The Official Tennessee vs. Purdue Music City Bowl Game Thread, 3:00 PM ET, ESPN

[TennesseeTarheel]

"Just shoot up in here amongst us! One of us has got to have some relief!"

 

[Rylee_Vol18]

@sunnyvol79 is not a troll.

He literally never says anything positive. If he's not a troll then he's the most miserable person i've ever seen.

 

[firestorm]

That’s not a high bar to pass tbh.

Including when 1 Head Coach didn't belong since this was the open job until a better job opened at USC to be exact, also because the Head Coach job at the University of Tennessee was available after getting fired by the Oakland Raiders.

 

[Cartervol]

I'd blitz every play in the second half, you're getting your azz handed to you anyway.. Why it takes Tim Banks a whole half every game to figure that out is beyond me.

 

[tvolsfan]

I feel like we should still win if Hooker can hit open receivers the rest of the game. I haven’t seen any indication they can cover our guys.

 

[volmoon]

It is…but from the stands … Hook isn’t reading the field well at all today. Some of those “off” throws have been incredible head-scratchers.

Like where in the f*** was he looking ???

 

[djohnnyg]

Hooker looks like he has no clue.

 

[zooguy]

The offense is great when you have tempo and are completing 3rd down conversions.

It sucks when you go 3 and out or have turnovers. Your defense is on the field too much.

Which is why I don’t think this offense will ever be championship winning. Keeps the defense on the field too much.

 

[Other_Guy]

7/11
176 yards
2 TDs...

This is aging poorly.

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

Hooker has to settle down. The defense needs to actually cover a guy in a black Jersey some time today. We may be able to win this game.

 

[Carl Pickens]

Huepel is making some dumb calls…. Vols have been their own worst enemy

 

[tbones0711]

Slack-ass coach just like Barnes last night. They being paid to be aware of this sheet and do something about it. The general gonna toss 6' of dirt off his grave and 'splain some shat to these slack-ass millionaire coaches who don't know they azz from a hole in the ground. AD White is gonna be put on notice soon. CJH wasn't his 1st choice FWIW.

 

[Redheads]

Getting whipped at the line of scrimmage. Can’t get a pass rush without blitzing. Cant stop a big slow white kid running on a team that had the worst avg per rush in college football. We can’t run the ball or protect. Soft up front on offense and defense.

 

[Volaholic320]

Bad, just bad

 

[VOL_Lyfe]

Time to shower now.

Time for more

 

[Other_Guy]

The offense is great when you have tempo and are completing 3rd down conversions.

It sucks when you go 3 and out or have turnovers. Your defense is on the field too much.

Which is why I don’t think this offense will ever be championship winning. Keeps the defense on the field too much.

Total feast or famine. That's what worries me about heupel. Bama and Georgia knows those 14 points in the early 1st Q don't last.

 

[I Love Lamp]

Read the original post again. That was the point,

Our secondary is what it is. Why should we expect them to be good the last game of the season? Hendon is the one not playing like he usually does. I get your point though.

 

[sunnyvol79]

Hope Heupel kicks something in the locker room

 

[Cartervol]

Huepel is making some dumb calls…. Vols have been their own worst enemy

Hasn't been some of his best work..

 

[Zues1]

Milton to start the 3qt.

 

[molsen81]

So here's a question, why didn't Purdue go for two there?

Analytics say you don’t do that in the first half

 

[VFL28]

In typical Tennessee fashion, they get the fans all excited and they get unbelievable support just to rip our damn hearts out again. unbelievable, it’s like we are cursed

Sadly. We can't catch a break man.

 

[rocketskates]

The offense is great when you have tempo and are completing 3rd down conversions.

It sucks when you go 3 and out or have turnovers. Your defense is on the field too much.

Which is why I don’t think this offense will ever be championship winning. Keeps the defense on the field too much.

I think a few times it was third and short and we went for a 45 yard pass for some reason. Your RB is averaging like 6 yards a carry. Just run it and get the first down.

 

[MeanOrange]

Purdue is taking the shorter passes away from us. Hooker is better with the shorties than he is with the bombs.

 

[DuckInAPen]

"Just shoot up in here amongst us! One of us has got to have some relief!"

"Knock him out, John!"