Here’s the thing not many people probably want to hear

[rocketskates]

Have seen nothing so far out of Florida that impresses me.

Agreed. We break the Swamp curse this year. Napier won't even be coaching there when we play them and they will have a losing record. Stadium will be half filled. Luckily, for the first time in a long time Tennessee and Florida are trending in different directions.

 

[bornbleddinorange]

Run down teams this year
#1 OSU beat #7 Texas
#2 PSU has played Air
#3 LSU beat a then #4 Clemson who just lost to unranked GaTech
#4 Oregon has played Air
#5 Miami beat #4 Notre Dame
#6 Georgia beat #15 VOLS
#7 Texas is overrated offense not good
#8 Notre Dame barely beat TA&M #16
#9 Illinois has played air
#10 FSU beat then #8 bama
#11 USC got curb stomped by Vandy
#12 Clemson lost to unranked GAtech
#13 OK beat Michigan
#14 Iowa Stare beat then #17 Kansas Stare who since then lost to Army and Arizona


So who above this is really better than us?
OSU
PSU
MIAMI
OREGON
GEORGIA
NOTRE DAME
OK - will find out
FSU

We would beat
Texas - overrated
Illinois
Iowa State
LSU - they did not impress me against Florida

I think we are a top 10 team. We won’t be ranked top 10 but we are playing at that level.

AM won bud

 

[macrovol]

I thought we played an outstanding game. For the first time in a long time we looked competitive against Georgia. It was a great called game by the coaching staff.

Up until the strip sack. After that, we got too conservative, played not to lose.

 

[Go47]

Up until the strip sack. After that, we got too conservative, played not to lose.

 

[DougVol]

Huepel needs to realize his own shortcomings first before 1 can happen. Lot if ball left to be played

Really? Looked to me like he threw the kitchen sink at a team rotating 5 stars like a pinwheel.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

You are correct. But I think we will. Hope I'm wrong

No you don't. Go ahead and admit you like watching us lose. Your posts are generally negative and are geared as to why we will lose

 

[Lekvolrrah]

Really? Looked to me like he threw the kitchen sink at a team rotating 5 stars like a pinwheel.

And it still wasn't good enough

 

[DougVol]

And it still wasn't good enough

Exactly. You’re gonna need to be perfect when the other team is gashing you for 6 yards a carry.

 

[volbound1700]

Have seen nothing so far out of Florida that impresses me.

Yeah, if we go 9-3, it is more likely that Oklahoma or Mississippi State is our 3rd loss than Florida.

 

[MeanOrange]

We have given up 70 points to (2) passing teams. Think we have a problem in the secondary? Remember Rattler in 2022 when SC passed us to death.
We definitely need a lot of upgrades in our secondary. Thought JH went to conservative in the final drive. Putting the game in the kickers hand?
I would have given the ball to GA. in the overtime first. JH should have known that a FG was not going to win the game.

 

[LadyVolette]

Although I am disappointed, I am also proud.. if things are logical, Georgia should go down in ranking at least five spots and we should go up about five spots.. because according to the scoreboard, we were pretty evenly matched. Girl math.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

We have given up 70 points to (2) passing teams. Think we have a problem in the secondary? Remember Rattler in 2022 when SC passed us to death.
We definitely need a lot of upgrades in our secondary. Thought JH went to conservative in the final drive. Putting the game in the kickers hand?
I would have given the ball to GA. in the overtime first. JH should have known that a FG was not going to win the game.

Our first team all American corner is out and so is the second corner. We started a true freshman yesterday. Against UGA. That’s thrown to the wolves. They knew it and picked on him from the very first play. If we have McCoy and Gibson we win. I honestly think we would’ve won by more than a TD if those guys were healthy and available.

 

[sami]

It also may come down to who we beat. We need to beat someone that will finish in top 10. B1G still has a slew of teams in contention like Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Oregon, etc. SEC has a slew of teams as well. I feel like we are going to have to be 10-2 to be safe.

We will have to beat two out of OK, AL, and FL, in which case the loss to UGa won't hurt as much if they truly stick with strength of schedule. The issue is the Big 10's creampuff schedules, all of them playing two, maybe three tough games all season.

Penn State opened with three FCS teams, then a week off before Oregon at home - the fact that schedules like that are rewarded while the SEC is cannibalizing itself weekly is the biggest problem with the system IMO.

 

[volbound1700]

We will have to beat two out of OK, AL, and FL, in which case the loss to UGa won't hurt as much if they truly stick with strength of schedule. The issue is the Big 10's creampuff schedules, all of them playing two, maybe three tough games all season.

Penn State opened with three FCS teams, then a week off before Oregon at home - the fact that schedules like that are rewarded while the SEC is cannibalizing itself weekly is the biggest problem with the system IMO.

BuT they PlAy 9 CoNferEnce games will be the lame excuse.

 

[MeanOrange]

We will have to beat two out of OK, AL, and FL, in which case the loss to UGa won't hurt as much if they truly stick with strength of schedule. The issue is the Big 10's creampuff schedules, all of them playing two, maybe three tough games all season.

Penn State opened with three FCS teams, then a week off before Oregon at home - the fact that schedules like that are rewarded while the SEC is cannibalizing itself weekly is the biggest problem with the system IMO.

If any of these teams watch film of the game, they will pass us to death.The entire SEC looks very tough this year.

 

[DaddyChad]

We've still gotta win in Gainesville and Tuscaloosa, something we haven't done in forever. Just like today, until we prove we can win against those 3 they have to be considered losses. Hope I'm wrong

Florida does seem to have our number. If I’m being honest though that OU game scares me more at home.

 

[Sooner90]

We’re a pretty damn good football team.

Georgia is a damn good team probably a top five team in the country. They have one of the best coaches in the country if not the best coach right now. Despise all the complaints from fans the scheme was good enough to win, our execution just wasn’t. We’re going to get healthy and be a thorn in the ass for anyone else we play this year.

Team played relentlessly against a loaded Georgia juggernaut, which last year also destroyed texas in Austin and beat then at the sec game and had a bad unlucky game that prevented it frI’m going to the championship game .
No one quit !!! the team is resilient and never gives up . FG was a damper but this is football . heupel is not to blame but he needs to look for a better DC next season . 38 points should have won it .

 

[VolCalls]

Yeah, a few more catches/slightly more accurate passes and we win. Got a bit unlucky on calls being roughly even too. That play Matthews got his helmet taken off was some garbage

None of that mattered. Gilbert makes that kick 9 out of 10 times, and the false start moving it back 5 yards had nothing to do with it - he simply choked.

 

[CINCYVOL]

We've still gotta win in Gainesville and Tuscaloosa, something we haven't done in forever. Just like today, until we prove we can win against those 3 they have to be considered losses. Hope I'm wrong

Well, we have beaten Bama and FL recently.

 

[WaywardVol]

If we had McCoy, Moi, and Hobbs we win that game.

If our head coach doesn’t ice his own kicker. If our DC doesn’t empty the box on that one drive where they ran the ball 13 out of 14 for a TD. If we didn’t go into a shell on offense in the 2nd quarter.