Are we a playoff team now?

#26
#26
If we don’t beat UGA in three weeks, we’re not going to the SEC Champ game. If we don’t at least go to that game, we’ll be on the outside looking in with a NY6 bowl.

We won’t get the prestige points other schools might get bc we haven’t been relevant in a long time
 
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DuckInAPen said:
The only teams that should be capable of beating us now during the regular season are Georgia and, if we beat Georgia, the SEC West champion (likely Alabama again). Were we to lose to either team, we would end the regular season with one loss and that to a top SEC team. At 11-1 or 12-1 in the SEC, are we almost certain to be a playoff team, even if we lose to Georgia or in the SEC championship game?
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Stupid question. After what I saw last year I considered Tennessee to be a playoff team this year beginning 2/1/22.
 
#31
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Jeff Clark said:
Right now i think Tennessee goes 11-1 and gets ignored by the Playoff voters and go to the Orange Bowl to play Syracuse.
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If we go 11-1 and Ga beats Bama in the SEC championship, I think we have a shot.

That hope will be because we are absolutely lethal on offense and quite frankly that is what brings eyeballs anymore whether that is right or wrong.

The CFB would be creaming themselves at the prospect of a 63-61 shootout over yet another 31-10 snorefest of a semifinal game.

Funny when you stop to think about it. We just came out of three years with Pruitt where our offense even producing a first down felt like an accomplishment 18 months later we start clutching at pearls whenever someone mentions the word punt.
 
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stolitonic said:
If we go 11-1 and Ga beats Bama in the SEC championship, I think we have a shot.

That hope will be because we are absolutely lethal on offense and quite frankly that is what brings eyeballs anymore whether that is right or wrong.

The CFB would be creaming themselves at the prospect of a 63-61 shootout over yet another 31-10 snorefest of a semifinal game.

Funny when you stop to think about it. We just came out of three years with Pruitt where our offense even producing a first down felt like an accomplishment 18 months later we start clutching at pearls whenever someone mentions the word punt.
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I think 12-0 Georgia plays 11-1 Ole Miss in the SECCG.
 
#33
#33
Georgia should be our primary competition, just don’t lose sight of the fact that anyone can beat you if you have an off night. A team like a Kentucky would like nothing better than to spoil Tennessee’s season. Probably see Bama or Ole Miss in the conference title if we handle Georgia.
 
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#39
#39
Every team will be gunning for the Vols from this point forward. UK will be a tough game. All SEC road games are tough. I like our chances.
 
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VOLtaism said:
Every team will be gunning for the Vols from this point forward. UK will be a tough game. All SEC road games are tough. I like our chances.
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I think Tennessee will be favored by 20-25 points over Kentucky and they will score around 60 points on their slow defense.
 
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#42
#42
We gotta win out to make the playoffs. That's not including the SEC CG. This year is loaded with teams in all power 5 conferences that have a shot at making the playoffs. So we mist at least win out in the regular season.
 
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Volmac2022 said:
We gotta win out to make the playoffs. That's not including the SEC CG. This year is loaded with teams in all power 5 conferences that have a shot at making the playoffs. So we mist at least win out in the regular season.
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I sincerely doubt that to be true. The only real way that happens is if Clemson wins out, UGA and Bama (or OM) both get in, and OSU/MI get in undefeated. Otherwise a 1 loss regular season UT still gets in
 
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#46
#46
The first CFP rankings come out Nov 1. UT doesn't play UGA until Nov 5. They will be in the picture if they take care of UT- Martin and KY. That is a huge recruiting tool moving forward. The lead up to UGA will also be non stop playoff talk nationally. Great recruiting momentum regardless if UT is an actual playoff team or not.
 
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#47
#47
The only way we miss the playoffs now with usc loss is if we lose more than one game. Every team we play will be targeting us now as a season changing win and have to stay sharp for every game.
 
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#48
#48
Honestly, everything is a playoff from here out. Keep winning? Keep going. There are definitely some backdoors into the playoffs, but controlling your own destiny is always awesome. The Vols definitely control that currently.
 
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#49
#49
zaqhhh said:
I sincerely doubt that to be true. The only real way that happens is if Clemson wins out, UGA and Bama (or OM) both get in, and OSU/MI get in undefeated. Otherwise a 1 loss regular season UT still gets in
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Well Clemson and Syracuse are both undefeated for the ACC, TCU undefeated for the big 12, UCLA undefeated for the pac 12 and Oregon hasn't lost a Pac 12 game. OSU and Michigan still haven't lost either.
 
#50
#50
we gotta take care of business against Kentucky and South Carolina (yes I said that... anything is possible and the game still has to be played... we have to keep this train moving forward and enjoy the ride)

at this point in the playoff battle/cutoff line... we need to put up as many points as possible now against everyone
 
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