A Question:

[hatvol96]

How many of the other 65 teams in BCS conferences are you confident Tennessee will be better than this season? I'll hang up and go watch '80s porn on my BetaMax. Posted via VolNation Mobile.

 

[Volfan8282]

15 ... give or take.

 

[Daddy Gee]

character or talent?

 

[EasyVolunteer]

I still say we'll be better than a majority of other programs. Like the mid/lower teams in the Big 10, Pac-10, and Big 12. Probabley better than all of the Big East... LOL. Don't know we'll see. I can't wait for the season.

 

[Kingston Vol]

I feel we'll be around .500, so wherever that puts us.

 

[g8terh8ter_eric]

I guess we'll find out at the end of the season. Right now, it's a toss up, mainly because other teams could underperform as well.

 

[orangeblooded2]

33 with a chance for orange sunshine and the # rising to 40 toward the end of the day.

 

[hatvol96]

I guess we'll find out at the end of the season. Right now, it's a toss up, mainly because other teams could underperform as well.

Way to take a stand.
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[VolsDeep]

How many of the other 65 teams in BCS conferences are you confident Tennessee will be better than this season? I'll hang up and go watch '80s porn on my BetaMax. Posted via VolNation Mobile.

are you talking about talent or actual rankings?

 

[hatvol96]

are you talking about talent or actual rankings?

Simply who you think they will be better than. Look at it this way. How many of those teams would you feel confident Tennessee would beat on a neutral field?
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[crusse10]

ACC
Duke
Wake Forest
Virginia
North Carolina State
Maryland

Big East
UCONN
USF
Syracuse

Big 10
Michigan
Indiana

Big 12
Iowa State
Colorado
Kansas State
Baylor

Pac 10
Washington State

 

[g8terh8ter_eric]

Way to take a stand.
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Out of the other 65, I would say that probably 30 are better than us right now. That number could go up or down at the end of the season. We'll see.

 

[GAVol]

20

 

[hatvol96]

20

That's in the ballpark with what I was thinking.
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[tiedtomachines]

ACC
Duke
Wake Forest
Virginia
North Carolina State
Maryland

Big East
UCONN
USF
Syracuse

Big 10
Michigan
Indiana

Big 12
Iowa State
Colorado
Kansas State
Baylor

Pac 10
Washington State

This looks pretty good to me. I'm assuming you left out the SEC by mistake, so I'd add Vanderbilt and Mississippi State.

 

[crusse10]

This looks pretty good to me. I'm assuming you left out the SEC by mistake, so I'd add Vanderbilt and Mississippi State.

Nope. We're sweeping the conference.

And yeah, I just stuck to OOC teams.

 

[hatvol96]

Duke, Maryland, Virginia, Louisville, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Indiana, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa State, Colorado, Arizona State, and Washington State.
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[tiedtomachines]

Nope. We're sweeping the conference.

And yeah, I just stuck to OOC teams.

Fair enough. Hat said 65 teams and I assumed that included the SEC, but I didn't feel like putting my beer down for long enough to go check how many teams are in BCS Conferences.

 

[PowerT83]

Arizona
Arizona State
Baylor
BC
Cincy
Colorado
Connecticut
Duke
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Kentucky
Louisville
Maryland
Minnesota
Miss.State
Northwestern
Oregon State
Pittsburgh (1 trick pony, defense is slow)
Purdue
South Florida
Stanford
Syracuse
Vandy
Virginia
Wake
WSU

 

[crusse10]

Duke, Maryland, Virginia, Louisville, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Indiana, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa State, Colorado, Arizona State, and Washington State.
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I don't know enough about Louisville, Minnesota, and Illinois to include them. And I think Arizona State, with Erickson alone, is set-up better than us.

 

[wounded mullet]

Tell me more about this 80's BetaMax porn.

 

[VolsDeep]

Simply who you think they will be better than. Look at it this way. How many of those teams would you feel confident Tennessee would beat on a neutral field?
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We could beat approximately 20 teams, in my opinion. If the O-line outperforms and barring any serious injuries then maybe 25-30.

 

[crusse10]

Fair enough. Hat said 65 teams and I assumed that included the SEC, but I didn't feel like putting my beer down for long enough to go check how many teams are in BCS Conferences.

I'm sure he did, I just left them out. Conference matchups are more of a toss-up. For God's sake, we almost beat Alabama last year.

 

[crusse10]

Arizona
Arizona State
Baylor
BC
Cincy
Colorado
Connecticut
Duke
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Kentucky
Louisville
Maryland
Minnesota
Miss.State
Northwestern
Oregon State
Pittsburgh (1 trick pony, defense is slow)
Purdue
South Florida
Stanford
Syracuse
Vandy
Virginia
Wake
WSU

Oregon State was a game away from losing to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. I don't feel any confidence against them.

 

[hatvol96]

Arizona
Arizona State
Baylor
BC
Cincy
Colorado
Connecticut
Duke
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Kentucky
Louisville
Maryland
Minnesota
Miss.State
Northwestern
Oregon State
Pittsburgh (1 trick pony, defense is slow)
Purdue
South Florida
Stanford
Syracuse
Vandy
Virginia
Wake
WSU

Oregon State would hammer Tennessee. Stanford wouldn't have much trouble, either.
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