What we need to get to Atlanta

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1 we need Vandy to get another win or two and become complacent with their nice (for them) bowl game. That team is getting more and more scary by the week. I think this is the most important game of the year assuming we spank UTEP and Miss State as scheduled. The assumption is we can beat or lose close to UGA then this becomes the trap game. If we beat UGA we have to beat Vandy for playoff hopes atlanta would probably be dead at that point.

2 For UGA we need Beck to keep doing whatever it is hes been doing lately throwing 3 picks a game. No idea whats going on with Georgias offense but I like it. Their defense is the one defense in the SEC/Nation that might be better than ours. But i think the fact our offense gets to play against our defense kinda helps. Also it hells the struggles our offense has had and overcome.

Nico is playing exactly like he should have like a freshman taking his lumps but improving steadily as the season wears on. Kentucky was Nicos get right game. Miss State should be his coming out party. Hopefully we can rest the nicked up WRs. Sadly it does not look like the coaches think Mike Matthews is ready yet because with Squirrel nicked up he saw very few targets or snaps. Maybe hes ready to go next year.

D Samp and the D fense have carried this team so far. But we have seen signs of the other guys on offense raising their hands asking to join the party. I keep ranting about it but TD19 was epic and i think a lot more important than some will think. That TD was a statement by the offense. We are hungry we are unstoppable we want to destroy you. And our defense. If im a QB im making some serious business decisions facing UT. We have sent how many to the sidelines so far?
 
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1 we need Vandy to get another win or two and become complacent with their nice (for them) bowl game. That team is getting more and more scary by the week. I think this is the most important game of the year assuming we spank UTEP and Miss State as scheduled. The assumption is we can beat or lose close to UGA then this becomes the trap game. If we beat UGA we have to beat Vandy for playoff hopes atlanta would probably be dead at that point.

2 For UGA we need Beck to keep doing whatever it is hes been doing lately throwing 3 picks a game. No idea whats going on with Georgias offense but I like it. Their defense is the one defense in the SEC/Nation that might be better than ours. But i think the fact our offense gets to play against our defense kinda helps. Also it hells the struggles our offense has had and overcome.

Nico is playing exactly like he should have like a freshman taking his lumps but improving steadily as the season wears on. Kentucky was Nicos get right game. Miss State should be his coming out party. Hopefully we can rest the nicked up WRs. Sadly it does not look like the coaches think Mike Matthews is ready yet because with Squirrel nicked up he saw very few targets or snaps. Maybe hes ready to go next year.

D Samp and the D fense have carried this team so far. But we have seen signs of the other guys on offense raising their hands asking to join the party. I keep ranting about it but TD19 was epic and i think a lot more important than some will think. That TD was a statement by the offense. We are hungry we are unstoppable we want to destroy you. And our defense. If im a QB im making some serious business decisions facing UT. We have sent how many to the sidelines so far?
Nico is progressing nicely! What we need are some receivers who can 1) create some separation, and 2) catch the ball. Is there someone on the depth chart who can do this?
 
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Nico is progressing nicely! What we need are some receivers who can 1) create some separation, and 2) catch the ball. Is there someone on the depth chart who can do this?
All 4 star and 5 star recruits. So why are they not being developed. Is it the we coach or the Oc. Something isn’t right
 
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1 we need Vandy to get another win or two and become complacent with their nice (for them) bowl game. That team is getting more and more scary by the week. I think this is the most important game of the year assuming we spank UTEP and Miss State as scheduled. The assumption is we can beat or lose close to UGA then this becomes the trap game. If we beat UGA we have to beat Vandy for playoff hopes atlanta would probably be dead at that point.

2 For UGA we need Beck to keep doing whatever it is hes been doing lately throwing 3 picks a game. No idea whats going on with Georgias offense but I like it. Their defense is the one defense in the SEC/Nation that might be better than ours. But i think the fact our offense gets to play against our defense kinda helps. Also it hells the struggles our offense has had and overcome.

Nico is playing exactly like he should have like a freshman taking his lumps but improving steadily as the season wears on. Kentucky was Nicos get right game. Miss State should be his coming out party. Hopefully we can rest the nicked up WRs. Sadly it does not look like the coaches think Mike Matthews is ready yet because with Squirrel nicked up he saw very few targets or snaps. Maybe hes ready to go next year.

