Drop in the ranking?

#30
#30
The further the drop the better. We unfortunately get blinded the closer we get to the sun. 🌞
 
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#31
#31
I don’t care much if we drop in the rankings. Take care of our business in Gainesville. That’s the only thing we control.
 
#32
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OrangeTsar said:
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
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The hard part for some of us older UT fans is we remember when we used to get that deference. Deference is earned, and we had earned it back then. Now much less so. In the eyes of alot of people outside our fanbase, we had "a good year" last year, and most P5 teams have a "a good year" every decade and a half or so. To get that deference back we are going to have to sustain success. It doesn't sit well with me but there's a pretty sharp distinction between us and the Alabama & Georgia's of the world in the sustained success department this century.
 
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OrangeTsar said:
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
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In fairness, UGA was the defending national champs and had destroyed a top 10 Oregon and had toyed with South Carolina. Additionally, UGA didn't really struggle with Kent State. Kent was out-gained 529 to 281 managed 14 first downs as opposed to giving up 29 and lost the time of possession by 14 minutes.
 
#37
#37
Texas will jump ahead of us and they should - they deserve to be recognized for the victory. Notre Dame may, just depends. They will not drop Alabama below us, because, well it is Alabama. I'm thinking 10 or 11 next week.

Utah and Oregon hung on with slim margins over 0-2 teams. LSU won big but over Grambling - would they take this opportunity to forgive LSU? Clemson won big but over Charleston Southern - will they take this opportunity to forgive Clemson? The Kansas State win mirrors our win. Oregon State won big but over UC Davis. Will they give a Colorado team a big boost even though they looked terrible at the start of the game - I left for the drive at one point so did not see the entire game.

There is what the "sky is falling always negative vols fans" think (and maybe even want to happen so they can drown in the misery and start their, fire the coach, replace the QB chants), then there is the how other teams faired for the week that factors in.

Settle down, buckle up - I wonder what social media would have looked like in 1998 or during the games we should have won but lost when Peyton was here.
 
#40
#40
At this point in the season, polls affect me about as much as the weather in Timbuctu.
 
#41
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UTFranklinVol said:
Yeah but Tex was a highly ranked team. There is zero chance Bama falls from #3 out of the top 10. Bama was the only team in the top 18 to lose. You gonna put them at #19 just because they lost?
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How is Ohio State going to drop as many spots or more for beating Youngstown by 28 as Bama is for losing by 10?
 
#43
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Vol in Buckeye Land said:
How is Ohio State going to drop as many spots or more for beating Youngstown by 28 as Bama is for losing by 10?
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Look at all the teams in the top 10 and how they are playing. Tennessee could easily drop 3 spots after winning because all the other teams played so much better. Ive seen both OSU games this year and they are not playing well like a top 10 team. USC, PSU, Texas and maybe even ND are all playing better than OSU. I can easily see them going from 5 to 8 and that would still be the case even if Bama had not lost.
 
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UTFranklinVol said:
Look at all the teams in the top 10 and how they are playing. Tennessee could easily drop 3 spots after winning because all the other teams played so much better. Ive seen both OSU games this year and they are not playing well like a top 10 team. USC, PSU, Texas and maybe even ND are all playing better than OSU. I can easily see them going from 5 to 8 and that would still be the case even if Bama had not lost.
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We likely drop to 11. Bama likely drops to 9. Ohio State is not going to drop 5 spots for winning.
 
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Vol in Buckeye Land said:
We likely drop to 11. Bama likely drops to 9. Ohio State is not going to drop 5 spots for winning.
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I never said OSU would drop 5 spots. I said they would go from 5 to 8. And i think that ranking would be appropriate whether Bama lost or won. Based just on how OSU is playing.
 
#47
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MegaVol615 said:
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)
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Yep. this is spot on almost all the voters just look at if you won or lost unless it's an OT game or a last second miracle comeback that's played over and over on ESPN.
 
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