Tennessee comes in at No. 19 in ESPN FPI

[Freak]

Four schools -- Tennessee, Nebraska, Florida State and Virginia Tech -- are in the preseason top 25 after ranking outside the top 30 in FPI last season. Texas and Texas A&M are both in the top 10 after finishing 19th and 20th last season.

Preseason college football FPI breakdown

 

[alaVOL]

19 sounds good. Keep on going Big Orange!

 

[ButchPlz]

Texas in the top 10? USC #13?

I put no stock in this bullcrap.

 

[Nationdom]

OU is in for a rude awakening. We owe them a beatdown and we will not let up in that game.

 

[vols 30]

OU is in for a rude awakening. We owe them a beatdown and we will not let up in that game.

Assuming HB is the real deal and is starting.

 

[OriginalCoach]

OU is in for a rude awakening. We owe them a beatdown and we will not let up in that game.

I doubt they will walk into that game thinking Tennessee will be a cakewalk. And I’d pump the breaks a little on the “beat down” thing. Yes, we can win but let’s just get a win against a OOC P5 program, period.

 

[Boca Vol]

Brake-pumping be damned! HEAD FULL OF STEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lifeisdeep]

Texas in the top 10? USC #13?

I put no stock in this bullcrap.

How in the holy heck is USC #13? That is several levels beyond asinine.

 

[SmilezDavis]

Weren’t we top 20 in last season’s preseason FPI?

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

How in the holy heck is USC #13? That is several levels beyond asinine.

Must be their stellar 2020 recruiting class: #55!

 

[JOEY'S ALL VOL !!!]

How in the holy heck is USC #13? That is several levels beyond asinine.

Because they return virtually everybody and play in a lousy and weak ass PAC 12 conference where wins shouldn't be too hard to come by, even for a just moderately good USC team.

 

[BigOrangeAl 1979]

Why is FSU at 23 they are a dumpster fire

 

[Boston Vol]

Weren’t we top 20 in last season’s preseason FPI?

15 I believe

 

[Boston Vol]

Because they return virtually everybody and play in a lousy and weak ass PAC 12 conference where wins shouldn't be too hard to come by, even for a just moderately good USC team.

Their schedule is actually pretty tough. Non conference games against Alabama and Notre Dame. Conference road trips to Stanford, Utah, and Oregon. Plus home games against Washington and Arizona State. If they win 7 games next season Helton should be given a contract extension.

 

[peaygolf]

Why is FSU at 23 they are a dumpster fire

They and USCw will be much improved over last yr. FSU is changing the culture quickly and USCw returns a ton of talent.
Neither will be world beaters, but top 25 wouldn’t be a shock

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

Why is FSU at 23 they are a dumpster fire

ACC

 

[lukeneyland]

I'm happy we are well rated but it's joke to have Nebraska and Florida State in the top 25. Also they've got Oklahoma ranked ahead of LSU and Georgia. I mean that is beyond hilarious. They don't have any credibility

 

[BanditVol]

Noice!

That's a tribute to our SOS and late season run. FPI weights SOS pretty heavily, and also weights more recent games more.

 

[VolInDayton]

Preseason college football FPI breakdown

Looks like we got lumped in with 5 other fan based desperate for a good season to get clicks.

 

[djohnnyg]

These rankings mean nothing...but its kind of cool that at least someone else thinks we should be good...but its hard to rank us when no-one even knows who our QB will be. Will it be JG or Bailey? I'm hoping Bailey...cuz it would be a sign that yes...he's THAT good.

 

[livefaith]

Why is FSU at 23 they are a dumpster fire

The E in ESPN explains FSU and USC.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

 

[Behr]

Brake-pumping be damned! HEAD FULL OF STEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lol, wut?

 

[peaygolf]

Lol, wut?

Brake-pumping be damned! HEAD FULL OF STEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GoVols64]

Take the good news, enjoy it then file it away. We all know it doesn't mean anything until we prove it on the field. GBO!