re: what are the odds UT is .500 or below going into Alabama?

I wouldn't be completely shocked if UT beat OU in Knoxville. I'm not sure how good or bad Oklahoma is going to be this year, but they have a new OC going back to the air raid offense, and I'm not sure if they have the pieces on offense to make that work right away.

Especially when you consider that UT should be pretty good rushing the passer.

As bad as UT's offense was in that game last year, the defense certainly bothered OU quite a lot in that game, and I think on the front end, UT should be a little better next year, but I still have questions about the back end. Sutton can't do it himself.

I like them right at 3-3 right now, but wouldn't be shocked if they managed 4-2, as they have played Georgia extremely close the last 2 years and Florida may be really really bad.