Is Tennessee underrated?

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TNBV said:
Anyone who “expects” that a transfer QB who has been here for 3 weeks and threw 24 interceptions in the sun belt should win 2 out of 3 between UGA at home and Bama/FLA on the road(and assuming no other slip ups at all) is asking to be disappointed.
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Yet I'm told to expect John Mateer to compete for the Heisman at a terrible OU offense.

Also, who is expecting Tenn to win 2 out of 3 between the big 3???
 
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Other_Guy said:
Obviously VN will be biased but the justification for all of these experts or youtubers having Tenn really low and certain other teams higher, potentially being really good teams, doesn't actually make sense to me, and I've watched a ton of prediction videos.
The argument against Tenn: lost a lot on offense, got a transfer no one is raving about. Yeah they got an easy schedule, great defense and finished the highest of these last year, but 8-4 is about right.
Yet someone I'm supposed to believe in OU's offense with their transfer QB and bad OL.
Somehow I'm supposed to pretend Napier didn't almost get fired midseason and Lagway will stay healthy amidst a brutal schedule.
Im supposed to think ole miss is going to be View attachment 765560just fine replacing that defense and QB when they couldn't go better than 9-3 with their best roster ever.
I'm supposed to think S Carolina will be a potential playoff team despite losing their defense. Who is Sellers throwing to?
Point is, Tenn has similar issues to these schools yet everyone still has faith in them and universally people are seeing 8-4 for Tenn with the easiest or 2nd easiest schedule in the SEC.
Heupel has consistently done more with less. Where is the faith in him?
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The question is offense per usual when it comes to coach H. Our offensive side of the ball hasn’t been great under him with the exception of the hooker years. And let’s face it, Heupel kind of fell into that situation due to an injury. I think this year will look much like last year if we get comparable play from JA that we did from Nico, which isn’t asking for much. It’s hard to get hype around your program when there is ? About scoring potential.
 
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Other_Guy said:
Obviously VN will be biased but the justification for all of these experts or youtubers having Tenn really low and certain other teams higher, potentially being really good teams, doesn't actually make sense to me, and I've watched a ton of prediction videos.
The argument against Tenn: lost a lot on offense, got a transfer no one is raving about. Yeah they got an easy schedule, great defense and finished the highest of these last year, but 8-4 is about right.
Yet someone I'm supposed to believe in OU's offense with their transfer QB and bad OL.
Somehow I'm supposed to pretend Napier didn't almost get fired midseason and Lagway will stay healthy amidst a brutal schedule.
Im supposed to think ole miss is going to be View attachment 765560just fine replacing that defense and QB when they couldn't go better than 9-3 with their best roster ever.
I'm supposed to think S Carolina will be a potential playoff team despite losing their defense. Who is Sellers throwing to?
Point is, Tenn has similar issues to these schools yet everyone still has faith in them and universally people are seeing 8-4 for Tenn with the easiest or 2nd easiest schedule in the SEC.
Heupel has consistently done more with less. Where is the faith in him?
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I SURE HOPE SO!!!!!!!!
 
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I think this is where a fanbase might know it's team better than the media (sometimes, that isn't the case)

If you're a media person, and you see Tennessee lost it's 5* starting QB in April, 4/5 starters on the OL and the top 3 WR's, the natural reaction is to assume a step back.

But for the fanbase:

- Nico left a TON of yards and points on the field

- The WR was not dynamic enough (outside Thornton) last year

- The OL was senior laden BUT this group is more talented and athletic (with two two veteran transfers and the best 5* OT this decade maybe)

- A vet QB that might fit the system better

So I do not think we are underrated. I understand the question marks from the national media. But I think it's not crazy this could be a better team than last year, especially if the OL gels.
 
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zjcvols said:
I think this is where a fanbase might know it's team better than the media (sometimes, that isn't the case)

If you're a media person, and you see Tennessee lost it's 5* starting QB in April, 4/5 starters on the OL and the top 3 WR's, the natural reaction is to assume a step back.

But for the fanbase:

- Nico left a TON of yards and points on the field

- The WR was not dynamic enough (outside Thornton) last year

- The OL was senior laden BUT this group is more talented and athletic (with two two veteran transfers and the best 5* OT this decade maybe)

- A vet QB that might fight the system better

So I do not think we are underrated. I understand the question marks from the national media. But I think it's not crazy this could be a better team than last year, especially if the OL gels.
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I don't think the national media knows much about any team that isn't Ohio St, Alabama, or Texas. Or hell, maybe they don't know much about any team.

Heather Dinich and another talking head on ESPN were going on and on the other day about how Squirrel White was a huge loss for our offense, and then went on to say that Syracuse is "loaded."
 
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05_never_again said:
I don't think the national media knows much about any team that isn't Ohio St, Alabama, or Texas. Or hell, maybe they don't know much about any team.

Heather Dinich and another talking head on ESPN were going on and on the other day about how Squirrel White was a huge loss for our offense, and then went on to say that Syracuse is "loaded."
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