Ouch. Makes This Season More Disappointing

#79
#79
BlinghamptonVol said:
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This guys take is one of an a$$ hat. We are 100% a top 20-25 team and would beat AZ, Tulane, Ptt, SMU, ASU. Likely beat GT, Virginia, UofU, BYU. Could beat TT, but only because I think they are way overrated. Trembly can pound sand. We were competitive with UGA, Bama, OK and simply blew a winnable game against Vandy....
 
#81
#81
The power “ T “, deserves respect. We are a blue blood with a great history and tradition.
THAT is why we continue to be ranked. We lost to 4 highly ranked teams. There is no shame in that.
 
#82
#82
WaywardVol said:
It looks like BVS has reset the bar. This is the attitude that kills programs. Good is the enemy of great. One thing I’ve learned on this forum is I have very little in common with most Vol fans.
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What would you define as „great“? Obviously 8 and 4 isn’t even close. But I always wonder exactly what a coach has to do to be considered top tier.
It is highly unlikely in today’s SEC for anyone to be an undefeated National Champion. And apparently 10 win seasons still aren’t enough for many fans. So is the cutoff for greatness 11 and 1 o do we demand 12 and 0?
 
#88
#88
Because we played the best teams in the country is why so lame
 
#89
#89
Fatdad32 said:
All the teams we lost to are top 12 teams in the country. Our losses only indicate we're not a top 12 team. We are definitely a top 25 team! 2 of those 4 games could have went either way.
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And I seem to remember 2 of those wins could have went either way. Half full or half empty. We can make stats says whatever we want. You are what your record says you are. Glad the $13.5 million NIL money was there, or we could have been in real trouble.
 
#90
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a vol n tears said:
And I seem to remember 2 of those wins could have went either way. Half full or half empty. We can make stats says whatever we want. You are what your record says you are. Glad the $13.5 million NIL money was there, or we could have been in real trouble.
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Yep I'm one of those half full type of people!
 
#92
#92
Most of those teams Bret Trembly advocating for Tennessee would absolutely beat tha dog snot outta them...the loses were close and self inflicted 🤦🏾‍♂️ some of these writers are just dumb imo
 
#93
#93
madbamahater said:
Well the Vols didn't make their schedule. They won the games they were "supposed to". The ball literally bounces another way or a different call here or there and the UGA and OU games are wins.

Tennessee played the BEST team Vanderbilt has ever had in 135 years of their football program, a now 10 win team with a Heisman Trophy contending QB and a roster full of seniors and grad students. Can Vanderbilt get even better? Maybe, with the new college football in the NIL and transfer portal era......

We all know that fist and foremost Tennessee HAS to stockpile quality defensive players in multiple positions.

YOU SIMPLY CANNOT WIN IN THIS LEAGUE WITH NO DEFENSE OR EVEN AN OKAY DEFENSIVE CONSISTENTLY.

Score a lot of points and out score people here and there? Sure every once in a while. But that's how you want to live? Have to be excellent on defense and get off the field or you just simply have no legitimate chance.
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Next year, it gets worse, brother. We ain’t seen ugly yet.
 
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GAVol said:
I’m not impressed or depressed. You’re the one saying there’s no comparison to a list of teams that includes GT.
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Two of those on the list went 11-1. That's not a comparison to 8-4 with the only win over a team with a .500+ conference record and a winning overall record is ETSU, who only finished 3rd in their conference.
 
#98
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LouderVol said:
exactly. you could say the same thing about a lot of ranked teams.

Notre Dame's only "big" win was 9-3 USC
(L) Miami 10-2
(L) TAMU 11-1
(W) Purdue 2-10
(W) Arkansas 2-10
(W) Boise State 8-4 G5
(W) NC State 7-5
(W) USC 9-3
(W) Boston College 2-10
(W) Navy 9-2 G5
(W) Pitt 8-4
(W) Stanford 4-8
P4 teams they beat had a combined 34-50 record
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Isn't this the point of the original post?
ND actually beat better teams than we did so they are ranked. We never beat anyone but kept being ranked because we lost 'well'.

UT - 3 G5 wins
ND - 2 G5 wins

UT - 0 P4 >.500 wins
ND - 3 P4 >.500 wins

UT - only losses to top 14
ND - only losses to top 12

UT - no big wins
ND - win vs #16 USC

UT - defeated P4 record 19-41 = .307%
ND - defeated P4 record 34-50 = .405%

We couldn't beat anyone, while ND did. Not sure why ND is the example of a ranked team being similar to us.
 
#99
#99
volfan102455 said:
Let's look at the top 9 in the SEC. - I cut it off at 9 instead of 8 because Missouri and Tennessee have the same record.

A&M did not play Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma or Vandy - let that sink in. They only played 2 teams (Texas and Missouri) in the top 9 of the conference and they were 1-1.
Ole Miss did not play Alabama, Oklahoma, Vandy or A&M. They only played 2 teams in the top 9 of the conference and they were 1-1.
Bama played 5 of the top 9. They were 4-1.
Georgia played 4 of the top 9. They were 3-1.
Vandy played 4 of the top 9. They were 2-2.
Oklahoma played 5 of the top 9. They were 3-2.
Texas played 4 of the top 9. They were 3-1.
Missouri played 4 of the top 9. They were 0-4.
Tennessee played 4 of the top 9. They were 0-4.

Of the teams in the top 9, the only schools that played both the teams in the SEC title game (Georgia and Bama) were Tennessee and Auburn.
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So, 7 of the top 9 have a .500 or better vs the top 9 except for us and Mizzou. Both of us with the big 0-fer. This almost makes it worse.
 
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BlinghamptonVol said:
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The LOWEST ranked team of the 4 that beat our VOLS is Vandy at 13th??

I can make a strong argument that we should be ranked 14th.

Which team ranked between 25th and Vandy at 13th beats UGA in regulation if their raggedy azz kicker makes a 42yd FG?

Which team in the nation hangs 21 points on UGA in the 1st quarter?

You think theres a team ranked between 14th and 25th that can do that? Nope.

Which team ranked between Vandy and 25th could throw 2 picks AND give up a fumble return TD by halftime vs OK and STILL be in a 1score game at the half?

Losing sucks. But we lost to 3 playoff teams and a 10-2 Vandy team that damn sure SHOULD be in the playoffs.

I get so tired of idiots crapping on my VOLS. I would lay $100 on UT to beat ANY team ranked 15th-25th right now. They likely only have 3 losses rather than 4 like us...because they play in candy azz conferences. Hell the Big10 teams like ORE, OSU, PSU only play 2 good teams per year. 2. Two. Go look at their schedules for 26 and 27. Same. 2 good teams and 10 unranked nobodies. We will play 4 or 5 ranked teams EVERY year with at least 2 of them being top10.

Cant wait til they expand the playoffs to 16 teams this year or next. 5 or 6 SEC teams will make the playoffs every year and beat down all the other teams not named ORE or OSU. 5 out of the top 10 recruiting classes EVERY YEAR are SEC schools. Talent wins ballgames. Not dumbazz pasty keyboard warriors from the big10.
 
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