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Tennessee football: Worst to best case scenarios for Vols’ 2022 season

By Caleb Calhoun

Smokey runs the end zone after a touchdown during the Tennessee Volunteers' game against Alabama in Neyland Stadium on Saturday, October 20, 2018.Kns Utvsbamafootball Bp Jpg
Smokey runs the end zone after a touchdown during the Tennessee Volunteers' game against Alabama in Neyland Stadium on Saturday, October 20, 2018.Kns Utvsbamafootball Bp Jpg /
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Sep 1, 2018; Charlotte, NC, USA; A Tennessee Volunteers player holds their helmet along the sidelines during the second quarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 1, 2018; Charlotte, NC, USA; A Tennessee Volunteers player holds their helmet along the sidelines during the second quarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /

1. 11-1

  • Win all four non-conference games
  • Beat every SEC team outside of Georgia and Alabama
  • Split Georgia and Alabama

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Championships are the most important objective, so you could see a scenario in which you’d rather Tennessee football go 10-2 or 9-3 and beat Georgia rather than go 11-1 and lose to Georgia. However, given where the program is, 11 wins has a case to be more valuable since they have no shot at winning the SEC Championship if they win the East.

Also, it’s worth noting that they could still win the East with a loss to UGA if they win every other game. As a result, 11-1 is the top goal for the Vols no matter what. That would obviously include winning every circled-win game, every likely-win game and every toss-up game.

Then they have to split the two circled-loss games we have on their schedule. If the split is losing to Georgia and beating Alabama, there’s some pride in that, specifically them ending this 15-game losing streak to the Tide. Of course, the best scenario is the Vols going 11-1 and their only loss on the year is the Alabama game.

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In that scenario, Tennessee football would automatically win the East. You could say they go 11-1 by beating both teams and just losing at Pitt or LSU. That won’t happen though. They won’t go undefeated either. As a result, this is their best chance at a legendary season, and while neither is likely, it’s worth dreaming about for Vol fans.

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