#22 in AP poll

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MemphisVolFan1978 said:
Alabama is ranked #21. I heard on the radio that this is their worst ranking since 2008. They have also lost 4 games to unranked teams under Kalen DeBoer. It took over 200 games for them to lose that many games against unranked opponents under Nick Saban. I hope this is the beginning of the downfall of the Crimson Tide.
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Bama is 5-5 over the last 10 games. They are not very well coached on defense and there was a visible lack of effort against FSU. Watch the Film guys break down of the film, he goes off on the defense. There were bad reads, confusion and lack of effort. Saben had to be blowing a gasket watching that game.
 
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orangemadam said:
You guys falling for their click bait material.
Ignore polls for at least 4 more weeks. Please.
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True though it is humorous to watch the combination of stupidity and bias from some of these morons that are allowed to vote. The one that really gets me is Illinois. As noted above a 3% chance to make the playoff yet they're already knocking on the door of the top 10? It's asinine for a team like Illinois even with a returning QB to be ahead of a team like Tenn. For better or worse these things do effect brands, so it would be nice if those folks would take it a little more seriously and objectively.
 
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I'm a firm believer that if you lose your season opener, regardless of who you are or who you lose to, you shouldn't be ranked the next week in the AP. I don't care about strength of schedule or if you were #2 and got knocked off by #1. If your win percentage is 0.0%, you haven't proven to be a top 25 team yet.

You earn the right to be there.
 
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GAVol said:
The movement in the early polls is funny every single year. SC scores 2 offensive TDs and has to come from behind against a bad Va Tech and jumps into the top 10. Texas Tech wins by 60 and drops a spot lol.

This is what happens when journalism and English majors vote on football.
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Wait, what? I’m looking at the scoring summary and Virginia Tech didn’t lead at all that entire game.
 
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chatt.vol said:
Never really paid attention to the individual rankings by each voter but idiots like these are why UT is still ranked low. I get you don't put them in top 10 but outright exclusion from the top 25?
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Yeah anybody that thinks the VOLS arent in the top 25 football teams in the country is either an idiot who shouldn't have a vote, or has an axe to grind against UT. Our 4 year recruiting average is like 12th? With nearly zero attrition. You have to be a moron to think that our team with that much talent isnt Top25. Some of those ballots are so damn ridiculous that I don't think they even watch football. My 17yo daughter could do a much more accurate poll than some of these clowns
 
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I understand and agree with the sentiment that hey, it will take care of itself. However, if that is the way these voters feel, why even do it? I believe that making a choice for a poll like this should be simple; how would team A do against team B on a neutral field.

Having said that, take for instance this idiot - Paul Yanity - AP Voter, Former Play by Play announcer for Clemson

He does not have Tennessee in the Top 25. However, he does have Liberty, Navy, and James Madison in the Top 25. Is there anyone in the college football world, including Paul Yanity, that would pick James Madison over Tennessee?
 
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They just had to stick Alabama right in front of us. What a crock of crap. I don’t understand how they were initially graded number eight anyways when they didn’t even make it to the playoff and we did. They should not even put out ratings until about after week four
 
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chatt.vol said:
Never really paid attention to the individual rankings by each voter but idiots like these are why UT is still ranked low. I get you don't put them in top 10 but outright exclusion from the top 25?
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SEVEN pollsters have UT unranked. Another 6 have Vols at #25. Georgia loss will increase that number substantially as it’ll confirm that a barely top 25 team losing to a top 5 team is some kind of surprise. Strange year brewing. UT could possibly be 10-2 or 9-3 and barely be top 25
 
