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#53
#53
Big Orange Captain said:
They should get rid of the SEC championship game no longer having divisions in the league it really serves no purpose anymore.
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This is not something a football fan should be saying in my opinion. This is something a football fans non football fan wife would say to get less football.
 
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VolTom1 said:
Even if somehow we win out there is a good chance we don't make the SEC championship game becasue Texas teams get soft schedules. Texas A&M avoids Georgia, Alabama, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, and Tennessee the top 5 teams in the SEC. We know ND is an average team, we know LSU is an average team, we know Texas is a bad team, and I suspect Missouri is average but we will find out this coming Saturday.
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Honestly we’re not even sure what we are as a team yet. We’re pretty good at home. I think that’s been established. On the road though we lose some crap games and struggle in some big games as well. Tuscaloosa will tell us a lot one way or the other.
 
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DaddyChad said:
Honestly we’re not even sure what we are as a team yet. We’re pretty good at home. I think that’s been established. On the road though we lose some crap games and struggle in some big games as well. Tuscaloosa will tell us a lot one way or the other.
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Are you 100 percent sure we ain't supposed to go ahead and get mayud?
#triggertistheway
 
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#61
ACvol3 said:
our defense is garbage. Let’s worry about Arkansas
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Hope our D figures out how to win first down. Getting healthier will help. On grand scheme, we also got a favorable SEC draw last two years. Pointless to worry about now how things stack up, b/c no one knows how this season will roll out. One thing for sure, is we need to beat Ark, in order for rest of season to matter, b/c we aren't running the gauntlet of Bama, OK, energized UF and good Vandy team...there's at least one L in there somewhere.
 
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#62
njvols said:
Hope our D figures out how to win first down. Getting healthier will help. On grand scheme, we also got a favorable SEC draw last two years. Pointless to worry about now how things stack up, b/c no one knows how this season will roll out. One thing for sure, is we need to beat Ark, in order for rest of season to matter, b/c we aren't running the gauntlet of Bama, OK, energized UF and good Vandy team...there's at least one L in there somewhere.
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VolTom1 said:
Even if somehow we win out there is a good chance we don't make the SEC championship game becasue Texas teams get soft schedules. Texas A&M avoids Georgia, Alabama, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, and Tennessee the top 5 teams in the SEC. We know ND is an average team, we know LSU is an average team, we know Texas is a bad team, and I suspect Missouri is average but we will find out this coming Saturday.
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Why does the SEC championship even matter at this point? I’m in the camp of it should be done away with but due to money it won’t. It’s just a chance to go in, have a bad showing, and be outside the playoff bubble because you had a bad day.

It really doesn’t matter anyway. We will lose at least 1 more, very possibly 2.
 
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VolTom1 said:
Even if somehow we win out there is a good chance we don't make the SEC championship game becasue Texas teams get soft schedules. Texas A&M avoids Georgia, Alabama, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, and Tennessee the top 5 teams in the SEC. We know ND is an average team, we know LSU is an average team, we know Texas is a bad team, and I suspect Missouri is average but we will find out this coming Saturday.
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Just win baby
 
#65
#65
Can all of you who I guess are fortune tellers tell me which game we are going to lose? That way I can just not attend or watch that game.

And while you are at it, just tell the team - no need for them to show up since the outcome has already been decided.
 
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ACvol3 said:
our defense is garbage. Let’s worry about Arkansas
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I wouldn't use the word "garbage", but I would agree with "suspect".

Nitpicking the stats so far, against decent teams where we can compare the UT defense against what other defenses did against our opponents...and bearing in mind that at the end of the day, it's the points that matter...

UT averaged 39 PPG in regulation against Syracuse, UGA, and Mississippi State. Against those same 3, the UT defense gave up an average of 32.7 PPG. So roughly a 6 PPG advantage. What with those 3 games being at a neutral site; at home; and away, they stand (I think) as a good measure of what UT can be expected to score against a decent P4 opponent. Notice I did not say "SEC opponent".

Then we have to recognize the fact that the UT defense has been opportunistic. I tried to find the individual game numbers on INT's; Fumble recoveries; Sacks; and TFL's for the 3 games I used as a reference...and gave up. Too much work. But it's clear that the UT defense runs hot and cold, and carried the day against Mississippi State. All that being said...

I don't trust this defense in its' current state against any SEC opponent on the road. And I worry about it at home against the likes of Oklahoma, even Vandy, and maybe even Arkansas. I do expect the Vols to win at least 2 of those 3, so...

Then it's on the road against Bama, UK, and UF. Two of those 3 would be huge. Again, JMO. But I don't trust this defense on the road, against a quality SEC opponent. And two of those three fit the bill.

So, if the defense doesn't improve I'm thinking 8-4 or 9-3. It is what it is.

But if the defense finds a way to play better, then this is a playoff-caliber offense.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
11-1 with a win at Bama would easily have us at 4-6 range. Conference title games won’t likely change much.

If we go 11-1, I just don’t see how we aren’t in the Top 5 at minimum if not Top 4.

We got a favorable schedule compared to the other SEC schools in front of us. Ole Miss plays OU so one of them will have a loss. I refer OU in that one to lose.

We need enough consolidation among teams we have on our schedule.
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VolTom1 said:
Even if somehow we win out there is a good chance we don't make the SEC championship game becasue Texas teams get soft schedules. Texas A&M avoids Georgia, Alabama, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, and Tennessee the top 5 teams in the SEC. We know ND is an average team, we know LSU is an average team, we know Texas is a bad team, and I suspect Missouri is average but we will find out this coming Saturday.
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Before the season started you would have said Texas and LSU were top 5 in the SEC. You would not have included Ole Miss or Oklahoma in the Top 5.
 
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