Official predictions thread

[bleedingTNorange]

With full schedule and dates announced, time for some predictions…

November 7 vs Tennessee Tech
November 13 N Colorado
November 16 vs Florida Gulf Coast
November 23 N Butler
November 24 N BYU/USC
November 25 N TBD
November 30 vs McNeese State
December 4 vs Alcorn State
December 7 vs Eastern Kentucky
December 11 N Maryland
December 17 @ Arizona
December 21 vs Austin Peay
December 28 @ Ole Miss
January 3 vs Mississippi State
January 7 @ South Carolina
January 10 vs Vanderbilt
January 14 vs Kentucky
January 17 @ Mississippi State
January 21 @ LSU
January 25 vs Georgia
January 28 Texas
February 1 @ Florida
February 4 vs Auburn
February 8 @ Vanderbilt
February 11 vs Missouri
February 15 vs Alabama
February 18 @ Kentucky
February 21 @ Texas A&M
February 25 vs South Carolina
February 28 vs Arkansas
March 4 @ Auburn

 

[bleedingTNorange]

22-9/23-8 seems like a reasonable bar

 

[cncchris33]

At first glance, I'll say 23-8. I'm still a little worried about the PG spot, but I'm going to give the staff and players the benefit of doubt.

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

November: 6-1 (one loss in Atlantis)
December: 6-0
January: 7-1 (loss to Texas)
February/March: 7-3 (losses at Florida/Kentucky/Vandy)
Total: 26-5

 

[Vols till I fall]

No more than 7 losses imo

 

[bleedingTNorange]

November: 6-1 (one loss in Atlantis)
December: 6-0
January: 7-1 (loss to Texas)
February/March: 7-3 (losses at Florida/Kentucky/Vandy)
Total: 26-5

No more than 7 losses imo

So likely Top 4 national ranking and first #1 seed in program history, setting that bar high!

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Barttorvik has us 22-7(13-5) fwiw

 

[Volfanatic_20]

Landing on 23-8

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I’m going to say 23-8. I’m definitely biasing the selection upwards, but that schedule is IMO more favorable than last year’s. I can’t imagine us going worse than 10-2 in conference. Only games I see as losses are Arizona on the road and one of the November tournament games.

We have a very favorable start to SEC play which I hope will allow us to avoid some extra losses like in year’s past as we shake off the rust and gel as a team. I think realistically 22-9 is a safer bet, but we get Texas at home, and the schedule really just lines up a lot better this year than in recent year’s.

 

[therickbol]

So likely Top 4 national ranking and first #1 seed in program history, setting that bar high!

Seems easy enough!

 

[i2amavol]

25-6 with a healthy ZZ for the whole year. Also need Edwards ready to play up to 10 minutes a game.
20-11 if ZZ doesn't play at all.

ZZ(33 min), Vescovi(33), JJJ(28), ORN(25), Phillips(25), ---Key(22), Aidoo(18), Plavsic(10), Edwards(6)

 

[TMvol10]

21-10 which sounds bad now that we’ve seen so much success but that’s a dang good season. I feel like the loss of KC is worth 3 or so losses compared to last season record. His perimeter athleticism on offense and maybe even more importantly, defense, is something we will lack this year. Still a great season and hopes for a run in the post season.

 

[walkenvol]

28-3….SV & JJJ end their college careers on a high note playing like pros. Key with a surprising contribution. Aidoo healthy and UP making some progress. Phillips plays like a 1&done. Top seed in one of the regions and the forum is finally rid of the drive by trolls!

 

[TheMookieMonster]

28-3….!

 

[VolBricks]

We are beating Kentucky twice.....every other game is a toss up.

 

[Creeker]

23-8 after my first glance.

 

[JRVOL11]

24-7, will be a 2 or 3 seed in tourney

 

[DonDiego]

November: 6-1 (one loss in Atlantis)
December: 6-0
January: 7-1 (loss to Texas)
February/March: 7-3 (losses at Florida/Kentucky/Vandy)
Total: 26-5

Sorry, we can't lose to vAnderbilt

 

[therickbol]

Sorry, we can't lose to vAnderbilt

We will if they score more points than us.

 

[VolArmy74]

24-7. #2/#3 seed.

 

[Dudleys87]

With full schedule and dates announced, time for some predictions…

November 7 vs Tennessee Tech W
November 13 N Colorado W
November 16 vs Florida Gulf Coast W
November 23 N Butler W
November 24 N BYU/USC W
November 25 N TBD W
November 30 vs McNeese State W
December 4 vs Alcorn State W
December 7 vs Eastern Kentucky W
December 11 N Maryland W
December 17 @ Arizona W/L
December 21 vs Austin Peay W
December 28 @ Ole Miss W/L
January 3 vs Mississippi State W
January 7 @ South Carolina W
January 10 vs Vanderbilt W
January 14 vs Kentucky W
January 17 @ Mississippi State W
January 21 @ LSU W
January 25 vs Georgia W
January 28 Texas WL
February 1 @ Florida W
February 4 vs Auburn W
February 8 @ Vanderbilt W
February 11 vs Missouri W
February 15 vs Alabama W/L
February 18 @ Kentucky W
February 21 @ Texas A&M W
February 25 vs South Carolina W
February 28 vs Arkansas W
March 4 @ Auburn L

26-5ish (+\-) 4

 

[AurantiacoFan]

With full schedule and dates announced, time for some predictions…

November 7 vs Tennessee Tech WIN 1-0
November 13 N Colorado WIN 2-0
November 16 vs Florida Gulf Coast WIN 3-0
November 23 N Butler WIN 4-0
November 24 N BYU/USC WIN 5-0
November 25 N TBD WIN 6-0
November 30 vs McNeese State WIN 7-0
December 4 vs Alcorn State WIN 8-0
December 7 vs Eastern Kentucky WIN 9-0
December 11 N Maryland WIN 10-0
December 17 @ Arizona LOSS 10-1
December 21 vs Austin Peay WIN 11-1
December 28 @ Ole Miss WIN 12-1
January 3 vs Mississippi State WIN 13-1
January 7 @ South Carolina WIN 14-1
January 10 vs Vanderbilt WIN 15-1
January 14 vs Kentucky WIN 16-1
January 17 @ Mississippi State WIN 17-1
January 21 @ LSU WIN 18-1
January 25 vs Georgia WIN 19-1
January 28 Texas WIN 20-1
February 1 @ Florida WIN 21-1
February 4 vs Auburn WIN 22-1
February 8 @ Vanderbilt WIN 23-1
February 11 vs Missouri WIN 24-1
February 15 vs Alabama WIN 25-1
February 18 @ Kentucky LOSS 25-2
February 21 @ Texas A&M WIN 26-2
February 25 vs South Carolina WIN 27-2
February 28 vs Arkansas LOSS 27-3
March 4 @ Auburn LOSS 27-4

 

[bleedingTNorange]

I do find it interesting how many folks 2-3 months ago were saying this isn’t a Top 10-15 team and how many folks now are saying this is a Top 5 team, lol.

 

[Vols8086]

22-9.

Which will be followed up by a disappointing March Madness exit filled with excuses of how we faced someone who shouldn’t have been seeded that low or we faced the hottest team on the planet.

 

[cncchris33]

22-9.

Which will be followed up by a disappointing March Madness exit filled with excuses of how we faced someone who shouldn’t have been seeded that low or we faced the hottest team on the planet.

"0-31, whole team dies of Cholera (Barnes's fault, obviously), NCAA imposes death penalty on the program as penance for the Pruitt fiasco, and a meteor lands on the Tommy Bowl."

-Vols8086, probably