Does UT make a 12 team playoff with 10 wins?

I agree. Looking at the final regular season rankings for the last few years. The playoff cut (keep in mind only 11 P5 teams get in) falls right in the middle of the 10-win teams. So considering strength of schedule, a 10-win Sec team should be a lock. A 9-win team probably has no chance. Reason being that a few 10-win teams will probably be left out (Big 10, Big 12, ACC). Maybe political decision, but I don’t think a 9 win SEC team will get in over a 10-win team from a power 5 conference.
I think the most vulnerable team to not get in F-12 with 10 wins would be Missouri. If their not 7 & 0 after these 1st 7 games I predict they are definitely out.
They then have 2 games Bama and OU, then finish up with 3 they'll be favored as of now could change as season plays out. last 3 middle of road teams.., USCe, Miss State & Arky. Probably easiest schedule in Power 4
First 7 games 7 & 0 or pretender
1.Murray State
2. Buffalo
3. Boston College
4.Vanderbilt
5.Texas A&M
6. UMass
7. Auburn
 
Last edited:
I don't think Bama is a loss.
DeBoer is a really good coach and there was no mass Exodus of talent off their roster. People thinking the Saban effect suddenly guarantees us a win is being delusional. Alabama is still decidedly a more talented team than us. Anything is possible but come on. If you're a betting man you're taking Alabama in that game.
 
DeBoer is a really good coach and there was no mass Exodus of talent off their roster. People thinking the Saban effect suddenly guarantees us a win is being delusional. Alabama is still decidedly a more talented team than us. Anything is possible but come on. If you're a betting man you're taking Alabama in that game.
I don't think it guarantees us a win either. I'm just saying it's not an automatic loss. We've been competitive with them.
 
  • Like
Reactions: RDU VOL#14
I don't think it guarantees us a win either. I'm just saying it's not an automatic loss. We've been competitive with them.
Alabama hasn’t been winning the game before they even got off the bus for several years now. No one should be intimidated by them.
 
Tennessee and Josh need to beat Alabama this year at Neyland. We have basically beat them 2 years in a row. Josh needs a home win on TSIO against a 1st year coach. I think Tennessee will win.
 
Because we simply aren’t talented enough.
That really remains to be seen. Before the 2022 season, I thought we would end up finishing somewhere between 17-20 if we won our bowl game. It turns out we were on the cusp of making the CFP and finished #6 overall after beating Clemson. We had an Elite QB, OL, and group of WRs. The offense carried the team for the most part. Heupel has already shown us that he can field one of the best teams in the country without having a top notch defensive unit. If CJH can get Nico to play at an elite level along with improved WRs, then a great season of possibly winning 11 is definitely on the table. The defense is in a much better position talent wise and has way better depth than the 2022 squad did. GBO!!
 
  • Like
Reactions: BigOrangeTrain
If Nico turns out to be as good as lot of us are expecting him to be, we are going to be a hard team to beat and can certainly get 10 wins and a playoff spot.
 
  • Like
Reactions: BigOrangeTrain
That really remains to be seen. Before the 2022 season, I thought we would end up finishing somewhere between 17-20 if we won our bowl game. It turns out we were on the cusp of making the CFP and finished #6 overall after beating Clemson. We had an Elite QB, OL, and group of WRs. The offense carried the team for the most part. Heupel has already shown us that he can field one of the best teams in the country without having a top notch defensive unit. If CJH can get Nico to play at an elite level along with improved WRs, then a great season of possibly winning 11 is definitely on the table. The defense is in a much better position talent wise and has way better depth than the 2022 squad did. GBO!!
Good points. I think one of the main things and this is true for any team is health. Can guys like Cooper stay healthy for a whole season? Does Heard live up to his ability at LT? Will the WRs be the pass catchers like we saw in 2022 that caught most everything or will they be like last year and drop a ton?

We are definitely a talented team. Although I don’t think we are on the 2022 level.
 
10-2 most likely gets you in most years. I believe that there were four 10-2 teams in the Top 12 in last years final ranking before the playoff…and another team at 11-2.

I also suspect that there will be some 9-3 teams that make it from time to time.
 
10-2 most likely gets you in most years. I believe that there were four 10-2 teams in the Top 12 in last years final ranking before the playoff…and another team at 11-2.

I also saw spect that there will be some 9-3 teams that make it from time to time.
 
I know one thing. If we win 10 games and don't get any in play penalties like last year, we should have won them all! But, no..UT will be left out if they only win 10. They will have to beat OU, Bama, and everybody else. UGA will kill us as usual, but that's the only loss we can have and still make the playoffs.
 
It’s Heupel’s 4th season. We should be better than both of those teams.
We are definitely beating NC State. We are touted as having one of the more experienced defenses in 2024. On paper we always seem to be better than Florida but usually find a way to lose that game so who knows.
 
  • Like
Reactions: PEPPERJAX
I know UGA is the preferred team in the SEC to wind up in ATL, but looking at their schedule nothing for them is a given either.

At Bama, Auburn at home, at Texas, at Florida, At ole miss and then the Vols. Brutal stretch there
 
  • Like
Reactions: PEPPERJAX
If our team stays healthy (especially the Oline) we will get 10 wins. Possibly 11. Our defense will keep us in games this year. Secondary is a question mark but we have tons of talent back there.

The offense hits its stride in the Arkansas game.
95% chance. The only way it doesn’t happen is if we have upsets in several conference champ games and we end up with 3-4 loss conference champions in at least 3 of the big 4.

Josh pate would give this a 9.5 on the boldness scale if you were to bet on us going 10-2 but missing the playoffs. You’d be in line for a chalice of supremacy. 😂
 
I’m thinking if we loose 3 early and finish strong with wins over Bama and Georgia, that would be the only way we would be considered. Still not likely though.
Even with 10 wins, it will need to be Bama or Georgia as one of the wins.
 
I'd say it depends on who the 2 losses are to and how we performed in them. There's probably going to be a lot of 10-2 teams vying for playoff spots. If we lose to Georgia and Alabama in nailbiters then yeah, I'd say we'll get in. If we lose in blowouts to say, Georgia and Mizzou, then I'd say it'll be much harder.
 

VN Store



Back
Top