SVP defends Tennessee to the death from the haters

When Scott Van Pelt has an opinion he doesn't let anyway sway him from defending it. He did exactly that when talking about Tennessee's potential for the 2016 season. Many people are already predicting the Vols to win the SEC East next season and of course that means everyone is already saying they're overrated.

Scott Van Pelt is one of those people who thinks Tennessee deserves praise for their win against Northwestern and should be expected to win the East. He had to go on a Twitter crusade to defend his position and Vols fans should be grateful for this man and his tenacity.

@slmandel why are people doing this? They lost 4 games this year by 7,1,4 & 5. Maybe they're actually just pretty good?

— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) January 1, 2016

@slmandel if they had better luck/clock management, they could have been in playoff discussion. Just don't see them as overrated candidate

— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) January 1, 2016

@kkeithhogs @BarrettSallee @slmandel not really. Teams get smoked. Tennessee didn't. Neither did you.

— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) January 1, 2016

@Andrew263 @slmandel they lead in your place late & lost to ou in a game they should have easily won. That's half the playoff, buddy

— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) January 1, 2016

@JustHotTakes name them

— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) January 1, 2016

@Andrew263 team this close to winning a bunch of games with ton of returning talent being described as a candidate to be overrated is dumb

— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) January 1, 2016

@MochaTruck beat the snot outta you last year. They're good.

— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) January 1, 2016

@_DCReeves Maybe not? But why get preemptively snarky about a team clearly on the cusp whose crime, today, is beating the sh*t out of NW ?

— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) January 1, 2016

@MochaTruck they blew big lead to OU & lost in ot. Lead Bama in Ttown with 3:00 to play. That's half the playoff. Not even mentioning UF

— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) January 1, 2016

@MochaTruck with some luck, they'd have been trendy team. They lost the games. They could be good next year. That's it.

— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) January 1, 2016

@MochaTruck by your estimation then, they ought not be ranked? That's dumb. Look at WHO beat em and how. There's layers to life, man.

— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) January 1, 2016

@MochaTruck point being, you were in discussion w/o a signature win. They did lose those games. They were coin flip games. With better luck

— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) January 1, 2016

@MochaTruck they're in the discussion like a bunch of others. That's ALL I said. Why are you this combative? It has nothing to do with you

— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) January 1, 2016

@billbarrs20 not really. Had100 yard fumble return against. They out gained Uga. They lead in 3rd q. So, other than that, you're spot on

— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) January 1, 2016

I guess we'll have to see how Tennessee actually plays before this argument can take place for real. Cheers to 2016!

[h/t CollegeSpun]

SVP defends Tennessee to the death from the haters

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