I feel like I can find at least 8 wins. Just looking at the layout of the schedule and to intrigue some conversation, when is the last time Tennessee was undefeated going in to The Third Saturday in October against the Tide?? Lets say we get beat like a drum by Bama and we are 5-1. Wins against UT Martin and UK at home brings you to 7-1 with then a contest against Georgia. Lets say we lose that one too. 7-2 with Mizzou, USC jr, and Vandy to finish the season 10-2. The swing games are Florida at home which we should be favored and a toss up at LSU with all the turnover. I like our chances against Pitt on the road, UK at home, and USC jr does not scare me either. I think absolute floor is 7-5 and that would be a failure in my eyes with the ceiling being 10-2. 10-2 after being 3-7 two years ago under Pruitt and that regime is nothing more than a blessing Tennessee fans have been in dire need of for decades.
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