Tennessee #2 in SEC

[Volmania]

Phil Steele's latest power rankings have Tennessee #2 in the SEC.

https://philsteele.com/fbsinfo/2015/15powerratings.html

Alabama - 147
Tennessee - 141
Florida - 140
LSU - 140
Mississippi - 138
Miss St - 137
Arkansas - 132
Georgia - 131
Texas A&M - 131
Auburn - 127
Missouri - 125
S Carolina - 124
Vanderbilt - 121
Kentucky - 117

 

[sjt18]

Wow. That is a very interesting list.

 

[malinoisvol]

IAW this poll, we're tied for 8th overall?

 

[Sea Ray]

I don't understand why we'd be rated above FL and LSU or why Arkansas was #1 going into the season but whatever...

 

[TAF]

"Moral Victory/On Paper U" strikes AGAIN!

 

[LittleCat]

Terrible list. LSU is #1. UF higher than UT. UK higher than AT LEAST Mizzou, Vandy, USCjr. The rest are explainable. Switch A&M and UGA.

 

[VolForLife83]

Terrible list. LSU is #1. UF higher than UT. UK higher than AT LEAST Mizzou, Vandy, USCjr. The rest are explainable. Switch A&M and UGA.

Agree. LSU, BAMA, FLA, Tennessee

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

As usual, the VN experts clearly know more than anyone else.

 

[Other_Guy]

Live my Vols but he's smoking some weed.

 

[vols 30]

As usual, the VN experts clearly know more than anyone else.

Do you include yourself too?

 

[BornAndRaisedVOL!]

Celebrating power rankings is for chumps.

JMO

 

[OrangeInKy]

As usual, the VN experts clearly know more than anyone else.

I know that 7-1 is better than 4-4

 

[SergeantVol]

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[alaVOL]

Phil Steele's latest power rankings have Tennessee #2 in the SEC.

https://philsteele.com/fbsinfo/2015/15powerratings.html

Alabama - 147
Tennessee - 141
Florida - 140
LSU - 140
Mississippi - 138
Miss St - 137
Arkansas - 132
Georgia - 131
Texas A&M - 131
Auburn - 127
Missouri - 125
S Carolina - 124
Vanderbilt - 121
Kentucky - 117

So.... We should win out for sure now!

 

[thebjd]

I don't know how he does it but I will go with it. What do wins and losses matter?

 

[alaVOL]

Bottom line is that I will be happy when our Vols are as good as we think they should be. GBO!

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Do you include yourself too?

Nope. Guys like Phil Steele have more football knowledge in their pinky nail than I have. But VN? No way. VN is full of coaches who have won championships and people who have dedicated 20 years of their life to football.

 

[LittleCat]

As usual, the VN experts clearly know more than anyone else.

I hardly ever criticize articles/quotes people make threads about. But this is one of the dumbest current power rankings out there. Not because UT. Not because UK. Just overall weird picks.

 

[crusse10]

I'm assuming that this rating system is a complex formula created to remove subjectivity and to attempt to grade teams based on ability, not just results?

 

[OrangeInKy]

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If you think it takes an expert to determine that this 4-4 team isn't #2 in this league, you probably call a plumber to drain the bathtub

 

[Volmania]

I'm assuming that this rating system is a complex formula created to remove subjectivity and to attempt to grade teams based on ability, not just results?

I believe Phil Steeles power ratings are suppose to represent the likely point spread result of the teams meeting on a neutral field

 

[Volnbeers]

meanwhile alabama and LSU are in the top 4 of the real rankings--keep them moral victories coming though.

 

[Iam4utalways]

Bottom line is that I will not be happy when our Vols are as good as we think they should be. GBO!

Not me.

Go Vols!

 

[KBVol]

Live my Vols but he's smoking some weed.

....laced with Balt salts IMO.

 

[mercuryvol]

"There are lies, damned lies and statistics" -Mark Twain