The Official Tennessee @ #1 Alabama Game Thread, 9:00 PM ET, ESPN

[firestorm]

Vols need to score touchdowns

 

[Vol737]

He shoved the QB into the ground after the play was over. Be mad at him not at the refs.

He did, but It would never be called in any other game. It was a weak push. Refs are looking for ANYTHING. Our guys have to have TOTAL situational awareness. Know everything is against you.

 

[pharmDvol11]

Furthermore, if there's no penalty on the Maurer hit that was called on the field and no penalty for hands to the face for knocking JG's helment off, that sure as HELL isn't a penalty. I don't care which way you call it, but call it for both teams the same.

If Taylor has done what either of those players did to Maurer or JG he would’ve been ejected

 

[Larkin]

SEC playing with fire right now. Pruitt coached at Bama. He knows where the bodies are buried and which closets have skeletons.

Sorry bro, you act like the SEC cares

 

[djwes]

Bullsh@t call to help Bama, JG gets Gus helmet ripped off with nothing.

 

[PalmettoStateVol]

THANKS TAYLOR!!!!! Because of his dumbass we gave the momentum back to Bama....God I can't wait until these Butch Jones bums are out of this program.

 

[Chilmonty]

Yay AL they own the refs......yay.

 

[TNHopeful505]

Lets get one score back.

The ones the refs took? I'm down.

 

[99gator]

The league (and the NFL as well) have to do something. These calls change games. This is a totally different game without that flag and the bogus Morris holding call.

 

[volsack]

Something else that has to change about officiating is knowing the situation and the gravity of the call.

Even if it's borderline (which it wasn't close to even being borderline), that flag gave the other team a first down and changes the game.

Your logic completely idiotic. A foul is a foul no matter what point or location in the game. I'm not saying that was the right call, but you can't be serious with changing the officiating to suit a moment in the game.

 

[cgrish]

C'mon, son, that's just plain idiotic to push him back down like that.

I am ut fan 100% but he was guilty, not on the tackle but pushing him down as he was getting up, should have known better than that, they will call it every time.

 

[C-south]

This game is a sham

It really is. It’s on par with Jim Bob the high school ref throwing a phantom flag just to participate.

 

[Race City Vol]

lol, he was all over Jennings. wtf

Had his arm around him

 

[white65]

I truly believe that 20 to 30 years from now there will be a 30 for 30 about how conferences paid off refs to help certain teams so they could make the playoff. Its all about money in the end.

 

[troj89]

I can't remember ever seeing such a one sided officiated game as this one has been.

 

[Longhorn Vol]

He shoved the QB into the ground after the play was over. Be mad at him not at the refs.

Griese who played QB said that was Not a foul.

 

[VinnieVOL]

KB have you ever played football. If not lay on a guy and try to get up by not putting your hands on the guy and getting up. That was a total bs call. The series earlier they took JGs helmet off and no call. Explain that.

He didn't have to give that extra shove. Weak call, no doubt, but senior leader has to know the setting and not give them any reason to throw the flag. As soon as I saw him do it I knew the flag was coming. It was dumb.

 

[Tnman1]

It's pretty obvious the refs are in Alabama's pocket, very sad they cant call a fair game.

 

[IPleadInsanity]

Losing the coaching battle. That’s how you support a weak QB. Think of something.

 

[joevol33]

THANKS TAYLOR!!!!! Because of his dumbass we gave the momentum back to Bama....God I can't wait until these Butch Jones bums are out of this program.

Dude, he didn't do anything.

 

[nomads-11]

Well let's see if JG can score and get us back in it.

 

[willinhf]

This game has not been called well. We may well suck but this game has not been called well. You’re insane.

I will argue that we do not suck. We have given the #1 team in the country a hell of a game and the difference is not the talent or the coaching... the difference is the refs...

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

Taylor did nothing wrong, don’t understand all of the negative posts about him.

The miserables have to b!tch and moan about something. We are playing a decent game. If we win, just dont log on for a few days. They will be miserable.

 

[Mccage]

Heavily disagree with that premise. If it's a foul, it's a foul. Call it every time it happens regardless of any implications.

No it wouldn't a personal foul.....but Taylor can't put himself in position to let refs make a call....

 

[LakeMaryFLVol]

Kids are rapidly growing up. Officials and self destructive stupidity only difference in winning this .