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Herbstreit picks UT on Finebaum...

Posted on 8/11/15 at 4:25 pm
Posted by dallasga6
Scrap Metal Magnate...
Member since Mar 2009
25654 posts
Posted on 8/11/15 at 4:25 pm
He's not alone. Stewart Mandel, Brad Edwards, JC Shurburtt and Barrett Sallee also picked the Vols...

Guess we're doomed...
This post was edited on 8/11/15 at 4:28 pm
Posted by Dawg in Beaumont
Athens
Member since Jan 2012
4494 posts
Posted on 8/11/15 at 4:55 pm to
Butch Jones is 0-3 vs. Dooley and Muschamp
Posted by IT_Dawg
Georgia
Member since Oct 2012
21722 posts
Posted on 8/11/15 at 5:07 pm to
Well, they have succeeded in getting clicks from the usual people, plus all the MiZz, UGA, UT, and Bama fans. Imagine if they had went a step further and pick Kentucky!!! The whole D1 football world woulda got them clicks/viewers!
Posted by Blakezilla
Americus, GA
Member since Oct 2014
497 posts
Posted on 8/11/15 at 5:23 pm to
This.

Also if Tennessee does win the east they can say they predicted it. If Tennessee sucks again nobody will remember this predictions in August.
Posted by JCdawg
Member since Sep 2014
7771 posts
Posted on 8/11/15 at 5:28 pm to
Herbstreit will never pick Georgia until they stop losing bonehead games.
Posted by jodeaux
Member since Sep 2014
1541 posts
Posted on 8/11/15 at 5:34 pm to
quote:

Herbstreit will never pick Georgia until they stop losing bonehead games.


Agreed, Herby gave us the benefit of the doubt for years but he doesn't trust us to pull through when the going gets tough. Can't say I blame him, if you get burned a few times why not try a new pick?

To be honest, we haven't given many writers/pundits a reason to beliveve this is the year we put a stranglehold on the east. I like it this way, gives us some locker room material and some motivation. People are tired of Georgia being inconsistent in the big ones.
Posted by IT_Dawg
Georgia
Member since Oct 2012
21722 posts
Posted on 8/11/15 at 6:01 pm to
quote:

Herbstreit will never pick Georgia until they stop losing bonehead games.


He picked us last year to win the East...
Posted by IT_Dawg
Georgia
Member since Oct 2012
21722 posts
Posted on 8/11/15 at 6:02 pm to
quote:


Agreed, Herby gave us the benefit of the doubt for years but he doesn't trust us to pull through when the going gets tough. Can't say I blame him, if you get burned a few times why not try a new pick?

To be honest, we haven't given many writers/pundits a reason to beliveve this is the year we put a stranglehold on the east


Wrong....WRONG...WROONG

Everyone picking us to win the East this year and Herby took us just 12 months ago...
Posted by ben17
Member since Nov 2014
19 posts
Posted on 8/11/15 at 6:24 pm to
At the end of the day, who gives a shite what these "analysts" say about predictions. That's back to back years Missouri has won the East and how many of these guys predicted it...?
Posted by IT_Dawg
Georgia
Member since Oct 2012
21722 posts
Posted on 8/11/15 at 7:20 pm to
quote:

At the end of the day, who gives a shite what these "analysts" say about predictions. That's back to back years Missouri has won the East and how many of these guys predicted it...?


Yea....so, don't read anything football related until Sept 5th. Then be one of the other 150 people that jump on this site weekly to add their input.

If you can't understand that this is what makes CFB amazing and different...then go somewhere else. CFB is amazing because we can argue for 12 months, and for 8 months, we can't be "wrong" about our OWN opinions...just think everyone else is wrong...


GO shite on someone else's parade tonight and we will see you when we beat Bama with the other 150 posters that week
Posted by Cobb Dawg
Member since Sep 2012
9804 posts
Posted on 8/11/15 at 10:29 pm to
I don't want anyone picking the Dawgs for anything. Until CMR & company prove some moxie, I think everyone needs to chill. We haven't won shite in years. Time to put up or shut up by 2017.
Posted by Glory, Glory
Pawleys Island, SC
Member since Nov 2012
4498 posts
Posted on 8/12/15 at 5:45 am to
I have no issue with Herbstreit picking Tennessee. But let’s be real, this is another talking head trying to capture the “I told you moment”. If UT wins, Herbie says look at me "I told you so". If they lose, he can use the “well, they are a young team”. Eventually UT will win the East, so these guys are trying to get ahead of the curve. Simple as that
This post was edited on 8/12/15 at 5:02 pm
Posted by ben17
Member since Nov 2014
19 posts
Posted on 8/12/15 at 6:37 am to
Clearly, you do not understand the point of my post. The point being is that the "experts" can predict whatever they want, but does it matter? Not one bit so there is no reason to get worked up about what they say. Their job is to get people like us to click on those meaningless prediction links and drive up those page counts.
Posted by WorkinDawg
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2012
9341 posts
Posted on 8/12/15 at 8:16 am to
It's actually a pretty good call. UT in Knox the week after the biggest SEC game of 2015 (that'd be Bama) is a classic let down game. In prior yrs I'd throw big $$ on the home team in these circumstances.

Lose to UT and they have to lose 2 SEC games. Lose to UT and Bama/AU/SCU/FU and UT has to lose 3. Given our propensity to pi$$ ourselves a couple times per year...
Posted by Peter Buck
Member since Sep 2012
12413 posts
Posted on 8/12/15 at 8:22 am to
UT is the Ole Miss pick this year... And expectations in Knoxville are sky high this year... I dare say they are much higher than our own.
Posted by Usey
EC
Member since Jul 2013
484 posts
Posted on 8/12/15 at 8:45 am to
This is something I have noticed lately. Everyone that picks UGA to win anything in football always has the quick "but" followup qualifier and they rarely make the emphatic statement. Georgia will win.... xyz

It's our bed, we made it and must sleep in it.
Posted by WhopperDawg
Member since Aug 2013
3073 posts
Posted on 8/12/15 at 8:53 am to
Just win, then everyone shuts up. I care not what they say at this juncture. Can anyone in good conscious say we will win the east absolutely? No. Good shot. Should have. UT beats us? Right now the game is a pick'em and that is about right.
Posted by oldgraydawg
Broken Arrow, Ok
Member since Nov 2012
120 posts
Posted on 8/12/15 at 3:13 pm to
Tn will be a very dangerous team this year. IMO they have as good a chance of winning the east as anyone.
Posted by Whiznot
Albany, GA
Member since Oct 2013
6995 posts
Posted on 8/12/15 at 3:38 pm to
I favor UGA for the East but Herbstreit is probably basing his pick on us having to go to Knoxville the week after playing Bama. The schedule gives the Vols an advantage but I think they are the same old Vols.
Posted by ATLdawg25
Atlanta, GA
Member since Oct 2014
4370 posts
Posted on 8/12/15 at 3:43 pm to
quote:

The schedule gives the Vols an advantage but I think they are the same old Vols.


Tennessee would have to play at close to their full potential to win the East. It's not impossible, but I just don't see them having the depth necessary to grind out 6 or 7 SEC wins. What if one or two of their starters get injured? It's almost guaranteed to happen.

At this point, I see that game in knoxville being a toss-up. I hope I'm wrong.
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