leftygray
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Living outside of Vol territory, I often have people ask me, "so how will Tennessee do this year?" I usually give the same response - "if we finally start winning the games that we are supposed to, I think any realistic fan will be happy."
What I mean by this is that if we can win the non-conference games, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and USCe- we would be 7-5 and I would be fine with it. Whenever I explain this to people, I never know what classification to put Mizzou in though.
Are they a team that our program should expect to beat? I want to say yes, but history does not seem to indicate that to be true. I don't think any fan expects us to beat UGA, Alabama, or Florida typically. If we happen to beat them, it's great. If we lose to them, it's kind of expected. I don't feel like Mizzou belongs in that category, but I also don't think they belong in the Vandy, UK, USC category.
Additionally, I just saw where one website predicted Mizzou to finish 11-1 this year. I don't know enough about them, but is this realistic? What should I be expecting going into this game? I really don't know what to think about UT - Mizzou at this point.
What I mean by this is that if we can win the non-conference games, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and USCe- we would be 7-5 and I would be fine with it. Whenever I explain this to people, I never know what classification to put Mizzou in though.
Are they a team that our program should expect to beat? I want to say yes, but history does not seem to indicate that to be true. I don't think any fan expects us to beat UGA, Alabama, or Florida typically. If we happen to beat them, it's great. If we lose to them, it's kind of expected. I don't feel like Mizzou belongs in that category, but I also don't think they belong in the Vandy, UK, USC category.
Additionally, I just saw where one website predicted Mizzou to finish 11-1 this year. I don't know enough about them, but is this realistic? What should I be expecting going into this game? I really don't know what to think about UT - Mizzou at this point.