them. Notre Dame will limit the SEC teams that are selected.
 
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Making the playoffs has replaced making a bowl game now and I think the majority of coaches who can do that regularly will be job secure, but to your point Fulmerite, they would have to start having some success in the playoffs, not just get there.
 
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volfan102455 said:
I actually agree with a GA fan. If we win out - our two losses would be to two teams that are probably in. But there may need to be 5 SEC teams selected for that to happen, which isn't impossible. Really need someone to beat Notre Dame or win impressively enough to jump them. Notre Dame will limit the SEC teams that are selected.
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Yeah, I see your point, and with ND’s remaining schedule they are very likely to win out.

I still don’t think it’s possible to leave you guys out if you finish with only 2 losses. Texas Tech and BYU play one another so one of them takes a loss. You guys must beat OK, Vandy, and have to win in the Swamp. That’s a pretty good resume, especially considering your only losses would be to GA and Bama and surely there is an asterisk beside the loss to GA. It’s unfortunate that the GA game is a loss for TN, but even so, it’s gotta be considered one of the best losses.

Like I said in other posts, if TN wins out it would be criminal to leave them out of the Playoff. I guess technically it’s possible for that to happen, but it would be an egregious error and every CFB fan that understands the game would know this.
 
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OrangeBeachVol said:
Making the playoffs has replaced making a bowl game now and I think the majority of coaches who can do that regularly will be job secure, but to your point Fulmerite, they would have have start having some success in the playoffs, not just get there.
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Yeah, that tOSU game gave me "Nebraska '97" flashbacks.
 
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Tnphil said:
I said in August this team isn't a playoff team and I still say it today....Even at 10-2. Syracuse....Ark.... Mississippi State....KY are a combined 11-21 with only Miss State being at .500 at 4-4. All these teams scored a lot of points against our faulted defense. Lol
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Yes, our defense is faulted. Before Angeli was injured, though, Syracuse put up 34 points @ Clemson. Mississippi State just put up 38 on Texas, and Arkansas scored 35 on Ole Miss and 42 on A&M. All of those point totals are higher than our defense allowed against the same teams.
 
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deatojl said:
Yes, our defense is faulted. Before Angeli was injured, though, Syracuse put up 34 points @ Clemson. Mississippi State just put up 38 on Texas, and Arkansas scored 35 on Ole Miss and 42 on A&M. All of those point totals are higher than our defense allowed against the same teams.
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Hmm, good point, I hadn’t thought of it like that.

This is kinda off topic, but something that seems so unlikely is that the most important game for TN might be the season finale against Vandy! Just the thought that it will likely be a tough game of such import seemed almost unimaginable not so long ago!
 
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DirtyDawg said:
Yeah, I see your point, and with ND’s remaining schedule they are very likely to win out.

I still don’t think it’s possible to leave you guys out if you finish with only 2 losses. Texas Tech and BYU play one another so one of them takes a loss. You guys must beat OK, Vandy, and have to win in the Swamp. That’s a pretty good resume, especially considering your only losses would be to GA and Bama and surely there is an asterisk beside the loss to GA. It’s unfortunate that the GA game is a loss for TN, but even so, it’s gotta be considered one of the best losses.

Like I said in other posts, if TN wins out it would be criminal to leave them out of the Playoff. I guess technically it’s possible for that to happen, but it would be an egregious error and every CFB fan that understands the game would know this.
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I think our chances come down to 3 team... Vandy, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame...

First off - Notre Dame can do nothing but win out and hope that USC doesn't drop a game so they can atleast have a ranked win on their season resume
Second - if Georgia Tech is only ranked in the 6-10 range when they play Georgia and lose, how much does a home loss drop them
Third - Vandy I hope is 10-1 when they play us because that means they are likely Top 10

Ultimately on points 2 and 3, what is the result of Georgia beating Tech at home and Tennessee beating a 10-1 Top 10 Vandy team all on the same day. Tennessee can't have that win and stay in idle position in the standings and Vandy can't stay in front of us either.

I ultimately think there could be a scenario where Notre Dame gets left out due to lack of wins. I think only 2 of the 3 Tennessee Tech and Notre Dame get in, but not all 3.
 
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Point Differential a Factor in the SEC it could be.

