Season predictions . . . for every game

#177
#177
I'd take 9 (under 9.64) wins this season.

I have no idea what to expect, so I'm not gonna bother with making predictions for the season record, much less any of the games.
 
#180
#180
Cal 0, UT 56
AF 0, UT 56
Florida 0, UT 56
marshall 0, UT 56
memphis 0, UT 56
Georgia 0, UT 56
Alabama 0, UT 56
USC 0, UT 56
LSU 24, UT 21 (OT with UT leading 21-0 at the half)
Arkansas 0, UT 56
Vandy 0, UT 56
UK 0, UT 56

LSU and UT enter the post season ranked #1 and #2 respectively. LSU is undefeated and UT has one loss, competing in the SEC Championship. Tennessee wins in 39 overtimes by a score of 73-72. LSU slips to #2 in the BCS, and UT elevates to #1, forcing a showdown in the Rose Bowl. I'll leave that prediction to you.

.....

Sorry, I realize this is completely silly. But I can dream. :crazy:
 
#181
#181
Tennessee 28 , Cal 17
Tennessee 38, Air Force 10
Florida 12, Tennessee 17 *
Tennessee 34, Marshall 14
Tennessee 27, Memphis 10
Tennessee 24, Georgia 20
Tennessee 17, Alabama 3
Tennessee 31, South Carolina 20
LSU 31, Tennessee 28*
Tennessee 21, Arkansas 17
Tennessee 38, Vanderbilt 13
Tennessee 45, Kentucky 10

SEC Championship:

Tennessee 24 vs. Auburn 23

that's what I'm hoping for....I don't see it happening but that's what I'm hoping for
 
#182
#182
Opponent/UT record
Cal 1-0
Air Force 2-0
Florida 3-0
Marshall 4-0
Memphis 5-0
Georgia 5-1
Bama 6-1
Spurriers 7-1
LSU 7-2
Arkansas 8-2
Vandy 9-2
Kentucky 10-2
 
#183
#183
Cal-13 UT- 31
AF-10 UT-21
Florida-28 UT-21
marshall-7 UT-35
memphis-14 UT 17
Georgia-31 UT- 28
Alabama-21 UT-24
USC-14 UT-35
LSU-21 UT-28
Arkansas-10 UT-24
Vandy-10 UT-17
UK-7 UT-35

I would be very pleased with 9-3 and a decent bowl game after last year. Still a lot of ??? but that is when we are at our best.
 
#184
#184
Anybody watch Entourage?

A game over 9-3, you're on top of the world. A game under 9-3, put a gun in your mouth and make sure I'm standing behind you.
 
#185
#185
Tennessee achieving a 9-3 record is very practical, its amazing how in years past most Vol fans would moan about not reaching the National Championship, this year those same fans would be happy with 9-3. I myself think its gonna happen, 10-2 will get us in the SEC CG. We arent going undefeated this season.
 
#186
#186
(milohimself @ Aug 2 said:
Anybody watch Entourage?

A game over 9-3, you're on top of the world. A game under 9-3, put a gun in your mouth and make sure I'm standing behind you.
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milo, can we hug it out?
 
#187
#187
(emainvol @ Jul 30 said:
One person did. His name is Clint Stoerner, and he is an amazing man
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Clint Stoerner gave UT the football... Travis Henry gave UT the win... and the team gave UT the National Championship!
 
#188
#188
(patrick @ Jul 28 said:
My pointis that things dont change overnight or even in one off season.

I just wish people would be more realistic.
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In 1988, the Vols started 0-5 and were getting blown out by teams. Majors fired defensive coordinator Donohue and made a few more changes. The Vols finished the remainder of the schedule 5-1. The following season, 1989, the Vols finished 11-1... co-SEC Champions and ranked 5th in the final polls.

So, from a historical perspective, change happened overnight and continued through one off season.
 
#189
#189
(allvol @ Aug 4 said:
In 1988, the Vols started 0-5 and were getting blown out by teams. Majors fired defensive coordinator Donohue and made a few more changes. The Vols finished the remainder of the schedule 5-1. The following season, 1989, the Vols finished 11-1... co-SEC Champions and ranked 5th in the final polls.

So, from a historical perspective, change happened overnight and continued through one off season.
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You mean we're adding Chuck Webb and Carl Pickens this season? Personnel additions are the reason for the improvement from '88 to '89. The schedule also dictated what happened in '88. If you flipped the schedule, UT would have won their first 5 and finished the season with 6 straight losses.
 
#190
#190
(hatvol96 @ Aug 4 said:
You mean we're adding Chuck Webb and Carl Pickens this season? Personnel additions are the reason for the improvement from '88 to '89. The schedule also dictated what happened in '88. If you flipped the schedule, UT would have won their first 5 and finished the season with 6 straight losses.
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Adding Chuck Webb and Carl Pickens was a definite help. But as good as Webb was, Cobb was playing better (before he got kicked off the team). While splitting time at tailback, Cobb rushed for 616 yards in 5 games with 6 TDs and a healthy 6.8 yards-per-carry average. Even had a nice picture of him in SI with a caption reading that he Cobb was playing in your face football against Auburn. However, do you seriously think 2 true freshmen players can make a huge difference like going from 5-6 to 11-1.

