We can finish Top 10 for first time in 15 years

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He_Made_It

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Looking at the losses ahead of us (and depending on USCw) we could be 15/16 after this week.

Take care of business against vandy, combine that with 2 or 3 more losses ahead of us, and we're in position to finish very strong after a quality bowl.

AP Poll (2001-2016)

2001 - #4
2002 - NR
2003 - #15
2004 - #13
2005 - NR
2006 - #25
2007 - #12
2008 through 2014 - NR
2015 - (23?)
2016 - ?
 
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He_Made_It said:
Looking at the losses ahead of us (and depending on USCw) we could be 15/16 after this week.

Take care of business against vandy, combine that with 2 or 3 more losses ahead of us, and we're in position to finish very strong after a quality bowl.

AP Poll (2001-2013), CFB Playoff Rankings (2014-?)

2001 - #4
2002 - NR
2003 - #15
2004 - #13
2005 - NR
2006 - #25
2007 - #12
2008 through 2014 - NR
2015 - (23?)
2016 - ?
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So fulmer finished 12 and got fired and jones MAY finish around that and ask for more money....ugh
 
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He_Made_It said:
Looking at the losses ahead of us (and depending on USCw) we could be 15/16 after this week.

Take care of business against vandy, combine that with 2 or 3 more losses ahead of us, and we're in position to finish very strong after a quality bowl.

AP Poll (2001-2013), CFB Playoff Rankings (2014-?)

2001 - #4
2002 - NR
2003 - #15
2004 - #13
2005 - NR
2006 - #25
2007 - #12
2008 through 2014 - NR
2015 - (23?)
2016 - ?
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The CFP rankings are like the BCS rankings were; there's no "final" ranking there...just ones up until the bowl games.

The AP and Coaches Polls still put out a final poll after the bowl games, but we're currently unranked in both of them.

(However, since the bowls in the CFP rankings determine the New Years 6 bowls, that's why our rankings there matter enough to still put us in a position to possibly go to the Sugar Bowl.)
 
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Burger said:
And we won't win our division.
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Cry me a fawkin river. That's all it is with you guys.

No, we didn't make the playoffs.
No, we didn't win the east.

Still have a chance at a good year and maybe Butch will get fired and you babies will finally stfu. Until the next coach says something you don't agree with.
 
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NEOCON said:
So fulmer finished 12 and got fired and jones MAY finish around that and ask for more money....ugh
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No, Fulmer finished 5-7 with a team that started ranked like 18th in the country, and that was just a few years after finishing 5-6 with a team that started ranked in the top 5, predicted by many to win the national title.
 
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VOL 4 Life 83 said:
I'd trade a top 10 ranking at the end of the the year for a spot in the SEC championship game
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We might not end up top 10, as the two that put out the two final/end of bowl season polls - the AP and Coaches Poll - don't have UT ranked in either at this point.

However, I would gladly take a Sugar Bowl bid - UT's first bowl of that level since the 1999 Fiesta Bowl - as a result of those CFP rankings.
 
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TrueOrange said:
The CFP rankings are like the BCS rankings were; there's no "final" ranking there...just one up until the bowl games.

The AP and Coaches Polls still put out a final poll after the bowl games, but we're currently unranked in both of them.

(However, since the bowls in the CFP rankings determine the New Years 6 bowls, that's why our rankings there matter enough to still put us in a position to possibly go to the Sugar Bowl.)
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Ah, didn't pay attention to that. Hopefully, the AP catches up to the Playoff rankings for UT.
 
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Behr said:
Cry me a fawkin river. That's all it is with you guys.

No, we didn't make the playoffs.
No, we didn't win the east.

Still have a chance at a good year and maybe Butch will get fired and you babies will finally stfu. Until the next coach says something you don't agree with.
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And the east is the worst I've ever seen. He still couldn't win it. The next coach will be better. A top 20 ranking doesn't matter without a title of some sort.
 
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He_Made_It said:
Looking at the losses ahead of us (and depending on USCw) we could be 15/16 after this week.

Take care of business against vandy, combine that with 2 or 3 more losses ahead of us, and we're in position to finish very strong after a quality bowl.

AP Poll (2001-2013), CFB Playoff Rankings (2014-?)

2001 - #4
2002 - NR
2003 - #15
2004 - #13
2005 - NR
2006 - #25
2007 - #12
2008 through 2014 - NR
2015 - (23?)
2016 - ?
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"I don't understand. I want to cry and protest and hold a safe space hug fest until Butch is fired.

Except...

You've. Shown. Me. Facts.

Now I am angry."

- some Negavol
 
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Going to be hard to go from unranked to top 10 in the polls, if Sugar Bowl calls, Tn will at least have a shot to show out on national TV for the voters.
 
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Burger said:
And the east is the worst I've ever seen. He still couldn't win it. The next coach will be better. A top 20 ranking doesn't matter without a title of some sort.
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The level is irrelevant.

There will be no * in the history books for worst easy ever. You either win or you didn't. It's a stupid freaking thing to say.
 
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He_Made_It said:
Looking at the losses ahead of us (and depending on USCw) we could be 15/16 after this week.

Take care of business against vandy, combine that with 2 or 3 more losses ahead of us, and we're in position to finish very strong after a quality bowl.

AP Poll (2001-2016)

2001 - #4
2002 - NR
2003 - #15
2004 - #13
2005 - NR
2006 - #25
2007 - #12
2008 through 2014 - NR
2015 - (23?)
2016 - ?
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And just think, with competent coaching we could easily be sitting at 10-1 and looking at a reasonable shot at the playoffs.
 
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MaxamusXIII said:
The level is irrelevant.

There will be no * in the history books for worst easy ever. You either win or you didn't. It's a stupid freaking thing to say.
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Exactly, we didn't win it with the best team under Botch. Year 4, and he has almost nothing to show for it.
 
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secking said:
Going to be hard to go from unranked to top 10 in the polls, if Sugar Bowl calls, Tn will at least have a shot to show out on national TV for the voters.
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True. But the committee decided to put us at #19 this past tues. The most recent ap came out before that, so I'm hoping after this weekend they'll follow suit with the playoff rankings.
 
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