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[Enki_Amenra]

Good idea. . . after all, our offense only lines up in one formation. How tough could it be?

We're gonna wreck UGA.

 

[Pridedad]

Still so confused how Bama is 10th... when they've only played 3 top 25 teams so far.

AL: Utah State (3-5), Texas (5-3), UL-Monroe (2-6), Vandy (3-5), A&M (3-5), TN (8-0), Miss St. (5-3), LSU (6-2), Ole Miss (8-1) Austin Peay, Auburn (3-5)
TN: Ball State (4-4), Pitt (4-4), Akron (1-8), Florida (4-4), LSU (6-2), Bama (7-1), UT-Martin, Kentucky (5-3), Georgia (8-0), Missouri (4-4), USC (5-3), Vandy (3-5)

They've only got 5 teams 500 or better we have 9 on our schedule.

That what the ND beat writer is trying to say with his AP vote!

 

[Glitch]

Come on in!

 

[MemphisVol3]

School of Willie Martinez.

 

[BigSteve09]

Well teams they've played so far are 34-30...and teams we've played so far are 36-29, we've played 4 teams in a row that sit at 5 or more wins right now.

yeah but they played Texas

 

[MarcoVol]

good with those options, now, lets go win.

I’m excited to see how the orange helmets look

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Akron is a lot worse than UL Monroe.

Based on? UL-Monroe has 2 wins 1 is over a 2-6 FCS School and the other was a 4 point upset of Louisiana. Akron played Us, Michigan State (both top 15 at time of game) and Liberty for 3 of their OOC games. Their one win was over FCS Saint Francis who is 6-2.

UL is 105th in PPG, Akron is 118th
UL is 127th in PA, Akron is 125th

They're basically the same in all stats Akron gets the edge in their OOC having played UT (8-0), Liberty (7-1), Saint Francis (6-2), & Michigan State (3-5) combined 24-8. UL-Monroe played Nicholls State (2-6), Texas (5-3), Bama (7-1), Army (3-5) combined 17-15

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I want Deion at FSU. Him and Cristobal will keep a lot of talent away from UF.

I don't think Mehpier is going to do much better than Mehlan there even though he will recruit better. I say they will probably grow a stout defense in the next couple of years though.

 

[MarcoVol]

I’ll be the first one on record to say that if he does indeed go first….then we all should suit up for the NFL draft the league has enough bad/average QB’s in it already…it’s watered down like the NBA with young talent leaving early for money and still need coaching

This may be the most true tweet I’ve ever seen:

 

[DeepPurpleFloyd]

That's not really a good use of the word "fluid."

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Esay now..............Peay ain't that bad. Martin is overrated due to the weakness of the OVC. Peay would be undefeated in the OVC this year. We left a year early.

Not saying Peay is bad. But at least looking at schedules I'd give UT-Martin the edge since 2 of their 3 loses were to good FBS schools on the road.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Lots of coaches gonna be weary about that AU job even if the school contacts them. They are headed where UT was at for 15 yrs.

Why are they gonna be tired about the Auburn job?...oh you meant WARY..my bad.

 

[peaygolf]

Not saying Peay is bad. But at least looking at schedules I'd give UT-Martin the edge since 2 of their 3 loses were to good FBS schools on the road.

 

[UTvol1fn]

A year into $10 million investment in NIL, John Ruiz is blown away by the return

 

[BigSteve09]

 

[Big Orange#1]

Possibly the worst fan base. With the most homer douchebag clown “media”.

 

[Nash_Vol97]

But we'll play both teams that played in the CFP championship game last year...they won't. And if we beat Georgia we'll have beaten the last 3 CFP champions in the same regular season, no one will have done that.

It's because ESPN's stupid FPI is hot garbage. Somehow Texas is 6th at 5-3...with 2 wins over teams that are 500 or better UTSA (6-2) and OU (5-3). We're 5th and BEHIND Alabama who we've beat head to head. LSU is 9th, us and Bama are the only teams that will have played 3 teams in the top 10 for FPI, but that seems to not help our rating at all compared to Bama (who sits 2nd in FPI).

