Jerry Palm's latest Bracketology has the Vols as a No. 6 seed

[Freak]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/

 

[supersmo18]

I’ll take it. I mean, with several unknowns but great new talent on the team, I think this is an appropriate assessment for what we know about our guys before any games are played (sans exhibition).

 

[Kosmalski]

I’ll take it. I mean, with several unknowns but great new talent on the team, I think this is an appropriate assessment for what we know about our guys before any games are played (sans exhibition).

Yep that's fair and probably about right.

 

[golfballs]

I feel like a negavol. My expectations are lower. Especially w Uros out.

 

[CAVPUT]

I feel like a negavol. My expectations are lower. Especially w Uros out.

Yep. I expect an 18 win season and being a bubble team needing to snatch a win or maybe 2 in the SECT. I'd take a 6 seed right now and without reservation.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

Yeah at this point, I'm sticking with my 18-20 wins/bubble team prediction.

 

[TMvol10]

A 6 seed would be a heck of a coaching job by this staff. I’d take a 6 in a heart beat

 

[LordBolton]

The only real question in the tournament is can UT avoid the Big 10 homer refs?

 

[vols 30]

Yeah at this point, I'm sticking with my 18-20 wins/bubble team prediction.

Same here. Our hard schedule could be the deciding factor

 

[BruisedOrange]

I think Palm is showing well deserved respect for Coach Barnes and his staff, for their recruiting, and for our upperclassmen's leadership potential.

Thank you, Jerry!

But realistically, 20 wins this season would be a tremendous accomplishment for the coaches and players.

 

[Catbone]

I feel like a negavol. My expectations are lower. Especially w Uros out.

I'll take a 6 seed today

 

[UTK]

All I know is we will beat the hell outta UK and overrated UF as always. Seriously UF blows, insane hype for no reason. What good is there to bringing back a bunch of scrubs?

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

I'll take a 6 seed today

I'm with you on that. I feel good about making the tournament, but we'll have to work at it this year.

 

[wmcovol]

There should be federal laws against bracketology before Feb 1st

 

[cncchris33]

All I know is we will beat the hell outta UK and overrated UF as always. Seriously UF blows, insane hype for no reason. What good is there to bringing back a bunch of scrubs?

Clearly, you are letting your anti-UF bias cloud your uninformed judgement. They are going to be good. They return one of the better PGs in the conference, signed 3 top-50 freshmen, and landed the best transfer in the country. Mike White is nearly as useless as tits on a boar, as a coach, but he has enough talent to mask his own deficiencies. If he doesn't make noise with this roster, then Florida brass should seriously consider the direction of the program.

 

[UTK]

Clearly, you are letting your anti-UF bias cloud your uninformed judgement. They are going to be good. They return one of the better PGs in the conference, signed 3 top-50 freshmen, and landed the best transfer in the country. Mike White is nearly as useless as tits on a boar, as a coach, but he has enough talent to mask his own deficiencies. If he doesn't make noise with this roster, then Florida brass should seriously consider the direction of the program.

Nope. UT owns UF in basketball.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Nope. UT owns UF in basketball.

Which doesn’t mean a whole lot in the big picture

 

[cncchris33]

Nope. UT owns UF in basketball.

Sure, but that doesn't preclude UF from being good this year, which seemed to be an overriding theme of your rant.

 

[wmcovol]

All I know is we will beat the hell outta UK and overrated UF as always. Seriously UF blows, insane hype for no reason. What good is there to bringing back a bunch of scrubs?

Florida has best player in the league and a great recruiting class coming in with 3 good freshmen last yr. If White don’t make FF this year, he probably won’t ever make it.

 

[Johnnyreb#VFL]

I’m worried about how Kent and Fulky are going to look against other SEC bigs

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

Joe Lunardi of ESPN has Tennessee as a #9 Seed in the East Regional in Greensboro

Bracketology with Joe Lunardi

 

[Kosmalski]

I feel like a negavol. My expectations are lower. Especially w Uros out.

Uros will be a 7 to 10 minute guy for us if cleared

 

[Catbone]

Uros will be a 7 to 10 minute guy for us if cleared

There's really not a chance he gets cleared

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Uros will be a 7 to 10 minute guy for us if cleared

I would be shocked if he wasn’t 15-20