What is par for this course?

[OrangeByBirth]

There are lots of expectations at various levels for the upcoming season. Some simply expect Dooley to fail. Some hope he does. Others expect great success. I suspect that the majority expects some degree of improved mediocrity ... whatever that means. So, I want to see what the expectations really are. To borrow a golf term, what is PAR for 2012?

[Biopsyman]

Originally Posted by OrangeByBirth

There are lots of expectations at various levels for the upcoming season. Some simply expect Dooley to fail. Some hope he does. Others expect great success. I suspect that the majority expects some degree of improved mediocrity ... whatever that means. So, I want to see what the expectations really are. To borrow a golf term, what is PAR for 2012?

8+ wins

[WesternKyVol]

9 wins to retain staff (I expect 8 which I will see as a failure.)

[hohenfelsvol]

Originally Posted by WesternKyVol

9 wins to retain staff

I think it'll be more in the 8 range but a key win vs FL or Bama could make it go as low as 7 wins.

[WesternKyVol]

Originally Posted by hohenfelsvol

I think it'll be more in the 8 range but a key win vs FL or Bama could make it go as low as 7 wins.

If we beat Florida and only win 7 then we are losing to some very sorry teams.

[brandonco05]

72

[BOBeLITE]

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[dlw4n]

Originally Posted by WesternKyVol

If we beat Florida and only win 7 then we are losing to some very sorry teams.

Par means the excepted number. Thus, he is saying if we beat Bama or Florida, people would be happy with 7 wins and any more than that would be a birdie or an eagle.

[BaldBiker]

Originally Posted by OrangeByBirth

There are lots of expectations at various levels for the upcoming season. Some simply expect Dooley to fail. Some hope he does. Others expect great success. I suspect that the majority expects some degree of improved mediocrity ... whatever that means. So, I want to see what the expectations really are. To borrow a golf term, what is PAR for 2012?

Realistic expectations for me. 8-4 with a Bowl Game.

9-3 with a run at the SEC E and a Bowl Win Is doable. (prediction at best right now, but could happen)

10-2 or better, Bowl Win, SEC Champs Unlikely.

NC's Huh uh.

[fade route]

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[supersmo18]

Originally Posted by brandonco05

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beat me to it.

[WillisVol]

I'd have to see the schedule right in front of me because I like to go in depth, but I'd say that PAR is 7 for Tennessee this year. If we stay healthy then I think 7 is PAR, 8 is good, and 9+ is great for us. We still don't have the players to post 10, 11, or 12 wins throughout the entire roster, but I think we are still good enough to win 9, MAYBE 10 with some luck.

GO VOLS!!!

[WesternKyVol]

Originally Posted by dlw4n

Par means the excepted number. Thus, he is saying if we beat Bama or Florida, people would be happy with 7 wins and any more than that would be a birdie or an eagle.

Right. And I would be teed off.

This team should win 9 games, plain and simple. If Dooley can't get 9 wins out of this group he will never win a championship and should be ushered out. So if I'm Hart, 9 is par for me. I am not speaking for what the fan base as a whole expects --it's pretty obvious that anyone under the age of 20 around here has grown accustomed to mediocrity and will likely accept it-- I am just giving my expectations. 9 is a par. Anything more is a birdie or better. To me, the teams that we do it against doesn't matter. I will enjoy wins against Bama and Florida more. But those won't make up for losing to Vandy and Kentucky (if we do.)

[Carlitovol]

With the schedule we have, I'd say 9 is par.. With the experience we have now and the overall quality of depth we have at most (key word, most) positions, 8 wins is too low for par IMO.

Acceptable losses are:
Bama
UGA

A reasonable loss would be against either SCJr or MS State (or possibly Mizzou depending on how well they adjust to the SEC).

I will say that I don't think an 8-win season would necessarily sink the ship, but it all depends on the severity of the losses (are we competitive or do we get blown out in the 2nd half a-la 2011?) and whether or not there is noticeable improvement throughout the course of the season.

My 2 pennies....GBO!

[WillisVol]

I said PAR was 7 but I change my mind. With this roster we should win 8 games at the least because I'm counting at least 7 wins and then winning a bowl game. That to me is just par and I really hope that we can win 9 or 10.

Tennessee needs and deserves for something good to happen. The program has been through a lot the last 4 years and the program is too good to stay down this long.

I live in South Carolina and I remember when the Gamecocks went through that 0-21 stretch and people around here were disappointed, but it wasn't that bad to them because they were so used to losing games. I can understand that because South Carolina doesn't have the prestige that Tennessee does, they don't have the facilities either. Fans here accepted it and still packed out Williams-Brice, but at Tennessee it can't be that way. The program is too good and rich in tradition to stay down that long...something good is bound to happen.

GO VOLS!!!