The Official Tennessee @ #4 Alabama Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, ESPN

[VOLnVANDYland]

Then you’re not watching the game. Metchie has been the best player on the field. He just mocked Payton with the praying mantis pose

It was a joke Nancy

 

[cwbytruckers]

Stetson Bennett will run for 100 on us

So will young

 

[Hallie]

How about trying Beckwith on one of those 3rd and 1's besides our lightest back ..

 

[Shakinthefat]

And f____k traitor too'too

You didn’t play for Pruitt so your opinion means nothing

 

[joevol24]

I tell every offensive lineman to hold every play and challenge the zebras to call a clean game

 

[wmcovol]

Saban has a tendency to shut opponents down in the 2nd half and UT has yet to put together a complete game. Let's hope for a similar 2nd half. Even if Bama pulls away in the 4th they need to show up in the 2nd half.

Saban hasn’t seen enough of the Vols offense to know what to do.
Banks has done better job in 2nd half vs Pitt & Ole Miss.

 

[TheVolsFrog]

Many on here are acting like we have close to the same talent as Alabama. We don’t. We aren’t in the same ballpark. I am proud of the fight in our team. I love this team and what they are accomplishing.

We may not have the talent but some of these mistakes are inexcusable.

 

[malibuvol]

We.
Have.
No.
Linebackers.

None whatsoever...

 

[jonnon111]

We run for 1 years loss. Hooker gets 5 yards on a keeper, we throw incomplete on third and punt. Watch

 

[TennVols12]

Doesn't matter. I could go suit up as the QB for Vandy in a few weeks and this defense would make me look like a Heisman contender. Just pull the ball down and run....this defense has ZERO answer for it.

Our defense is slow. Our linebackers are soooo slow.

 

[GAVol]

Even with the motion penalty? Ok just wasn't sure if we could decline that or not

Yeah. Intentional grounding is basically penalized as if it was a sack and you lose the down.

 

[basspond]

Lol. Keep running up the middle on 2nd and 1 and 3rd and 1. Idiot

That's a Fulmer mentality. "Keep doing it and eventually we're going to trick them"

 

[nomads-11]

Two drives with 3rd and one. Convert neither. Hold Bama to 3 and 7+ twice, can stop the scramble for a first down. So close, but you have to win most of these against a team like this.

 

[ACvol3]

It was a joke Nancy

I know.. it was just dumb

 

[fossilfiction]

We don’t get something here this game could get out of hand in the second quarter

In the second quarter you say?

 

[EODVOL]

Let's have Small run for negative yardage every play. Good plan.

Smalls should only be used as a pass option. He just doesn't have it when going up against stout front 7, we do this against UGA and smalls might wind up in the ER

 

[Volsfannn]

I’m more upset about the play calling than the defense to be honest. The talent difference is far too large to be running the ball, give your guys a chance and air it out.

The play calling has sucked. Can't win playing p____y football. Air it out. Quit running on 3rd down

 

[JMSqb11]

Shouldn’t you be writing another 40 posts to defend the refs from ole miss game

Imagine thinking I ever defended the refs from last week and their body of work….

Literally one play was the topic/thread….. somehow pointing out and posting visual proof of a ruling is somehow defending the refs entire game performance…..

let me know when you can submit that report.

 

[TennVols12]

How about trying Beckwith on one of those 3rd and 1's besides our lightest back ..

Stop.

 

[NEO]

We.
Have.
No.
Linebackers.

I
Can
See
That
But
That
Was
A
Corner
Who
Just
Got
Juked

 

[AustinMem]

Coaches having to work around LBs and OL

 

[Tnman1]

Should be able to complete the slant all day with Toe at LB.

 

[House of Neyland]

In the second quarter you say?

Third quarter

 

[irish1485]

I guess no one actually returns kicks anymore?

 

[dcm3w]

Tennessee has literally played the same way for 15 years. To translate it in words = "Do well to give you hope and then disappear"