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The only people who dislike winners are losers!
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You must have a lot of faith in Justin Fields. I really don't think OSU can go far without stellar QB play and I'm not sure Fields can produce that yet. He looked mediocre against decent competition at UGA and his spring game at OSU wasn't exactly impressive. Not sure how tough OSU's schedule is, but Michigan and PSU won't be pushovers.Here's my 2019 Preseason Top 25+1
1)Alabama 12-0
2)Clemson 11-1
3)Ohio State 12-0
4)Oklahoma 11-1
5)Georgia 10-2
6)Texas 11-1
7)Notre Dame 11-1
8)Texas A&M 10-2
9)Michigan 10-2
10)Florida 10-2
11)LSU 9-3
12)Oregon 10-2
13)Penn State 9-3
14)Virginia 10-2
15)Washington 9-3
16)UCF 11-1
17)Stanford 9-3
18)Miami 9-3
19)Tennessee 9-3
20)Northwestern 9-3
21)Syracuse 9-3
22)Iowa 9-3
23)Washington State 8-4
24)Utah 8-4
25)USC 8-4
26)Iowa State 8-4
Two years ago, would you have even thought we would be 26th this year? Having us ranked at 26th is massively impressive imo.
Two years ago, would you have even thought we would be 26th this year? Having us ranked at 26th is massively impressive imo.
Being ranked 26th should never be considered impressive. The 2017 record wasn't indicative of the talent on the team. They quit the last few games. Had they won at UF, who knows? USC came down to the last play.. Win those 2 and what is UTs record going into Nov?
I'm not one of those Can't Stand Butch After-the-fact fans, I couldn't stand him from day 1 but I always want UT to win so I hoped he succeeded while he was here.
UF was 4-7 in 2017. Recruiting rankings were pretty similar to UT. They made strides last season. Why does it always take longer at UT?
Because UF hasn’t gone through anything close to what we have. What were they in 2015 & 2016? Sorry but using UF to compare to us won’t work. It takes us so much longer because we have had idiotic leadership making their decisions ever since 2008.
You can claim their recruiting rankings were similar to ours but they really weren’t. UF selected much better players.
Literally means absolutely nothing to be ranked 26th in a preseason poll. Could’ve easily been 36th or 46th and nobody should’ve batted an eye. Tennessee needs to play well and earn something, earn a decent post season ranking before being “ranked” means anything.Brad Powers' Early 2019 Power Ratings for all 130 CFB Teams - CFB - Forums - Pregame.com
Just posted his early ratings. He has Tennessee at 26 which is optimistic and I hope it's true.
Anyways, he also has Tennessee as the most improved team from last year, but still a 20 point underdogs to Alabama.
You can check out last year's ratings here for comparison:
Final 2018 College Football Power Ratings (No. 1 through No. 130) - CFB - Forums - Pregame.com
I know it's the off-season and every post will be beating a dead horse... Including this one.
Because UF hasn’t gone through anything close to what we have. What were they in 2015 & 2016? Sorry but using UF to compare to us won’t work. It takes us so much longer because we have had idiotic leadership making their decisions ever since 2008.
You can claim their recruiting rankings were similar to ours but they really weren’t. UF selected much better players.
With all due respect BOT, one can claim, subjectively, that UF selected much better players.....but that fact is, their recruiting rankings, which is what Boca referenced, were virtually identical to ours during that period, with ours actually being a little better. From 2014-17, Tennessee’s average class ranking was 10.5, Florida’s 13.3.
If our O-Line improves and we stay healthy on the D-Line we can have a really good year imo. Our DB and WR core is loaded with talent and experience and imo JG will have a great season under Chaney.
The key to 2019 is the O-Line plain and simple. It kept us from bowling last year and it will be the difference between a 9-3 or 5-7 season.
Being ranked 26th should never be considered impressive. The 2017 record wasn't indicative of the talent on the team. They quit the last few games. Had they won at UF, who knows? USC came down to the last play.. Win those 2 and what is UTs record going into Nov?
I'm not one of those Can't Stand Butch After-the-fact fans, I couldn't stand him from day 1 but I always want UT to win so I hoped he succeeded while he was here.
UF was 4-7 in 2017. Recruiting rankings were pretty similar to UT. They made strides last season. Why does it always take longer at UT?