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No. 8 Michigan | No. 10 Notre Dame | Top 25No. 9: TennesseeLast Season: 9-4??(5-3 SEC East)Butch Jones has talked about the youth of his Vols team for three years now, but he cant play that card this year -- Tennessee is the most experienced Power 5 team in the country. It has 17 starters back, including QB Joshua Dobbs, the elite RB duo of Jalen Hurd and Alvin Kamara (combined 1,986 yards) and a D that has three potential first-round picks in DE Derek Barnett, LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin and CB Cameron Sutton. The Vols are front-runners to win the SEC East and will be double-digit favorites in eight games. The key will be a four-game stretch (Weeks 4-7) in which they see Florida (11 straight losses to the Gators), travel to Georgia and Texas A&M, and host Alabama.IN IF... It can buck the trends. In addition to those 11 straight losses to Florida, UT has dropped nine in a row to Bama. And the East champ hasnt won the SEC since 08. Break each streak and Tennessee will be in the playoff.OUT IF... It cant close. All four of UTs losses last year were by seven or fewer points, and three were blown leads in the final five minutes.Tennessees chances to win each game 09.01 vs. Appalachian State: 95.1% 09.10 vs. Virginia Tech (Bristol Motor Speedway): 87.7% 09.17 vs. Ohio: 98.5% 09.24 vs. Florida: 80.2% 10.01 @ Georgia: 55.8% 10.08 @ Texas A&M: 59.3% 10.15 vs. Alabama: 58.9% 10.29 @ South Carolina: 88.7% 11.05 vs. Tennessee Tech: 99.8% 11.12 vs. Kentucky: 93.8% 11.19 vs. Missouri: 92.5% 11.26 @ Vanderbilt: 85.9%The overwhelming favorite to win the SEC East, Tennessee returns the divisions most talented and experienced team, which will propel the Vols to a 10-2 season with a shot of possibly sneaking into the College Football Playoff.?-- Edward AschoffButch Jones has been building to this point with star-studded recruiting classes. Now its time to deliver. If the Volunteers navigate a front-loaded schedule effectively, they should be able to cruise to at 10-2 record and their first SEC East title since 2007.?-- David ChingThe Vols have to win the SEC East this year, right? If not now, when? All that experience, the best quarterback in the division, now is the time for Tennessee at 10-2.?-- Sam Khan Jr.The talent is there. The schedule sets up nicely. But even with a 10-2 finish, its hard to pick the Vols to win the East until they prove they can beat Florida.?-- Greg OstendorfSorry, Tennessee, its still not your year. While the Vols are the most talented team in the East, inexperience will cost them one game too many, finishing 9-3 and just short of the division title.?-- Alex ScarboroughNo. 8 Michigan | No. 10 Notre Dame | Top 25 Discount Nike Flex . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. 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Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. Cheap Nike Flex Shoes . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama.There is nothing like the ping of an aluminum bat in the cool spring air or the sight of a guy who bought his spot on the Goldeyes roster at a charity event – actually coming in TWICE to act as pinch runner -- or watching the Goldeyes score three runs in the eighth to put the game away without the benefit of a single hit. Yes, its the annual pre-season game between the University of Winnipeg Wesmen and the Winnipeg Goldeyes and its usually a crazy evening at the ballpark. It certainly was a crazy one on Friday night. This year, the Wesmen played a heck of a game, pinging out nine hits in an 8-4 loss to the local pro team. For the Goldeyes it was the final home game of the pre-season and while it probably didnt tell Rick Forney a lot about his new team, it did give his players a chance to have some fun at home before heading out for 16 days on the road. "I thought the Wesmen kids did a great job tonight," said Forney. "They played a real good baseball game. We saw a better team this year than last year, thats for sure. Their shortstop made two real good plays and the third baseman made a great play in the eighth. Their fundamentals were better than last year. Theyre improving. They gave us a real good baseball game." Left fielder Ryan Scoma was the player of the game for the Goldeyes, going three-for-three with two runs scored and an RBI. Fehlandt Lentini went two-for-five with a run scored and two drivven in.dddddddddddd The Goldeyes scored three in the third, two in the sixth and then three in the eighth on four walks, two productive outs and two stolen bases. Forney also had a look at six pitchers. The only pitcher to struggle was Justin Garcia who gave up all four runs on four hits in the fourth inning. "Our pitchers had some trouble getting loose in the colder weather," said Forney. "The balls werent rubbed up and they didnt get a good feel for the baseball. And I thought our outfielders had some trouble picking up the ball off the aluminum bats, but we played good defense today and I was happy with a good days work." Nick Drews and Brendan Gaunt each had two hits for the Wesmen. Drews scored a run and also drove one in. The Wesmen starter Josh Loewen, in his final game at the university level, was the hard-luck loser. However, in 5.2 innings of work, he allowed five runs on 11 hits and didnt look out of place against a professional ball club. Aaron Correa earned the victory for the Goldeyes after throwing two scoreless innings. That was the final home pre-season game for the Goldeyes. The team will now head out onto the road, play in Fargo Saturday night and Sunday afternoon and then in Kansas and Wichita next week before opening the season in Grand Prairie, Texas next Friday night. The first home game is not until May 27 when the Laredo Lemurs open the season at Shaw Park. ' ' '