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2016 Week 2 Tennessee Volunteers Rankings

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User	Rank	Reason
taloncarde	7
jlh2b	8
Khavanon	8
MrDoctorSmartyPants	8
puffadda	8
CFSparta92	9
f0gax	9
MrTheSpork	9	Yes, Tennessee did not look great against Appalachian State. Yes, there are questions about the team in general. But, for now, a win's a win and losses by top five teams absolutely help them maintain their top-ten position. It's a situation similar to Michigan: there's just not enough information yet.
bluegrassborn	10
bluegrassborn	10
BrutonGaster77	10
bties	10
corundum9	10
DelphicLike	10
Fifth_Down	10
freebirdcrowe	10
keytide22	10
SmokingCricket	10	As much as I wish my undergrad would have won so I could rank them, and as much as I wish I'd punish the Vols for their play, I'm not really demoting them because a win is a win.
uwbjb	10
WarEagle9	10
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	11	Yeah, an App State team might have taken them to OT. But I'm not dropping them for beating a somewhat decent team. If App State beats Miami and Tennessee beats Virginia Tech, I have no problem leaving them in this position. 
atchemey	11	On the other hand, Tennessee was dominated at times by App State - they won on a miracle play that was probably called wrong on the field. I'm disappointed, but this is just evidence that we should all take a step back before crowning them CFB-elect.
Buckeyes2010	11
CockADoodleBOOM	11	I just didn't want to be "guy who had Tennessee in his Top 10." I still have hope for them, but man were they bad last week.
Dasboot123	11	"Good teams find a way to win." Don;t know if that will apply to Tenn.
DeKaF	11
Disregardskarma	11
mjurkiewicz	11
Xtremeloco	11
3RDnKING	12
52hoova	12
BoboIsDead	12
JCiLee	12
Marvolo_Mescudi	12	I'm not punishing too much for cutting it close, first week is given to work out kinks, just the teams ahead of them straight up looked better. Could be hugely talented, could be hugely over-hyped, honestly still have no clue, this is basically a placeholder ranking until they prove something one way or the other. On thin ice next week. 
Plneapple	12
snwidget	12
ssnider23	12
ucieaters33	12
Acm0028	13
bakonydraco	13
cmdrcaboose2	13	Still a talented squad, but the OC needs work.
d_mcc_x	13
HUSKEROYAL	13
IAmAChemicalEngineer	13
jklharris	13
Mythic514	13	I'll probably be viewed as a homer, but I don't think Tennessee should fall that much. I honestly initially questioned whether they should fall from the top ten at all, given how many other teams lost. However, upon reflection, I see a lot of other teams that performed very well, and Tennessee quite frankly did not. I put them behind MSU, which did really wow me, and ahead of TCU that struggled far too much against an FCS team. I think the App State team the Vols faced was very underrated, but it's hard to tell much from one game. Right now I leave the Vols at 13, expecting them to climb back up but knowing that they cannot if they do not improve offensively.
SurpriseSalami	13
SurpriseSalami	13
tabelz	13	Yikes
THECrew42	13
AaronRodgers16	14
admiraltarkin	14
Austinperroux	14
coreyfra	14
DavoinShower-handle	14
diastereomer	14
G-manP	14	Tennessee should've lost. The team has a lot of talent, but we didn't see much of it on Thursday. App State >>>>>> Furman
galacticdude7	14
GeneralGBO	14
goblue10	14
jrichardh	14
meatfrappe	14
RobertNeyland	14	http://i.imgur.com/nBkwmik.gifv
alextoyalex	15
BlueFalcon89	15	Underperformed while they were probably overrated.  They could have a great season by staying tough like they did on Thursday night.  That was resolve we haven't seen from a Butch Jones squad yet.
dabul-master	15
DonnieNarco	15
ilovecfb	15
jzorbino	15
retnuh101	15
RiffRamBahZoo	15
ThaCarter	15
The_DHC	15	Guys, maybe Appy is really good?
Wurst_Law	15	Most recent overrated Tennessee team is overrated Tennessee team.See Michigan State for ranking reasons.
