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CBiebel
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 Posted: 12/10/17 5:29 pm ::: Was just thinking, if you told someone 10 years ago |
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"You know, in 10 years Tennessee will be ranked #11 in the 5th week AP Poll after starting 8-0," they would likely want to know what you were smoking. In 1996-97 they lost 10 games yet never left the top 10 (Yes, I know, they did end up winning the NC that year).
Amazing how some things have changed.
I was just thinking that while watching the UT-UT game and noticed the records and rankings under each team.
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FrozenLVFan
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| Posted: 12/10/17 6:23 pm ::: |
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| Six of Tenn's next nine games are against currently ranked teams, incl #3, #5, and #6. We'll see what Tenn's ranking is after that.
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linkster
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| Posted: 12/10/17 7:42 pm ::: |
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Going into today's game Tenn had yet to play a true road game and the Massey rankings of it's opponents has been 32, 57, 94, 113, 127, 136, 152, 226 & 437.
I think if you read that in 1996 you'd think that they had the wrong team.
But I think Holly has done the right thing in scheduling meatballs at home early. And I think that watching how Tenn played today, despite winning the game they have a long way to go.
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linkster
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| Posted: 12/10/17 7:52 pm ::: |
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| FrozenLVFan wrote: |
| Six of Tenn's next nine games are against currently ranked teams, incl #3, #5, and #6. We'll see what Tenn's ranking is after that. |
That three game stretch @S Car, @N Dame & home against Miss St will be a test of fire. Mid January is where a lot of freshmen hit the wall and Tenn's have played a lot of minutes. But first they have a game at Maples that should be good.
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CBiebel
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| Posted: 12/11/17 1:07 am ::: |
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| linkster wrote: |
Going into today's game Tenn had yet to play a true road game and the Massey rankings of it's opponents has been 32, 57, 94, 113, 127, 136, 152, 226 & 437.
I think if you read that in 1996 you'd think that they had the wrong team.
But I think Holly has done the right thing in scheduling meatballs at home early. And I think that watching how Tenn played today, despite winning the game they have a long way to go. |
I can understand UT's schedule this year given their situation (relying heavily on younger players). Texas, however, doesn't have an excuse, IMO.
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purduefanatic
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| Posted: 12/11/17 10:11 am ::: Re: Was just thinking, if you told someone 10 years ago |
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| CBiebel wrote: |
| "You know, in 10 years Tennessee will be ranked #11 in the 5th week AP Poll after starting 8-0," |
When I saw the headline, I thought it was going to say..."You know, in 10 years Purdue will lose home games to both Ball State & Ohio."
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GlennMacGrady
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| Posted: 12/11/17 12:45 pm ::: |
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| linkster wrote: |
| Massey rankings of it's opponents has been 32, 57, 94, 113, 127, 136, 152, 226 & 437. |
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linkster
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| Posted: 12/11/17 1:07 pm ::: |
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| GlennMacGrady wrote: |
| linkster wrote: |
| Massey rankings of it's opponents has been 32, 57, 94, 113, 127, 136, 152, 226 & 437. |
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Look it up. I think Massey ranks DII teams. It has Carson-Newman, Tenn's annual exhibition opponent, at 161.
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