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[knoxvol52]

4 is the max either conference was gonna get either way. Only 4 is a misnomer... most had the SEC and big 10 only getting 3 in.

The implosion of the ACC and the weakness of the Big 12 has opened that door.

UGA only misses the top 12 if UT beats them and even then their SoS is high enough that they would be the most likely team to get in with 3 losses. All of their 3 losses would have been to highly-ranked teams and they have 2 wins against highly-ranked teams. In fact in those 2 wins they smacked down Texas and Clemson. The Clemson win was not looking so good early in the season but Clemson has turned it around. Clemson may play for the ACC championship and that Ole Miss playing in Atlanta is highly unlikely but not impossible. GT beating Miami helped UGA a lot assuming they can win that game. Those things happening on their own pushes UGA ranking up. All assuming they either don't get blown out or beat UT. I personally think they lose but not by much. Outside of a complete implosion by them UGA is in the playoffs. I hate Georgia but I personally feel them being left out of the playoffs last year was a bigger snub than FSU being left out.

I said this during the offseason and will reiterate.

Parity is here.. the old power structure of college football is gone and a lot of changes are coming. This first couple of years will be wild and it will eventually settle down again but a lot of powers wont be anymore because of NIL/Portal. Its really hard to come up with NIL funds in a town of under 100k for a number of reasons.

Every game in college football matters now. The results of games played by teams with no hopes of playing for a championship will affect who gets to play. The top25 in the past decades rarely changed much from November to the end a bit of jostling here and there but these days we are seeing massive movement weekly. Think of another year where there were so many upsets of power teams? There are currently only 9 one loss teams left and 3 undefeated. At the very least because of championship games that number of 12 will decrease by half by the time the final polls hit. The majority of teams in the playoffs will have 2 losses. No if, and or but about it.

The first sentence says it all. Hit the nail on the head.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Hate to hear that man.

Y'all remember me telling you about her stroke & all. @cobbwebb0710 is the last one that asked me about her sometime back. I'm just now getting around breaking the news about it. I didn't know how to share the news w/the Dugout Crew for awhile.

 

[chuckiepoo]

I'm sorry you had to and are going through that. I hope are at peace with it or are on a path to make peace with it.

My god father/grandfather like person in my life passed two weeks ago and he was almost 90. He and his wife befriended my parents before I was born. I thought I'd make peace with it quickly because I did initially until two weeks ago when I was alone in my kitchen thought, "Oh, I have to remember to ask Pops about that and then it hit me really hard that he's gone and that I need to learn how to deal with it and honestly? It's not going so great sometimes. So I don't know how you do it and I really AM sorry you're going through that.

I'm also sorry for missing this post initially. IDK why that happens to me. It could be my long posts or it could be that I forget to log out of my account and log back in on another machine.

It’s comforting to me to see you and OB share your grief here. I’m having a hard time still, dealing with my wife having taken her own life. Just before Halloween, 2020. We had voted together earlier in the day.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

I'm sorry you had to and are going through that. I hope are at peace with it or are on a path to make peace with it.

My god father/grandfather like person in my life passed two weeks ago and he was almost 90. He and his wife befriended my parents before I was born. I thought I'd make peace with it quickly because I did initially until two weeks ago when I was alone in my kitchen thought, "Oh, I have to remember to ask Pops about that and then it hit me really hard that he's gone and that I need to learn how to deal with it and honestly? It's not going so great sometimes. So I don't know how you do it and I really AM sorry you're going through that.

I'm also sorry for missing this post initially. IDK why that happens to me. It could be my long posts or it could be that I forget to log out of my account and log back in on another machine.

I never login or out here. I'm always logged in.

 

[Drewbydoo]

Why do let these guys corrupt you?

Honestly? I can dispassionately watch sports and view it as just entertainment, but... if the integrity of a sport is questionable, I begin to wonder, without anger what I'm even doing with my time.

My favorite sport to watch is SEC baseball because I sense no corruption. With the NBA and the NFL I don't even root for teams anymore because they're very obviously fixed and there's a different set of rules for different players and teams and that A-okay with me because it's freed up many, many hours of my life and I took up cooking wile watching my favorite players and there's only a few players I root for in those sports.

I know you were teasing me, but there's my thinking on it.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

It’s comforting to me to see you and OB share your grief here. I’m having a hard time still, dealing with my wife having taken her own life. Just before Halloween, 2020. We had voted together earlier in the day.

Damn it, man. Again ... so sorry that happened. I think we all need a group hug.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Honestly? I can dispassionately watch sports and view it as just entertainment, but... if the integrity of a sport is questionable, I begin to wonder, without anger what I'm even doing with my time.

My favorite sport to watch is SEC baseball because I sense no corruption. With the NBA and the NFL I don't even root for teams anymore because they're very obviously fixed and there's a different set of rules for different players and teams and that A-okay with me because it's freed up many, many hours of my life and I took up cooking wile watching my favorite players and there's only a few players I root for in those sports.

I know you were teasing me, but there's my thinking on it.

"NFL ... they're very obvisously fixed"? Cough, cough ... Whatever do you mean, sir.

 

[knoxvol52]

"NFL ... they're very obvisously fixed"? Cough, cough ... Whatever do you mean, sir.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Damn it, man. Again ... so sorry that happened. I think we all need a group hug.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

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Exactly.

