Game by Game Predictions

#26
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sjt18 said:
I would like some objective reasons from those predicting a loss to LSU. I’m not sure why that’s anything worse than a toss up right now
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It's easily a toss up right now as both teams stand this early in the offseason. They have more questions marks than we do with lots of roster turnover and a new staff. We have a good idea what we are brining back. Lots of starters and an entire coaching staff that performed very well last year. We aren't done with the transfer portal either. I know people are worried about it, but we are going to add more players and we will get better from it.

The only reason people strongly doubt we will beat them is because we just haven't won SEC games like that in a long time.
 
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knox-townVOL said:
9-3 with losses to LSU, Georgia, and Bama.

I would certainly take it, but man we need the bowl win if that’s the case. We HAVE to break this streak of no double digit win seasons. It’s been a lonnnng time.
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10-2 with losses to Alabama and Georgia.
 
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It all depends on our defensive backs imo. We decent play we are going to absolutely torch most teams not med Bama or UGA..
 
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sjt18 said:
I would like some objective reasons from those predicting a loss to LSU. I’m not sure why that’s anything worse than a toss up right now
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Well according to the 247 talent composite LSU is #5 (91.57 avg). While TN is #19 (88.01 avg). We have double the amount of 3* (48) as they do (24). Brian Kelly is a much more successful head coach than Heupel. LSU is known as one of the most difficult places to play at.

We are yet again thin on both sides of the ball. Especially when it comes to “quality” depth. So they have more talent and the better coach. I don’t really see how you can put the game under a toss up.
 
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Berry4Heisman14 said:
People are forgetting how had our defense was last season and that we lost a lot off of it. Good chance our defense is even worse
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Nah. I think the defense will be better. First year in a new system jitters imo. Even with a bad defense we were a few plays away from winning 10 games. Specifically we could have easily hung 60 on SC. There is a SC YouTuber that has access to inside info about the team and has said Luke Doty (not Rattler) has a real shot at being their starting QB.
 
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orangetaz said:
Game by game predictions for Tennessee Vols in 2022
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It seems like everybody is predicting Florida to have a weak team in 2022 and be a non-factor in the SEC east. I'm not going to say the consensus is definitely wrong, but I looked at their roster the other day and they have a lot of talent. It remains to be seen if Napier can turn them into a good football team by September but it's too soon to rule it out IMO.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Well according to the 247 talent composite LSU is #5 (91.57 avg). While TN is #19 (88.01 avg). We have double the amount of 3* (48) as they do (24). Brian Kelly is a much more successful head coach than Heupel. LSU is known as one of the most difficult places to play at.

We are yet again thin on both sides of the ball. Especially when it comes to “quality” depth. So they have more talent and the better coach. I don’t really see how you can put the game under a toss up.
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But, but, but, new coach new system etc

Not sure about current talent but one glaring omission you made was the QB position. There are other counterpoints but I’m not sure you’d care.
 
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DawgInterloper said:
It seems like everybody is predicting Florida to have a weak team in 2022 and be a non-factor in the SEC east. I'm not going to say the consensus is definitely wrong, but I looked at their roster the other day and they have a lot of talent. It remains to be seen if Napier can turn them into a good football team by September but it's too soon to rule it out IMO.
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Florida has very good starters at pretty much every position, and some very good 2’s at some positions. But you need more than that in the SEC. I think UF will be slightly better than last year but I don’t expect them to compete for anything of significance. I do however, think UF will be a “tough out” for everyone they play. I think 7-5, 8-4 overall, probably losing to some mid-tier or average teams while also maybe pulling an upset or two.
 
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sjt18 said:
But, but, but, new coach new system etc

Not sure about current talent but one glaring omission you made was the QB position. There are other counterpoints but I’m not sure you’d care.
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By all means share them. I gave you what you asked for. Not sure about current talent? LSU is more talented. That’s not up for debate. Yea we have the better QB but that doesn’t mean we can beat them. We had the much better QB against Perdue yet we lost. LSU has the much better defense.
 
