Vols on upset alert in week 10

[Fingers]

Latest line: Tennessee by 11.5

Why it's upset-worthy: Could this be a letdown spot for the Vols coming off the big win against South Carolina? Considering UAB has won 17 of its past 21 games under Bill Clark, this one has upset alert written all over it. Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt is making sure his guys know UAB is coming into Neyland Stadium with one goal, something BYU and Georgia State have already accomplished this season in Knoxville.

"You look at them, they've got one of the best defenses in the country, statistically," Pruitt said Monday. "Putting pressure on the quarterback. I think there's 26 sacks. Not allowing a whole lot of points. A lot of pressure. Just really sound, good, hard-nosed football. Offensively, the guys take care of the football, create explosive plays. Got really good wide receivers. Wide receivers as a group, they look like SEC wide receivers — probably as good as any group that we've seen. We've got a tremendous challenge this week. Our guys have got to get in here, get focused. We've got to find a way to play our best football on Saturday night, and that's what we're going to focus on this week."

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[82_VOL_83]

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And this wave won't ever break....

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

Tennessee will win 45-17

 

[82_VOL_83]

Tennessee will win 45-17

IF, and that's a big IF, they play D like they did last week, I'm not sure UAB gets 17. I usually don't talk the Vols up before a game but dang, that D looked pretty good.

 

[Reelfoot]

We can also hope the officials are a better bunch than the last, that would be beneficial.

 

[sjt18]

I guess journalists no longer have time to actually investigate the quality of a team's schedule before writing something like this....

 

[Gandalf]

Nah, upsets are most likely to happen when a team is overlooked. Pruitt is good friends with Clark. No way they overlook them and when every game is a must win to get to the post season.

 

[Jax_Vol]

UAB is 6-1. It has upset written all over it.

Let down game against a strong team, at night, in cold, poor crowd, bad JG shows up.

 

[Sub Par SUPERSTAR]

Give me Tennessee and the points all day...They look to have turned a corner.

 

[37620VOL]

UAB is 6-1. It has upset written all over it.

Let down game against a strong team, at night, in cold, poor crowd, bad JG shows up.

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If JG plays in his current condition, we probably are screwed.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

UAB is 6-1. It has upset written all over it.

Let down game against a strong team, at night, in cold, poor crowd, bad JG shows up.

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[Stevebriggs]

UAB is 6-1. It has upset written all over it.

Let down game against a strong team, at night, in cold, poor crowd, bad JG shows up.

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That 6-1 is very misleading. The combined record of there opponents is 13-41, the only team with a winning record they have played beat them (Western Kentucky). There strength of schedule is 129 out of 130 teams

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

Good!

Between upset alert and Georgia State, that should be enough of a wake up call to make sure that they are ready to play come Saturday!

 

[SayNoToJorts]

Lock of the week alert. Take the Vols

 

[Volgrad98]

This team believes, we ain't losing this game. Book it.

 

[Jax_Vol]

That 6-1 is very misleading. The combined record of there opponents is 13-41, the only team with a winning record they have played beat them (Western Kentucky). There strength of schedule is 129 out of 130 teams

Strength of Schedule is misleading: Georgia State is 98 out of 130 and they just totally waxed us. Wasn't even a close game. We got manhandled.

J.T. will be our only healthy QB. With the pressure that the Alabama lads generate, he probably won't last the entire game.

We will probably just have to punt it back to them on all the first downs in the second half.

 

[Jax_Vol]

Give me Tennessee and the points all day...They look to have turned a corner.

So, you don't get Tennessee AND the points.

You select one or the other; not both.

 

[Dudleys87]

It’s possible but I would think if it were going to happen it would have been against SC after the draining battle with Bama.

They’ll be ready to go.

42-17

 

[guido4198]

This team believes, we ain't losing this game. Book it.

I like that... REAL WELL.
GBO...!!!!!!

 

[Dudleys87]

Have they played anyone with a Oline like ours? If Jordan shows up to play he’ll have a great day

 

[Jax_Vol]

Have they played anyone with a Oline like ours? If Jordan shows up to play he’ll have a great day

Here is the link with that answer. Basically, last time they came to Knoxville (2010), it went into overtime.

This time, they say they are going to run us off the field.

UAB embraces expectation of rowdy road crowd at Tennessee

 

[Vol737]

I don’t think a single player on our team has even remotely forgotten what the losses to Ga State and BYU felt like. Still waaaay too fresh regardless of wins vs Miss St and SCar. I think they view every team as standing in their way of accomplishing their goals. One of which should be to never be THAT team again that showed up the first two games.

 

[Proud Army Wife]

Not saying we should look past them, but give me an effin break. Pruitts just blowin smoke up their a**es. UAB hasn't beat nobody. GSU shouldn't have happened, and let's not compare BYU to to them. BYU is a p5 program. Upset alert, sure if we go in there sleep-walking. I highly doubt that happens. We'll wipe the field with UAB, book it.

 

[Catbone]

Tennessee will win 45-17

No

 

[Catbone]

Glad they're taking UAB seriously. They will be tough