Atoodope	16
Beechman	16
brobroma	16
grjohnst	16
jayhawx19	16
LEGEN--wait_for_it	16
nickknx865	16
owl_man	16
scootmcgroot	16
scotsworth	16
TopheryG8er	16
Wescat	16
BaldEagle88	17
buckeyegold	17
fshi	17
GiveMeSomeRaptorNews	17
HarbingerOfFun	17
huskerfan4life520	17
kelctex	17
KingKliffsbury	17
mynameisjona	17
orangeslash	17
Pikachu1989	17
qacha	17
SCRx	17
solo_22	17	You looked bad and you should feel bad.
sunburn_on_the_brain	17
swodaem2005	17
trumpet_23	17
twosheepforanore	17
WaffleIron278	17
bfizzledizzle	18
BorisNumber1	18
Caedus	18	The entire #17-#19 rankings had me thinking for a while. I really punished Tennessee here, as the only reason they really won was because the Appalachian State coach went full Andy Reid..., but I thought pushing them to #19 was a bit drastic. However I felt Ole Miss's play was much better in their loss. OK State is the odd man out, which I feel uncomfortable with...but whatever. 
emueagles	18
flyingcrayons	18
gohuskies	18	Is it possible for a team to win a game at home against a Sun Belt team and look worse than Tennessee did? If that was an anomaly they'll shoot back up, but if not they're going to have a really hard time starting against VT.
kdbvols	18	A close win against a good team in week 1 is not reason to overreact like the sky is falling.  
myghtymouse	18
pufan321	18
scronko	18
Sophocles5	18
UNC_Samurai	18
vanburen1845	18	Rocket Dobbs save us pls. Don't forget you can do more than turn left in Bristol.
XSavageWalrusX	18
Californie_cramoisie	19
CambodianDrywall	19
DoctorWhosOnFirst	19
gsuhooligan	19
Harry_B_C_Dresden	19
milesgmsu	19
monotonemr	19
plannedsickdays	19
rabid_communicator	19
seanosaur	19
spsellers	19
Techwid	19
topher3003	19
Zerosa	19
alsonamedbort87	20
aubieismyhomie	20
buckeyes75	20
BugsSuck	20	Quite honestly, that was one of the most ugliest victories I've seen. App St played terribly: awful play calling and clock management down the stretch and Tennessee hardly pulled it off. Only strengthens my skepticism. They have a lot of room for improvement and can for sure make a good run. There's soooooooo much time left.
CountryRoads8	20
DafoeFoSho	20
Daigotsu	20
EastPowdermilk	20
esoterik	20
Fcc4life	20
groggydog	20
hokies220	20	I debated not even ranking the Volunteers at all after needing luck to pull off the win over a Sunbelt team in OT.  Maybe I shouldn't have as it goes against the grain of most of my rankings. But App State is a good team and Tennessee did get the W. However any team that could possibly be considered top 15 should wipe the floor with a Sunbelt team.
kelling928	20
marcellnation	20
monkeymatt1836	20	Tennessee managed to win this game because App State's kicker could not make FGs. Frankly speaking, Tennessee had one of the worst performances of the weekend. Star QB Josh Dobbs had a bad night and went 16/29, 192 yards, 6.6 AVG, 1 TD, 1 INT and a QBR of 26.3. Luckily for the Vols, aside from Georgia the SEC East looked bad as a whole. That being said, if Tennessee doesn't get their act together soon it might be a long season for them.
Polarbear1914	20
seaotter2	20
SpeedxKills	20
TDenverFan	20
tmart12	20
cfbguy	21
DarthYoda2594	21
Dropbackandpunt	21
niperwiper	21
OskeewowwowIL	21
SenorPuff	21	Pretty disappointed with the offensive output from the Vols. But they did win.
sideoutpar	21
ToLongDR	21	1600.54
A-Stu-Ute	22
captain_sasquatch	22
CraftyConsumer	22
djowen68	22
fitzmauricet	22
ReallyCreative	22
TheFlyingBoat	22	They beat AppSt, but the way they did it causes them to drop a lot. While they are a really good G5 team, beating a really good G5 team in OT after relying on fluke after fluke to get there does not warrant any better position than what I am giving them.
was_saying_boo_urns	22	Josh Dobbs is a bad passer. Also, did you know he's an Aerospace Engineering major?
BallSoHerd	23
BallSoHerd	23
ChickenTaco	23
chweris	23
epmatsw	23
FellKnight	23
Hummer77x	23
icklebush	23
LeinadSpoon	23
NatecUDF	23
swanky-k	23	Wow. I can't imagine if a top 10 P5 team lost at home in week 1 to App State. That would be super embarrassing!
03040905	24
antiherowes	24
kamikazeguy	24
Keener1899	24
smills79	24
Branzilla91	25
bread_buddy	25	4th best win over G5.
Mario_Speedwagon	25	Debated dropping Tennessee from the rankings entirely. A few different bounces and App State wins that game.
nolez	25
pmartin0079	25
Texasagsman	25

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