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All for Tennessee Official Week 7 SEC Power Rankings: Vols Take a Dive

By Caleb Calhoun

Oct 15, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers mascot Smokey X during the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Neyland Stadium. Alabama won 49 to 10. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 15, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers mascot Smokey X during the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Neyland Stadium. Alabama won 49 to 10. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 15, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores head coach Derek Mason pumps his fist reacting to a defensive stop against the Georgia Bulldogs at the end of the fourth quarter at Sanford Stadium. Vanderbilt defeated Georgia 17-16. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 15, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores head coach Derek Mason pumps his fist reacting to a defensive stop against the Georgia Bulldogs at the end of the fourth quarter at Sanford Stadium. Vanderbilt defeated Georgia 17-16. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

They still remain in the bottom tier of our SEC Power Rankings, but Derek Mason’s Vanderbilt Commodores certainly earned the right to take a significant jump after a huge road victory over the Georgia Bulldogs. It’s certainly the most impressive win that anybody in the bottom tier of the SEC has scored.

However, all that really did was move the Dawgs into the bottom tier of the SEC. Make no mistake about it, the Vanderbilt Commodores are still an awful football team, and Mason is still an awful offensive coach.

That’s not going to get any better after one lucky victory on the road.

They won this game because of one special teams play and then one 75-yard drive. Outside of that one drive, they had only 96 yards of total offense. It was a complete embarrassment, and Kyle Shurmur is still awful.

The best we can say is that he’s clutch.

Still, playing in the SEC, this win opened up the ‘Dores’ chances to reach a bowl game. After all, their schedule includes Tennessee State and Missouri. If they can somehow steal a win at Missouri, then they just need to get lucky against Ole Miss or Tennessee at home, or Auburn on the road. It’s a long shot. But it’s possible.

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