Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[BigSteve09]

This is when you hope the team just stays focused and the staff and leaders in the locker room think back to 2022.

There are other teams in that ranking/bracket where this is all they are going to think about. And it will distract them. And they will lose.

Stay focused Vols

 

[VolInDayton]

College football playoff poll paid too much attention to the AP poll this year

 

[Devo182]

Nm

 

[Nuctech777]

This Lady Vols team is a fun watch

 

[Devo182]

Pretty disappointed in the College Football Playoff poll. Went away from what they did in the past which was looking at resume. At least people on the show called out the weak resume Penn St and the Texas.

For which team?

Our resume isn't great outside of Bama. We got quite a lot of respect for beating a bunch of ~.500 teams by 10 or fewer pts.

Vandy game will help us. Miss St won't.

 

[BigSteve09]

How teams ranked behind them have better wins and better losses than Bama?

They get the benefit of the doubt so much

 

[Devo182]

College football playoff poll paid too much attention to the AP poll this year

Many argued as such to the lead up, as almost all the predictors had IU in the top 5...6.

There's no doubt anchoring bias will always occur.

 

[GoodTimeVol]

For which team?

Our resume isn't great outside of Bama. We got quite a lot of respect for beating a bunch of ~.500 teams by 10 or fewer pts.

Vandy game will help us. Miss St won't.

Do you want to compare our schedule with Texas or Penn states? I have all night Devo

 

[VolInDayton]

For which team?

Our resume isn't great outside of Bama. We got quite a lot of respect for beating a bunch of ~.500 teams by 10 or fewer pts.

Vandy game will help us. Miss St won't.

Our best win is against the team that's in the first playoff rankings. If we get the Texas treatment a 3 point Vandy win should move us to 5 if we can play UGA within 3 scores.

Quality Wins used to be the key criteria for this poll.

 

[UTProf]

Unlikely to ever happen. This is soooo far from the end of the season.

Might as well roll 25 die and roll them to see where this all ends.

I know but I want this initial bracket.

 

[BigSteve09]

I know but I want this initial bracket.

exactly

send IU to Knoxville now, let's get this thing started

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

I'll take that bracket every single day. Hoosier in Knoxville and then a shot at Oregon.

 

[TrippieRedd]

This Lady Vols team is a fun watch

Yeah definitely better than past years. Be curious how they do against top competition.

She will have a nice returning roster next year to build on.

Ruby, Latham, Spearman, Cooper, Boyd is a solid core.

 

[Devo182]

How many 2-loss teams have better wins and better losses than Bama?

They get the benefit of the doubt so much

Can't think of anyone.

Bama has a win over #2 and #24. Losses are 1-score vs good teams.

 

[UpstateVol613]

 

[RiseToTheTop]

Lady Vols play a fun style that’s for sure

 

[#Vol4Life1991]

For which team?

Our resume isn't great outside of Bama. We got quite a lot of respect for beating a bunch of ~.500 teams by 10 or fewer pts.

Vandy game will help us. Miss St won't.

Using that logic, take away osu’s win against penn state and their resume is . Take away oregon’s win against osu and there’s is too. Who has texas beaten? Who has penn state beaten? Who has indy beaten?

 

[Devo182]

Do you want to compare our schedule with Texas or Penn states? I have all night Devo

Not sure which team you're looking at.

I agree any CFP ranking will have anchoring bias to any prior polls...AP or coaches. Human nature.

 

[MarcoVol]

I will pay all the moneys to see Vols host a playoff game

 

[you]

I guarantee that if we beat UGA they will still be ranked ahead of us

 

[pierce60]

With our DLine I like our chances against any team in college football.

 

[tnhunter 10]

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4 SEC and BIG teams speaks a lot on what the committee thinks about the rest of the conferences.

 

[UpstateVol613]

Penn St wins out and they are in the playoffs with no Top 25 wins.

 

[Devo182]

Using that logic, take away osu’s win against penn state and their resume is . Take away oregon’s win against osu and there’s is too. Who has texas beaten? Who has penn state beaten? Who has indy beaten?

Lol Oregon has also beaten #12 BSU and pummeled other conference opponents outside of OSU.

I agree with Penn St. I could see them swapped with Indiana even. Many had them higher.

 

[jakez4ut]

It's about what I expected. Some semantics you can argue, but with a month to go... It'll work out.

Just win. (And have the right teams lose wouldn't hurt).