Who they have played vs. who we have played

[Biopsyman]

Appy state ... Lol

 

[photovol]

Florida thinks they can just line up and run the ball straight at the Vols Defense, just like they did against Georgia last year.....
If the Gators are able to run straight at UT, it's going to be a long day for Vol fans

 

[SmokeyLives]

This game comes down to defense and qb play.

Our D is depleted at linebacker and cornerback. We have the qb edge. IMO, if we play conservative we play into their hand. If we open it up and get into a shootout, we win.

Let's hope Dobbs and the receiving corp have the game of their lives. It's all about Dobbs on Saturday. Let's also hope that Derek Barnett, Shy Tuttle, and Kongbo own that Fla oline and drill their qb, whoever it is, early and often.

 

[KBVol]

I still think they would beat anyone UF has played including UK.... and probably by a pretty good margin.

Completely subjective. Bet no one thought they'd lose by 35 points at home to Miami last week. Jury still out on how good they are IMO. They're obviously very well coached but on paper they don't belong on the same field with any P5 team (well, maybe Vandie&#128513

 

[Lankykong]

Completely subjective. Bet no one thought they'd lose by 35 points at home to Miami last week. Jury still out on how good they are IMO. They're obviously very well coached but on paper they don't belong on the same field with any P5 team (well, maybe Vandie&#128513

UK too. Prolly better than UK.

 

[sona]

Nice data, but I remain unsold on "football math". Saturday we play each other, none of the previous games matter. Florida takes the field, we take the field. How we both defeated previous teams doesn't matter.

We need a solid game plan and a tremendous effort both on and off the field. I can't stomach losing to the Gators again. This is the team that was supposed to be scary good this year and we haven't seen it yet.

Put up or shut up. It is beyond time to hand the Gators a demoralizing, soul crushing, defeat and it needs to happen this Saturday.

 

[VolFootballIsLife]

Don't let them score more than 20 and I like our chances. Shoop can come out looking really good after this game. My money is on him.

 

[NeylandTattooed]

After surfing the Florida message boards a good bit, I've seen plenty of chatter about how Tennessee "hasn't played anyone" and "struggled with some of the worst teams in the country," comparing stats from their first 3 games vs our first 3 games. All of the "college football live" type shows have been making the same points, talking about how good Florida's defense is and saying they may be the best defense in the country.

I decided to put some stats behind all this chatter, so I'll just drop this off here:

CFB CBS Sports Rankings - CBSSports.com

In 3 games, UF has played:

#87 out of 128 Kentucky
#117 out of 128 Mass
#127 out of 128 North Texas

Average rank = 110

Meanwhile,

In 3 games, UT has played:

#59 out of 128 App State
#47 out of 128 Va Tech
#78 out of 128 Ohio

Average rank = 61

The lowest ranked team we've played is still 10 spots better than the highest ranked team they have played.

Furthermore, in that time, their defense has allowed just under 5 points per game, which is quite impressive. Tennessee's defense has allowed 18 points per game. A roughly 13 point per game difference under dramatically different competition. It's a decent margin, but not as big as one would think considering who they've played and who we've played. The teams we've played aren't great teams by any stretch, but they're capable of scoring points:

Through 3 games: Mass, UK, and N. Texas are averaging a combined 18 points per game.

Through 3 games: App State, VA Tech, and Ohio are averaging 30 points per game.

That's about the same margin as the difference between the points per game our defense and their defense is allowing.

Also,

Our offense is currently putting up 31 points per game, theirs is putting up 33 points per game, again, against dramatically weaker competition.


This is not a #WGWTFA prediction by any means, but more of a "What do we really know about Florida?" kind of situation. The only thing we really know is that through 3 weeks, their stats really are coming against the absolute worst teams in the country, and aside from a defensive margin of 13 PPG (against teams that average 12 offensive PPG less per game already), our stats are very similar. We're just playing better teams.

Final note: Saturday their competition ranks almost 100 spots higher than their current average.

Just a few thoughts.

I'm in chatt too that's what I been telling my gators friends y'all ain't played anybody yet

 

[SobeVol]

This argument is bunk.

Just get out there and take care of business.
Just win.