Athlon Sports Ranks UT #37

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1.)Who should we be higher then?
2.)How many games do we have to win to be top 25?
3.)How many games do we have to win just to receive votes for the top 25?
4.)Is there anything our team will be the best at in the nation?

1.Alabama
2.Oklahoma
3.Oregon
4.Florida State
5.Boise St.
6.Notre Dame
7.Virginia Tech
8.LSU
9.Ohio St.
10.Nebraska
11.Texas A&M
12.Oklahoma St.
13.Stanford
14.Georgia
15.TCU
16.Arkansas
17.West Virginia
18.Florida
19.Miami
20.USC
21.South Carolina
22.Michigan St.
23.Wisconsin
24.Texas
25.Missouri
26.Iowa
27.Mississippi St.
28.Arizona St.
29.Air Force
30.Penn State
31.NC State
32.Illinois
33.Maryland
34.BYU
35.South Florida
36.North Carolina
37.Tennessee
 
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Our Schedule ranks

Montana (NR)
Cincinnati (57)
Florida (18)
Buffalo (115)
Georgia (14)
LSU (8)
Alabama (1)
South Carolina (21)
MTSU (105)
Arkansas (16)
Vanderbilt (79)
Kentucky (60)

Well, 6-6 if we only beat teams we are ranked ahead of...
 
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1.I think we should be in top 30
2.5-0 and we are in the top 25, end of the year we need to be 8-4 to end the season in top 25
3.Begin 3-0 and we will have top 25 votes
4. We will lead the nation in Third down conversions lol/jk, I could see us having a great defensive secondary maybe not the best but top 15.


Ohio st. should be in the lower half of the Top 25, BYU is only there because they have a very easy schedule. Maryland's ranking shocks me
 
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1. We should go 6-6 to 7-5 regular season at a minimum. With a bowl win and 7 win regular season 8-5 and being in the SEC may get us a 23-25 spot by years end.
2/3. 3-1 start will get us votes, 4-0 to get ranked but that would be dependent on how cincy and florida are doing. If they are struggling then 5-0 before we slip in at 21-22. If 5-0 we probably get a one week maybe two depending on margins.
4. We will be best in punt and kick coverage nationally or dang close, net punting will have a shot as well as takeaways. Rushing and passing will both be middle of the pack offensively and defensively with defensively being rate higher than offensively. In a crap league they would be better but week in and week out the sec is hard to put consistently big numbers up against.
 
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37. Is that how many players Dooley will have on the field during one play? Haha seriously though, that's hilarious - no Auburn. Ouch.
 
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tennesseefan31 said:
when i saw notre dame at number 6 i laughed this list off as a complete joke
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I wouldn't be too hasty, pard. The University of Notre Dame just so happens to be one of the most storied programs our nation has ever seen. Hell, they have the third most all time wins behind the University of Michigan and the University of Texas.
 
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Ashley Schaeffer said:
I wouldn't be too hasty, pard. The University of Notre Dame just so happens to be one of the most storied programs our nation has ever seen. Hell, they have the third most all time wins behind the University of Michigan and the University of Texas.
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In that case we should be number 9
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Ashley Schaeffer said:
I wouldn't be too hasty, pard. The University of Notre Dame just so happens to be one of the most storied programs our nation has ever seen. Hell, they have the third most all time wins behind the University of Michigan and the University of Texas.
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That might be remotely relevant if the teams playing this season were the teams from decades ago.
 
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Vol423 said:
That might be remotely relevant if the teams playing this season were the teams from decades ago.
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Well, we have to respect the tradition of programs, pard. Hell, you can't tell me that a squad like Texas Christian can just come up into a storied program's home turf and not show them the respect they deserve. Tradition has to count for a lot in this game, pard.
 
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IPorange said:
Regardless, the point is a given season's initial rankings shouldn't be based on 100 years of history. Otherwise Oregon would never be pre-season ranked.
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I most definitely see your point, pard. Hell, we have to give tradition its due in assessin' matchups, however. If not, what is it worth anyway?
 
