Chance at an 8 win season

[gasguy98]

Looking at the schedule and how we performed against Florida I think the POTENTIAL is there for 8 wins. Probably won't happen but it is there.
Anyone disagree?

 

[VFLCodyGBO]

Looking at the schedule and how we performed against Florida I think the POTENTIAL is there for 8 wins. Probably won't happen but it is there.
Anyone disagree?

The potential is always there, but 6-6 is a realistic stretch goal for this year with 5-7 being where we probably should land.

 

[dlturner00]

Looking at the schedule and how we performed against Florida I think the POTENTIAL is there for 8 wins. Probably won't happen but it is there.
Anyone disagree?

ZERO chance!

 

[chrismc1000]

Disagree, we will lose to Bama, Ole Miss, and Georgia. Kentucky is a toss up could go either way.
South Carolina, mizzou, South Alabama, and vandy is all wins imo

 

[IluvdoubleD's]

you guys are seriously trying to break Pruitts record aren't you?

 

[EastTNVol423]

DISAGREE.....5 wins. 6 if we get lucky

 

[VolBricks]

There is a chance for a 10 win season, the chance is about .0000000000001% but I'm tellin' you there's a chance.

 

[wmcovol]

Overall offensive execution has to improve a lot for Vols to win 8 games.

 

[VolNRaleighNC]

I think we’ll land at 4-8 due to attrition with injuries, maybe 5-7. Vandy and S. Alabama are the only Ws I see left. Possibly one of Mizzou or SC if we have everyone healthy and we get a few bounces that go our way.

We just can’t seem to get out of our own way with penalties and missed execution. Projecting things to magically “click” this season is asinine.

 

[IluvdoubleD's]

if you guys think you are just going to walk over south alabama, you are not only mistaken, you will lose. They can beat you.

 

[The Original Fade]

Wins vs Mizzou, SC, Vandy, and USA will put us at 6-6 and is an attainable and reasonable goal. If we could pull a road upset of Kentucky that would be icing on the cake

 

[JRich]

Disagree.

I thought we had a chance at 8-4 before the season, however offensive play is not at the level that I expected it to be. Needed to win Pitt to go 8-4.

How they play this week against Missouri will determine if I think they win more than 4 games this season.

 

[BigOrangeAl 1979]

Much better chance for a 4-8 season than 8-4 especially if the injuries start piling up

 

[Vol_in_NC_1999]

Looking at the schedule and how we performed against Florida I think the POTENTIAL is there for 8 wins. Probably won't happen but it is there.
Anyone disagree?

 

[Carp]

if you guys think you are just going to walk over south alabama, you are not only mistaken, you will lose. They can beat you.

South Alabama has a decent QB in Jake Bentley (yes, that Jake Bentley). But come man, they needed a last second FG just to beat a Bowling Green team that we dominated from start to finish. No reason we shouldn't roll South Alabama by 20+.

 

[TNinSC]

Finishing the regular season 7-5 and a guranteed winning record would be freaking amazing and a true testament of good coaching.

Dooley first season: 6-7
Jones first season: 5-7
Pruitt first season 5-7

 

[BigOrangeAl 1979]

South Alabama has a decent QB in Jake Bentley (yes, that Jake Bentley). But come man, they needed a last second FG just to beat a Bowling Green team that we dominated from start to finish. No reason we shouldn't roll South Alabama by 20+.

. Jake Bentley must be pushing 30 now

 

[FBtime]

I think it depends on how healthy we get and remain. We can get there with Hooker and no injuries to key players like Theo, an OL, Baron, etc. We simply do not have the depth yet to replace them. Hooker is the most important player...without him we go from potential 8-4 to 4-8

 

[photovol]

Looking at the schedule and how we performed against Florida I think the POTENTIAL is there for 8 wins. Probably won't happen but it is there.
Anyone disagree?

Looks more like a 4-5 win season with the players we currently have

 

[IluvdoubleD's]

Major Applewhite will turn Jake Bentley, and that crew of redneck riviera athletes that florida and alabama didnt have room for into world beaters.

 

[ACvol3]

if you guys think you are just going to walk over south alabama, you are not only mistaken, you will lose. They can beat you.

They did beat southern miss and bowling green

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

I think a reasonable peak (with some breaks from injury/game perspective) is 7-5. If you combine that with a favorable bowl match up, maybe you get to 8.

This still looks like a 5 or 6 win team, at best.

 

[Carp]

. Jake Bentley must be pushing 30 now

Only 23 surprisingly. One of the rare 6 year grad players under 24 years old.

 

[GetYouSomeofThat]

Looking at the schedule and how we performed against Florida I think the POTENTIAL is there for 8 wins. Probably won't happen but it is there.
Anyone disagree?

I do now.
Going into the season i felt like of we stsrted 3-0 then 8 or 9 was a possibility. Now...i think 7 is probably as good as its going to get.

 

[BigOrangeAl 1979]

Only 23 surprisingly. One of the rare 6 year grad players under 24 years old.

. Oh yea I think he enrolled early at SC and was still 17 ruined our season in 2016