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Tennessee fans, what are you expecting in year one?

Posted on 8/5/18 at 3:17 pm
Posted by Commander Data
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Dec 2016
7289 posts
Posted on 8/5/18 at 3:17 pm
And do you expect to win the division within three years? I like Pruitt btw and a big turnaround won't surprise me.
Posted by volfan30
Member since Jun 2010
40949 posts
Posted on 8/5/18 at 3:39 pm to
5-7 +/- 1 for me.

I don't expect to win the east in the near future with UGA seemingly rolling but who knows. I've taken a really big step back as far as following it closely so I don't know anything about how well Pruitt is recruiting or how the rest of the East looks outside of clicking over to 247 every now and then to check the team rankings.
Posted by Commander Data
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Dec 2016
7289 posts
Posted on 8/5/18 at 3:41 pm to
His recruiting so far isn't what you would want it to be but it isn't bad. Winning will help.
Posted by volfan30
Member since Jun 2010
40949 posts
Posted on 8/5/18 at 3:46 pm to
It is a tough sell it seems like. Very little buzz around the program/around town and expectations are understandably low. Seems like he is doing a nice job to even be in the top 15 as sad as that would usually sound.

I am looking forward to following the season very casually and hoping for the best but as I said a 4 win season wouldn't shock me or upset me. Hopefully we can win 6 or 7.
Posted by Phat Phil
Krispy Kreme
Member since May 2010
7372 posts
Posted on 8/5/18 at 6:17 pm to
Hoping for 6-6 and a bowl win.

This time UT HC is not just a salesman. Pruitt actually knows football and has substance to back up.
Substance and content > style and hype.

Posted by TRUERockyTop
Appalachia
Member since Sep 2011
15812 posts
Posted on 8/5/18 at 6:32 pm to
5-7

Anything 6-6 or better is gravy in year 1. The schedule, particularly the mid season death row, is absolutely brutal.

I wouldn't be surprised in the least to see us drop 4-5 games in a row in that middle part of the schedule.

I'd like to see us be competitive or beat UF (Dog) USC (Dog) , Mizz (Dog) UK (Toss up/Dog) & Vandy (Toss up). Expecting bad things against Bama, Auburn, & UGA.

That's how I see it anyways.
This post was edited on 8/5/18 at 6:33 pm
Posted by Cobb Dawg
Member since Sep 2012
9804 posts
Posted on 8/5/18 at 9:42 pm to
Posted by OKTGR580
Baton Rouge to Houston, TX
Member since Apr 2018
6318 posts
Posted on 8/5/18 at 10:17 pm to
I’d say 6-6 with a bowl win would be improvement. Also not getting throttled in SEC games would be a start. Put up a fight. No shame in losing if you know your team actually fought back.
Posted by 1801
Charleston
Member since Aug 2012
6295 posts
Posted on 8/5/18 at 10:25 pm to
quote:

year one


UTk could raise a few eyebrows in Germy's first year. Vols beat WVA.
Posted by bama will rise again
N Alabama
Member since Apr 2014
1669 posts
Posted on 8/5/18 at 10:30 pm to
He's gonna do well, just has uga doing better so it should be fun to watch.. I'm hoping tenn gets it back
Posted by gladchiefisgone
Member since Sep 2010
1793 posts
Posted on 8/5/18 at 10:39 pm to
Just not looking at red faced Bozo Botch on the sidelines is a improvement. Botch checked out and wanted out in 2016....the team checked out right behind him. Gonna take time to get the Botch stank out of this team.
Posted by Irondoctor
Member since Jun 2007
1359 posts
Posted on 8/6/18 at 6:06 am to
I don't think I've ever seen a 5 game run like they have mid season.I would hope to still have a team.
Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Atlanta, GA
Member since Sep 2017
12856 posts
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:26 am to
7-5. Beat UVA, cupcakes, Vandy, UK, Mizz. Get slaughtered by Bama and UGA. Lose close ones to Auburn, UF, USCjr
Posted by BigOrangeVols
Knoxville
Member since Jul 2015
3067 posts
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:36 am to
Making a bowl game is the bar this year for me. Talent-wise this is a 6-6 or 7-5 team, at the very least, if this staff is any good (which I think they are).
Posted by Drebin
Member since Aug 2017
4446 posts
Posted on 8/6/18 at 8:01 am to
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7-5. Beat UVA, cupcakes, Vandy, UK, Mizz. Get slaughtered by Bama and UGA. Lose close ones to Auburn, UF, USCjr



Until you win some games, UT fans aren't allowed to count auto wins against Vandy, UK, and Mizz. You have losing streaks to all those teams currently.

Those teams are currently counting those games as auto wins for themselves.

I think those games will be the close ones for you, along with Florida. South Carolina will beat UT comfortably, and Auburn will be a blowout, along with Georgia and Alabama.
This post was edited on 8/6/18 at 8:03 am
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