Tennessee football: 2022 way-too-early game-by-game predictions

#57
#57
BigOrangeTrain said:
Pickett was a 6th year player and a Heisman finalist. Despite that they barely squeaked by us. Pitt should be an automatic win.
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I want to see how the rosters shape up going into fall camp on alot of these games before I'm real sure on them. I want to see if we get some more help on defense, we need it. Narduzzi is a pretty good coach and it's on the road. If Slovis is healthy they could be pretty good and it could be a tough, toss-up type game again.
 
#58
#58
tnutater said:
Make your prediction.
I still have not seen it.
I neither agreed nor disagreed with 5-7.
Calling someone literally retarded when you obliviously have no respect for any opinion but your own is not a sign of superior intellect.
But to answer your question, anyone that thinks we were 3 plays away from a 10-3 season is pumping sunshine.
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All I was doing was arguing against 5-7 because it's unlikely. It's just someone expecting the worst possible outcome to happen.

You were calling me a sunshine pumper just because I said that and yes we were one play from beating Ole Miss

A FG away from beating Purdue

And okay maybe 2 or 3 plays from beating Pitt. Or we can look at it like this. We were without Tiyon Evans, Small, Byron Young, Baron got hurt, Milton got hurt (missed 6 for sure touchdowns) some linemen went down, Jalen Hyatt got hurt, had 13 penalties and 3 turnovers. The ACC champion Pitt Panthers with one of the best QB's in the nation had all that going for them and still barely beat us.

So yes we were essentially 3 plays from being 10-3

It's not sunshine pumping its reality.

We will do no worse than 7-5 with the roster as is.

And it will get better because we will get guys after spring.

If we don't get guys after spring I will pump negativity probably. Unless it has to do with scholarship reductions maybe.
 
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#60
#60
The margin between win or lose for many of the games is likely razor thin. The KY, Ole Miss, Pitt, Purdue games are prime examples from last season. Easy blowouts (like MO & SC) are possible but not something you can expect. FL and LSU could get a "year 1 bump" from new coaches - so don't expect them to be dysfunctional like last season. That's a lot of games that could go either way (KY, Pitt, MO, SC, LSU, FL). Probably won't win or lose them all. The range of W/L totals for the season is pretty wide and yes, my BVS is causing me to be pessimistic. If we add some impact players to both sides of the ball, I'll feel more optimistic.
 
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#61
#61
Clad in Big Orange said:
We could have easily lost the Kentucky game and they have out recruited us. SC doesn't have a stiff at QB any more and they are tough at home. Beamer had them playing well late in the season. I don't see how anyone could count those as sure wins.
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Good lord 🙄
 
#62
#62
tnutater said:
Make your prediction.
I still have not seen it.
I neither agreed nor disagreed with 5-7.
Calling someone literally retarded when you obliviously have no respect for any opinion but your own is not a sign of superior intellect.
But to answer your question, anyone that thinks we were 3 plays away from a 10-3 season is pumping sunshine.
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So we didn’t have three losses that would’ve been wins with one play/ref call that was different?
 
#63
#63
I’m thinking 8-4 or if we catch a break then 9-3. If defense kicks in and we catch a break, then 10-2 is possible.

Go VOLS
 
#65
#65
Bama , GA, FL, and lsu are likely loses. Run the table on the rest is 8-4 or knock one of those off but drop one to KY or usc. 7-9 wins with 8-4 likely.
 
#68
#68
10-2 with losses to bama and Georgia best case scenario. 9-3 losing to uk or lsu is more realistic. I would consider 8-4 a failure of a season. Yes I have high hopes.
 
#69
#69
I would take 8-4 right now and be highly satisfied. That's a step forward when the roster has not improved. Excellent job by Heupel and staff.
 
#71
#71
I could see this year being a time where we beat Florida and lose to Kentucky
 
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