Are people on here deluded enough to believe that we will be GOOD this year?
Tenth in the SEC sounds bad, granted. But look at our schedule, look at our roster, look at other teams in the SEC. I'm all for optimism, but realistically, 6-6 is very possible - and 6-6 could easily finish us at tenth in the SEC.
Three things:
1. It says 9th not 10th (Which I doubt either will happen)
2. That doesn't mean they think we lose to Kentucky, just that the Liberty bowl would take them over us. (Which I doubt)
3. WTF is the BBVA Compass Bowl?
We have some talent just not enough to have quality depth especially on Defense. With the schedule we play we are a few key injuries or a sophomore slump away from being a 5-7 or 4-8 type team. If everything goes right 7-5 would be about right.
We play Louisville in the Compass Bowl after finished TENTH in the SEC (behind Kentucky and Auburn).
Rivals hates Tennessee.
Rivals.com College Football - Rivals.com preseason bowl projections
we can beat UK and finish ahead of them but them be picked before us for a bowl. I think those "rankings" are based on who they think gets picked by the bowls, not where they finished in SEC.
I understand that. Do you really think that if we beat UK and finish ahead of them, the Liberty Bowl would take them ahead of us? Seems to me like Tennessee would draw a crowd in Memphis.
We play Louisville in the Compass Bowl after finished TENTH in the SEC (behind Kentucky and Auburn).
Rivals hates Tennessee.
Rivals.com College Football - Rivals.com preseason bowl projections