Early Lines on Tennessee vs UGA and Bama

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I'm not that familiar with these guys, so take it for what it's worth. (via @JimmyVaccaro)

10/1/16 Tennessee @ Georgia (PK)
10/15/16 Alabama (-3.5) @ Tennessee

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well, obviously safe to say that both of those lines could change a lot by then....:)
 
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jakez4ut said:
well, obviously safe to say that both of those lines could change a lot by then....:)
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I personally think it's crazy that they come up with individual game lines in May, but whatever works for them I guess.
 
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OU is a 14 point favorite vs Texas. Did they not see the game this year?????
 
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I also didn't realize Arky plays @TCU early in season. Nice list of big games to look over.
 
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I do not bet but I find it interesting they did not place line on Tn vs Fl or Tn vs VT though.
 
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jakez4ut said:
it's never too early to start taking money......:good!:
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You are right on. I've noticed, when you actually start talking $$$$, and are willing to make the bet with a given "Fan", his "Fandom" suddenly needs a Viagra, but any case, not as quick to pony up as his words have lead you to believe. Looking forward to the day when Tennessee will not just have Lottery(s), but will have sportsbook betting, OTB, etc.
 
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Even though the UGA game is a Pick'em, people here will want Jones fired if we lose that game. More over, if TN drops only UGA and Bama, but wins the rest, that 10-2 record may not be enough to win the East as UGA has an easy schedule and will be unlikely to drop three conference games. I will be satisfied with this result (10-2, but not winning the East) but I assume many may not.
 
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Neyland Law Vol said:
Even though the UGA game is a Pick'em, people here will want Jones fired if we lose that game. More over, if TN drops only UGA and Bama, but wins the rest, that 10-2 record may not be enough to win the East as UGA has an easy schedule and will be unlikely to drop three conference games. I will be satisfied with this result (10-2, but not winning the East) but I assume many may not.
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you are correct. we're throwing this "should win the east" thing around like it's no big deal, and w/out a care in the world how the other teams might actually have a path to it, despite TN being so much better than everyone else (I say tongue in cheek)....and the easiest way FL or GA has to the East is via their schedules. neither one of them as a road game as tough as aTm and neither of them play Bama. so the games against each other are, as usual, extremely important. FL's conf schedule really is LSU, GA and TN. GA's is TN, FL, Ole Miss and Auburn.

we start our 4 game stretch with FL and @ GA.

if we're going to go 10-2 and still go to ATL, we need to win those two games, period. and then take our chances the rest of the way. lose to FL or GA and and some of, if not all (depending on the winner of the Fl/GA game), the control is removed from us......
 
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jakez4ut said:
you are correct. we're throwing this "should win the east" thing around like it's no big deal, and w/out a care in the world how the other teams might actually have a path to it, despite TN being so much better than everyone else (I say tongue in cheek)....and the easiest way FL or GA has to the East is via their schedules. neither one of them as a road game as tough as aTm and neither of them play Bama. so the games against each other are, as usual, extremely important. FL's conf schedule really is LSU, GA and TN. GA's is TN, FL, Ole Miss and Auburn.

we start our 4 game stretch with FL and @ GA.

if we're going to go 10-2 and still go to ATL, we need to win those two games, period. and then take our chances the rest of the way. lose to FL or GA and and some of, if not all (depending on the winner of the Fl/GA game), the control is removed from us......
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Agreed. The problem is we play Bama so if we lose one of those two early, we are looking at 10-2 best likely case, and because of the tie breaker, we would need the team we lose to, to drop three conference games. I don't see where UGA loses three, and UF if they beat us will be hard pressed to drop three in conference.
 
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Neyland Law Vol said:
Agreed. The problem is we play Bama so if we lose one of those two early, we are looking at 10-2 best likely case, and because of the tie breaker, we would need the team we lose to, to drop three conference games. I don't see where UGA loses three, and UF if they beat us will be hard pressed to drop three in conference.
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We can beat Bama at home. We played them strong at their place last year. We'll take FL this year. And GA is starting a freshman QB and has to play NC to open the season and then travel to Ole Miss before they play us. I just don't see your scenario. Could it happen? Yes. But my bet is on Tennessee this year. It's us fans that are stuck in the second class citizen mindset. Not the players. A few in game coaching adjustments last year, not players doing stupid crap, and we would have been in the playoffs. I'm drinking the koolaid until proven otherwise on the field. Go Vols!!!
 
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VolsnRavens said:
We can beat Bama at home. We played them strong at their place last year. We'll take FL this year. And GA is starting a freshman QB and has to play NC to open the season and then travel to Ole Miss before they play us. I just don't see your scenario. Could it happen? Yes. But my bet is on Tennessee this year. It's us fans that are stuck in the second class citizen mindset. Not the players. A few in game coaching adjustments last year, not players doing stupid crap, and we would have been in the playoffs. I'm drinking the koolaid until proven otherwise on the field. Go Vols!!!
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I hope you are right. You probably are correct part of my thinking derives from the "second class" mindset from living through the Dooley years.
 
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Freak said:
I'm not that familiar with these guys, so take it for what it's worth. (via @JimmyVaccaro)

10/1/16 Tennessee @ Georgia (PK)
10/15/16 Alabama (-3.5) @ Tennessee

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The pre Cam Robinson goes to the pokey line. I wonder what missing an All American starting LT to protect a new QB will do to the betting line now?
 
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jkleno said:
OU is a 14 point favorite vs Texas. Did they not see the game this year?????
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The game in 2015 will have little, if any, impact whatsoever on the game in 2016. OU will still have a superior roster.

Following your logic, the first team to win a game in a series would always win by the same point spread after that first game.
 
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