The Official Johnny Majors Classic Game Thread: #24 Tennessee @ #17 Pittsburgh, 3:30 PM ET, ABC

[KeyVol14]

Hooker was great after the first few series. Tillman had a few he should've caught, but it was the running game which was concerning. Small and Wright were bad today.

We knew coming in Pitt was going to stack the box. I’m not worried about the offense

 

[T Clifton]

 

[Braemar_Vol]

It is good to win a game that we may not have deserved or played well in…been a while since we’ve done that over a good opponent, especially on the road…

 

[C-south]

Why?

Tennessee just went on the road and beat the 17th ranked team.

Before you start murmuring about backup QB……their 1st string wasn’t lighting anything up.

Tennessee proved they can beat a good team.
they proved they can win a close game.
They proved they can do it on the road.

But somehow……now expectations are lower?

Maybe it was the lack of pass coverage. Maybe the 80 yard td run. Maybe the fumble, muffed punt, and terrible O-line play. We still have a lot of good teams to play that are way better than Pitt. There’s a lot to be concerned about if it isn’t fixed.

 

[Eddie Vol Halen]

Pitt played with real guts when it could have been over at any point in the second half.

I didn't expect that out of our defense in the second half. Defense wins football games. The Vols looked like the Delta Tau Chi fraternity house at Faber College on Sunday morning but fans should enjoy any Top 20 win on the road.

 

[Old Geezer]

We won a complete mess of a game. Shot ourselves repeatedly and still won the fight.

 

[LadyVolette]

All Vols up there, party your butts off!

 

[volmanNC]

The offense had a pretty bad day and we beat a ranked team on the road. I'll take it. All day.

Yes, very good point..!!

It has been a crazy day in football today! Even though there are more questions than answers on the Vols, the team played hard until the end (and a little more after the end).

At times both the defense and offense looked bad.......but at other times things looked good. Overall, I think it is safe say the offense didn't have a good second half, while the defense played better.

 

[orange_glory]

On the bright side….. the D got pressure and banged up their QBs pretty good.

Yes

 

[chef3531]

Wow we played sloppy af, but we evened the spread

It finished at TN giving 4. We covered the spread, but if you took the over you lost.

 

[VolMarine1371]

We didn't deserve it,but screw it I'LL TAKE IT!

Tillman had other plans.

 

[Wezcoast]

But we didn't...that's the great part.

That OT by both sides was masterful minus the holding. What a time to wake up by our team. Thank God

 

[Naterade_23]

51% good / 49% bad… yeah, that feels about right

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

I do blame them for doubting. You believe in your team or you leave.

Nah. That's not how this works chief. You obviously haven't seen us play the last 20 years.

 

[lvocd]

To go on the road against a higher ranked opponent, give a frustrating performance, and still get the win? Hell yeah we're gonna love it!

This could easily have gone the other way, folks. BUT IT DIDN'T. It. Did. Not.

TENNESSEE WON! We won, dammit! Great road win!

 

[C-south]

On the bright side….. the D got pressure and banged up their QBs pretty good.

Just got to get dudes in position on the back end to make plays.

 

[ButchPlz]

To go on the road against a higher ranked opponent, give a frustrating performance, and still get the win? Hell yeah we're gonna love it!

This could easily have gone the other way, folks. BUT IT DIDN'T. It. Did. Not.

TENNESSEE WON! We won, dammit! Great road win!

Last year we choked and LOST. This year we choked and WON. That's literal improvement.

 

[volmoon]

There are no small wins.

Fair enough, but 2 fumbles, INT and punt blocked. You don’t win many of those.

 

[Carl Pickens]

It sucks but this was a three win team two years ago. Teams that are turning the quarter play like shi* and find ways to win. I hate that we played bad BUT we won!

Hopefully they’ll learn from this. They were on the ropes early but fought their way back

 

[Proud Army Wife]

It finished at TN giving 4. We covered the spread, but if you took the over you lost.

I didn’t bet thankfully lol

 

[Rasputin]

It’s a good day. We have a win and App State beat The Cult.

 

[C-south]

Nah. That's not how this works chief. You obviously haven't seen us play the last 20 years.

His view is a simpleton view for sure.

 

[knoxchief]

Well brothers- I don’t know about you but I’m getting to old to go through that.

I was in the Navy for 22 years. I'm' so old my first assignment was to go to Norfolk, VA and wait for the ocean to fill up!

 

[vols 30]

We did just beat a Top 25 team on the road for the first time in who knows how long.

UK last year?

 

[615vols]

Tell me what y’all are drinking tonight to celebrate and come off this near fu***** heart attack. I can’t decide lol