 

[Halph66]

Vols vs Montana tonight on SEC Network+ at 7:00 p.m. EST.


Also Paul will beat Tyson via disqualification, Tyson isn't below biting Paul's ear lobe off like he did Holifield's.

I flew from Houston to Atlanta and Evander was on the plane. When he stood up I recognized him immediately.
He has the biggest head that I have ever seen in my life. Looked like a five gallon bucket.

 

[Halph66]

I'm alone these days. I'm a widower now. My wife passed away back in April this year.

Sorry to hear that WTNOB. The Dugout is your extended family.
I’m like that long lost Uncle that everybody dreads visiting.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

I flew from Houston to Atlanta and Evander was on the plane. When he stood up I recognized him immediately.
He has the biggest head that I have ever seen in my life. Looked like a five gallon bucket.

LOL ....

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Sorry to hear that WTNOB. The Dugout is your extended family.
I’m like that long lost Uncle that everybody dreads visiting.

Thanks, Halph66. Means a lot to have this Dugout Crew to lean on.

 

[VolPack22]

Then reminded the Titans they suck the next weekend.

The Titans were always in their place this season. We’ve been in contention for the number 1 pick since the start.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Honestly? I can dispassionately watch sports and view it as just entertainment, but... if the integrity of a sport is questionable, I begin to wonder, without anger what I'm even doing with my time.

My favorite sport to watch is SEC baseball because I sense no corruption. With the NBA and the NFL I don't even root for teams anymore because they're very obviously fixed and there's a different set of rules for different players and teams and that A-okay with me because it's freed up many, many hours of my life and I took up cooking wile watching my favorite players and there's only a few players I root for in those sports.

I know you were teasing me, but there's my thinking on it.

Geeus, that's more information then what I expected to hear.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Why do let these guys corrupt you?

It's goes along the line w/just common sense with some of us.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Hate to hear that man.

Thanks @knoxvol52 .

 

[knoxvol52]

It's goes along the line w/just common sense with some of us.

Whatever, Tennessee could have 3 turnovers in the RedZone and lose by 3 points and it would be the refs fault according to you guys.

 

[Drewbydoo]

4 is the max either conference was gonna get either way. Only 4 is a misnomer... most had the SEC and big 10 only getting 3 in.

The implosion of the ACC and the weakness of the Big 12 has opened that door.

UGA only misses the top 12 if UT beats them and even then their SoS is high enough that they would be the most likely team to get in with 3 losses. All of their 3 losses would have been to highly-ranked teams and they have 2 wins against highly-ranked teams. In fact in those 2 wins they smacked down Texas and Clemson. The Clemson win was not looking so good early in the season but Clemson has turned it around. Clemson may play for the ACC championship and that Ole Miss playing in Atlanta is highly unlikely but not impossible. GT beating Miami helped UGA a lot assuming they can win that game. Those things happening on their own pushes UGA ranking up. All assuming they either don't get blown out or beat UT. I personally think they lose but not by much. Outside of a complete implosion by them UGA is in the playoffs. I hate Georgia but I personally feel them being left out of the playoffs last year was a bigger snub than FSU being left out.

I said this during the offseason and will reiterate.

Parity is here.. the old power structure of college football is gone and a lot of changes are coming. This first couple of years will be wild and it will eventually settle down again but a lot of powers wont be anymore because of NIL/Portal. Its really hard to come up with NIL funds in a town of under 100k for a number of reasons.

Every game in college football matters now. The results of games played by teams with no hopes of playing for a championship will affect who gets to play. The top25 in the past decades rarely changed much from November to the end a bit of jostling here and there but these days we are seeing massive movement weekly. Think of another year where there were so many upsets of power teams? There are currently only 9 one loss teams left and 3 undefeated. At the very least because of championship games that number of 12 will decrease by half by the time the final polls hit. The majority of teams in the playoffs will have 2 losses. No if, and or but about it.

Thank you.

I think most football fans circled the date for Tenn @ UGA.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Whatever, Tennessee could have 3 turnovers in the RedZone and lose by 3 points and it would be the refs fault according to you guys.

 

[VolPack22]

Damn it, man. Again ... so sorry that happened. I think we all need a group hug.

We lost our dog of 12 years nearly 2 months ago to the day. I know it’s not the same as losing your wife but I wake up sometimes and go to grab his leash first thing sometimes and realize he’s no longer here. Death is inevitable for us all but it doesn’t make it any easier to move on. Whenever you have someone in your life that was good for you, it’s hard to cope with. I hope we can all find peace in time of grief. Prayer has helped me come to peace with loss and bad times. We will meet our loved ones again in heaven, just have to try our best to live our life to the fullest and wait for that reunion. That’s what they would want. Give Him all of your burdens and everything is in His hands. All will be alright

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Thank you.

I think most football fans circled the date for Tenn @ UGA.

Nah. We only do that when we play the Gators each year.

 

[VolPack22]

Thank you.

I think most football fans circled the date for Tenn @ UGA.

I circle Florida, Alabama, and Georgia every year. Vanderbilt and Kentucky circles Tennessee every year.

 

[Drewbydoo]

Tony’s roster runneth over with numbers and top talent. Ain’t but about half the new guys will make the squad. They will have had that cup of coffee with Vitello or Frank. Looks great on a transfer resume.

Love the cup of coffee part. Nice.