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DawgInterloper said:
It seems like everybody is predicting Florida to have a weak team in 2022 and be a non-factor in the SEC east. I'm not going to say the consensus is definitely wrong, but I looked at their roster the other day and they have a lot of talent. It remains to be seen if Napier can turn them into a good football team by September but it's too soon to rule it out IMO.
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TN fans have been saying UF is gonna be weak almost every season for quite a few years. And year after year it makes no difference. UF usually plays their best game against us. I mean look at last year. UF was terrible. Yet they absolutely smoked us. I think Napier is going to end up being much better than Mullen was.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
By all means share them. I gave you what you asked for. Not sure about current talent? LSU is more talented. That’s not up for debate.
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Sure it is. But it reflects negatively on UT right now so you of course hold that opinion. To you, it couldn't be that O's reputation as a recruiter maybe got his guys some bumps that they haven't altogether earned since starting to play. Maybe it wasn't just poor coaching but maybe a roster that wasn't as talented as advertised that got him fired? And the accuracy or lack thereof of the recruiting sites... make #19 and #5 potentially a lot closer in reality than your narrative permits.

Yea we have the better QB but that doesn’t mean we can beat them. We had the much better QB against Perdue yet we lost. LSU has the much better defense.
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UT and LSU weren't far apart on D last year. Offensively they weren't close to UT in any measure. But I'll acknowledge that if UT doesn't improve on D then it will be difficult to beat any good team. However if they do get better... well, that's impossible because you've decided they sucked last year so improvement is out of the question.

The issue with you is that you think Kelly will solve all of their offensive AND defensive issues right away but UT has no shot at improving. You discount the possibility that the form 3* Tillman is better than LSU's returning guys.

You are on a negative bent... and I don't seem to be the only one noticing it. Seems like maybe you dislike Heupel for some reason. Not sure.
 
#44
#44
BigOrangeTrain said:
I see losses to UF, UGA, Bama and LSU. If we lose another of the other games, then the season will be a major disappointment.
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Agree. Those 4 are a given until we actually beat one of them. My key games are Pitt and South Carolina. Those concern me. I see a split there. Sticking with 6-7 wins until the defense is SEC caliber.
 
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UT and LSU had 4 common opponents last year: Bama, Florida, Kentucky and Ole Miss. They played Bama and Florida better, we played Ole Miss and Kentucky better. We both went 1-3 in those games. In those games, our offense averaged 2 points more per game and our defense gave up a touchdown more per game than theirs.

LSU

@ bama, L 20-14
Florida, W 49-42
@ kentucky, L 42-21
@Ole Miss, L 31-17

PF: 101 (25.25 avg) PA: 135 (33.75 avg)

UT

@ bama, L 52-24
@Florida, L 38-14
@ kentucky, W 45-42
Ole Miss, L 31-26

PF: 109 (27.25 avg) PA: 163 (40.75 avg)

This game is winnable but it's a toss-ups at best, I'd call it a toss-up, but traditionally you give the edge for two evenly matched teams to the home team, perhaps more so to LSU since they are tough to beat down there, particularly at night. If we beat them, it'll be a damn good win, and the kind of game we have usually lost since Fulmer was shown the door (the first time).
 
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#46
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LSU, UF, SC, UK, and Pitt are still tossups right now. Could be 5 wins, very unlikely to be 5 losses though. L's to Bama, UGA, probable record 8-4 with one surprise win, one surprise loss.
 
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#47
#47
Savannahbayvol said:
Pitt and Florida HUGE

Win both and we could be on the way to a special season

Win 1 and we are on track to meet expectations

Lose both and probably headed for another 7 win season

Pitt lost Pickett but got a big name from the portal, forgot who it was.
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The QB transfer is named Kedon Slovis from USC. He was supposed to be a big time get but there is still a battle for the starting position heading into the fall. Hope that works in our favor!
 
#48
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LSU’s coach could have his accent down by the time our game rolls around so the players might start believing by then. Could be a tough match up. 😁
 
#49
#49
We're going to lose to Bama and Georgia.

Sans the curse, we finally beat Florida.

Pitt is a tossup on the road. I think we are better off this time since they don't have Pickett, but we can't afford mistakes up there.

LSU - dunno. They're going to be tough. How well they fit Kelly's system in his first year is the question here.

South Carolina is the wild card in the deck. If their shaky O Line can keep Rattler healthy that derp in the season, this might be too close for comfort. If not, we need to contain his scrambling and we'll win.

We win the rest. We could be anywhere from 7-5 to 10-2.

...IF the NCAA stops the fake injuries to slow down our offense.

I see probably 9-3, but hope for 10-2.
 
#50
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Nah. I think the defense will be better. First year in a new system jitters imo. Even with a bad defense we were a few plays away from winning 10 games. Specifically we could have easily hung 60 on SC. There is a SC YouTuber that has access to inside info about the team and has said Luke Doty (not Rattler) has a real shot at being their starting QB.
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That isn't happening.
 
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