Pre-season Predictions

#126
#126
Brianchevy said:
probably more to do with CP, Hunter, Bray leaving and not being replaced by equals and still having a ridiculous SEC schedule than anything else.
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Agree we lost some talent,but it's not like we have a team full of scrubs.I think even Doolander could win more than 4 games. Errr scratch that last comment.:)
 
#127
#127
8/31- Austin Peay
UT 38-10

9/7- Western Kentucky
UT 42-17

9/14- @ Oregon
Ducks 27-24

9/21- @ Florida
UT 35-21

9/28- South Alabama
UT 41-6

10/5- Georgia
UT 35-28

10/19- South Carolina
Cocks 31-27

10/26- @ Alabama
Bama 35-21

11/2- @ Missouri
UT 28-24

11/9- Auburn
UT 24-21

11/23 - Vanderbilt
UT 35-17

11/30 - @ Kentucky
UT 33-10

Win/Loss: 9-3

Bowl Game: Cotton- vs sooners
 
#128
#128
Brianchevy said:
probably more to do with CP, Hunter, Bray leaving and not being replaced by equals and still having a ridiculous SEC schedule than anything else.
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A very big part of my prediction. I think Jones is a very good coach but his teams tend to struggle in his first year. He has a system that is proven and he will teach to the system more than wins and losses. A very good approach in my opinion.

He is taking over a team of kids that have been under coached, under motivated, and have been playing different systems almost yearly. Now those kids have yet another head coach, new coordinators again, a new philosophy, and new terminologies. Tough hand to be dealt.

Then the schedule. Not only is it a murderers row, Florida has a bye before Ut, Vandy has UK, and three teams have Arky the week before. I'm not sure Arky and UK would be favored by a TD over BYE this year. Mizzou has their own murderers row leading up to the UT game (VU, UGA, UF, USC) but it will be back to back road games for the Vols and the third straight home game for Mizzou.
 
#129
#129
Tennessee 35 Austin Peay 7
Tennessee 24 Western Kentucky17
Oregon 45 Tennessee 17
Tennessee 20 Florida 17
Tennessee 35 South Alabama 14
Tennessee 35 Georgia 34
SouthCarolina 28 Tennessee 14
Alabama 38 Tennessee 9
Tennessee 24 Missouri 21
Tennessee 20 Auburn 17
Tennessee 17 Vandy 16
Tennessee 41 Kentucky 20
Outback Bowl TENNESSEE 30 Wisconsin 21 10 and 3 The absolute everything goes our way and catch every break season GO BIG ORANGE!!
 
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#131
#131
Tennessee 37 Austin Pea 10

Tennessee 31 Western Ky 28

Oregon 45 Tennessee 17

Florida 37 Tennessee 14

Tennessee 31 South Alabama 21

Georgia 44 Tennessee 17

South Carolina 34 Tennessee 24

Alabama 49 Tennessee 17

Missouri 31 Tennessee 24

Auburn 35 Tennessee 21

Tennessee 24 Vandy 23

Tennessee 28 Kentucky 24

5-7
no bowl game
2 SEC wins
 
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#132
#132
Updated.

About a week and a half left to put in your predictions. REMEMBER! If you make a change to your previous prediction, QUOTE your original post and indicate the change(s).
 
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#133
#133
I think 5-7 is a distinct possibility being such a young team with few reserves. Eventually the injury bug will hit a key position or two and we will struggle. What starting lineup you start the season with is rarely the starting lineup you have at the end of the year.

Frankly we have a much better coaching situation than 2012, but won't have a better record in 2013. Last year's team would have done less than 5-7 with this year's schedule.
 
#134
#134
LakeMaryFLVol said:
Tennessee 35 Austin Peay 14
Tennessee 24 Western Kentucky17
Oregon 45 Tennessee 17
Tennessee 24 Florida 21
Tennessee 35 South Alabama24
Tennessee 35 Georgia 34
SouthCarolina 42 Tennessee 14
Alabama 38 Tennessee 14
Tennessee 28 Missouri 21
Tennessee 20 Auburn 17
Tennessee 17 Vandy 16
Tennessee 34 Kentucky 20
Outback Bowl TENNESSEE 30 Wisconsin 27 10 and 3 The absolute everything goes our way and catch every break season GO BIG ORANGE!!
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Forgot to quote my previous for these changes apologies..


