Drop in the ranking?

[UTFranklinVol]

Since Texas was ranked below Tennessee and most likey they wont drop Bama that far I suspect UT will go from #9 to #10 in the AP given our non dominant performance. No other teams in the top 10 lost and i think Tennessee played bad enough to be the odd man out.

 

[WillisWG]

Back to 12 maybe 11 for now. But it's week 2. Conference just starting.

Will say SEC ain't playing up to snuff. We talk the talk now it's time to walk the walk.

 

[SDV]

We honestly deserve to drop

 

[Valishin]

We will drop to 12 or 13 and we should.

 

[OrangeTsar]

We honestly deserve to drop

Agreed. But then again, how far did Georgia drop last year after struggling against Kent State? I realize of course that pollsters will not give UT the same deference

 

[Alto1]

I wouldn’t doubt it but rankings are irrelevant at this point in the season.
Just BS opinions that don’t matter……

 

[MurphyVol]

I wouldn’t doubt it but rankings are irrelevant at this point in the season.
Just BS opinions that don’t matter……

Right, just win and it takes care of itself

 

[UTFranklinVol]

Agreed. But then again, how far did Georgia drop last year after struggling against Kent State? I realize of course that pollsters will not give UT the same deference

The difference is Texas. Had they not been ranked below Tennessee then none of this is an issue, I think UT would have stayed where they are.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Dropping in the rankings is actually probably just the motivation this team needs. They already felt disrespected. Yesterday should have shown them that they actually need to DO something to remedy that. Earn it on the field guys.
Ps. And cut out the stupid Dooley-esque arm tackling

 

[Majors]

Tennessee fans worried about rankings knowing it’s been years since we felt this way. Meanwhile OSU in back to back weeks can’t get past 35 points sitting inside the Top 5.

 

[MegaVol615]

We may drop a bit but I wonder how much attention (outside of our fan base) the game actually got. I suspect most voters were watching TX-bama and our game wasn’t on any networks. Some voters may see 30-13 and not bother to go back and actually watch (at least I hope)

 

[FranklinVFL]

Agree with most above....12 or 13 sounds about right.

 

[SDV]

We may drop a bit but I wonder how much attention (outside of our fan base) the game actually got. I suspect most voters were watching TX-bama and our game wasn’t on any networks. Some voters may see 30-13 and not bother to go back and actually watch (at least I hope)

I’m thankful it was on +

 

[VolFanNC09]

We should drop 5-6 positions after that performance.

 

[UTFranklinVol]

We may drop a bit but I wonder how much attention (outside of our fan base) the game actually got. I suspect most voters were watching TX-bama and our game wasn’t on any networks. Some voters may see 30-13 and not bother to go back and actually watch (at least I hope)

Yeah but if they just look at the score or the box score they will ask why we didnt win by 72. Theres a lot of commentary about the SEC being in trouble today and Tennessee will get sucked into that because we werent dominant.

 

[Grey_pilgrim]

We should drop 5-6 positions after that performance.

Lol easy there bud, it wasn’t that bad. But please continue hating the vols.

 

[UTFranklinVol]

Tennessee fans worried about rankings knowing it’s been years since we felt this way. Meanwhile OSU in back to back weeks can’t get past 35 points sitting inside the Top 5.

OSU will not be in the top 5 after this week. I have them going below Bama maybe #8

 

[WillisWG]

Agreed. But then again, how far did Georgia drop last year after struggling against Kent State? I realize of course that pollsters will not give UT the same deference

Key words last year. This year the guys behind us played really well.

 

[OrangeTsar]

I’m thankful it was on +

Which means almost NO ONE saw if (even those who wanted to). That is the most gosh awful streaming app/service in existence

 

[ProudVOLfan]

Looking at it from a different perspective, maybe we needed a little humble pie so they will come out on fire next week. Who knows

 

[UTFranklinVol]

Tennessee fans worried about rankings knowing it’s been years since we felt this way. Meanwhile OSU in back to back weeks can’t get past 35 points sitting inside the Top 5.

This is what I think the new top of the polls will be:

1. UGA
2. FSU
3. USC
3. UM
5. Tex
6. PSU
7. Bama
8. OSU
9. Wash
10. ND
11.Tenn

 

[SDV]

Which means almost NO ONE saw if (even those who wanted to). That is the most gosh awful streaming app/service in existence

And the picture quality is horrible as well. Even my wife who can’t tell the difference between SD and HD mentioned how bad the picture was

 

[volfan102455]

Most voters will only see the score - may conclude - trap game right before a bigger game against a team they overlooked.

 

[Vol Farmer]

Be patient and good things will come. Oh wait, this is volnation.

 

[Rocky Top T]

We should drop!