11 Wins is possible.

#26
#26
you can not look simply at the score to determine how competitive you were in a game.

as an example, to pick on my beloved gators, florida lost to georgia 24-20 this past year. a four point loss. the year before (2010), they lost to lsu (33-29) on a last second touchdown which was possible due to an lsu fake field goal where the ball bounced off the turf right to an lsu ball carrier.

in both situations, despite the score, the reality is that florida got its rear end handed to them in almost every aspect of the game.

well, i know most here don't want to hear it, but tennessee was outplayed in most phases of the game in most of those games. in addition, what does it tell you that they trailed so often going into halftime.

so, this argument is not a good one. it rare for any team to be getting blown out at the half in the first place. so, to say you were competitive at the half is not all that impressive.
 
#27
#27
The only way bray Rogers and hunter all leave is if we have something like 10-11 wins, which I think is a big if
 
#28
#28
I think the team will be greatly improved. The kicking game has to improve dramatically to get to 10 or 11 wins.
 
#30
#30
Book it! 10-3 (10 wins including a bowl victory) our only losses coming to Uga, Bama, and USCjr. I think we end up at the very tail end of the top 25 and play in either the Cotton or Outback Bowl. JMO.
 
#34
#34
This is a real stretch. We still don't have the talent and SEC depth this year, but we will be much better than 2011.
 
#35
#35
The only game I don't see as a toss up is bama. We have them at home too so we have a better chance than not this year. Undefeated whooooooooo arrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhh!!!!!
 
#37
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99gator said:
you can not look simply at the score to determine how competitive you were in a game.

as an example, to pick on my beloved gators, florida lost to georgia 24-20 this past year. a four point loss. the year before (2010), they lost to lsu (33-29) on a last second touchdown which was possible due to an lsu fake field goal where the ball bounced off the turf right to an lsu ball carrier.

in both situations, despite the score, the reality is that florida got its rear end handed to them in almost every aspect of the game.

well, i know most here don't want to hear it, but tennessee was outplayed in most phases of the game in most of those games. in addition, what does it tell you that they trailed so often going into halftime.

so, this argument is not a good one. it rare for any team to be getting blown out at the half in the first place. so, to say you were competitive at the half is not all that impressive.
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To be close at the half is an indication that we were at least competitive with our starters. Second-half blow-outs are usually indicative of a lack of depth.

To throw a wrench in the equation, most of those scores were put up by an offense that had lost its primary weapons and was running on three spare tires. Short of injury problems, this year's team will be VASTLY better.

Will we win 11 games this year? Maybe not. Will we be an entirely different team that will have a chance in every ballgame? I like our chances.
 
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#38
#38
I've said in another thread that, we could of and should won 7 games last year, so only getting 7 this year isn't really an improvement to me. An improvement is 9 wins.. id be happy with that... 11 wins? I'm not so sure we could reach that win total.. would be a double edged sword though. Cause I want bray, hunter, and rodgers here their senior year.
 
#41
#41
And this is why fans are ready to jump off a cliff at any given moment. They put lofty expectations in their heads and get upset when the end result isn't what they want. 7-8 wins with a decent bowl game would be satisfactory for this year and then another win or 2 next year.
 
#43
#43
We barely won 11 games over the last two seasons. Might be asking the program a bit much to approach double-digit victories this year. That's typically a number that only a handful of programs reach each year regardless. Nine wins would be excellent.
 
#44
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Orange_Crush said:
To be close at the half is an indication that we were at least competitive with our starters. Second-half blow-outs are usually indicative of a lack of depth.

To throw a wrench in the equation, most of those scores were put up by an offense that had lost its primary weapons and was running on three spare tires. Short of injury problems, this year's team will be VASTLY better.

Will we win 11 games this year? Maybe not. Will we be an entirely different team that will have a chance in every ballgame? I like our chances.
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ok, we'll put the shoe on the other foot.

florida lost to georgia by 4, south carolina by 5, and trailed auburn going into the 4th quarter by 1. none of these games were at home

florida held florida state to less than 100 yards of total offense.

alabama will not be on the schedule in 2012.

now, i'll ask. does anyone think 11 wins is possible for florida in 2012?

of course not. and don't misunderstand, i don't think it's possible either.

i don't have the time at the moment, but there is a long list of things that need to be improved at tennesee. most of these problems have nothing to do with depth.

there are a lot of people here that drool because of how bad they think everyone else is, and there is some validity to that. however, some of you don't want to put that microscope on tennessee and accept any of tennessee's flaws. bray, rogers, and hunter will cover up for everything because they are that good (and will all stay for their senior season too) even though one of those three has never played well in a meaningful game and another one of those three is constantly rumored to have serious attitude problems. you know, the guys who supposedly didn't care and didn't put forth their best effort against kentucky because who wants the extra practice and a crappy bowl game anyway.

so, i'm just saying when you lose 7 ballgames in a season, there is a lot to fix and it usually doesn't happen overnight.
 
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#45
#45
11 is excessively optimistic IMHO. Barring significant injuries, I figure UT will be the favourite in 8 games and underdogs against GA, FL, Ala, and USCe. To win the 8 you should and pull off 1 upset would be a really good season. To pull off 2 upsets is possible I suppose but 3 seems unreasonable. So, I'll be satisfied with 8-4 and off to a Bowl. I'll be really happy with anything more. 11 would make me euphoric all winter and spring 2013
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#46
#46
Pretty early for the shine to have kicked in.Don't bet your house on it unless you got another one to move to.:D
 
#47
#47
Heck it's possible to go 12-0 win the SECCG and the BCS... And I'd give my left n*t for that. It's also possible we go 6-6.
 
#48
#48
Going back to the original post, 11 wins are possible. It is not probable, but very possible with no injuries and some breaks along the way.

I think we are probably looking at an 8 win season, but more are certainly possible.

We have talant that can complete in the SEC. We still have depth issues. That will take another year or two to really be deep enough at all positions, but we certainly have enough depth to compete barring no major injuries across the board.

Our schedule is favorable this year for a change. Granted there aren't many pushovers on the schedule, but there are not as many powerhouse teams on there either.

If this team will come together and buy in to the new staffs process then go out and play aggressive and use technique we might all be surprised by the results.

Hopefully we can set the tone againt NC State with a good solid performance and win. If we can beat them and beat Florida, then this team should really take off. If not, we might have a tough road ahead.

The one thing this team is missing is a player who has experienced winning a big game in college. That really hurts, but if they can get a couple quality wins early it might build confidence and then the sky is the limit.

This team lost to Kentucky because of many reasons, but one major factor was a lack of confidence. Winning builds confidence like nothing else.
 
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#49
#49
Place your bets......place your bets.......

Sept. 1 - North Carolina State W 34-31
Sept. 8 - Georgia State W 45-3
Sept. 15 – Florida W 38-10
Sept. 22 – Akron W 52-13
Sept. 29 - at Georgia W 35-24
Oct. 13 - at Mississippi State W 20-17
Oct. 20 - Alabama W 24-23
Oct. 27 - at South Carolina L 16-28
Nov. 3 – Troy W 59-0
Nov. 10 – Missouri L 22-34
Nov. 17 - at Vanderbilt W 28-17
Nov. 24 – Kentucky W 42-7
Dec 1 – LSU (SEC Champ Game) L 24-27
Jan 1 – Michigan (Capital One Bowl) W 48-21
 
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