Tennessee 35 Austin Peay 7
Tennessee 24 Western Kentucky17
Oregon 45 Tennessee 17
Tennessee 20 Florida 17
Tennessee 35 South Alabama 14
Tennessee 35 Georgia 34
SouthCarolina 28 Tennessee 14
Alabama 38 Tennessee 9
Tennessee 24 Missouri 21
Tennessee 20 Auburn 17
Tennessee 17 Vandy 16
Tennessee 41 Kentucky 20
Outback Bowl TENNESSEE 30 Wisconsin 21 10 and 3 The absolute everything goes our way and catch every break season GO BIG ORANGE!!
 
#137
#137
This will be a well coached team that many teams will overlook. But they won't after this year.

Tennessee 45 Austin Peay 13

Tennessee 34 WKU 24

Oregon 38 Tennessee 31

Florida 14 Tennessee 35

Tennessee 52 South Alabama 28

Georgia 42 Tennessee 24

South Carolina 27 Tennessee 31

Alabama 20 Tennessee 23

Missouri 17 Tennessee 34

Auburn 28 Tennessee 42

Tennessee 49 Vandy 20

Tennessee 35 Kentucky 7


10-2 regular season. Unfortunately, y'all may think I'm crazy. But there will be upsets this year. Also, in my prediction, UGA goes undefeated in SEC play, loses in SEC championship again. BAMA takes the cake for SEC again, plays Ohio State in National championship, and loses. End of Saban and rise of Meyer, end of SEC dominance, but only for a year.

UT goes bowling in Cotton Bowl against whoever they throw at us. UT wins and gathers enough momentum to finish with a top 3 recruiting class, and paves the way for a loss in SEC championship in 2014, but is followed by SEC title run in 2015 for 3 straight years, with 3 national championships and 2 Heisman winners.

Butch Jones gets it.
 
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#138
#138
Ok, I'll take a shot at prediction Tenn for this year.

Tennessee 49 Austin Pea 6

Tennessee 38 Western Ky 18

Oregon 42 Tennessee 24

Florida 27 Tennessee 21

Tennessee 48 South Alabama 6

Tennessee 35 Georgia 32

Tennessee 24 South Carolina 21

Alabama 35 Tennessee 18

Tennessee 28 Missouri 18

Tennessee 32 Auburn 10

Tennessee 38 Vandy 18

Tennessee 42 Kentucky 9
 
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#139
#139
Nice GoDucks! Given your optimistic prediction here, I'll let yours count :). Like I told someone else, if you were to win, I'd buy you tickets for an Oregon game, given team and location and all.
 
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#140
#140
BigOrangeLoyalist said:
Nice GoDucks! Given your optimistic prediction here, I'll let yours count :). Like I told someone else, if you were to win, I'd buy you tickets for an Oregon game, given team and location and all.
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Thanks ......

Honestly, I think those predictions are well within UTs capabilities this year. I'll be curious to see how the shake out come December. This is a thread that should be pinned.
 
#142
#142
Updated.

I'd love to get this pinned... get some more visibility on it, and I just think it'll be fun.

Plus, I don't see why anyone would not want to win a free pair of tickets.

47 contestants so far :dance2:
 
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#143
#143
1982Alum said:
I think 5-7 is a distinct possibility being such a young team with few reserves. Eventually the injury bug will hit a key position or two and we will struggle. What starting lineup you start the season with is rarely the starting lineup you have at the end of the year.

Frankly we have a much better coaching situation than 2012, but won't have a better record in 2013. Last year's team would have done less than 5-7 with this year's schedule.
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If last year team had a coach and had stuck with a 4-3 D we would have won the East easily. With our O and a D that would have been ranked between 25-30, these games outcomes woul have changed: Florida = Blowout win, Georgia = win, South Carolina = win, Miss State = blowout win, Missouri = blowout win, Vanderbilt = blowout win. In other words we would have gone into the SECCG in a rematch against Bama for a shot at the Title game.

