Improved against every team from a year ago

[PackersVols91]

Pitt was a loss at home a year ago, a win on the road this year. (I know they've taken a few steps back)

Florida a blowout loss on the road last year, is a win this year (that should have been multiple possessions)

Good Sec west team: loss at home vs ole miss last year and a blowout road win versus a currently top 10 LSU team

Bama was a blowout loss giving up 52 now it's a win scoring 52

Kentucky was a nail-biting 45-42 game turned into 44-6 breezy win

Not to mention better performances even in the cupcake games. Long-winded point is this team has better in every single game compared to last year (even defensively in every single game just about) and I do not expect that trend to stop.

 

[Volosaurus rex]

'tis strange, but I was just thinking about this. There has been a total net improvement of 109 points for the four teams referenced above or an average of 27.25 points per team from year to year. In the order cited above, however, net improvement has been 14, 29, 31, and 35 points for Pitt, Florida, Alabama, and Kentucky, so that also reflects improvement over the course of the season.

Extrapolating those trends for whatever they are worth to the Georgia game suggests that we should win by another field goal, i.e. net improvement of 27 points from last year.

 

[Iam4utalways]

'tis strange, but I was just thinking about this. There has been a total net improvement of 109 points for the four teams referenced above or an average of 27.25 points per team from year to year. In the order cited above, however, net improvement has been 14, 29, 31, and 35 points for Pitt, Florida, Alabama, and Kentucky, so that also reflects improvement over the course of the season.

Extrapolating those trends for whatever they are worth to the Georgia game suggests that we should win by another field goal, i.e. net improvement of 27 points from last year.

That’s pretending Georgia is a good as they were last year. That remains to be seen. I expect us to win by double digit. Georgia goes for it on 4th down in the 1st half.

 

[Creekcat]

Listening to Chattanooga Sports Talk today. They made mention that this has all been accomplished, in 21 games that CJH has coached at UT so far. Let that marinate. The improvement from last season to this, game vs. same game last season, as noted, is just remarkable. I doubt it has happened before; I know I won't see it again.

 

[Gandalf]

Pitt was a loss at home a year ago, a win on the road this year. (I know they've taken a few steps back)

Florida a blowout loss on the road last year, is a win this year (that should have been multiple possessions)

Good Sec west team: loss at home vs ole miss last year and a blowout road win versus a currently top 10 LSU team

Bama was a blowout loss giving up 52 now it's a win scoring 52

Kentucky was a nail-biting 45-42 game turned into 44-6 breezy win

Not to mention better performances even in the cupcake games. Long-winded point is this team has better in every single game compared to last year (even defensively in every single game just about) and I do not expect that trend to stop.

It’s almost like we have … what is the word?…COACHING.

When you actually have a coach who can both outscheme his opponents and coach the kids to their potential.

Now just sprinkle in a bit of magic NIL pixie dust and presto, you have a coaching, scheming, recruiting monster.

We are getting better every game. Imagine where we will be after 4 full years of recruiting and training.

Do hear that? It is the gasp of fear rippling through the SEC as they witness the orange phoenix rise from the mattress ash heap of history to once again acend to our rightful place in the clouds.

 

[feathersax]

It’s almost like we have … what is the word?…COACHING.

When you actually have a coach who can both outscheme his opponents and coach the kids to their potential.

Now just sprinkle in a bit of magic NIL pixie dust and presto, you have a coaching, scheming, recruiting monster.

We are getting better every game. Imagine where we will be after 4 full years of recruiting and training.

Do hear that? It is the gasp of fear rippling through the SEC as they witness the orange phoenix rise from the mattress ash heap of history to once again acend to our rightful place in the clouds.

When Gandalf speaks, we should listen. "For Even The Very Wise Cannot See All Ends"

 

[Ty4Vols]

2021 points allowed vs 2022
Pitt 41 / 26
UF 38 / 32
OM 31 / LSU 14
Bama 52 / 49
UK 42 / 6
2021 AVG 204 40.8
2022 AVG 127 25.4

Not only has Tennessee's offense improved against the above mentioned teams but so has the defense. If Vols hold up and give up 15 points less this year to UGA they would allow 26 (41 in 2021) points.
The Vols avg scoring 27 points more this year than 2021 in the same 5 match ups. This would put the Vols scoring 44 (17 in 2021) points.

Averages say Vols win 44-27

Take away 1 TD from the Vols and give 1 TD to UGA for home field and you get...
Vols win 37-34

GO BIG ORANGE!