Arian Foster did tie a record held by Webb by rushing for over 100 yards in his first five starts.

Regarding the schedule in '88, of the first 5 losses, they included unranked Duke and unranked Washington State. And only the Duke game were the Vols even close to winning... losing by 3 points. The coaching changes definately helped as the Vols defense gave up 28-31-34-38-52 points in the first 5 games. Make the changes and the Vols lose a tough game to #20 Alabama by a score of 20-28, just 1 game after getting pasted by unranked Washington State 24-52. The defense in the final 5 games gave up 25-7-12-24-7.
 
#191
#191
(allvol @ Aug 4 said:
The defense in the final 5 games gave up 25-7-12-24-7.
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Yeah, but . . . . that November schedule was cupcake city back then. I agree with your overall point though.
 
#193
#193
UT 17 UF 21
UT 42 Marshall 14
UT 28 Mem 7
UT 21 UGA 17
UT 27 Ala 17
UT 31 USC 14
UT 17 LSU 28
UT 23 Ark 21
UT 38 Vandy 7
UT 21 UK 6
 
#194
#194
(allvol @ Aug 4 said:
Adding Chuck Webb and Carl Pickens was a definite help. But as good as Webb was, Cobb was playing better (before he got kicked off the team). While splitting time at tailback, Cobb rushed for 616 yards in 5 games with 6 TDs and a healthy 6.8 yards-per-carry average. Even had a nice picture of him in SI with a caption reading that he Cobb was playing in your face football against Auburn. However, do you seriously think 2 true freshmen players can make a huge difference like going from 5-6 to 11-1.

Arian Foster did tie a record held by Webb by rushing for over 100 yards in his first five starts.

Regarding the schedule in '88, of the first 5 losses, they included unranked Duke and unranked Washington State. And only the Duke game were the Vols even close to winning... losing by 3 points. The coaching changes definately helped as the Vols defense gave up 28-31-34-38-52 points in the first 5 games. Make the changes and the Vols lose a tough game to #20 Alabama by a score of 20-28, just 1 game after getting pasted by unranked Washington State 24-52. The defense in the final 5 games gave up 25-7-12-24-7.
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Are you talking about the Washington State team that beat #1 UCLA the later in the season and 1988 ACC champion Duke? That UT team stunk, pure and simple. Given that neither Webb or Pickens were true freshmen, I'm not going to go into that portion of your post right now. There was one other key personnel move, now that I think about it. The graduation of Jeff Francis probably helped almost as much as the addition of Pickens and Webb. Ask Penn State how much difference true freshmen can make on offense. Their record in '05 compared to their performance in '04 answers that question.
 
#195
#195
(hatvol96 @ Aug 4 said:
...and 1988 ACC champion Duke?
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Yes. Duke was the ACC champ in 1988, but they still sucked. That was before Florida State joined the ACC, and the ACC was a MUCH weaker conference back then. Spurrier, as I'm sure you're aware, was the head coach at Duke and they threw the ball all over the field. That Duke team won games on nothing more than brilliant coaching by Spurrier. The talent level of the players on the team was poor. While UT wasn't a great team that year, it was still considered a major upset to lose to Duke, and it was a very embarassing loss.
 
#196
#196
(Vol423 @ Aug 4 said:
Yes. Duke was the ACC champ in 1988, but they still sucked. That was before Florida State joined the ACC, and the ACC was a MUCH weaker conference back then. Spurrier, as I'm sure you're aware, was the head coach at Duke and they threw the ball all over the field. That Duke team won games on nothing more than brilliant coaching by Spurrier. The talent level of the players on the team was poor. While UT wasn't a great team that year, it was still considered a major upset to lose to Duke, and it was a very embarassing loss.
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There were no losses that could be considered major upsets for the '88 Vols because they were pathetic.
 
#199
#199
California 24 Tennessee 34
Air Force 10 Tennessee 42
Florida 20 Tennessee 24
Marshall 10 Tennessee 35
Tennessee 45 Memphis 21
Tennessee 20 Georgia 14
Alabama 17 Tennessee 31
Tennessee 14 South Carolina 17
Louisiana State 24 Tennessee 28
Tennessee 24 Arkansas 10
Tennessee 48 Vanderbilt 7
Kentucky 20 Tennessee 27

SEC Championship=Tennessee 17 Auburn 14

Not gonna speculate on a bowl yet
 
#200
#200
(hatvol96 @ Aug 4 said:
In the interest of accuracy, I missed by a year. Duke won the ACC in '89.
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You're right, but they sucked then too. I would know. I went to a number of their games in both 88 and 89, as I was living in Durham at the time. Those Duke teams in the Spurrier era were all about the scheme. They couldn't really stop anybody from scoring, but they would pass for 400 or more yards in just about every game despite the fact that their QB and WR's had virtually no athletic ability whatsoever.
 
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