Hinton has Tenn as a sleeper team

Discussion in 'Vols Football' started by droski, Aug 28, 2015.

  1. droski

    droski Traffic Criminal

  2. NorrisAlan

    NorrisAlan Founder of the Mike Honcho Fan Club

    Yeah, I would think a sleeper is someone that no one else has picked but you have an inside scoop on. Like Cal. THAT is a sleeper pick.

    Tennessee? Not so much.
     
  3. tvolsfan

    tvolsfan Chieftain

    Is it just me, or do the popular sleeper picks usually fall flat?
     
  4. JohnnyQuickkick

    JohnnyQuickkick Calcio correspondent

    We've been a sleeper team for years, as in I go to sleep watching it
     
  5. droski

    droski Traffic Criminal

    it's not just you. I wonder how many people had tcu going from 5-7 to 11-1 last year? I bet not many.
     
  6. droski

    droski Traffic Criminal

    cal is actually on a lot of sleeper lists, but then the article usually says something like "we think they can break through, go 6-6 and make a bowl!" gee thanks.
     
  7. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    It's just that the ones who do are the ones you remember as "supposed to be good." If people say "they're gonna be good" and they are, they fade from memory if they do anything less than winning a championship.
     
  8. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    MSU reached #1 last year and Ole Miss, before the bowl, was doing well

    I'll take that for 2015
     
  9. Beechervol

    Beechervol Super Moderator

    "Crown em..!"
     
  10. droski

    droski Traffic Criminal

    that's true. many times they are improved, just not to the degree projected.
     
  11. hohenfelsvol

    hohenfelsvol Beer run

    Until UT wakes up and has the success they are still sleeping. So, wake up guys.
     
  12. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    Oklahoma will let us know.
     
  13. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    Yep. Oklahoma should be an 8 or 9 win team. Tennessee should be an 8 or 9 win team.

    Alabama, UGA, arguably Mizzou are better than OU. lose to OU and the optimistic push games turn into losses
     
  14. tvolsfan

    tvolsfan Chieftain

    Probably a lot of truth to that.
     
  15. droski

    droski Traffic Criminal

  16. DarthVisor

    DarthVisor Active Member

    We were a sleeper last year. It wasn't fun.
     
  17. zero-sum

    zero-sum New Member

    A yr early? According to the OBC ya'll gonna be "pret--ty good"
     
  18. zero-sum

    zero-sum New Member

    Mizzou better than OU? Jeez, idk, OU's the more talented, imo. Two mack trucks w/ wheels @ RB, slot Shepard, transfer Mayfield at QB, a D that returns what eight led by Striker and Sanchez, the O line is their achilles with just two returning starters.

    I'd switch Arky for Mizzou, that's just me
     
  19. DarthVisor

    DarthVisor Active Member

    I hope so. We will know a lot in 6 days!
     
  20. InVolNerable

    InVolNerable Fark Master Flex

    Herbstreit has OU in the playoffs. And ASU...
     

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