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Ashley Schaeffer said:
I most definitely see your point, pard. Hell, we have to give tradition its due in assessin' matchups, however. If not, what is it worth anyway?
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It's worth almost nothing on the field. Off the field it is worth something, but even then the net value is greatly decided by recent success. All the tradition in the world but no recent success depreciates the tradition.
 
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IPorange said:
It's worth almost nothing on the field. Off the field it is worth something, but even then the net value is greatly decided by recent success. All the tradition in the world but no recent success depreciates the tradition.
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Hell, that's exactly what I thought before talkin' to some of y'all up here on this address, pard. They changed my mind sayin' that a fella should factor in the tradition and such. I thought I was in the wrong thinkin' they were in the wrong, but now, hell, I honestly don't know what to think. You got the traditioners on one hand, and the johnny-come-lately-and-oftens on the other'n. Maybe it's just a big ol' balancin' test with like nine or more factors.

So do I take into account the tradition of a squad in assessin' whether that squad is better'n another, or do I just probe the annals no more than a few years back?
 
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Ashley Schaeffer said:
Hell, that's exactly what I thought before talkin' to some of y'all up here on this address, pard. They changed my mind sayin' that a fella should factor in the tradition and such. I thought I was in the wrong thinkin' they were in the wrong, but now, hell, I honestly don't know what to think. You got the traditioners on one hand, and the johnny-come-lately-and-oftens on the other'n. Maybe it's just a big ol' balancin' test with like nine or more factors.

So do I take into account the tradition of a squad in assessin' whether that squad is better'n another, or do I just probe the annals no more than a few years back?
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Actually, they are two fundamentally different questions. If you ask me whether Oregon is a better team right now than Tennessee, the answer was clearly demonstrated on the field that, at present, Oregon is vastly superior. If you ask me which is the traditional power and which has been consistantly stronger over the course of its history, the answer is just as clear: Tennessee. Every program goes through peaks and valleys; the traditional powers are recognized as such because their peaks have been higher and more sustained and their valleys have been fewer and less pronounced. When you have 85 years (or more) of tradition, like Alabama or Tennessee or Michigan or Notre Dame, regardless of their current fortunes, you just have a fundamentally different perspective on success than a program whose claim to fame is predicated on the last 5, 10, or 20 years.
 
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Volosaurus rex said:
Actually, they are two fundamentally different questions. If you ask me whether Oregon is a better team right now than Tennessee, the answer was clearly demonstrated on the field that, at present, Oregon is vastly superior. If you ask me which is the traditional power and which has been consistantly stronger over the course of its history, the answer is just as clear: Tennessee. Every program goes through peaks and valleys; the traditional powers are recognized as such because their peaks have been higher and more sustained and their valleys have been fewer and less pronounced. When you have 85 years (or more) of tradition, like Alabama or Tennessee or Michigan or Notre Dame, regardless of their current fortunes, you just have a fundamentally different perspective on success than a program whose claim to fame is predicated on the last 5, 10, or 20 years.
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Hell, I guess I agreed with that in full before conversin' with some of the fellas up here on this address, pard. They almost had me convinced that I was in the wrong for thinkin' that a Tennessee-UCLA rivalry would be better contested based on recent years than a Tennessee-USC rivalry, because of tradition. Also, some of the fellas had me feelin' downright ashamed for even suggestin' a Montana victory over y'all wouldn't be as big at present as one over a squad like Boise State or Oregon. I sure do appreciate the clarification of your stance, pard, for I believe we stand together on this one here.
 
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It isn't like all tennessee fans have the same mind on things, ash.

I think most fans use tradition as a cloak given the hard times we've had as of late. That doesn't mean they're right.
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IPorange said:
It isn't like all tennessee fans have the same mind on things, ash.

I think most fans use tradition as a cloak given the hard times we've had as of late. That doesn't mean they're right.
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Yeah, I suppose you are correct, pard. Hell, maybe I've been lumpin' y'all into the same ol' heap a bit too much. I still think the vast majority of y'all are good ol', down home, rough nugget types of fellas, though. The type of fellas who'll have your back in the pit; you know, the type of fellas I wouldn't mind makin' mustard with...
 
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I don't care what ND tradition is. They are always overrated and look great until they play. The same goes for Ohio St.
 
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