Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[SoilVol]

Yes. It was a misrepresentation, as my argument was that UT's chances of getting left out are greater with:

1. A loss to a bad Arkie team as opposed to a potential loss to a good Bama team (as preseason versions of 2-losses had us believing).

2. A worse SoS than we imagined before the season, since OU. NCSt, etc have proven to be lesser wins than we expected.

I didn't predict that we would be left out, or even that we have a greater danger compared to any other given teams. JUST THAT OUR CHANCES OF GETTING LEFT OUT WITH 2 WINS LOOK MORE LIKELY THAN BEFORE THE SEASON BEGAN.

So, you asking me about analysis of any other team is irrelevant. The comparison was to:

A: Our chances if the former were true VS
B: Our chances as we stand.

The argument: Our chances of missing are greater, as compared to our chances as we imagined them in the past.

The argument is not: Our chances of getting left out are greater than any other given team.


The funny thing is that, as best I can tell, nearly every vocal poster on this subject has agreed that, yah, the argument in question true. That Arky loss hurt our chances compared to a loss to Bama. Yah. The argument is true. Our SoS isn't what we expected it to be.


And yet those same agreeable posters still want to argue against arguments that haven't been made.

I see your point and argument, but I actually disagree.

10-2 with losses at home to Bama and at UGA would be worse for us than our current situation.

Yes, losing to Arkansas is not good, but it was a close loss on the road, and we have the win over Bama as our signature win. In the other scenario we'd have 0 quality or ranked wins. In our current situation we have a high quality win that happens to be a tiebreaker. I think that's more important.

Losing at Vandy was bad for Bama, too. That can't be ignored.

 

[drvenner]

I wonder what my parents did to fight boredom before the internet?

I asked my 18 brothers and sisters and they don't know either.

 

[peaygolf]

Those things are like $400.00

My wife works at Lowe's and she said they sold out

@Weezer bought them all



Lowe's is putting their Christmas decorations on the second aisle of housewares.





So in other words: Aisle B home for Christmas

 

[jmacvols1]

 

[drvenner]

- There’s no other four-letter English word besides “fact” that contains all the letters F, A, C, and T. FACT

 

[SoilVol]

It just seems like "Who you beat" is more important than "Who you lost to." There's so many examples of this.

Notre Dame losing to NIU yet still in the drivers seat to enter the playoff.
Bama because they beat Georgia and LSU yet lost to VANDY and Vols.
Indiana is undefeated in the Big10 but only now being respected for it. And already talk that if they have 1 loss they're out unless they beat OSU because they'd have no quality wins.

 

[drvenner]

Scapegoat day in Tallahassee

 

[peaygolf]

Scapegoat day in Tallahassee

Should fire himself and the "NIL guy"

 

[TheBigOne10]

omg Josh Palmer almost Randy Mossed that one

 

[Jackcrevol]

Really hope the DL play last two weeks is an anomaly. Watching this Ole Miss game their line gave UGA fits.

 

[Jackcrevol]

gotta think. if we had WR'a like Burden or Wiese we would win a Natty.

 

[barrylee]

FWIW we beat Miss State worse than uga did…with our backup qb

Yep, I’ve seen some bitching about our defense during the game. Ms State scored 31 vs Ga, 24 vs Tx A&M, 25 vs Arky! So we stack up pretty favorably!

 

[MemphisVol3]

Last time UT beat UF, Bama, and UGA in the same season was???? 1998?

2004

 

[mrMet]

lol if that was Josh dobbs on the titans 2 years ago, that’s ruled a fumble. What a joke

 

[mrMet]

gotta think. if we had WR'a like Burden or Wiese we would win a Natty.

What is wrong in your brain where you just spew awful take after awful take?

 

[drvenner]

Anyone notice how close Thornton was to being on a stupid plays highlight reel when he scored? Nearly dropped the ball before scoring.

I didn't see it during the game but it was very close

 

[JacketVol]

I am not claiming that Lebby instructed it (I don't suspect that at all), but the players were getting "chippy," as the announcers put it when they mean they see it, but they wish the officials not to intervene.

It falls on the coach to control his team and have a better culture than that is all I am saying. I saw someone yell at Boo after a return and was just thankful he got up and ran off the field.

 

[JacketVol]

Last night wasn’t a game plan issue. There were a couple of busts that didnt appear to be executed appropriately.


Also, I sort of have a problem saying much bad a game in which we gave up 275 yards and 14 points.

On that TD run by them up the middle untouched, we seem confused and I saw Pierce have to go out and cover the slot receiver. A time out was probably needed.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

I’m on page 2813 with last post on page at 3:25 central time yesterday. How we feeling today??

The real question. . . how was today's hangover for you?

 

[Pridedad]

I’m on page 2813 with last post on page at 3:25 central time yesterday. How we feeling today??

I guess you'll find out on Tuesday.

 

[SoilVol]

gotta think. if we had WR'a like Burden or Wiese we would win a Natty.

Not much thinkin' happenin' on that take.

I don't think WRs are the problem...

 

[SoilVol]

Y'all remember when Jerry Jones traded Troy Pollard but kept Zeke Elliot lololol

 

[Dadof2volfans]

It just seems like "Who you beat" is more important than "Who you lost to." There's so many examples of this.

Notre Dame losing to NIU yet still in the drivers seat to enter the playoff.
Bama because they beat Georgia and LSU yet lost to VANDY and Vols.
Indiana is undefeated in the Big10 but only now being respected for it. And already talk that if they have 1 loss they're out unless they beat OSU because they'd have no quality wins.

Then we should be top 3 for beating Alabama, beating the “ all mighty tide” should rank us above a lot of teams.

 

[knoxvol52]

Y'all remember when Jerry Jones traded Troy Pollard but kept Zeke Elliot lololol

Technically, Tony Pollard signed with Titans as a FA.

 

[SoilVol]

Then we should be top 3 for beating Alabama, beating the “ all mighty tide” should rank us above a lot of teams.

I actually think us being over Texas is a legitimate argument right now. Their best win is a 3pt victory over Vandy in Nashville.