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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; Auburn, AL, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores quarterback Kyle Shurmur (14) looks to pass during the first quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Auburn, AL, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores quarterback Kyle Shurmur (14) looks to pass during the first quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports /

The Vanderbilt Commodores could be a bowl team if they had a coaching staff that spent any time focusing on offense. Derek Mason’s team looked very solid after two straight wins, and they fought their guts out against the Auburn Tigers.

But despite that nice run, they still dropped to No. 13 in our SEC Power Rankings with the loss. That’s because their offense is flat-out terrible and has not gotten any better. The defense did enough for them to win the game on Saturday.

The offense remains pathetic, though. Ralph Webb is solid, but Kyle Shurmur is completely useless. And Mason provides no spark or creativity.

So with one lucky conference win, they have not done enough to be anywhere above second to worst in our SEC Power Rankings. Sure, a game against the Missouri Tigers could put this team one win away from bowl eligibility.

And then they have a chance to pull off one upset with two home games against the Ole Miss Rebels and Missouri Tigers. But until they make that push, we’re doing nothing to keep them out of this second to worst spot in the conference. As a result, they remain one of the bottom teams on this list.

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