Going on a rant here IDGAF if you read it or not I'm just livid.
First from the actual game in section U. From the beginning of the game we looked bigger and faster than last year. I was starting to get a little more confident. Solomon cleared. Trey cleared. Yeah, we are going to bury these guys. But from kickoff something was off. I saw ZERO passion. I saw NO hype. There was NO comraderie. Quite literally the only two players I saw with a bit of emotion were Henry T and Cimaglia. The sidelines were DEAD.
I realized the first half was not the end of the world, I saw the other teams struggling. First game jitters no biggie. I expected the second half to come on strong. But nope, they drive right down the field and score on us. Again, no energy. Complete lack of care. That's when I started to worry. I'm starting to wonder why are we subbing 3 linemen almost every single play offense and defense (they're all trash, DL in particular). JG looks extremely uncomfortable in and out of the pocket. Just not a leader or really an SEC worthy QB. He's got no touch on passes at all. At least Gray, Cimaglia, Anderson, JJ, Chandler, and Henry T looked good. Genuinely not impressed with anyone else. In fact they were unimpressive. No one looked like they wanted to be there, coaches included.
All games we lose hurt. But this is far different. We have tried for a decade only to make things WORSE. There is quite literally no where to go from here. Fans, recruits, and media have seen that we can not get out of the hole we dug. It's no longer just a down year. Nope, they all are starting to understand this is just how the new Tennessee will be from now on.
The seats will empty.
The media will humiliate us.
The players will transfer.
The Recruiting, lifeblood of a program, will be battles with G5 teams.
Unless a miracle happens and we turn it around, there's simply not a reason to play for Tennessee anymore unless you're a die hard fan like we are.
Nb4 tldr