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[NickCarner]

-- via KNS UT beat writer Ben Frederickson's twitter -- that 12 SEC wins gets Tennessee into the Big Dance.

Says the number is 11 if the Vols win out during the rest of their non-conference schedule.

Link

Does Tennessee reach that mark?

Conference schedule:

@LSU
Texas A&M
Auburn
@Kentucky
Arkansas
@Florida
Ole Miss
@Alabama
@Vandy
South Carolina
Florida
@Mizzou
Georgia
@Texas A&M
@Miss State
Vandy
@Auburn
Mizzou

 

[Volstate]

-- via KNS UT beat writer Ben Frederickson's twitter -- that 12 SEC wins gets Tennessee into the Big Dance.

Says the number is 11 if the Vols win out during the rest of their non-conference schedule.

Link

Does Tennessee reach that mark?

No

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

The SEC is bad. So id say they can reach that number but more importantly got to avoid really bad losses like to the bottom 3 in the conference and one of wins be of substance on the road. Committee weighs bad losses and good road wins heavily.

 

[whocaresgobobcats]

that SEC is just bad enough that they may bail out Cuonzo. which would lead to an extension and more mediocre years.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

11-7 in conference would be a disappointment IMO. I don't want to be sweating come Sunday like we have been, I want to be a lock.

 

[NickCarner]

No

Concise and to-the-point. I like it.

 

[NickCarner]

that SEC is just bad enough that they may bail out Cuonzo. which would lead to an extension and more mediocre years.

So, you do or you don't think they hit the 11 or 12-win mark?

 

[NickCarner]

11-7 in conference would be a disappointment IMO. I don't want to be sweating come Sunday like we have been, I want to be a lock.

I agree leaving it up to the committee again this year is a disappointment. UT needs to win enough games to take it a moot point.

 

[cwbytruckers]

I can see a 13-5 SEC record with that schedule.

 

[Lefteye]

I can see a 13-5 SEC record with that schedule.

Wish I could agree, but their are too many road games on that list for only 5 losses. imo

 

[NickCarner]

I can see a 13-5 SEC record with that schedule.

@LSU
@Kentucky
@Florida
@Mizzou
@Bama

are all possible losses.

UF and Mizzou at home will be tough, too.

 

[apsuVol92]

realistically I see 9-11 wins in that span of games. A few toss ups.

 

[goldvol]

11-7 in conference would be a disappointment IMO. I don't want to be sweating come Sunday like we have been, I want to be a lock.

Oh really???? 'Cause before the season when I suggested that just scraping into the tournament was not good enough, you disagreed with me on that. And now it seems like you would be disappointed if we only barely made it to the tourney. Am I wrong, or did you have a change of heart?

 

[zaqhhh]

12 wins minimum probably closer to 14
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[VolsSportsFan]

that SEC is just bad enough that they may bail out Cuonzo. which would lead to an extension and more mediocre years.

And if they make the NCAAT and go to the Sweet 16, you going to say the same?

 

[Volfan2012]

-- via KNS UT beat writer Ben Frederickson's twitter -- that 12 SEC wins gets Tennessee into the Big Dance.

Says the number is 11 if the Vols win out during the rest of their non-conference schedule.

Link

Does Tennessee reach that mark?

Conference schedule:

@LSU
Texas A&M
Auburn
@Kentucky
Arkansas
@Florida
Ole Miss
@Alabama
@Vandy
South Carolina
Florida
@Mizzou
Georgia
@Texas A&M
@Miss State
Vandy
@Auburn
Mizzou

We should expect wins against Texas A&M, Auburn, Arkansas, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Georgia, Miss St., Auburn, Vandy and Mizzou.

Tossups Bama, Florida home, Vandy road, Texas A&M road.

Probable losses LSU, Kentucky, at Florida, at Missouri.

So we need to go 2 and 2 in the tossup game to get to 12.

 

[Volstate]

Can you really "expect" wins when we play anybody?

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

We could and we should but we will slip up a lot of games. Just like every other year CM has been here

 

[vol66]

CCM's record versus UGA is 1-3, just sayin'.

 

[whocaresgobobcats]

And if they make the NCAAT and go to the Sweet 16, you going to say the same?

yes

 

[k-town_king]

We will only lose 5-7 more games.

 

[Darth_Shiveman]

We lost 2-3 to Bama last season and we were swept by UGA. We lose at LEAST 6 in SEC play.

 

[Orange_Scooter]

At this point, I am not sure they get a winning record in the SEC. I don't think they even make the NIT.

 

[Volstate]

We will only lose 5-7 more games.

Tonight is one :whistling:

 

[Shaun1985]

No way. We might beat Vandy and Auburn on the road but that's it. This team will struggle to get 8-9 SEC wins IMO