Coach Hype’s offense will dominate in the 12 team playoff

[Volunteer16]

You have to get in the playoff to dominate it. Playing Ala, Ga, Florida, Oklahoma -- not likely to make the top 12 teams.

Really, I beleive we could've held UGA closer. At that point in the season, we were emotionally drained, hacing excorsized so many deamons, broken those losing streaks, it just wasn't going to be in the cards for us to go on the road to UGA and get it up emptionally like we did for others throughout the season like we would've needed to. Those over throws were proof of it.
Had we been more dialed in, perhaps had it taken place earlier or if we had more of the been there done that experience that we will have in the future, I think it would've been a much better game.

 

[BigBadVol]

You have to get in the playoff to dominate it. Playing Ala, Ga, Florida, Oklahoma -- not likely to make the top 12 teams.

LOL! Another poster that's afraid of competition. Jeez.

 

[peaygolf]

LOL! Another poster that's afraid of competition. Jeez.

Neyland was known for "easy" schedules.
just saying................

 

[SpookyAction]

Florida isn’t what they once were. Not saying they won’t have talent but the wheels are falling off

That should happen, but I don't count UF out until the game is over. Learned this the hard way over the last 30 years.
We stomp on them until the final play.
We shouldn't say they are down, we have to put them down ourselves.

 

[SpookyAction]

I don't think anyone did not know what was coming when they played us.
It is just a complicated offense to defend when players are gassed.
One thing to know it's coming, another to stop it.

And I think Heupel's offense changes according to his talent. If his WRs aren't up to it, he had a season at UCF featuring RBs in the passing game. He hasn't used the TE much because his WRs have been up to it in Knoxville, so far.

It is a tough ask of a defensive front four to pass rush at full speed, then stay home and stop a bull in the run game.

This offense stretches defenses like nothing I've ever seen.

 

[VolFanNC09]

You have to get in the playoff to dominate it. Playing Ala, Ga, Florida, Oklahoma -- not likely to make the top 12 teams.

We will win and be favored against Florida and Oklahoma. If we can beat either Bama or Georgia we are definitely in. Even if we lose to those 2 we are likely still in.

 

[OffTackleVol]

Yup, that last drive under Hooker with 16 seconds left against Bama was legendary

Not to be picky, but 15 seconds, LOL. 15 was a significant number. We were playing a team we'd lost to 15 games in a row on October 15. We got the ball back with 15 seconds to play and #15 caught the last play from scrimmage before the field goal.

 

[vavolfan6]

Generally I agree with the assessment that our offense will catch a lot of teams outside our conference off guard, but I also wouldn't be too confident either. I thought Pitt did a good job of limiting our offense. Same with Clemson. Sure we beat both teams, but it was no easy feat.

 

[ReelfootVol]

I really hate to say this but I am afraid that Milton will not be as anxious to run the ball as Hooker was. Not many QB's are as willing to take the punishment that Hendon took. Hooker's attitude was win at all cost. Takes a special person to have that quality of character. I think we are fortunate to have Milton and he has all the potential in the world, but will he take off when he needs too ????

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Florida isn’t what they once were. Not saying they won’t have talent but the wheels are falling off

I hope you are right. However it’s still early to proclaim that imo. Does it look good for UF right now? No. But they still have talent. And IF is always gonna recruit good.

 

[posivol]

Anyone outside of the SEC will be blind sided by it. The only challenge will be the fact that most years there will be at least 4 SEC teams in the playoff. So far, UGA is the only team to stop it, and they needed a couple of early overthrows to wide open receivers at the goal line to stop it.

thier db's held our recvrs evey play.

 

[OrangeTsar]

I really hate to say this but I am afraid that Milton will not be as anxious to run the ball as Hooker was. Not many QB's are as willing to take the punishment that Hendon took. Hooker's attitude was win at all cost. Takes a special person to have that quality of character. I think we are fortunate to have Milton and he has all the potential in the world, but will he take off when he needs too ????

