If UT loses to UF......

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jakez4ut said:
predictions are overrated. especially this year.

we're not a great football team. the only things that would surprise me:
1. lose to Utep
2. lose to UNCC
3. beat UGA
4. beat Bama
5. beat Auburn


past that, everything esle is fair game, win or lose.
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That's good way to look at it. We may or may not beat UF, but one thing I'm relatively certain of is that he'll have this bunch playing better in November than September. IF this happens, we'll win a few SEC games later in the season.
 
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njvols said:
That's good way to look at it. We may or may not beat UF, but one thing I'm relatively certain of is that he'll have this bunch playing better in November than September. IF this happens, we'll win a few SEC games later in the season.
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Yep. Pre season optimism being what it is, some are a little disappointed.

But really, nothing has changed regarding this seasons outlook.

5 to 7 wins.
 
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We probably won't make a bowl of we lose. But, given what we've seen, we might want to be prepared for that even if we win.
 
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Volatility said:
Yeah, if we lose to UF it could get ugly. And if my aunt grows a pair, she could be my uncle. It's a long season, and we've only played two games. Let's not play the what if game.
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I love how people always say its a long season. College football is 12 short weeks. I believe its the shortest season in all of sports, college or pro. And theres no preseason like the NFL has. Do you really expect a bunch of teenagers to be THAT much better in just a few weeks? What I tend to see is that teams are at their very best at week 2 or 3 and because of injuries, lack of depth, and demoralization due to the fact that if you lose 2 or 3 of your first few games your season is all but a loss, it only goes downhill.

If players dont get that momentum out of the gate, it tends to be a "long season" in the minds of the fans because of all the losing, but in fact its a very short and brutal season.
 
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jakez4ut said:
On the defense... You think getting ce ce back makes a big impact?
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Cece is outstanding against the run and so in MLB David Reese. They’re both hopefully back. That has to help. That doesn’t help us out at the other glaring spot, safety, but there’s no doubt the overall defense will be better with Cece and Reese back.
 
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It does make sense @MWAVolfan because if we lose to UF we likely don’t win a game in October. It’s difficult to bounce back from that type of downward spiral and start winning again especially with a new team like this. Maybe making a bowl is enough motivation for them though.

Pruitt will probably “reset” the season in November and tell these guys they’re 0-0 to help climb out of the abyss.
 
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Jack Burton said:
It does make sense @MWAVolfan because if we lose to UF we likely don’t win a game in October. It’s difficult to bounce back from that type of downward spiral and start winning again especially with a new team like this. Maybe making a bowl is enough motivation for them though.

Pruitt will probably “reset” the season in November and tell these guys they’re 0-0 to help climb out of the abyss.
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You’ll probably change your own narrative as the season goes along...to fit what’s actually happening.
 
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It’s expected that we lose, but if we win no one will care bc they lost to UK and are having a down year.
 
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MWAVolfan said:
You may very well see another 0-8 SEC season.

I'm already on record as saying UT wont win a road SEC game this year. After seeing UF get thumped by Kentucky on their own field, I see one of two possibilities...

We beat UF and UK and go on to have a nice 7 win season or we lose to both of them and Vandy too and go 0-8 in the SEC again.

I think UF, UK and VU are our only viable SEC wins this year. If UF beats us, watch out.
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I bet you are A BLAST at parties...you would be the guy that gets drawn all over with markers when you pass out....
 
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Jack Burton said:
It does make sense @MWAVolfan because if we lose to UF we likely don’t win a game in October. It’s difficult to bounce back from that type of downward spiral and start winning again especially with a new team like this. Maybe making a bowl is enough motivation for them though.

Pruitt will probably “reset” the season in November and tell these guys they’re 0-0 to help climb out of the abyss.
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So what exactly is different now than when the schedule came out?

Y'all are presenting this scenario like it's brand new.

Shocker... That 5 games in September and October are tough.

This falls in the category of "no duh"
 
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butchna said:
How badass was the U two weeks ago? Now what?
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Yeah and I'm guessing the U never "gets better" now that we know what they are like on the field. Maybe they do, probably not.

Predicting what a team will or wont do BEFORE a game is played is much harder to do then predicting what they will do once you see them on the field once or twice.
 
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jakez4ut said:
So what exactly is different now than when the schedule came out?

Y'all are presenting this scenario like it's brand new.

Shocker... That 5 games in September and October are tough.

This falls in the category of "no duh"
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The point, my friend is that if you dont beat UF and then run the gauntlet, you're going into November having won two cupcake games and nothing else.

That will take a HUUUUUUGE toll on a bunch of true frosh players. All the sudden UK and Mizzou will look like Alabama to these kids.

If you dont think this UF game is monumental, you're kidding yourself. This team isnt going to just magically turn and run the table in november without any significant wins under its belt. You dont have to be Nostradamus to see that.
 
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MWAVolfan said:
The point, my friend is that if you dont beat UF and then run the gauntlet, you're going into November having won two cupcake games and nothing else.

That will take a HUUUUUUGE toll on a bunch of true frosh players. All the sudden UK and Mizzou will look like Alabama to these kids.
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I got news for you, and apparently it's brand new news, that scenario is as true today add it was the day Pruitt accepted the job.
 
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MWAVolfan said:
It wasnt a conclusion so much as an educated guess that I think has more than a far shot at being true. I think its at least fair to say that Dan Mullen (at this point until proven otherwise) is a better and proven coach in the SEC and he is coaching a consistently better football program and with consistently better talent and UK just beat them on THEIR field. So if UT gets beaten on its own field by a team that lost at home to UK, why is it so far fetched to believe they cant do the same to UT? and if UK beats us, its a better than fair bet to believe we lose to USCjr at their place and Mizzou with a great QB (very much like WVU).

so then, who do we logically beat if we lose to UF? Vandy?

I mean, you can always play the "anything can happen, lets just let them play" card, but thats a weak card to play on a message board dont you think?
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Educated guess which leads to a conclusion, but I'm not going to argue semantics. What I find ridiculous is how you find the whole season or to be more specific, going winless in SEC hinging on one potential loss. I'm not trying to play that "card" but it's also ridiculous to ignore how college football is unpredictable. Teams can change from week to week and we've seen that time and time again in college football. Like I said, if that's the way you feel, so be it. I disagree.
 
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