Kentucky is good? Bama is great? Oklahoma is meh?

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Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va said:
There is no transitive property college football. Teams are good and bad depending on the week and matchup.

UK gets credit for the win but Ole Miss really bungled the end of that game.

Oklahoma was limping into that game (literally look at their injury list) and Auburn gifted them 6+2 points.

Bama is the one that concerns me. Glad we get them at home but Milroe looks unstoppable and DeBoer has really crafted the offense around his strengths this year.

I think the Vols are good. Still waiting for the jump to great. Next two games are a good opportunity to do so. Arky will not just roll over for us, and we have to beat the Gators at all costs. They are reeling and we cannot trip ourselves up against them like we have in the past.
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I’m interested in identifying the point in time when people will actually say “UT is great.” When/if we beat AR and FL over the next two weeks, the argument will no doubt be that “AR and FL” are not very good so even though we would be 6-0 we still seem to be below that “Great” threshold. Is it when we beat AL? Or AL and KY in back-to-back weekends? Reading comments on this board, I’m inclined to think that UT will not be considered a Great team until they are walking off the field after beating “XYZ” in the NATTY and them some jackwagon on ESPN will start with the “Yeah, but “XYZ” team was “off that night, didn’t have their best player, etc.” I think our team is Great right now and there are only about 4 teams that can say that currently. Our D is great - no question. Our O has been and can get back to that level. We rank in the Top 5 of most stats - It’s time to start giving our guys credit - GBO! “Great Big Orange.”
 
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Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va said:
My favorite fact about UK vs Kentucky: Stoops has had two 10 win seasons while coaching at UK. What do both have in common? Losses to Tennessee 😁

I’ve been mildly concerned about UK while Stoops has been there, but just like Florida to us, they just cannot figure out a way to beat us consistently.
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UK vs. Kentucky? Well, it is hard to tell those two apart.
 
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UT97Vol said:
Ole Miss doesn’t have the defense we do and Kentucky just milked the clock all day. It was a good strategy and they used QBs in the run game effectively to keep Ole Miss D off balance. But I wouldnt say they are good. They are decent.

The Bama/UGA game surprised me a little. But as I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that was dismissed here, Milroe looks like a beast this year. I think he might be the best player in college football right now. What surprises me is that UGA has been less than stellar.

But what matters most is not taking Ark or Fla for granted. Winning on the road is hard. Beating Florida is always hard for us for some reason.
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Milroy look like a lost puppy 2nd half
 
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Beck was scared of Bama’s pressure until they ran out of gas and stopped getting pressure.

Both Bama and UGA are strong, but not invincible.

If we play our best against both of them…we win!
 
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Reactionary, let’s decide all this RIGHT NOW threads are the bomb! 😎
 
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This is the SEC. If you let your guard down, even for a quarter, even bottom feeder teams can kick your patootie. UT is better than it has been for years now, but neither the SECC nor the playoffs is going to be the cakewalk some of you think. We certainly have a team that can make it, all the way to the championship trophy. Hopefully, they don't gulp down the blue pellets, mistaking them for Viagra instead of them being what they really are.
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No, Kentucky is not good. They played phenomenal yesterday, but it will not be sustained over the full 12 games. They are a mid level, flawed team with the potential to pull an upset if the breaks go their way (and if you saw their last TD, nothing more to say). The Vols will smoke them on Nov 2.

Ole Miss, on the other hand, is clearly fraudulent. When you lose to Kentucky IN FOOTBALL at home, that is what you are.
 
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bpalmer28 said:
Oklahoma is a 6-6 team. Maybe 7-5.
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Oklahoma is struggling to get their footing in the Big Boy conference. Their D will keep them in games. BUT.. they are still finding ways to eke out wins. They'll be a problem in coming seasons. The SEC is virtually a "Murderer's Row now.
 
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