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

[orange_glory]

This feels like the Pitt game. Could win if we get in sync.

 

[Bigorange123]

for the servers

 

[hatingbamaisawayoflife]

need hooker to be much more accurate 2nd half but need our running game to come alive also.. may take 48 to win

 

[peerless98]

Reduce penalties and script some intermediate routes, and we win IMO.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

add fumble that led to Purdue score please

Which was OT’s fault and bad luck.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

Defense, What defense ? They are the same as they have been all year.

Exactly and not sure it will be any better next year

 

[VolRage]

True, but going deep on 3rd and 3 was bad football …

Hooker is trying to force too many plays.

 

[tbones0711]

We’ll be ok. Time to start bringing 5-6 guys almost all the time and then we need to run the damn ball.

NO.....we can't run the ball !!!!! Hooker can and he's the only one

 

[molsen81]

Defense, What defense ? They are the same as they have been all year.

Exactly. We have no defense because CJH doesn’t require it

 

[DrTNT]

I think you should have several more liquor dranks

I actually think they’ve already had about 30 too many…

 

[Zues1]

People who want Milton instead of Hooker … must be smoking the ganja weed…..

Got that blunt soaked up.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

They're LBs seem to be doing a really good job of coming up and closing off lanes whenever we run. We absolutely HAVE to have some receivers running open, but HH doesn't seem to be able to find them today.

But we arent running with purpose. We look hesitant.

 

[dduncan4163]

Hooker is trying to force too many plays.

It really is that simple

 

[orange_glory]

Our defense is atrocious. Just terrible.

Banks should be rpplaced after this game. He lost me on the 20 play 12:00 minute drive against Vanderbilt.

We suck.

Afraid to bring the house.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

Which was OT’s fault and bad luck.

More that Purdue D outplayed our Oline

 

[TikiVol]

I don’t remember blowing a lead like this since the Butch Jones era. Our defense reminds me of Sal Sunseri. Trash game so far. Praying for adjustments and some testosterone injections at the half.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

He got stripped as he was getting ready to pass. Hardly a mental error on Hookers part.

Pocket awareness

 

[RAVOL]

Start winning the battles at the line of scrimmage. Do that and we will etch out a win.

Simple. In CHRIST Alone

 

[peerless98]

Points on this drive could set the tone!

 

[dduncan4163]

Hooker got cold and he's rattled. If Heup can settle him down we win.

 

[BreatheUT]

Worst game Hooker has played at UT. He's missing wide open TD's.

He's not even getting a lot of pressure outside of that fumble. Its normally money. He's not in the area code.

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

Maybe it's just me. But, ESPN really seems to suck at production value of this bowl game. Maybe I expect too much from a sports network, though.

 

[VolsFan-TX]

Exactly. We have no defense because CJH doesn’t require it

What? You think the coach doesn’t want a good defense?!?

 

[vavolfan6]

We played an abysmal quarter of football and an only down 2 points. If we play just a horrible 2nd half we win comfortably, just can't play abysmally.

 

[JCHateSteve]

Alright Vols, let's get it together.