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Rough Stretch ahead for Tennessee
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:02 am
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:02 am
These are Tennessee's games through October:
at Oregon
at Florida
South Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
at Alabama
I see almost no way Tennessee doesn't go 1-5 over this stretch. There's a very good chance it will be 5 blowout losses, too.
How does Tennessee respond? That will be the big question for Butch Jones. Over the last two seasons, when facing similar adversity, the team simply surrendered and everything fell apart. Obviously Dooley being gone is a huge plus, but can we expect much better this year?
The schedule after that stretch is:
at Missouri
Auburn
Vanderbilt
at Kentucky
Can Tennessee win 3 of 4 to make a bowl game?
at Oregon
at Florida
South Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
at Alabama
I see almost no way Tennessee doesn't go 1-5 over this stretch. There's a very good chance it will be 5 blowout losses, too.
How does Tennessee respond? That will be the big question for Butch Jones. Over the last two seasons, when facing similar adversity, the team simply surrendered and everything fell apart. Obviously Dooley being gone is a huge plus, but can we expect much better this year?
The schedule after that stretch is:
at Missouri
Auburn
Vanderbilt
at Kentucky
Can Tennessee win 3 of 4 to make a bowl game?
This post was edited on 9/8/13 at 10:03 am
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Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:04 am to ohiovol
Didn't you say in the other thread Worley is worse than Driskel?
If so, no way Tennessee makes a bowl game with that schedule.
If so, no way Tennessee makes a bowl game with that schedule.
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:05 am to ohiovol
They can easily win 4/4 at the end, though I'd probably give the edge to Missouri on paper right now.
They should be 6-6, which might be enough to bowl
They should be 6-6, which might be enough to bowl
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:06 am to ohiovol
Unless there are serious improvements in QB accuracy and defense we won't win any of the tough games.
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:13 am to lsutothetop
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They can easily win 4/4 at the end
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:14 am to PrideOfTheSouthland
we can pull an upset on fla,sc,uga.. any of those we could win.. not saying we will, just that it could happen
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:15 am to ohiovol
7-5ish type year.
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:16 am to oleyeller
Austin peay and wku have you set up for disappointment
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:23 am to Beer Bryant
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7-5ish type year.
agree could go +/- one game either way
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:24 am to oleyeller
I don't see it. Worley is a very inaccurate passer. We should be running the ball a lot better than what we are with who we've played.
The defense is below average, the 6 turnovers from yesterday make them look a lot better than what they really are.
I hope they win all of them, but it won't happen.
The defense is below average, the 6 turnovers from yesterday make them look a lot better than what they really are.
I hope they win all of them, but it won't happen.
This post was edited on 9/8/13 at 10:25 am
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:24 am to ohiovol
Did you drink Slives last bit of Blantons without replacing?
That is brutal.
That is brutal.
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:30 am to ohiovol
I see 3 definite losses, 1 definite win, and 2 maybes.
Butch Jones is doing a great job so far, and giving Oregon a good game could be enough to ride the momentum into winning a couple of those games.
Butch Jones is doing a great job so far, and giving Oregon a good game could be enough to ride the momentum into winning a couple of those games.
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:36 am to SECFan413
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I see 3 definite losses, 1 definite win, and 2 maybes.
Butch Jones is doing a great job so far, and giving Oregon a good game could be enough to ride the momentum into winning a couple of those games.
I see no chance of scoring enough to beat South Carolina and Georgia.
Florida is the best chance of an upset, but on the other hand, it's probably the best chance of being shut out. Unless the offense shoots themselves in the foot repeatedly once again, I don't see that game being close, either.
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:38 am to ohiovol
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Can Tennessee win 3 of 4 to make a bowl game?
Can Tennessee beat South Alabama?
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:39 am to ohiovol
We won't beat UF.
They have the week off to fix some issues.
We play Oregon.
USC always plays poorly against us. We're in the worst decade of our programs history, they're in the best of their programs and they still are close games.
I'd say that's our best shot.
They have the week off to fix some issues.
We play Oregon.
USC always plays poorly against us. We're in the worst decade of our programs history, they're in the best of their programs and they still are close games.
I'd say that's our best shot.
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:40 am to boXerrumble
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Didn't you say in the other thread Worley is worse than Driskel?
I didn't watch the Florida game yesterday since Tennessee was playing at the same time. Unless Driskel was way worse than the stats indicated, I can't see him being worse than Worley.
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:42 am to PrideOfTheSouthland
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We won't beat UF.
They have the week off to fix some issues.
We play Oregon.
USC always plays poorly against us. We're in the worst decade of our programs history, they're in the best of their programs and they still are close games.
I'd say that's our best shot.
No way. I'm not saying we have a good shot in any way in Gainesville, but our only chance at an upset is going to be if one of the other teams just self destructs on offense. Maybe Florida can beat South Carolina, but South Carolina is going to score plenty on us.
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:45 am to ohiovol
I've been watching UT vs UF for 20 years and they never give us freebies like they do to other teams. 
We're cursed against UF and we never get a break when we play them.
They'll probably have 0 turnover, play their A-game and beat UT.
We're cursed against UF and we never get a break when we play them. They'll probably have 0 turnover, play their A-game and beat UT.
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:48 am to Crompdaddy8
Agree, but they can play a C- game and still beat us.
Posted on 9/8/13 at 10:49 am to ohiovol
Whatever. SCAR and Florida seem no better than Tennessee at the very least there.
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