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9. Tennessee (5-2)
– Enough with the goofiness. Come out and drop a full sixty-minute hammer on all five bad teams the rest of the way. At South Carolina, Tennessee Tech, Kentucky, Missouri, at Vanderbilt. With the possible exception of Mizzou, none of those teams will go bowling. Tennessee has to beat each of them by three touchdowns, minimum.
– Florida has to lose one more SEC game along the way. Having to go to LSU, as well as Arkansas, should help that cause.
– Even at 10-2, beat Alabama in a revenge date in the SEC championship, or the same with an unbeaten Texas A&M, and at 11-2, the SEC Champion Tennessee Volunteers would get in.
– There can’t be four other unbeaten Power 5 conference champs. Tennessee has to seem obvious after beating the No. 1 Crimson Tide or Aggies.
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Tennessee: The Vols have a very manageable last five games to end the season. Winning out shouldn't be a problem but they do need help. Florida needs to lose a conference game but still beat FSU. Ohio winning the MAC and App State wining the Sun Belt would give a boost to the strength of schedule . Virginia Tech winning the ACC would be major boost. The best thing that could happen would be Alabama coming into the SEC championship game undefeated. If the Vols can pull off the upset , they may find themselves back in Atlanta for the Playoff.
9. Tennessee (5-2)
– Enough with the goofiness. Come out and drop a full sixty-minute hammer on all five bad teams the rest of the way. At South Carolina, Tennessee Tech, Kentucky, Missouri, at Vanderbilt. With the possible exception of Mizzou, none of those teams will go bowling. Tennessee has to beat each of them by three touchdowns, minimum.
– Florida has to lose one more SEC game along the way. Having to go to LSU, as well as Arkansas, should help that cause.
– Even at 10-2, beat Alabama in a revenge date in the SEC championship, or the same with an unbeaten Texas A&M, and at 11-2, the SEC Champion Tennessee Volunteers would get in.
– There can’t be four other unbeaten Power 5 conference champs. Tennessee has to seem obvious after beating the No. 1 Crimson Tide or Aggies.
separately from reddit in-depth non-biased analysis (can send link)...
Tennessee: The Vols have a very manageable last five games to end the season. Winning out shouldn't be a problem but they do need help. Florida needs to lose a conference game but still beat FSU. Ohio winning the MAC and App State wining the Sun Belt would give a boost to the strength of schedule . Virginia Tech winning the ACC would be major boost. The best thing that could happen would be Alabama coming into the SEC championship game undefeated. If the Vols can pull off the upset , they may find themselves back in Atlanta for the Playoff.
