What record will we have in 2026?

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UTFranklinVol said:
I looked at the schedule and believe Tennessee will lose at minimum 4 games next year.

1. new defensive coordinator playing with existing players from a different scheme

2. a huge question mark at QB, the most important position of all

3. A schedule that includes GT, TAMU and Vandy on the road plus Texas and Bama

next year could easily be another year where Tennessee beats up on really helpless teams like Arkansas, Kentucky, South Carolina and Auburn but then loses to any team with a pulse and a winning record.


Games that are automatic: 2
Furman
KSU

Games that we likely win: 5
Kentucky, Auburn, Arkansas, LSU, USCjr
four of these teams will have 1st year HCs and three of them have to come to Knoxville to play

Games we have a more than likely chance to lose: 5
GT, Bama, Texas, TAMU, Vandy

I think we may go 1-4 against these teams but would not rule out 0-5

likely record 8-4 or 7-5
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I dont think a new DC is gonna matter tbh.
 
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MeanOrange said:
Home: Furman, Kennesaw St, Alabumas. Auburn, KY. LSWho, Texas. Away: Georgia Tech, USC east, Texas A&M, Vandy.
What does everyone think? Maybe 7 & 5? 6 & 6? 5 & 7?
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Absolutely no way to know this right now. Will Aguilar be back? If not, how ready with George and/or Faizon be? Who will we get in the portal to fill needs across the board? Will Heard or Arion be back? Which incoming freshmen will be ready to contribute? Who makes a big jump in the offseason and who doesn't? How good will LSU or Auburn be with 1st year coaches? Will Texas be better? Worse? Who will the new DC be? How quickly will he be able to implement his defense and will it succeed?

We simply have no idea. So saying our ceiling is X and floor is Y is baseless. Hell, it'll be baseless in August too because we won't know the answers to all of these questions. That's why they play the games.
 
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The safe bet now is 8 & 4 give or take a game. Nobody on here can make an accurate prediction without knowing who the QB is. That can really make the difference in Ws & Ls.
Take Pavia he went on a 4 or 5 win Vandy team and made it a 7 win team. He had a year under him and in his 2nd year they sprinkled in some older transfers and eked out a 10 win season still not in the playoffs but Vandy is a 6 win team give or take a game without him.
We will know more when we know who our QB is, if we hadn't lucked in to Joey at the last moment we would have been a 6 win team as young as we were. JMO.
 
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Predicting the win loss record for next year RIGHT NOW is way way waaaayyyyy too premature. We are hiring a DC, we may get a really good QB, there will be portal additions to improve our defense. Picking wins and losses before the portal and before this season has even officially ended is just silly.
 
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CNeagleVolFan said:
Predicting the win loss record for next year RIGHT NOW is way way waaaayyyyy too premature. We are hiring a DC, we may get a really good QB, there will be portal additions to improve our defense. Picking wins and losses before the portal and before this season has even officially ended is just silly.
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I'm betting on Jockey Josh. With the new $$$, I think he can find us 105 strong horses to pull the VolNation.
 
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With a good DC hire and above average qb play, we could go 9-3 depending upon the schedule but if the defense doesn't improve to at least average in the SEC or below average qb play we very much could lose 4-5 games
 
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MeanOrange said:
Home: Furman, Kennesaw St, Alabumas. Auburn, KY. LSWho, Texas. Away: Georgia Tech, USC east, Texas A&M, Vandy.
What does everyone think? Maybe 7 & 5? 6 & 6? 5 & 7?
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No Georgia. I think this schedule coming up is better than last years. I’m not scared of A&M. I think they are fools gold this year.

10 wins with 9 being the floor. Screenshot it.
 
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UTFranklinVol said:
I looked at the schedule and believe Tennessee will lose at minimum 4 games next year.

1. new defensive coordinator playing with existing players from a different scheme

2. a huge question mark at QB, the most important position of all

3. A schedule that includes GT, TAMU and Vandy on the road plus Texas and Bama

next year could easily be another year where Tennessee beats up on really helpless teams like Arkansas, Kentucky, South Carolina and Auburn but then loses to any team with a pulse and a winning record.


Games that are automatic: 2
Furman
KSU

Games that we likely win: 5
Kentucky, Auburn, Arkansas, LSU, USCjr
four of these teams will have 1st year HCs and three of them have to come to Knoxville to play

Games we have a more than likely chance to lose: 5
GT, Bama, Texas, TAMU, Vandy

I think we may go 1-4 against these teams but would not rule out 0-5

likely record 8-4 or 7-5
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Why do you think it is likely we lose to GT and Vandy ?
 
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