Last years team was obscenely talented and all that talent was squandered by a godawful coach.
 
#144
#144
spazzyvol said:
This will be a well coached team that many teams will overlook. But they won't after this year.

Tennessee 45 Austin Peay 13

Tennessee 34 WKU 24

Oregon 38 Tennessee 31

Florida 14 Tennessee 35

Tennessee 52 South Alabama 28

Georgia 42 Tennessee 24

South Carolina 27 Tennessee 31

Alabama 20 Tennessee 23

Missouri 17 Tennessee 34

Auburn 28 Tennessee 42

Tennessee 49 Vandy 20

Tennessee 35 Kentucky 7


10-2 regular season. Unfortunately, y'all may think I'm crazy. But there will be upsets this year. Also, in my prediction, UGA goes undefeated in SEC play, loses in SEC championship again. BAMA takes the cake for SEC again, plays Ohio State in National championship, and loses. End of Saban and rise of Meyer, end of SEC dominance, but only for a year.

UT goes bowling in Cotton Bowl against whoever they throw at us. UT wins and gathers enough momentum to finish with a top 3 recruiting class, and paves the way for a loss in SEC championship in 2014, but is followed by SEC title run in 2015 for 3 straight years, with 3 national championships and 2 Heisman winners.

Butch Jones gets it.
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Yes, crazy! But love your optimism
 
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#146
#146
Austin Peay
AP 9 - 44 UT

Western Kentucky
WKU 17 - 38 UT

@ Oregon
UT 24 - 41 UO

@ Florida
UF 20 - 13 UT

South Alabama
USA 17 - 41 UT

Georgia
UT 30 - 31 GA

South Carolina
USCjr 21 - 28 UT

@ Alabama
UT 14 - 41 UA

@ Missouri
UT 30 - 21 MO

Auburn
AU 21 - 23 UT

Vanderbilt
Vandy 24 - 31 UT

@ Kentucky
UT 35 - 21 KY

Win/Loss: 8-4

Bowl Game: Gator or Outback vs Michgan State
UT 27 - 24 UT
 
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#148
#148
Austin Peay
AP 10 - 45 UT

Western Kentucky
WKU 20 - 41 UT

@ Oregon
UT 17 - 28 UO

@ Florida
UT 21 - 31 UF

South Alabama
USA 14 - 38 UT

Georgia
UGA 42 - 31 UT

South Carolina
USCjr 27 - 24 UT

@ Alabama
UT 17 - 31 UA

@ Missouri
UT 38 - 24 Mizzou

Auburn
AU 38 - 31 UT

Vanderbilt
Vandy 17 - 28 UT

@ Kentucky
UT 45 - 21 UK

Win/Loss: 6-6

Bowl Game: Belk vs UVA
UT 30 - 21 UVA
 
#150
#150
8/31 - Austin Peay
35-10 UT

9/7 - Western Kentucky
28-17 UT

9/14 - @ Oregon
41-20 UO

9/21 - @ Florida
28-17 UF

9/28 - South Alabama
45-14 UT

10/5 - Georgia
38 - 21 UGA

10/12 - Bye

10/19 - South Carolina
35-17 USC

10/26 - @ Alabama
38-10 UA

11/2 - @ Missouri
28 - 21 UT

11/9 - Auburn
24-21 UT

11/16 - Bye

11/23 - Vanderbilt
31-24 VU

11/30 - @ Kentucky
31-17 UT

Win/Loss: 6-6

Teams with entirely new staffs, new concepts, new philosophies, typically have at least a season of transition before they start moving in the correct direction, if they ever move. We've seen this at UF with Meyers, at UA with Saban, and elsewhere. Especially when the roster depth and production on the field the previous season was poor. IMO The Vols will experience such a transition this season. Doesn't mean that they aren't moving in the correct direction, however...
 
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