Game Thread: Appalachian State Mountaineers at Tennessee Volunteers | 9/1 on SECN @ 7:30 PM ET

[Brasky]

And being able to watch non-regional games much easier.

True.

Just the ease of access to information and the instant spread of it as well.

 

[fishinabarrel]

After a loss:

Arkansas takes historic plunge out of AP Top 25

After a win:

College football: Largest drops in AP Poll following a win

Tennessee might challenge that, but I don't see them dropping to #22 to beat it

 

[Brasky]

Tennessee might challenge that, but I don't see them dropping to #22 to beat it

Just the fact that they got so lucky... Two fumbles late in the game miraculously finding orange jerseys... App State's true freshman kicker misses an xp...

 

[ericd7633]

Tennessee was overrated to start the season AGAIN. I am not surprised. Those App St players are just fundamentally sound and were competitors. Only problem they had was that kicker. Expected to win the East...they probably will but they didn't look very good, not even like a top 25 team

They were actually underrated last year. I'm not sure why people think they get over ranked every year?

2015 AP Preseason Rank: 25
2015 AP Final Rank: 22

The last time before that they were ranked preseason was 2008.

 

[Brasky]

Tennessee has just put together a nice string of recruiting classes and everyone is expecting that to show on the field.

Once you get to D1 the guy in front of you doesn't give a shit how many stars you have. Ask Dobbs about that.

 

[7Samurai13]

Tennessee has just put together a nice string of recruiting classes and everyone is expecting that to show on the field.

Once you get to D1 the guy in front of you doesn't give a shit how many stars you have. Ask Dobbs about that.

Well they have had 83 recruits the last three years.

 

[Brasky]

Well they have had 83 recruits the last three years.

I wonder how many compromised futures of young men they left in their wake as a result.

 

[poewelch84]

You forgot about the team SEC slappies who are already talking up Tennessee to make their schedule look better.

That's the problem with early season rankings over the last decade and a half the SEC have been the best conference so they are putting those teams at the top without merit in some cases. At least now with human's doing the rankings they can see how bad a team really is and punish them for games like this.

 

[4down20]

That's the problem with early season rankings over the last decade and a half the SEC have been the best conference so they are putting those teams at the top without merit in some cases. At least now with human's doing the rankings they can see how bad a team really is and punish them for games like this.

Oh it's this tired old narrative again.

Data shows no evidence of SEC bias in poll

As SEC dominates rankings, calls of #SECBias rise

 

[fredmccallyRTR]

Cmon, folks! Whining ain't winning.

 

[fishinabarrel]

Come on now, that was the only field goal he made all year. Give the guy a break.

So he made the only one that mattered to me. Congrats, you made me dislike him more

 

[7Samurai13]

So he made the only one that mattered to me. Congrats, you made me dislike him more

Geiger makes the App State kicker look like Morton Anderson.