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All for Tennessee Official Week 10 SEC Power Rankings

By Caleb Calhoun

Nov 5, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back John Kelly (4) runs the ball against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles during the first quarter at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back John Kelly (4) runs the ball against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles during the first quarter at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 5, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron reacts after a defensive stop against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the third quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Alabama defeated LSU 10-0. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron reacts after a defensive stop against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the third quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Alabama defeated LSU 10-0. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

Honestly, the LSU Tigers may have prove more in their 10-0 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide than they have on any win they’ve enjoyed since Ed Orgeron took over as head coach.

Orgeron showed that the defense is still elite, and it kept Lane Kiffin’s high-powered offense in check in Baton Rouge. Sure, they failed to score a point. But what could you expect with Danny Etling as your quarterback going up against Alabama’s high-powered defense?

LSU has had no offense all year. Etling has just done what he could. This isn’t Orgeron’s fault. They have nothing installed right now and are just trying to get through the year.

Even if you have Leonard Fournette, that is hard to overcome. The defense is still elite, and we should use these final three games as the real test on Orgeron before making a decision.

The Arkansas Razorbacks, Florida Gators, and Texas A&M Aggies are all winnable games. They are also all potential losses for this team. So 8-3 or 5-6 are all within the realm of possibility right now.

Until they lose one, though, we have no reason to knock them down in our SEC Power Rankings because of a loss to Alabama. And a Texas A&M loss to Mississippi State is worse, so that’s why we were actually able to bump this team up one spot.

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