Point differential in a non competitive league is senseless. In the SEC it may make a difference because of the competition minus a head to head for teams will similar opponents. Ky game we maintained a lead and added to it. Who knows what will happen. Three teams in front or same as us we don't play Texas A&M and Ole Miss and Missouri.

Ole Miss common opponents, KY, FL, GA, MS St, OK, Ark. Ole with one more loss this may come into play.

Texas A&M common Opponents 3 Arkansas, FL, Mississippi ST not a real chance here.

Missouri 5 common opponents Vandy, OK, Miss ST, Ark, AL

Texas 7 Common opponents, Vandy, Ky, Ark, GA, MS St, Ok, FL

Vandy Head to Head Actually think Vandy will go 2-2 down this stretch or 1-3 with an upset because of the grind.

GA, Alabama - no chance to over come in a points race I may be wrong but I don't think so.

Bottom Line for us is to Win the Rest with Vandy as possibly a play in game key game.
 
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Sudden Impact said:
Point Differential a Factor in the SEC it could be.

Point differential in a non competitive league is senseless. In the SEC it may make a difference because of the competition minus a head to head for teams will similar opponents. Ky game we maintained a lead and added to it. Who knows what will happen. Three teams in front or same as us we don't play Texas A&M and Ole Miss and Missouri.

Ole Miss common opponents, KY, FL, GA, MS St, OK, Ark. Ole with one more loss this may come into play.

Texas A&M common Opponents 3 Arkansas, FL, Mississippi ST not a real chance here.

Missouri 5 common opponents Vandy, OK, Miss ST, Ark, AL

Texas 7 Common opponents, Vandy, Ky, Ark, GA, MS St, Ok, FL

Vandy Head to Head

GA, Alabama - no chance to over come in a points race I may be wrong but I don't think so.

Bottom Line for us is to Win the Rest with Vandy as possibly a play in game key game.

Edit: Added Texas
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Unless Texas gets hot, it is going to come down to us and Vandy controlling our fate with one of the two being eliminated due to us playing each other.

Take Tennessee out of it and Vandy finishes 11-1 or 10-2. The argument is going to come down to a 5th SEC team vs Notre Dame
 
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Also the polling position currently means nothing for teams 8-18..... The CFP committee will rank the teams soon and that is all that matters. Just cause a Notre Dame team with no real wins besides an on the bubble of ranked/unranked USC. For all we know, the CFP will rank them in the mid to high teens.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
Unless Texas gets hot, it is going to come down to us and Vandy controlling our fate with one of the two being eliminated due to us playing each other.

Take Tennessee out of it and Vandy finishes 11-1 or 10-2. The argument is going to come down to a 5th SEC team vs Notre Dame
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I have the feeling that Auburn may beat them along with Texas. But that will still be a game of concern for Tennessee.
 
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This week will show us a lot of how the playoff picture will shape out. Mizzou should be DQ'd with no QB and playing A&M. Vandy plays 2 loss Texas and Tennessee and OU play each other for a 3rd loss.

Ideally Texas gets their second league loss and Vandy stays at 1 loss.

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deatojl said:
Yes, our defense is faulted. Before Angeli was injured, though, Syracuse put up 34 points @ Clemson. Mississippi State just put up 38 on Texas, and Arkansas scored 35 on Ole Miss and 42 on A&M. All of those point totals are higher than our defense allowed against the same teams.
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And because of our defense we will be sitting home come playoffs. And the playoffs has made the bowls nothing more than a participation trophy and to get some young kids some playing time while there will be opt outs and portal transfers.
 
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DirtyDawg said:
Seriously, who cares!?! I would think that most Vol fans care! Hell, I’m a GA fan, and I’d care if you guys win out and are left out! It would be complete BS! Every CFB fan knows this!

I do understand your point about it not being an easy task to win out though, but if you guys do win out, it would be ridiculous to keep TN out of the Playoff.
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Depends on what the resume of the other contenders looks like. Let's be honest. UT has had a very favorable schedule. Hardly murderers row. Against the better teams on the schedule, we're 0-2. The remainder of the schedule will reveal just how deserving UT is of playoff consideration.
 
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Tnphil said:
And because of our defense we will be sitting home come playoffs. And the playoffs has made the bowls nothing more than a participation trophy and to get some young kids some playing time while there will be opt outs and portal transfers.
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Hey, it's also portal shopping season for next year. I'd hope we would be taking care of needs and working with the youngster's we might need to help us next season.
 
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