re: Dave Hart is a very, very, very bad AD

Florida had a great matchup against us. They actually had elite talent last year and for one game after their bye week they played really well on D.

Their DL versus our OL was the only matchup that mattered and they owned the game.

Were there a few coaching mistakes? Sure, but you had to overcompensated due to that mismatch and that many freshman playing in such an emotionally charged environment.

It was one game in a season that's only goal was to get to a bowl and win it. We did that and we are poised to actually compete for titles this year which was as quickly as we could have ever dreamed when he was hired.

as one of the older posters here its is quite the head scratcher to see what the UT Ath Dept has turned into. While I have never been a UT fan, you couldn't help but respect what Coach Woodruff and Coach Dickey accomplished from the mid 60's until Dickey retired. Lots of success in the 'big sports' with championships and attendance and very successful "future revenue" sports. Now its a train wreck.

You're impressively persistent in your defense of mediocre Tennessee athletic department

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Also, what equation did you use for this?

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I used this equation:


Here is the link to ALL of ESPN's position rankings (QB, RB, WR/TE, OL, DL, LB, DB, ST).

2015 SEC pre-spring position rankings - SEC Blog - ESPN

I've taken all the rankings and I've assigned point rankings to them 14pts for 1st and 1pt for last and everything in between.

I've weighted them two different ways.

(QBx2, OL and DLx1.5 and ST 1.5 all other positions no weight)

(QBx1.5, OL and DLx2 and STx 1.5 all the other positions no weight)

(Then a ranking based on no weights)

Before we dive into this years results here is what last year's looked like.

Here would have been last years using the x2 QB and 1.5 OL/DL formula

2014
1. Alabama - 121
2. Auburn - 106.5
3. SC - 98.5
4. LSU - 95.5
5. Georgia - 93.5
6. Missouri - 92.5
7. Miss St - 89
8. Ole Miss - 88.5
9. Florida - 88
10. Texas A&M - 78.5
11. Tennessee - 46.5
12. Arkansas - 43
13. Kentucky - 31
14. Vandy - 29

That projected
WEST
1. Alabama (0)
2. Auburn (-2)
3. LSU (-2)
4. Miss St (+2)
5. Ole Miss (+2)
6. A&M (0)
7. Arkansas (0)

EAST
1. SC (-4)
2. UGA (0)
3. Missouri (+2)
4. Florida (+1)
5. TN (+1)
6. Kentucky (0)
7. Vandy (0)

(Not too bad)

So here are the FINAL results of the 2015 rankings.

DL/OLx2, QBx1.5, STx1.5
1. Georgia - 119
2. Tennessee - 111
3. LSU - 109
4. Alabama - 107
5. Auburn - 104.5
6. Arkansas - 85.5
7. Miss St - 84
7. Texas A&M - 84
9. Missouri - 81
10. Ole Miss - 77
11. Florida - 67.5
12. Cocks - 56
13. Kats - 36
14. Vandy - 33.5

QBx2, DL/OLx1.5, STx1.5
1. Tennessee - 109.5
2. Georgia - 108.5
3. LSU - 102
4. Auburn - 99
5. Alabama - 97.5
6. Miss St - 86
7. Missouri - 82.5
8. Texas A&M - 82
9. Arkansas - 81
10. Ole Miss - 69.5
11. Florida - 63.5
12. South Carolina - 50
13. Kentucky - 38.5
14. Vandy - 33

No Weighting
1. Georgia - 88
2. Tennessee - 83
3. LSU - 81
4. Alabama - 76
5. Auburn - 67
6. Arkansas - 62
7. Miss St - 60
8. Missouri - 59
8. Texas A&M - 59
10. Ole Miss - 54
11. Florida - 49
12. South Carolina - 42
13. Kentucky - 27
14. Vandy - 26

So that projects for 2015

West
1. LSU
2. Alabama
3. Auburn
4. Miss St
5. Arkansas
6. A&M
7. Ole Miss

East
1. Georgia
2. Tennessee
3. Missouri
4. Florida
5. South Carolina
6. Kentucky
7. Vandy

And there it is...the stupidest friggin thing I have read all day.

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Well, at least he isnt Jeff Long. That dude has fricked up hiring at Arkansas for years. 

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Oh yea??

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When Butch crashes and burns

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soon

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when TN is lifting the SEC championship trophy one of the next two seasons in Atlanta

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You beating yourself up for asking that question and not expecting such concrete proof of the Vols rise?

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Your made up non-scientific equation based upon a completely subjective position ranking from ESPN, does not equate to proof, concrete or otherwise.