2019 improvement

#52
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TN_Transplant said:
While many won't be satisfied unless we go undefeated, I tend to make more conservative forecasts. So, how do we realistically gauge improvement next season?

2017 was 4-8, 2018 was mild improvement at 5-7. So what is your forecast for next season, 6-6, 7-5, 8-4? I personally believe we need to go 7-5 next season to make the marked improvement that we should. That said, where do we find those wins? Here is the schedule:

Aug. 31: Georgia State
Sept. 7: BYU
Sept. 14: Chattanooga
Sept. 21: at Florida
Sept. 28: OPEN DATE
Oct. 5: Georgia
Oct. 12: Mississippi State
Oct. 19: at Alabama
Oct. 26: South Carolina
Nov. 2: UAB
Nov. 9: Kentucky
Nov. 16: OPEN DATE
Nov. 23: at Missouri
Nov. 30: Vanderbilt

I see the "should be easy" wins as Georgia State, BYU, Chattanooga, UAB. That gives us 4. Next, the "we are supposed to" as Kentucky and Vanderbilt. That gets us to 6. So where does the other win come? Miss State? USCjr? Missouri?

What say you Volnation? Give us your expected record, and the teams you expect to beat.
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You are correct, the record shows a mlld improvement from the record standpoint, but i was impressed with the Auburn & Ky. wins.

Also, I don't see BYU as a win for us. this season, we got eaten alive by pocket passing QB's. Since BYU is a passing offense, I see us getting eaten alive again. Might end up being a 6 - 6 season. Look at this past season, we lost to Vandy & USC, which we should have beaten BUT we also beat Auburn & Ky., which we should have lost.
So, I see BYU as a loss but think somewhere in the schedule, we pull off a mild upset and beat someone while being an underdog...
I see UT Chatt, Georgia State & UAB being wins. Now we have to get 3 more wins from somewhere to get a bowl.
 
#53
#53
TN_Transplant said:
While many won't be satisfied unless we go undefeated, I tend to make more conservative forecasts. So, how do we realistically gauge improvement next season?

2017 was 4-8, 2018 was mild improvement at 5-7. So what is your forecast for next season, 6-6, 7-5, 8-4? I personally believe we need to go 7-5 next season to make the marked improvement that we should. That said, where do we find those wins? Here is the schedule:

Aug. 31: Georgia State
Sept. 7: BYU
Sept. 14: Chattanooga
Sept. 21: at Florida
Sept. 28: OPEN DATE
Oct. 5: Georgia
Oct. 12: Mississippi State
Oct. 19: at Alabama
Oct. 26: South Carolina
Nov. 2: UAB
Nov. 9: Kentucky
Nov. 16: OPEN DATE
Nov. 23: at Missouri
Nov. 30: Vanderbilt

I see the "should be easy" wins as Georgia State, BYU, Chattanooga, UAB. That gives us 4. Next, the "we are supposed to" as Kentucky and Vanderbilt. That gets us to 6. So where does the other win come? Miss State? USCjr? Missouri?

What say you Volnation? Give us your expected record, and the teams you expect to beat.
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Why do you think BYU will be easy?
UAB went 10-3 and won their conference. They would have beat this team.
It’s a lot worse than you think.
 
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VolFan..But said:
Aug. 31: Georgia State win
Sept. 7: BYU win
Sept. 14: Chattanooga win
Sept. 21: at Florida probable loss
Sept. 28: OPEN DATE
Oct. 5: Georgia loss
Oct. 12: Mississippi State win. They lose a lot
Oct. 19: at Alabama Loss
Oct. 26: South Carolina Win. It's just time
Nov. 2: UAB Tough win
Nov. 9: AT KENTUCKY Win. They lose a lot from a team that was not that good to start with
Nov. 16: OPEN DATE
Nov. 23: at Missouri Win. They have beat Tenn with the possible #1 pick at QB. They drop.
Nov. 30: Vanderbilt win. They lose the QB.
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mmmm... Ky. beat Florida, South Carolina, Vandy & Missouri. Which we lost to. Ky. also beat Lousiville. Not sure if we would have beaten Louisville or not 50 - 50.
Would have liked to have their record this season, as opposed to a 5 - 7 season?????? and a bowl game appearance.??
 
#56
#56
Considering the returnees and second year in system etc. will be hugely disappointed if we can't get 8 and 4 out of that schedule.
 
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#57
Roustabout said:
Why do you think BYU will be easy?
UAB went 10-3 and won their conference. They would have beat this team.
It’s a lot worse than you think.
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I guess I should have worded it differently, but I put quotes around the phrases to indicate that in any sane world, those are scheduled to supposedly be easy wins.
 
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VolsdeepVFL said:
8-4 or 9-3 honestly. Looking at the scholarship breakdowns the SEC will be much weaker next year. Mizzou, Scar, Kentucky, Miss St and Vandy all lose massive amounts of production, UF stays flat, Bama and uga get better. Looking at these historically weaker teams it's no wonder Mizzou with 23 seniors in the 2-Deep beat our freshmen/sop squad learning a new scheme.
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That's a good data dive. Nice. Praytell how many Seniors those teams lose?
 
#60
#60
5 wins probably
6 wins unlikley
7 wins I want a toke

You cannot win in the SEC without strong O and D lines.
 
#63
#63
5-7 or 6-6 most likely.

The loss of what depth we had on defense is going to be tough to overcome. If JG finds the gym and gets some decent coaching ... maybe 6-6.
 
#64
#64
I’m starting to fall into the camp of we can’t beat vandy again until we prove we can on the field. That is no onger an automatic win. Until we knock them off, I predict another loss again next year.
 
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#71
MSST has a better defense. Vandy has Tenn number. Fl is a loss. Al and ga are losses. Byu isnt an auto win either. UAB coukd beat tenn. Missouri has tenn every time now. I say 4-8 or 5-7 again. tenn has too many problems and things will get worse. Losing has been engrained and wont be gone by next year. TENN is a bottom dweller. After bearly 20 yrs of kidding fans. It time to face the facts and accept it. Tenn is the new vandy
 
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#72
UCF wins without sec players and they have won 25 games in a row! How is that Tenn has sec talent and cant? Its more than just the players. Its coaching and admin. Same results same outcomes. Insanity! TENN hasnt won anything meaningful in 20 yrs. Yet dan mullen already has Florida knocking on the door!?
 
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Even if pruitt has some success. He will leave for greener pastures and tenn will be in the same shape it was earlier. Tenn isnt where you go to win championships its a last chance to play school with a substandard stadium and ole times talk. 98 last championship. 69 before that then the early 50s before that.
 
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