D4H's 2018 Tennessee Vols Season Preview

Spin it however way you want. Fact is the guy knows football for the most part and if it wasn’t for Jones, we would have gotten at least one natty with Dobbs.

From the Required Reading...

I haven't updated these in a few years and I probably need to, but I'm copying them over from the old board for now.

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I assume that Butch Jones is still the default excuse. D4H will milk that cow for at least one more year of missed predictions.

The whole world will know soon enough how bad Butch Jones was.

The NFL success of former Vols will be one part of the puzzle thay exposes Butch Jones incompetance. The other part will be Pruitt's immediate success.

In the end I will be proven right.
 
The whole world will know soon enough how bad Butch Jones was.

The NFL success of former Vols will be one part of the puzzle thay exposes Butch Jones incompetance. The other part will be Pruitt's immediate success.

In the end I will be proven right.

The world knew it last year, if not longer. You were repeatedly told this, yet you scoffed and said UT would win the NC in spite of him. Then acted like there was no way you could know.

Apparently, you're pretty slow.
 
You do realize you started a whole thread on 12/20/17 titled "Georgia will dominate college football the next 3 years" and now are predicting them to lose 3 games, including one to Vanderbilt?

I always had 2018 being a down year for them. It'll set up their run to the national title in 2019.
 
1. It isn't my fault if he sucks so bad at doing this he can't keep "dominate" and "step back" straight in his own thread title/body.
2. Step back so much they lose to 3 teams including Vandy?

I'm also pretty sure he'd predicted Bama's dominance was over before they won the title last year and is now predicting at LEAST an SEC title for them.

I was wrong. It looks like Bama has at least one more year of dominance left.

I have them winning the national title in 2018. I also have Tua winning the Heisman Trophy this year.
 
Its the moment you've all been waiting for. My predictions for the 2018 season. I know I haven't been posting here as often as the last couple of years. The reason is very simple. There just aren't as many future NFL stars in college this year as the past couple of years. The next 2 drafts are gonna be kinda weak which is why I haven't been as heavily invested in following the college game this season as I have the last few years. With that said, I have been following it enough to put out my yearly predictions.

Let's start with my outlook for the Vols in the 2018 season. I still like the talent on this team. We definitely don't have as much NFL talent as we did in 2015 and 2016 (when we should have won back to back national titles). However, there is still enough NFL talent on this team (especially on defense) for a good coach to have instant success. Jeremy Pruitt has walked into a great situation. I believe he can have a Guz Malzahn-esque 2013 Auburn turnaround at Tennessee this year. We've had the talent for a while now, all we needed was a competent coaching staff. I believe we have that now. Tennessee will go from win-less in the conference to the SEC Championship Game in 2018. Just watch.

2018 Vols Season
September 1: vs West Virginia (W 31-24) - we start the season off with a bang shocking the nation with an upset win over heavily favored West Virginia
September 8: vs East Tennessee St. (W 59-0) - no explanation needed; this is a cupcake and we should destroy them easily
September 15: vs UTEP (W 42-10) - another cupcake; another easy win
September 22: vs Florida (W 21-14) - our first big test; defense dominates and the offense makes enough plays to beat the Gators
September 29: @ Georgia (L 27-28) - even with our early season success we're still huge underdogs in this game; nonetheless we play well but lose in a heart-breaker
October 13: @ Auburn (L 10-15) - same story as the Georgia game; we play incredible on the road as huge underdogs but Auburn squeaks out the win
October 20: vs Alabama (W 17-16) - we shock the world and beat the previously undefeated Alabama for a program defining win
October 27: @ South Carolina (W 35-14) - brimming with confidence from of our win against Alabama we throttle an overrated South Carolina team on the road
November 3: vs Charlotte (W 45-0) - the good times keep rolling as we get the shut out
November 10: vs Kentucky (W 31-10) - defense dominates and the running backs run wild against Kentucky
November 17: vs Missouri (W 30-21) - team loses focus a little after a string of dominating wins and lets this one be closer than it should
November 24: @ Vanderbilt (W 52-13) - revenge game so the team is focused and lays a beating on the Commodores

Final Regular Season Record: 10-2 (6-2 SEC) - even with losing 2 conference games as well as the tie-breaker to Georgia, we find a way to backdoor our way into the SEC Championship Game after Georgia ends up losing 3 conference games (at LSU, vs Auburn, and in a crazy upset vs Vanderbilt). That sets us up for an epic rematch in Atlanta against Alabama.