Just settle it on the field, but I am pulling hard for LSU to smack Bama like they did Ole Piss.

FPI does a lot more than just on field performance, stats and results. The thing that really drags us down and props up Texas is recruiting rankings. FPI takes into account roster talent in their power rankings. Texas has the 6th best roster talent according to 247. No idea what it’s rated on ESPN but I’d assume it’s high too. Were 19th.

 

[UpstateVol613]

I would trade her for Bowser…just sayin’

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I'm not trying to stir anything...but I 100% believe that if Levis wasn't white he wouldn't even be on the radar for the NFL.

It's beyond frustrating. In the SEC right now I'd say there are at least 3 or 4 better QBs that I'd personally draft before Levis. Hooker, Bryce, KJ Jefferson, Jayden Daniels.

 

[you]

This may be the most true tweet I’ve ever seen:

Levis showed great athleticism….. when he ran amd tackled Mitchell after the interception. lol

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Stoops beats any 2 of Mizzou, Vandy, UGA (lol), Lville and he gets another year added to his contract.

Why would he leave?

Loovull is about to start beating his arse on the reg by the way.

I think he does just barely enough to keep from getting fired over the next few years, and he won't leave because Kentucky makes him rich.

Talking to UK "fans" this week the enthusiasm for football is returning to pre Stoops level.

 

[northknoxvol]

We need a multiple star running back to compliment this beautiful offense.

 

[BigSteve09]

November football: College Football Playoff talk, rivalry games and a lot of ‘what if?’

In seven seasons of College Football Playoff Selection Committee rankings, Tennessee has appeared in exactly three, all in 2016, when the Vols climbed as high as No. 16. That’s like being invited to play Bonnaroo and getting assigned the bar at the Holiday Inn in Manchester.

The Vols are on the big stage now. Like so many other events in this wondrous autumn in Knoxville, Tennessee will open one more door Tuesday night that it hasn’t opened in years. Given that four of Tennessee’s eight victories have come against ranked teams, two of them still ranked (No. 6 Alabama and No. 15 LSU), there’s a decent chance that the Vols will be No. 1 in the season’s first College Football Playoff rankings.

Someone guard the goalposts.

The No. 1 team in the first ranking has gone on to make the CFP field in six of seven seasons. But maybe we shouldn’t read too much into that ranking – the No. 2 team in the initial ranking has made it to the field six times, too. The first No. 4 has made it five times.

Psst, No. 3 – start worrying. The third-ranked team in the initial ranking has reached the CFP only twice and has yet to win a national championship.

The media also picked Tennessee third in the SEC East.

The deeper we get into November, as the storied rivalry games come into focus, the more teams will fall away from playoff contention. History tells us that the Georgia-Tennessee and Michigan-Ohio State losers have a chance of making the playoff – Alabama won the national championship in 2017 despite missing the SEC Championship Game. The losers could finish 11-1 and, barring complete collapses by the winners, not have to risk a second loss in their conference championship games.

That sets up the scenario in which those four teams make the College Football Playoff – two from the SEC, two from the Big Ten. If you’re looking for a way to goose the commissioners into getting a 12-team Playoff ready for 2024, that’s your answer.

 

[UpstateVol613]

Sad when you have to tell the kids to limit themselves to one handful when it should be understood.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I think if the reason for the dismissal of Brenton Cox is accurate that's a huge red flag for Napier long term down there. He and their delusional fans can try to paint it as a "cultural" thing, but I remember when Jennings was kicked off the team...such a huge mistake. One of the few things Pruitt got right in his time here was putting him back on the team. You have to have some dogs in that locker room, if you can't control them then you're not the guy for the job.

Another great example look at how well this staff has handled Banks.

Mehpier is gonna flame out diwn there in a few. I don't think he has what it takes.