It is time we stop claiming Florida and Pittsburgh as good wins

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VolOnTheBayou said:
Let’s not forget that Syracuse gave the ‘98 team all they could handle. I don’t think years from now we will be worrying about Pitt or Florida’s ranking. A win is a win.
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I thought that as well but then again, Syracuse went 10-3 and won the Big East.

However, some posters are right, we have gotten better and the Pittsburgh game was by far our worse game but was a confidence builder in that we struggled but still came out with W.
 
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volbound1700 said:
Wake Forest is currently in the top 10 right now. How are they NOT a big win for Clemson?

Syracuse is 6-1 with their only loss being the game yesterday @ Clemson.

Florida State beat LSU as I have expressed. You cannot claim a team to be a good win for us and not CLAIM the team that BEAT them as a good win for Clemson.

NC State is also a ranked team for Clemson.

Also, you cannot talk trash about Clemson or ACC when we needed overtime to beat a team that currently is ranked towards the bottom of the ACC.

Had we beat Pittsburgh by more than one scores in regulations, I would not be referencing them at this point. I am saying, that game could come back to haunt us if we are on the fence about making the playoffs.

Pittsburgh should be 6-1 right now but they are NOT and that hurts.
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Bump. Spent all that time trying to discredit Tennessee’s wins and pointing to clemsons wins over teams like wake forest, Syracuse, and nc state.. since then wake is an unranked 3 loss team, Syracuse has lost 3 straight and currently down again tonight, and nc state has lost 3 including tonight to a 3-7 Boston college team 😂
Meanwhile, Tennessee has 2 wins over top 10 opponents. And that Pitt win that you found so embarrassing is just as good as clemsons best wins lol… Your argument is just as dumb now as it was then.
 
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Given the thread title by the Op, I guess he likes good loses better than bad wins.
 
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615vols said:
Bump. Spent all that time trying to discredit Tennessee’s wins and pointing to clemsons wins over teams like wake forest, Syracuse, and nc state.. since then wake is an unranked 3 loss team, Syracuse has lost 3 straight and currently down again tonight, and nc state has lost 3 including tonight to a 3-7 Boston college team 😂
Meanwhile, Tennessee has 2 wins over top 10 opponents. And that Pitt win that you found so embarrassing is just as good as clemsons best wins lol… Your argument is just as dumb now as it was then.
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Pitt still isn't good but granted Clemson and the entire ACC fell apart.
 
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Kylo said:
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Eggactly.

It ain't brain science. Take those away from us and Georgia's win over us doesn't look as good. Now that Oregon lost again that win ain't looking too good. So by that formula, Georgia shouldn't be number 1 and OSU or Michigan should....oh wait. Lol.

Some threads should remain just good ideas for a thread.
 
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It is often difficult to tell the difference between categories of participants on these boards.

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Every time someone starts a thread, like this one, that is unnecessarily critical of our lads, our coaches, or our program, it makes most of us wonder: what's this guy's angle?

He could, at the very top end, be a healthy, not mentally ill fan of the team who is just exploring a negative angle.

He could suffer Battered Vol Syndrome. Hopefully, more and more of those poor souls find the self-cure as the Vols continue to strive toward excellence and championship football, but some are still trapped in this hellscape.

He could be a natural Eeyore. Someone who is just negative about every damn thing in life. From what I've seen, there's no curing this, you just spend as little time as necessary with these folks and otherwise accept them for who they are.

Or, he could be a troll. Worse even than rival fans, because a troll is dishonest about it.

This is my thought process every single time a person gets hostile to our team on these boards. What are they, really?

I think this fella, volbound1700, is either a BVS victim or an Eeyore. I don't think he's a troll, he doesn't give off any of the tell-tale signs. But he's certainly not 100% healthy. So, we're left hoping it is BVS. A temporary condition that can be cured with time.

Go Vols!
 
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All wins are good wins.

At the time, Pitt and Florida were better then than they are now and beating them late wouldn’t mean what it meant early.

But a road win at Pitt built this team up and taught them how to fight back on the road.

And ANY win of Florida is a good win. If you disagree, I’m not sure you’re a real Vol fan.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
It is often difficult to tell the difference between categories of participants on these boards.

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Every time someone starts a thread, like this one, that is unnecessarily critical of our lads, our coaches, or our program, it makes most of us wonder: what's this guy's angle?

He could, at the very top end, be a healthy, not mentally ill fan of the team who is just exploring a negative angle.

He could suffer Battered Vol Syndrome. Hopefully, more and more of those poor souls find the self-cure as the Vols continue to strive toward excellence and championship football, but some are still trapped in this hellscape.

He could be a natural Eeyore. Someone who is just negative about every damn thing in life. From what I've seen, there's no curing this, you just spend as little time as necessary with these folks and otherwise accept them for who they are.

Or, he could be a troll. Worse even than rival fans, because a troll is dishonest about it.

This is my thought process every single time a person gets hostile to our team on these boards. What are they, really?

I think this fella, volbound1700, is either a BVS victim or an Eeyore. I don't think he's a troll, he doesn't give off any of the tell-tale signs. But he's certainly not 100% healthy. So, we're left hoping it is BVS. A temporary condition that can be cured with time.

Go Vols!
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I think troll, but I personally respect the ones who actually put their actual team affiliation with their user name much more
 
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