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In 2020 Phil Steele said he liked Jeremy Pruitt's confidence and he predicted we'd finish with a 9-3 record.
In 2021 Phil Steele predicted, owing to our attrition and new staff, we'd finish 6th in the SEC East, ahead of only Vanderbilt.
I on the other hand, back on April 21st last year, predicted we would have 5 wins, 4 toss-ups, and 3 losses. I further said if we could win 2 of the toss-ups I think that would be good. That's exactly what happened.
Now maybe I was just lucky and maybe Phil has been unlucky the last couple years when it comes to Tennessee and our schedule but I'm betting I know more about us and our opponents than he does.
To that end, I think we have more toss-ups this year, at least on paper, so I'm going with 5 wins, 6 toss-ups, and 1 likely loss. The toss-ups are @Pitt (I actually think we win on talent), UF (I'm leaning towards win but not committed yet), at LSU (LSU has a 5-star defensive front, no secondary, a 5-star RB and a 5-star WR, both coming back from season ending injuries. They'll probably be okay at QB but I don't think they have an offensive line yet and this being a line of scrimmage league, Kelly gonna learn), UA (I know it's hard to believe this could be a toss-up but on paper it is and since we hung with them for much of the game last year I'm not willing to concede since I genuinely believe we will be a vastly improved team this year), UK (I'm just putting UK in the toss-up column to prove I'm not cocky. I actually think we smoke them), @SC (I don't think we should underestimate Rattler but last year their offensive line ranked #108 in the nation and their defensive line was #125 last year - see prior comment on this being a line of scrimmage league. It takes 3 years to build a quality line in the SEC - on either side of the ball.).
I think our likely loss is at Georgia but I said a few weeks ago that if we could get their offense downgraded a bit and their defense downgraded a bit, this game too could move closer to the toss-up category. Well, at the end of May Bill Connelly downgraded his expectations for both the offense and defense of Georgia for this year. It's not enough to get it to where I'd like to see it but things are moving in the right direction.
So using Basketball and Baseball as a sort of pattern, I'm figuring we somehow end up winning the SEC Championship this year and then get knocked off in the first round of the playoffs. lol
In 2021 Phil Steele predicted, owing to our attrition and new staff, we'd finish 6th in the SEC East, ahead of only Vanderbilt.
I on the other hand, back on April 21st last year, predicted we would have 5 wins, 4 toss-ups, and 3 losses. I further said if we could win 2 of the toss-ups I think that would be good. That's exactly what happened.
Now maybe I was just lucky and maybe Phil has been unlucky the last couple years when it comes to Tennessee and our schedule but I'm betting I know more about us and our opponents than he does.
To that end, I think we have more toss-ups this year, at least on paper, so I'm going with 5 wins, 6 toss-ups, and 1 likely loss. The toss-ups are @Pitt (I actually think we win on talent), UF (I'm leaning towards win but not committed yet), at LSU (LSU has a 5-star defensive front, no secondary, a 5-star RB and a 5-star WR, both coming back from season ending injuries. They'll probably be okay at QB but I don't think they have an offensive line yet and this being a line of scrimmage league, Kelly gonna learn), UA (I know it's hard to believe this could be a toss-up but on paper it is and since we hung with them for much of the game last year I'm not willing to concede since I genuinely believe we will be a vastly improved team this year), UK (I'm just putting UK in the toss-up column to prove I'm not cocky. I actually think we smoke them), @SC (I don't think we should underestimate Rattler but last year their offensive line ranked #108 in the nation and their defensive line was #125 last year - see prior comment on this being a line of scrimmage league. It takes 3 years to build a quality line in the SEC - on either side of the ball.).
I think our likely loss is at Georgia but I said a few weeks ago that if we could get their offense downgraded a bit and their defense downgraded a bit, this game too could move closer to the toss-up category. Well, at the end of May Bill Connelly downgraded his expectations for both the offense and defense of Georgia for this year. It's not enough to get it to where I'd like to see it but things are moving in the right direction.
So using Basketball and Baseball as a sort of pattern, I'm figuring we somehow end up winning the SEC Championship this year and then get knocked off in the first round of the playoffs. lol
