Alabama and Florida will be toss ups? We've beaten florida once since 2004. Alabama currently has a 12 game streak against UT.
Not to mention Georgia.
All of those teams have had our number lately and it hasn't really been close, but yet somehow Tennessee is going to magically contend for the SEC east, even with the losses at several key positions.
Then there's this OOC game against Oklahoma.
Uh....I predicted 9-3 or 10-2..and qualified the 10-2 prediction on us getting the breaks and staying away from injuries.
A "toss-up" means that we have a 50-50 chance of winning.... That's why I predicted 9-3 or 10-2....
We looked terrible against Fla for sure....but I think there were still some players who were not "bought in" to CJP and his disciplined approach.
We looked like a team on mission for most of the 1st half against UGA....but they were just too good and we couldn't get pressure on their QB.
And Bituli had an awful game against UGA.
But since the first half of the UGA game we have out-played every team on our schedule except for BAMA...and our OL was truly dominating BAMA'S DL in the 2nd half until JG's debacle.
If JG would've executed on just 2 plays---the score half-way thru the 4th QTR would've been 24-28....in fact, it should've been 24-28 on the road at BAMA.
I predicted 9-3 because I think we'll lose to UGA, BAMA, and Florida.
I predicted 10-2 because I think we could--if everything goes right--beat either Florida or BAMA at home.
Either way--I think our defense will be good enough to beat OK on the road before their QB gets settled into their system.