He had the frame to take the punishment for sure. Let’s hope he does run with the situation calls for it

 

[NighthawkVol]

You have to get in the playoff to dominate it. Playing Ala, Ga, Florida, Oklahoma -- not likely to make the top 12 teams.

Bull. Some of you just love cynicism. Tennessee easily makes a 12-team playoff last year and that was just Heupel's 2nd season. He's only going to get better. Not sure if you've noticed, but Florida and OU kinda suck. Beating LSU in Baton Rouge last year is a tougher thing to do than beat OU in Norman. Or Florida in the Swamp.

 

[Harpethriverkid63]

Bull. Some of you just love cynicism. Tennessee easily makes a 12-team playoff last year and that was just Heupel's 2nd season. He's only going to get better. Not sure if you've noticed, but Florida and OU kinda suck. Beating LSU in Baton Rouge last year is a tougher thing to do than beat OU in Norman. Or Florida in the Swamp.

We sucked for quite some time, we had a good season and suddenly we are world beaters? OU still has one more year essentially to gear up and is recruiting well. I wouldn’t be as quick to say we are going to win in Norman.

 

[Fullfillmer]

Very little faith in the team, huh?

Reality is a bitch. Doubt other teams in the SEC are scared but - the odds of say Florida making the top 12 are dramatically different than the odds that Fla. State or Miami make the top 12, those last two don't play Ala, Ga, LSU, Tenn, Texas, Fla State, Miami, etc. etc.
Adding teams like Oklahoma and Texas to an SEC mix of teams stacked with 5 stars makes it less than certain that you can get in that top 12.

You can have a top 10 team but not sniff the playoffs - just because you are playing 4 or more other top 10 teams.

 

[Pride85]

Reality is a bitch. Doubt other teams in the SEC are scared but - the odds of say Florida making the top 12 are dramatically different than the odds that Fla. State or Miami make the top 12, those last two don't play Ala, Ga, LSU, Tenn, Texas, Fla State, Miami, etc. etc.
Adding teams like Oklahoma and Texas to an SEC mix of teams stacked with 5 stars makes it less than certain that you can get in that top 12.

You can have a top 10 team but not sniff the playoffs - just because you are playing 4 or more other top 10 teams.

Again, choose to be miserable. You are assuming our coaching staff can't adapt or handle the increased competition. Old wrestling phrase, "to be the best, you have to beat the best" I have a firm belief that this staff will be up to the task. I don't give up two years before it even starts. LOTM unite!

 

[LittleVol]

You have to get in the playoff to dominate it. Playing Ala, Ga, Florida, Oklahoma -- not likely to make the top 12 teams.

So we beat 2 of those teams last year, and another one was a 6 win team?

You might want to get out of the year 2009. A lot has changed since then...

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

So we beat 2 of those teams last year, and another one was a 6 win team?

You might want to get out of the year 2009. A lot has changed since then...

You're right, a lot has changed. Still, it's extremely foolish to assume we're an automatic lock for the playoff. We could be really good to great for the next few years, as will 15-20 other teams. Especially the caliber of players that go to 8 SEC schools. Texas, A&M, OU, LSU, Alabama, Georgia UF and UT all will be loaded

 

[Fullfillmer]

So we beat 2 of those teams last year, and another one was a 6 win team?

You might want to get out of the year 2009. A lot has changed since then...

The baseball team was 12-10 in the conference and yet is one of the best and final five teams in the country. Playing in the SEC week in and week out can provide you with enough losses to keep you out of the top 12 teams in the football playoff. It's not the automatic year after year expressway that some of you are envisioning. We will be playing in it - we are not going to suddenly be Alabama and Georgia and play in it every year.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

The baseball team was 12-10 in the conference and yet is one of the best and final five teams in the country. Playing in the SEC week in and week out can provide you with enough losses to keep you out of the top 12 teams in the football playoff. It's not the automatic year after year expressway that some of you are envisioning. We will be playing in it - we are not going to suddenly be Alabama and Georgia and play in it every year.

