If We Beat Florida & Go 9-3 Is The Season Still Acceptable?

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#151
Winning out/9-3 is acceptable. Barely. You’ve passed the class with a C. 8-4 is not. 8-4 is a failure. Florida absolutely blows and I don’t care how “good” Vandy is. That should be a win at home.
 
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njvols said:
I agree...however, going into the season down your 2 best DBs and a stellar D which graduated or transferred high talent, along with an unknown at QB...if you told me we'd go 9-3, I'd probably take it.

When I saw what JA could do w/ this offense, I adjusted my expectations...and it turns out he's probably about what we were told about him coming in...gunslinger who can make plays, but prone to interceptions, and this team not good enough on D or rushing the ball to overcome multiple turnovers + 3 and out's.
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What I'm saying is in his 5th season, Huepel should not be having these "gap" years anymore, if he were recruiting and pulling from the portal at the level he should be. 9-3 and going to a decent bowl might have been a decent season 3 years ago, but not in 2025. The 12 team (and soon to be 16) playoff changed all that.
 
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ru4real-really? said:
It’s 7 5. We won’t beat Gators or Vandy. At least the team I’ve been watching can’t beat them!!!
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I agree with that. I've seen nothing that leads me to believe we can go to Florida and actually win that game. Problem is I think Vandy is the tougher game at home...
 
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Yes. That was the high end of my expectations going into the season.

Having said that. I now expect to end @ 7-5. Below my start of the season expectations .
 
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JMSqb11 said:
I'm sorry but winning in the Swamp this year is not impressive. It took moving a traditional early season game back to the final couple of weeks so Florida could run thru a schedule, get their coach fired, and roster opt outs, and interim coach almost out of the job just so we can have a chance to win.

It is so Tennessee it hurts that the one year we likely do win in the Swamp is against the worst Florida team we will have played in the last 20 years.
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Understand, but it’s still Florida, and a win in the swamp will be an impressive win considering Tennessee’s record there. Even Georgia is afraid to play them there. They prefer a neutral site.
 
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Chaplain_Vol said:
I think so, what say you?

We would’ve beaten a Florida team on the road for the first time in over 20 years, have our best recruiting class as of yet (if everything holds up) and make it out with a 9 win season with a chance to win 10 in a bowl game.
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Most predictions including Vegas had us at 9-3 or 8-4.
 
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We might not beat Florida or Vanderbilt. If we finish with 7 or 8 wins , Heupel will start to feel the heat for next year
 
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Chaplain_Vol said:
I think so, what say you?

We would’ve beaten a Florida team on the road for the first time in over 20 years, have our best recruiting class as of yet (if everything holds up) and make it out with a 9 win season with a chance to win 10 in a bowl game.
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Who cares about the Florida game when there’s a 1% chance of going to the playoffs 😀👍
 
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Orange_Vol1321 said:
Most predictions including Vegas had us at 9-3 or 8-4.
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Projections and expectations are two different things. Just because we meet our pre-season projections, that doesnt mean it was a successful season. Again, this is a PLAYOFF sport now! Does ANY NFL fanbase consider a season successful if they miss the playoffs?
 
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The losses are not the issue for me. 5 years to recruit this defense. We're 3 years in to NIL, so that isn't an excuse anymore, and everyone is dealing with it. Huepel has been unwilling to make position coach changes. The defense has always had issues. The offensive play calling has definitely changed since Golesh left. I don't think we need to fire everyone including Huepel, but he is definitely way past due on critically assessing coaches, play clock management, constantly giving up 20 yard plays on defense in the middle of the field, and offensive play calling.
 
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#173
Yes. Do I want to go 9-3 every year? No, but its way better than flirting with 6-6 for a decade.
 
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It's about what normal people thought it would be..all these new "fans" came in when we started winning, they weren't around during hell years, 9-3 or 8-4 is a pretty good year, 7-5 for me will be a disappointment though
 
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