Athlon: Will the Tennessee Volunteers Make a Bowl Game in 2013?

#3
#3
Nathan Rush (@AthlonSports)
Butch Jones is no Derek Dooley — and as a result, the Volunteers will make a bowl game this year.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 13 people
#4
#4
To make a bowl game in this day and age you need to go 6-6:

APSU
WKU
S. Alabama
Missouri
UK
Vandy
Auburn
Missouri

Can UT go 6-2 against these 8 teams? I think so.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 4 people
#5
#5
Boca Vol said:
To make a bowl game in this day and age you need to go 6-6:

APSU
WKU
S. Alabama
Missouri
UK
Vandy
Auburn
Missouri

Can UT go 6-2 against these 8 teams? I think so.
Click to expand...
6 and 2 sounds about right for those 8 games and call me crazy but I think we've got a chance against UGA and SC since they're at home.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 2 people
#6
#6
Boca Vol said:
To make a bowl game in this day and age you need to go 6-6:

APSU
WKU
S. Alabama
Missouri
UK
Vandy
Auburn
Missouri

Can UT go 6-2 against these 8 teams? I think so.
Click to expand...

6-2 for sure and I wouldn't be surprised to see us go 8-0 in those games.
 
#8
#8
Boca Vol said:
To make a bowl game in this day and age you need to go 6-6:

APSU
WKU
S. Alabama
Missouri
UK
Vandy
Auburn
Missouri

Can UT go 6-2 against these 8 teams? I think so.
Click to expand...

I don't know, it's tough to beat a team twice in the same year.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 11 people
#9
#9
Boca Vol said:
To make a bowl game in this day and age you need to go 6-6:

APSU
WKU
S. Alabama
Missouri
UK
Vandy
Auburn
Missouri - South Carolina?

Can UT go 6-2 against these 8 teams? I think so.
Click to expand...

Auburn is the only one that worries me, aside from the near certain defeat against South Carolina. They have the stars to hang with bama, just didn't have the coaching last year. If they have the coaching this year, they could surprise some people. Same could be said of us, maybe?

Auburn's classes, per rivals:
2009 - #19
2010 - #4
2011 - #6
2012 - #10
2013 - #8
 
Last edited:
#10
#10
NWGVol said:
I don't know, it's tough to beat a team twice in the same year.
Click to expand...

Haha...

Which means we would actually have to win 6 against these 8 teams:

APSU
WKU
S. Alabama
Missouri
UK
Vandy
Auburn
SCar (some people might say we have a better shot against Oregon or UGA)
 
#11
#11
TNRazor said:
6 and 2 sounds about right for those 8 games and call me crazy but I think we've got a chance against UGA and SC since they're at home.
Click to expand...

Absolutely. Still think UGA will be too much but SC could be a heck of a game. I'm not counting that one as an L just yet.
 
#12
#12
  • Like
Reactions: 1 person
#13
#13
Boca Vol said:
To make a bowl game in this day and age you need to go 6-6:

APSU
WKU
S. Alabama
Missouri
UK
Vandy
Auburn
Missouri

Can UT go 6-2 against these 8 teams? I think so.
Click to expand...





Why are we playing Missouri twice this season? Is it a home and an away series???

Is it a double header, like in baseball, where we play both games on the same day?
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 person
#14
#14
Rudy123 said:
No!!!! I see us at 5 - 7 this season.

In 2014, with a new offensive line, a new defensive line and new linebackers, I see us missing a bowl game again.

However; in 2015, I see us in a New Years Day bowl game, somewhere in Florida.... Orlando, Tampa, etc.
Click to expand...

You seriously aren't fun to play this game with.
 
#15
#15
My signs point to yes

Magic-8-ball.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 person
#19
#19
tennessee will upset one of the following teams, georgia florida, south carolina, IMO. think bamas defense to good oregon offense to good
 
#20
#20
Boca Vol said:
To make a bowl game in this day and age you need to go 6-6:

APSU
WKU
S. Alabama
Missouri
UK
Vandy
Auburn
Missouri

Can UT go 6-2 against these 8 teams? I think so.
Click to expand...

I believe the overall success (W/L record) of this team will be determined by 3 games. UT will most likely have to win 2 out of 3 of these games to make it to a post season game:

8/31 Austin Peay
9/7 W. Kentucky
9/14 @Oregon
9/21 @Florida
9/28 S. Alabama
10/5 Georgia
10/19 S. Carolina
10/26 @Alabama
11/2 @Missouri
11/9 Auburn
11/23 Vanderbilt
11/30 @Kentucky

I can't decide if having all 3 of the games in a row at the end of the season benefits us or not.
 
#22
#22
VOL'in said:
I believe the overall success (W/L record) of this team will be determined by 3 games. UT will most likely have to win 2 out of 3 of these games to make it to a post season game:

8/31 Austin Peay
9/7 W. Kentucky
9/14 @Oregon
9/21 @Florida
9/28 S. Alabama
10/5 Georgia
10/19 S. Carolina
10/26 @Alabama
11/2 @Missouri
11/9 Auburn
11/23 Vanderbilt
11/30 @Kentucky

I can't decide if having all 3 of the games in a row at the end of the season benefits us or not.
Click to expand...

I would rather play them earlier in the season. We will be beat up after October
 
#23
#23
7-5 is our safest best finish for this year and considering that we a completely new offense that's being implemented, that would not be a bad finish at all. Here's how I see it as far as ours wins go.

AP - W
WKU - W
Oregon - Toss up(I think this could be a close game)
Florida - L
SouthAL - W
Georgia - Toss up
Bama - L
USCE - Toss up
Mizzou - W
Vandy - W
Auburn - W
UK - W

7-5, with the possibility of 8-4 if we steal a win out of the toss up games I listed. With coach Jones, I think we will finish it if well positioned to win the game.
 
#25
#25
AllVolForLife_16 said:
7-5 is our safest best finish for this year and considering that we a completely new offense that's being implemented, that would not be a bad finish at all. Here's how I see it as far as ours wins go.

AP - W
WKU - W
Oregon - Toss up(I think this could be a close game)
Florida - L
SouthAL - W
Georgia - Toss up
Bama - L
USCE - Toss up
Mizzou - W
Vandy - W
Auburn - W
UK - W

7-5, with the possibility of 8-4 if we steal a win out of the toss up games I listed. With coach Jones, I think we will finish it if well positioned to win the game.
Click to expand...

I think this has been said over and over the last few years! I hope we finally "get over the hump".
 
New posts
You must log in or register to reply here.

VN Store



Back
Top