2015 AP Bowl Projections

#76
#76
sjt18 said:
What's the joke there on Auburn? I think they're the strongest team in the West this year.
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They may be, emphasis on MAY. I think Bama is still the best team. I will be shocked if Auburn even makes it to the SECC.
 
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#78
#78
lilesrt said:
Georgia Tech would mop the floor with us.
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Don't know about that. It would be a tough adjustment in a short period of time for our defense to prepare for the GT offense, but at the same time I'm pretty sure our offense would give their defense nightmares as well. I could see that game as a high scoring affair. And I think our defense will be more talented than theirs. UT would win 42-31.
 
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#81
terrypedigo said:
Every year ND this ND that i get damn tired of hearing about ND every year, for the last 45 FFFFFFFFING years, ALL I HEAR EVERY YEAR THAT SOME DUMB AZZ PREDICTS THEM TO WIN THE NC, all i can say is FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF ND, who in the H@LL are they, i wish we could play them.:banghead2:
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You need to go to confession now
 
#83
#83
I hope we go 12 and 0 and then beat Auburn in the SEC Championship game. I think we'll end up around 9 and 3 and the Georgia game might determine a trip the SEC title game.
 
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Pride85 said:
Did you even read the rest of the posts?
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Nope, but I did qualify my post as saying if we finish anything less than 8-4, then IMO, I firmly believe Jones will not get it done here.

If 8-4 means we're in the MCB then so be it, but I wouldn't be jumping up and down for joy, mainly because I just think we're more capable than that this coming year. I would really like to see 9-3 and I really believe that's a realistic goal. Anything less than 8 wins is failure, but if we do go 8-4 and end up in the MCB I will be in Nashville pulling for win number 9.
 
#87
#87
bamawriter said:
A string of glowing pre-season predictions inevitably spells disappointment for Auburn. They are ifinitely more dangerous when expectations are low.
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I kind of felt the opposite. Every time I doubt them they always make a big run, like 2010. I remember Herbstreit saying they were going to win 11 games prior to the 2010 season and I thought he was crazy. So right now I'm buying into the Barn and I'm also buying Bama's front 7. The Iron Bowl will probably decide the West again.
 
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BigOrangeFanatic said:
Nope, but I did qualify my post as saying if we finish anything less than 8-4, then IMO, I firmly believe Jones will not get it done here.

If 8-4 means we're in the MCB then so be it, but I wouldn't be jumping up and down for joy, mainly because I just think we're more capable than that this coming year. I would really like to see 9-3 and I really believe that's a realistic goal. Anything less than 8 wins is failure, but if we do go 8-4 and end up in the MCB I will be in Nashville pulling for win number 9.
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If UT goes 8-4 and ends up at MCB...Then a lot of bowl selection committees aren't doing their jobs correctly.
 
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RDU VOL#14 said:
I kind of felt the opposite. Every time I doubt them they always make a big run, like 2010. I remember Herbstreit saying they were going to win 11 games prior to the 2010 season and I thought he was crazy. So right now I'm buying into the Barn and I'm also buying Bama's front 7. The Iron Bowl will probably decide the West again.
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That's my point. When the barn is being overlooked, they tend to do well. When they start out highly ranked, they crap the bed. Look at their 2004, 2010, and 2013 teams for good examples of the former, and their 2008 and 2012 teams for examples of the latter.
 
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#90
MCB would be a big disappointment. 8-4 in my opinion is the minimum expectation for the season. 7-5 is possible if we experience lots of key injuries, but given our schedule and who we play on the road vs at home and given our talent and the relative weakness of the SECe, UT predictions should START at 8 wins.

At a minimum we will get a Florida bowl game or maybe the Peach bowl.

Honestly, I'm not trying to be a downer or have outrageous expectations, but 8 wins is a minimum expectation for CBJ in year 3 of the rebuild.

If coaches can have relatively high levels of success in short periods of time at schools like Ole Miss and MSU, then what I am saying should not be considered having unreal expectations.

I still say all these predictions are based on what teams have done last year and that next year UT will be seen in a whole different light.
 
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#91
#91
bamawriter said:
That's my point. When the barn is being overlooked, they tend to do well. When they start out highly ranked, they crap the bed. Look at their 2004, 2010, and 2013 teams for good examples of the former, and their 2008 and 2012 teams for examples of the latter.
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06 as well. They were projected to be a national title contender. They still had a good season, but not near a championship level. They slipped up in a few games.
 
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#93
#93
bamawriter said:
That's my point. When the barn is being overlooked, they tend to do well. When they start out highly ranked, they crap the bed. Look at their 2004, 2010, and 2013 teams for good examples of the former, and their 2008 and 2012 teams for examples of the latter.
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I think with the offense they have coming back, coupled with Boom taking over the defense, it's not outside the realm of sanity that one would pick them to be in the title game.
 
#94
#94
BearCat204 said:
I think with the offense they have coming back, coupled with Boom taking over the defense, it's not outside the realm of sanity that one would pick them to be in the title game.
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It's not a bad pick on paper. But it will require the barn to buck their trend.
 
#95
#95
bamawriter said:
That's my point. When the barn is being overlooked, they tend to do well. When they start out highly ranked, they crap the bed. Look at their 2004, 2010, and 2013 teams for good examples of the former, and their 2008 and 2012 teams for examples of the latter.
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Don't forget 2003.
 
#96
#96
MWAVolfan said:
MCB would be a big disappointment. 8-4 in my opinion is the minimum expectation for the season. 7-5 is possible if we experience lots of key injuries, but given our schedule and who we play on the road vs at home and given our talent and the relative weakness of the SECe, UT predictions should START at 8 wins.

At a minimum we will get a Florida bowl game or maybe the Peach bowl.

Honestly, I'm not trying to be a downer or have outrageous expectations, but 8 wins is a minimum expectation for CBJ in year 3 of the rebuild.

If coaches can have relatively high levels of success in short periods of time at schools like Ole Miss and MSU, then what I am saying should not be considered having unreal expectations.

I still say all these predictions are based on what teams have done last year and that next year UT will be seen in a whole different light.
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You know that's a New Year's 6 bowl game now, right?
 
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#98
Crazy Ivan said:
Don't know about that. It would be a tough adjustment in a short period of time for our defense to prepare for the GT offense, but at the same time I'm pretty sure our offense would give their defense nightmares as well. I could see that game as a high scoring affair. And I think our defense will be more talented than theirs. UT would win 42-31.
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The Music City Bowl's about a month after UT's last regular season game.
 
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