2018 SEC Championship Game: vs Alabama (L 28-32) - we put up a hell of a fight but Nick Saban and the Tide outlast us in an instant classic

2019 Sugar Bowl: vs Miami (W 38-20) - its 1985 all over again as the Vols are back in the Sugar Bowl against "the U"; same result as last time; we win BIG
Somewhat agree and likewise disagree.; On which game or games, though, I simply couldn't tell ya'. For an imaginative-but-somehow-possible prediction, D4H, I'll still give you kudos. We'll all feel better after such optimistic discourse once we've managed to win this first one. GBO!
 
Its the moment you've all been waiting for. My predictions for the 2018 season. I know I haven't been posting here as often as the last couple of years. The reason is very simple. There just aren't as many future NFL stars in college this year as the past couple of years. The next 2 drafts are gonna be kinda weak which is why I haven't been as heavily invested in following the college game this season as I have the last few years. With that said, I have been following it enough to put out my yearly predictions.

Let's start with my outlook for the Vols in the 2018 season. I still like the talent on this team. We definitely don't have as much NFL talent as we did in 2015 and 2016 (when we should have won back to back national titles). However, there is still enough NFL talent on this team (especially on defense) for a good coach to have instant success. Jeremy Pruitt has walked into a great situation. I believe he can have a Guz Malzahn-esque 2013 Auburn turnaround at Tennessee this year. We've had the talent for a while now, all we needed was a competent coaching staff. I believe we have that now. Tennessee will go from win-less in the conference to the SEC Championship Game in 2018. Just watch.

2018 Vols Season
September 1: vs West Virginia (W 31-24) - we start the season off with a bang shocking the nation with an upset win over heavily favored West Virginia
September 8: vs East Tennessee St. (W 59-0) - no explanation needed; this is a cupcake and we should destroy them easily
September 15: vs UTEP (W 42-10) - another cupcake; another easy win
September 22: vs Florida (W 21-14) - our first big test; defense dominates and the offense makes enough plays to beat the Gators
September 29: @ Georgia (L 27-28) - even with our early season success we're still huge underdogs in this game; nonetheless we play well but lose in a heart-breaker
October 13: @ Auburn (L 10-15) - same story as the Georgia game; we play incredible on the road as huge underdogs but Auburn squeaks out the win
October 20: vs Alabama (W 17-16) - we shock the world and beat the previously undefeated Alabama for a program defining win
October 27: @ South Carolina (W 35-14) - brimming with confidence from of our win against Alabama we throttle an overrated South Carolina team on the road
November 3: vs Charlotte (W 45-0) - the good times keep rolling as we get the shut out
November 10: vs Kentucky (W 31-10) - defense dominates and the running backs run wild against Kentucky
November 17: vs Missouri (W 30-21) - team loses focus a little after a string of dominating wins and lets this one be closer than it should
November 24: @ Vanderbilt (W 52-13) - revenge game so the team is focused and lays a beating on the Commodores

Final Regular Season Record: 10-2 (6-2 SEC) - even with losing 2 conference games as well as the tie-breaker to Georgia, we find a way to backdoor our way into the SEC Championship Game after Georgia ends up losing 3 conference games (at LSU, vs Auburn, and in a crazy upset vs Vanderbilt). That sets us up for an epic rematch in Atlanta against Alabama.

2018 SEC Championship Game: vs Alabama (L 28-32) - we put up a hell of a fight but Nick Saban and the Tide outlast us in an instant classic

2019 Sugar Bowl: vs Miami (W 38-20) - its 1985 all over again as the Vols are back in the Sugar Bowl against "the U"; same result as last time; we win BIG

The short bus not run today?
 
For the record, here are the last 3 years of D4H's predictions:

• 2018: 10-2
• 2017: 12-1, then winning the National Championship
• 2016: 15-0, obviously winning the National Championship
 

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