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orangebloodgmc said:
Speeeek Eeeenglish, pleeez?
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“The "Greeneville decision 2024 NCAA" refers to a federal court ruling made in Greeneville, Tennessee, that temporarily blocked the NCAA from enforcing its rules restricting name, image, and likeness (NIL) payments during athlete recruitment
.
Background
  • The lawsuit: In January 2024, the attorneys general for Tennessee and Virginia filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA. The suit challenged the NCAA's rule prohibiting schools from allowing NIL collectives to engage in NIL negotiations with prospective student-athletes and recruits. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, with proceedings held in Greeneville.
  • The judge: U.S. District Judge Clifton Corker oversaw the case.
The 2024 decision
On February 23, 2024, Judge Corker granted a preliminary injunction requested by the states, arguing that the NCAA's prohibition on NIL as a recruiting inducement likely violated federal antitrust law.
Key outcomes of the ruling included:
  • Frozen NIL rules: The NCAA was immediately barred from enforcing its rules that prohibited using NIL as a recruiting incentive.
  • Unrestricted recruitment:Recruits and transfers gained the ability to negotiate NIL deals before committing to or enrolling at a school.
  • Ripple effects: The decision created significant uncertainty for the NCAA and signaled a major shift in the regulation of college sports.
The 2025 settlement
The Greeneville decision helped drive the NCAA to a larger settlement in a related case (House v. NCAA).
  • Settlement reached: In January 2025, the states of Tennessee and Virginia, along with others, reached a settlement in principle with the NCAA regarding the antitrust lawsuit.
  • Permanent solution: This settlement provides a more permanent solution, protecting student-athletes' NIL rights during recruitment and permanently preventing the NCAA from reviving its NIL Recruiting Ban.
  • Landmark changes: Combined with the broader House v. NCAAsettlement, this decision and resolution ushered in an era where schools are allowed to directly compensate student-athletes for their name, image, and likeness. “
- google ai
 
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chuckiepoo said:
“The "Greeneville decision 2024 NCAA" refers to a federal court ruling made in Greeneville, Tennessee, that temporarily blocked the NCAA from enforcing its rules restricting name, image, and likeness (NIL) payments during athlete recruitment
.
Background
  • The lawsuit: In January 2024, the attorneys general for Tennessee and Virginia filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA. The suit challenged the NCAA's rule prohibiting schools from allowing NIL collectives to engage in NIL negotiations with prospective student-athletes and recruits. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, with proceedings held in Greeneville.
  • The judge: U.S. District Judge Clifton Corker oversaw the case.
The 2024 decision
On February 23, 2024, Judge Corker granted a preliminary injunction requested by the states, arguing that the NCAA's prohibition on NIL as a recruiting inducement likely violated federal antitrust law.
Key outcomes of the ruling included:
  • Frozen NIL rules: The NCAA was immediately barred from enforcing its rules that prohibited using NIL as a recruiting incentive.
  • Unrestricted recruitment:Recruits and transfers gained the ability to negotiate NIL deals before committing to or enrolling at a school.
  • Ripple effects: The decision created significant uncertainty for the NCAA and signaled a major shift in the regulation of college sports.
The 2025 settlement
The Greeneville decision helped drive the NCAA to a larger settlement in a related case (House v. NCAA).
  • Settlement reached: In January 2025, the states of Tennessee and Virginia, along with others, reached a settlement in principle with the NCAA regarding the antitrust lawsuit.
  • Permanent solution: This settlement provides a more permanent solution, protecting student-athletes' NIL rights during recruitment and permanently preventing the NCAA from reviving its NIL Recruiting Ban.
  • Landmark changes: Combined with the broader House v. NCAAsettlement, this decision and resolution ushered in an era where schools are allowed to directly compensate student-athletes for their name, image, and likeness. “
- google ai
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Well, thank you for explaining. But folks should know that something that happened in "Greenville" apparently in some random state far-away, is not necessarily something known to anyone around Greeneville, TN. I don't mean to be an a-hole, just find it confusing. 🤷
 
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orangebloodgmc said:
Well, thank you for explaining. But folks should know that something that happened in "Greenville" apparently in some random state far-away, is not necessarily something known to anyone around Greeneville, TN. I don't mean to be an a-hole, just find it confusing. 🤷
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Not a problem. No offense taken. That injunction was filed, right there in Greeneville, TN, at the District Court.

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Agree that polls don’t matter this early - but it still doesn’t excuse poor and biased “journalism”. Ranking teams like they’re filling out their March Madness brackets. There was a time before the playoffs that polls often determined final rankings and that standard has been lost for click counts, personal attention, and hype. I’m sure there’s always been bias, but there’s no excuse for some of this garbage. You have to think that back in the day a writers JOB could be lost because of such incompetence.
 
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VolDad1999 said:
Once again, the nonsensical nature of the AP poll has proven itself to be irrational. I have never had confidence in these early-season polls.
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The issue is that 80 to 90% of the people making the rankings aren't even watching games and are just looking at score boxes ans stat sheets.
 
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