It was a very realistic breakdown by Feldman and I'm a posivol. He's right in that beating MSU and the nobodies in November but losing to Bama and USC will be an unimpressive 8-4. However, I'm not sure Hart fires Dooley if that plays out and UT is 8-4. I would bet 8-4 gets Dooley another year.
Hopefully the coaches and players find a way to win those games and upset Bama or USC, 9-3 with an upset over one of those two would be really good for recruiting. UT is close to landing some elite players like D. Green, Vonn Bell, Toby Johnson, Marquez North and others. 9-3 will likely get Dooley an extension and those elite players will come to Knoxville and the negative recruiting about CDD's hotseat will go away for the time being.
On the flip side if UT loses to Bama, USC and another game then Hart likely makes a change. Won't have much of a choice. JMO
Should be an interesting month ahead...