Honest Predictions for 2019

How many wins in 2019?

  • 5 or less

    Votes: 39 9.1%

  • 6

    Votes: 56 13.1%

  • 7

    Votes: 180 42.2%

  • 8

    Votes: 138 32.3%

  • 9 or more

    Votes: 14 3.3%
  • Total voters
    427
  • Poll closed .
#51
#51
7-5

Wins:
Georgia State
Chattanooga
UAB
BYU
Kentucky

Win 2 of:
South Carolina
Vanderbilt
Mississippi State
Missouri

Losses:
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
 
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#52
#52
Vols410 said:
7-5

Wins:
Georgia State
Chattanooga
UAB
BYU
Kentucky

Win 2 of:
South Carolina
Vanderbilt
Mississippi State
Missouri

Losses:
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
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When you write it like that it seems pretty logical. I want to move Vandy to that first category, but nothing that has happened on Rocky Top the past 10 years justifies that.
 
#54
#54
BigOrangeMojo said:
I'm at 7-6

UT 45 Georgia State 10
UT 27 BYU 24
UT 41 Chattanooga 7
UT 17 UF 20
UT 20 UGA 24
UT 20 Miss State 21
UT 13 BAMA 28
UT 27 USC 21
UT 34 UAB 17
UT 21 UK 24
UT 20 Mizz 41
UT 31 Vandy 20

Bonus (Liberty Bowl)

UT 41, Baylor 31

Key predictions:

1. Due to close nature of most losses, we will be a "trendy" top 25 for 2020. We will be #23 in the preseason in 2020.
2. The theme next summer will be "Can we win close games"
3. OL will be a little better but we will be unable to churn out short yardage situations. Pressure will ramp up for Friend.
4. We will lay one egg this year at Mizzou. We will be competitive against Bama (for 3 quarters), UF, and UGA.
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Way too logical. Feels accurate. I hate vanilla
 
#55
#55
99gator said:
W-Miami (Orlando)
bye
W-UT-Martin
W-@Kentucky
W-Tennessee
W-Towson
W-Auburn
L-@LSU
W-@South Carolina
bye
L-Georgia (Jacksonville)
W-Vanderbilt
W-@Missouri
bye
W-Florida State

Some of the games I am putting as a "W" are certainly games they could lose and I wouldn't run to Vegas to go put money on them. I feel good about 4 of the first 5, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, and Florida State. They "should" beat Miami. Auburn and Missouri are the other games I think they are most likely to lose.
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I could see this but watch out for that South Carolina game, too. I’m predicting 8-4 for Florida because screw y’all. I don’t buy Florida yet. L’s to Auburn, LSU, UGA and Missouri.
 
#57
#57
I predict 9 wins. Should be a minimum of 7-8 wins, with a ceiling of 11 (wins against FL and Missouri). I'm not saying I would bet on 9 wins, but I'm just trying to be optimistic.

Georgia State - W
BYU - W
Chattanooga - W
UF - L
UGA - W
Miss State - W
BAMA - L
USC - W
UAB - W
UK - W
Mizz - L
Vandy - W
 
#63
#63
I'm in the 6-6 to 7-5 camp but when we get to November it will be as much about how we got there as the W's and L's. Say we start on a roll beat Florida and Miss State and get to the Bama game 5-1, then get beat up by the Tide and struggle to the end at 6-6. We'll feel bad about the season and wondering if Pruitt's the man. On the other hand if we start slow and lose some close ones but come out of the SCAR game 2-6 and then run the table with blow out wins over Kentucky and Vandy, we'll still be 6-6 but we'll all be saying 2020 is our year and Pruitt's our guy. So although 6-6 is 6-6 its also how it plays out that will determine how we feel about the season.
 
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#64
#64
1974Vol said:
I'm in the 6-6 to 7-5 camp but when we get to November it will be as much about how we got there as the W's and L's. Say we start on a roll beat Florida and Miss State and get to the Bama game 5-1, then get beat up by the Tide and struggle to the end at 6-6. We'll feel bad about the season and wondering if Pruitt's the man. On the other hand if we start slow and lose some close ones but come out of the SCAR game 2-6 and then run the table with blow out wins over Kentucky and Vandy, we'll still be 6-6 but we'll all be saying 2020 is our year and Pruitt's our guy. So although 6-6 is 6-6 its also how it plays out that will determine how we feel about the season.
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Agreed that we have to watch the how as much as the W-L.

When Butch had Oklahoma on the mat here as few years ago and just caked his trousers socks to belt, we all pretty much had to know he wasn't going to be the second coming of General Neyland.
 
#65
#65
7-5

UT 34 Georgia State 7
UT 35 BYU 27
UT 49 Chattanooga 13
UT 28 UF 35
UT 17 UGA 35
UT 27 Miss State 17
UT 21 BAMA 45
UT 24 USC 21
UT 28 UAB 10
UT 21 UK 24
UT 24 Mizz 38
UT 28 Vandy 17
 
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#66
#66
BigOrangeMojo said:
I'm at 7-6

UT 45 Georgia State 10
UT 27 BYU 24
UT 41 Chattanooga 7
UT 17 UF 20
UT 20 UGA 24
UT 20 Miss State 21
UT 13 BAMA 28
UT 27 USC 21
UT 34 UAB 17
UT 21 UK 24
UT 20 Mizz 41
UT 31 Vandy 20

Bonus (Liberty Bowl)

UT 41, Baylor 31

Key predictions:

1. Due to close nature of most losses, we will be a "trendy" top 25 for 2020. We will be #23 in the preseason in 2020.
2. The theme next summer will be "Can we win close games"
3. OL will be a little better but we will be unable to churn out short yardage situations. Pressure will ramp up for Friend.
4. We will lay one egg this year at Mizzou. We will be competitive against Bama (for 3 quarters), UF, and UGA.
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This looks spot on except flip the Florida score and you have my predicition
 
#68
#68
Georgia State - W
BYU - W
Chattanooga - W
UF - L
UGA - L
Miss State - W
BAMA - L
USC - W
UAB - W
UK - L
Mizz - L
Vandy - W
 
#69
#69
Rifleman said:
What are your honest expectations for 2019? Almost certainly in the 6-8 win range this year. I'm going to say 7, with a bunch of nail-biter games.

I'd be more shocked if we missed a bowl than with 9 wins though.

Predictions___________Actual Difference (Total)

UT 40 Georgia State 6
UT 31 BYU 21
UT 45 Chattanooga 10
UT 21 UF 35
UT 31 UGA 33
UT 21 Miss State 20
UT 10 BAMA 45
UT 24 USC 27
UT 55 UAB 13
UT 41 UK 24
UT 31 Mizz 33
UT 38 Vandy 13

Also:

How the 2018 Poll turned out

  • 4 or less 0.8%
  • 5 9.9%
  • 6 30.2%
  • 7 39.8%
  • 8 14.7%
  • 9 or more 4.6%
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8 wins with a bowl game. I want to make the UGA game a fourth quarter game....Bama is still to much rn. And UF should be close
 
#72
#72
I say say we lose to UGA, Bama, Mizzo, and either State or USC.
 
#74
#74
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Looks like 10 out of 100 called it correctly last year. Please Dear God, let's add at least 2 to 18's #! Thank You. Amen
 
#75
#75
UT 51 Georgia State 10
UT 27 BYU 20
UT 59 Chattanooga 3
UT 21 UF 41
UT 20 UGA 34
UT 27 Miss State 17
UT 27 BAMA 45
UT 24 USC 17
UT 51 UAB 20
UT 34 UK 17
UT 24 Mizz 34
UT 38 Vandy 20
 
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