The NCAA baseball postseason format isn't remotely analogous to the postseason format of NCAA football. You're trying to conflate unrelated details which are unique to each sport. The NCAA basketball tournament - March Madness - is even more unique, with it's one and done, mammoth sized field of teams

 

[RockyTopTexas]

I mean we are firmly locked into the playoff for the next few years under Heup baring disaster and change to a full Sec schedule

 

[SpookyAction]

We definitely are contenders.

 

[Fullfillmer]

The NCAA baseball postseason format isn't remotely analogous to the postseason format of NCAA football. You're trying to conflate unrelated details which are unique to each sport. The NCAA basketball tournament - March Madness - is even more unique, with it's one and done, mammoth sized field of teams

No one is debating that - the point is that Alabama and Georgia in Football are analogous to LSU and Florida in baseball this season Having to play in the SEC in both sports - even prior to adding Texas and Oklahoma can prevent a great team from appearing so. The baseball team which turned out to be a top 5 team had an average conference record of 12 -10 just because the conference is so loaded with top 10, top 20 teams. The point is ..... and follow along here .... if the NCAA only invited the top 12 teams to play in for a chance to compete for a national championship and play in the college world series - we wouldn't have gotten to participate this year. Some really good teams will be 5-3 in the SEC in football with losses to Alabama, Georgia and one other and not be ranked in the top 12.

What isn't unique to my point is that the SEC is the best and strongest conference by far in both football and baseball. 3 of the final 6 in the CWS were from the SEC. Any ranking system typically doesn't weight that fairly. Just because you are able to use both analogous and conflate in your rebuttal doesn't mean it has merit. I am pretty sure everyone knows that baseball, basketball and football have different tournaments/ championship formats, etc.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

No one is debating that - the point is that Alabama and Georgia in Football are analogous to LSU and Florida in baseball this season Having to play in the SEC in both sports - even prior to adding Texas and Oklahoma can prevent a great team from appearing so. The baseball team which turned out to be a top 5 team had an average conference record of 12 -10 just because the conference is so loaded with top 10, top 20 teams. The point is ..... and follow along here .... if the NCAA only invited the top 12 teams to play in for a chance to compete for a national championship and play in the college world series - we wouldn't have gotten to participate this year. Some really good teams will be 5-3 in the SEC in football with losses to Alabama, Georgia and one other and not be ranked in the top 12.

What isn't unique to my point is that the SEC is the best and strongest conference by far in both football and baseball. 3 of the final 6 in the CWS were from the SEC. Any ranking system typically doesn't weight that fairly. Just because you are able to use both analogous and conflate in your rebuttal doesn't mean it has merit. I am pretty sure everyone knows that baseball, basketball and football have different tournaments/ championship formats, etc.

The SEC is far and away the best league in both football and baseball. Right at the top in basketball. Most other sports too

 

[SpookyAction]

No one is debating that - the point is that Alabama and Georgia in Football are analogous to LSU and Florida in baseball this season Having to play in the SEC in both sports - even prior to adding Texas and Oklahoma can prevent a great team from appearing so. The baseball team which turned out to be a top 5 team had an average conference record of 12 -10 just because the conference is so loaded with top 10, top 20 teams. The point is ..... and follow along here .... if the NCAA only invited the top 12 teams to play in for a chance to compete for a national championship and play in the college world series - we wouldn't have gotten to participate this year. Some really good teams will be 5-3 in the SEC in football with losses to Alabama, Georgia and one other and not be ranked in the top 12.

What isn't unique to my point is that the SEC is the best and strongest conference by far in both football and baseball. 3 of the final 6 in the CWS were from the SEC. Any ranking system typically doesn't weight that fairly. Just because you are able to use both analogous and conflate in your rebuttal doesn't mean it has merit. I am pretty sure everyone knows that baseball, basketball and football have different tournaments/ championship formats, etc.

Your point about a very good team can be 12-10 in conference play.
How many playoff contenders in MLB have gone all the way with a W-L record like 85-77 by having a great post-season?
12 MLB teams have made the World Series after winning less than 90 games in the regular season. The 2005 Padres were in the first round with a record of 82-80.
73 Mets won NL pennant with a 82-79 regular season, and the 2006 Cardinals won it all with a 83-78 regular season record.