Some cream puffs and some good opponents.
Every bit of 9. I wouldn't worry about Notre Dame that much, however, Muffet has the touch. They may be vulnerable in general, but the jury is obviously very out on Tenn at this point.Some? Try 9.
And ND that early in the year could be vulnerable.
I am not a Tennessee fan but I think scheduling ND, Texas, Stanford, and UConn OOC is commendable. I just hope MSST OOC schedule has some competitive OOC games. I do not believe an elite team should schedule 75% Cream puff for the OOC games. If WBB is to prosper we need OOC competition between the elite teams regardless of how tough in conference play is expected.They deserve credit for scheduling UConn and Notre Dame. However, most of that schedule is embarrassing for a program that was just offended by Geno's comment that they are almost like anyone else.
I am not a Tennessee fan but I think scheduling ND, Texas, Stanford, and UConn OOC is commendable. I just hope MSST OOC schedule has some competitive OOC games. I do not believe an elite team should schedule 75% Cream puff for the OOC games. If WBB is to prosper we need OOC competition between the elite teams regardless of how tough in conference play is expected.
While I appreciate the snark, UT is still the best team in Tennessee. The MTSU hype is much ado about HS accolades than actual collegiate skill. I am not sold on Hayes or Booth able to compete even at LV dysfunctional levels.Not too bad..... for the second best team in Tennessee
It is, all in all, not an unusual schedule for most teams in the P5. Some (not all) of the weaker teams are very weak. I'm not criticizing, Rutgers had some awful opponents last year and Arizona has had a steady diet of them, not unusual when you are building a program.This isnt the same program that Pat scheduled the toughest schedule in the country. Not a bad schedule when you consider that Tennessee was barely even a tournament team last season. Stanford/ND/UCONN/Texas is strong for a team of that caliber. When you add in 1-2 games against each of Kentucky, Mississippi State, South Carolina and A&M it actually looks pretty good.
The Portland State game was scheduled to serve as a “homecoming” game for Evina. This was the only Oregon team that had an open date that fit with Tennessee’s Western swing. Oh, well.
Though stronger than most of the rest of their schedule, I don't think you can put Texas in the same grouping with Stanford, Uconn and ND as a quality opponent.This isnt the same program that Pat scheduled the toughest schedule in the country. Not a bad schedule when you consider that Tennessee was barely even a tournament team last season. Stanford/ND/UCONN/Texas is strong for a team of that caliber. When you add in 1-2 games against each of Kentucky, Mississippi State, South Carolina and A&M it actually looks pretty good.
True...Texas is the new Tennessee in terms of underachieving with more talent than most.Though stronger than most of the rest of their schedule, I don't think you can put Texas in the same grouping with Stanford, Uconn and ND as a quality opponent.