D Samp and the D fense have carried this team so far. But we have seen signs of the other guys on offense raising their hands asking to join the party. I keep ranting about it but TD19 was epic and i think a lot more important than some will think. That TD was a statement by the offense. We are hungry we are unstoppable we want to destroy you. And our defense. If im a QB im making some serious business decisions facing UT. We have sent how many to the sidelines so far?
For Vols to get to Atlanta. WIN the rest of their games.
 
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To get to Atlanta, must win out but even that's no guarantee. Need LSU to lose another.

Any tiebreaker between the Vols and LSU/A&M/TX is a problem because of the Arkansas loss.

Edit to add: If LSU loses another game and the Vols win out, we will play the winner of A&M/TX in CCG.
 
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To get to Atlanta, must win out but even that's no guarantee. Need LSU to lose another.

Any tiebreaker between the Vols and LSU/A&M/TX is a problem because of the Arkansas loss.

Edit to add: If LSU loses another game and the Vols win out, we will play the winner of A&M/TX in CCG.
Much as I would like to get to Atlanta, the easier road to playoffs might be to have one loss and not play in it. Getting that fifth seed would be almost like having a bye; idk that this team wants a bye week.
 
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Nico is progressing nicely! What we need are some receivers who can 1) create some separation, and 2) catch the ball. Is there someone on the depth chart who can do this?
Could it be the WR coach that’s the problem? IDK
 
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Much as I would like to get to Atlanta, the easier road to playoffs might be to have one loss and not play in it. Getting that fifth seed would be almost like having a bye; idk that this team wants a bye week.
That’s not possible for us to have 1 loss and not play in it with a head to head matchup against UGA, unless UGA has a total meltdown these last few games and LSU/Texas A&M win out.
 
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As far as the playoff picture goes 3 of these teams with one conference loss already have 2 losses. TexasA@M, LSU and Bama have all lost twice so one more loss to anybody end their playoff chances right on the spot. GBO
 
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WIN OUT. We match up well against Ms State and Georgia, but, OF COURSE, Beck will be play spot-on, so I am expect a nerve-wracking game. We do not match well against Vandy (running QB), but should out-athlete them. After we get to Atlanta, we do not match well against Texas and Tx A&M, but pretty good against the balance.
 
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That’s not possible for us to have 1 loss and not play in it with a head to head matchup against UGA, unless UGA has a total meltdown these last few games and LSU/Texas A&M win out.
Lsu could win out; they’ve got Bama at home. Texas AM and Texas play each other so one of them could also have one conference loss.
 
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1 we need Vandy to get another win or two and become complacent with their nice (for them) bowl game. That team is getting more and more scary by the week. I think this is the most important game of the year assuming we spank UTEP and Miss State as scheduled. The assumption is we can beat or lose close to UGA then this becomes the trap game. If we beat UGA we have to beat Vandy for playoff hopes atlanta would probably be dead at that point.

2 For UGA we need Beck to keep doing whatever it is hes been doing lately throwing 3 picks a game. No idea whats going on with Georgias offense but I like it. Their defense is the one defense in the SEC/Nation that might be better than ours. But i think the fact our offense gets to play against our defense kinda helps. Also it hells the struggles our offense has had and overcome.

Nico is playing exactly like he should have like a freshman taking his lumps but improving steadily as the season wears on. Kentucky was Nicos get right game. Miss State should be his coming out party. Hopefully we can rest the nicked up WRs. Sadly it does not look like the coaches think Mike Matthews is ready yet because with Squirrel nicked up he saw very few targets or snaps. Maybe hes ready to go next year.

D Samp and the D fense have carried this team so far. But we have seen signs of the other guys on offense raising their hands asking to join the party. I keep ranting about it but TD19 was epic and i think a lot more important than some will think. That TD was a statement by the offense. We are hungry we are unstoppable we want to destroy you. And our defense. If im a QB im making some serious business decisions facing UT. We have sent how many to the sidelines so far?
No we want vandy to lose and lose confidence. Also their QB getting hit a few times would be helpful. (Not injured but enough to make his head on a swivel)
 
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I don't see playing in SEC CG as a + for us. Chance for a loss which could knock of out of playoffs. As some others have posted, just win out schedule, we don't need SECCG to get in.
Yeah.

Not just SEC, but I'm curious to see whether a 12-team playoff reduces the important of conference championship games.

Seems that having a bye week might be nice.

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Yeah.

Not just SEC, but I'm curious to see whether a 12-team playoff reduces the important of conference championship games.

Seems that having a bye week might be nice.

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I still want Tennessee to go so I imagine the coaches and players want to go. You will likely need to be 7-1 to make it so I don't see the loser being eliminated from playoffs.
 

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