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[Vols4us]

Our coaches consider Burrell our number one corner so that probably won’t happen…. Did Burrell play that bad of a game? He didn’t seem targeted that much.

lol

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

Offense needs to be carrying the defenses pads after this game.

Signs of a good team transitioning into a great team. If the offense has a relatively off game, the defense stepped up when it matters the most and never let up. It will help the rest of the year as our defense is getting more aggressive. So thankful that we have Coach Garner, Coach Ekeler, heck the whole defensive staff.

Go Big Orange!

One week closer to 15-0

 

[volbeast33]

lol

Our fans don’t want to hear it but the only mainstay in cb discussions has been Burrell…. They obviously trust him more…. Did you feel that Pitt targeted him much during the game?

 

[Playdo]

I’m just randomly laughing thinking about Coach Ekeler watching back the special teams film. That man might literally explode.

 

[thistime]

One thing about yesterday if you really think about it is we saw how good and bad we could be in all phases of the game.

 

[vols 30]

Our coaches consider Burrell our number one corner so that probably won’t happen…. Did Burrell play that bad of a game? He didn’t seem targeted that much.

Imo, he did. He still looks lost to me. He's nowhere near the WR most times, and when he is with the WR, he still gives up the catch(Pitts tying TD). Really though, all the DBs struggle

 

[rekinhavoc]

Kentucky fans will be insufferable.

 

[Devo182]

The only bad thing about UF losing this game is they'll come in to Neyland fired up and trying to prove themselves.

Yes because once they started losing last year they really bowed up and took pride

 

[Glitch]

GaS had two turnovers to the Cornholes zero and still managed to pull the upset. Frost is gonna be run out of town with several corn cobs shoved where the sun don't shine.

 

[volinokc]

Because I look at comparative scores.
I know they don’t correlate in every situation but I think they do the majority of the time.
When evaluating how good Pitt is, I look at who they barely beat but were outplayed by (WVU) who just lost at home to perennial doormat Kansas.

Kansas has a really good coach who can make that team competitive in the Big XII. They beat Texas and should have beaten OU last year. Pitt is a very solid team.

 

[Aesius]

Kentucky fans will be insufferable.

Well worth it for what they did to the UF/AR hype train last night. Hats off to the Cats. Now we just need to do our part and drive another nail in the Gators’ coffin.

 

[GoBigOrange86]

Well worth it for what they did to the UF/AR hype train last night. Hats off to the Cats. Now we just need to do our part and drive another nail in the Gators’ coffin.

We didn’t take advantage in 2018 but UF turned out to be pretty good that year anyway and we had Cornbread. If the Vols can punch Florida in the mouth they’ll fold because they’re front runners who feel sorry for themselves when everything isn’t going their way.

 

[ndubvols]

Defensively, thought we played really well outside of two big plays.

Special teams, obviously not very good but seem fixable.

Offensively, hooker was definitely off early, but thought he settled down some. Was surprised most about the lack of a running game. Thought that was what really held us back. Wright looks like the most explosive runner out of the two, but really needs to fix the ball security. Didn’t think Jabari had his best game, but oline wasn’t making many holes either.

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

Tennessee still has 75.4% odds in winning at this point. We have the lead. They have a hobbling QB2.

We are actually dominating this game just have two bad special teams mistakes.

Also, for all the hand-wringing about our DL. They're wrecking the backfield.

A voice of hope in a sea of despair! Bet that you are surrounded by your Copperhead security detail!

This is one of the main reasons that I stay off of the internet during a Tennessee game.

I finished watching the game with a big smile. Tennessee has at least 8 DL that are disruptive. The DL were shuffling in and out all game. As the game went on, Our DL were getting more and more aggressive. I enjoyed the defensive performance as a whole. Can’t remember the last time that I could say that.

15-0

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

Our fans don’t want to hear it but the only mainstay in cb discussions has been Burrell…. They obviously trust him more…. Did you feel that Pitt targeted him much during the game?

Yes, I think it is pretty obvious watching hadden mask his receiver and not allowing much separation all game. Then you watch Burrell bail too quickly and give up easy throws. I think they like Burrell because he is a good tackler and good against the run. But he is not a good cover corner.

 

[VolGee4]

Serious question. Are our secondary problems the result of personnel, or are they the result of the coverages being called? I know everyone loves to point out Burrell. But is he really that bad, or are our coaches calling bad coverages? It just seems like we're giving so much cushion to receivers. I'm starting to think it's more the coverages being called than it is the DBs.

He actually had decent coverage on the game-tying TD. It’s probably a little of both, but we can upgrade talent.

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

Kentucky fans will be insufferable.

Until their annual loss to us when they think they have a shot to win the East. Always so much fun.

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

Kansas has a really good coach who can make that team competitive in the Big XII. They beat Texas and should have beaten OU last year. Pitt is a very solid team.

Leopold is a fantastic coach. I wanted him before JH. Dude is a winner. And if Slovis gets healthy, Pitt likely wins the ACC this year. Clemson has no QB still.

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

Coach Narduzzi is a defensive strategist the level of which Tennessee may not run into again this season. I just hope that the Offense was having an off night. I also hope that the blueprint for handling our offense wasn’t shown this game. The “defensive coaches “ in the SEC are used to being able to out talent the opponents. I think that we will have the upper hand in most games this season.

On different note, bama is vulnerable. Texas’s defense is not better than Tennessee’s defense.

15-0

 

[InVOLuntary]

Yeah I'm thinking of Nebraska could trade 5 years of Scott frost for 5 years of stoops... They'd do it in a heartbeat.

And Kentucky is bound to come back to earth

But is Nebraska really a step up from KY at this point?

 

[Govolsman98]

But is Nebraska really a step up from KY at this point?

Definitely not. Nebraska is a dead program

 

[BigSteve09]

Our philosophy is bend don’t break. It didn’t work at the end of the game but did in the balance. Hard to see a 270 lb TE hurdling our safety. Outside of that and the long run, they had zero big plays.

That's exactly right, bend don't break.

The strategy is to keep everything in front of us and force the opponent to put a perfect drive together. In the first half it worked on the drives where they were forced to take FG, threw the INT, and turned it over on downs. Unfortunately we had some confusion on the long run and on the long TE TD.

Even still, our offense is supposed to score more often than not, which puts more pressure on the other offense to play perfectly and score more often.

The offense and ST have a lot to work on, but the defensive plan worked and can work again if the offense can clean things up.

 

[volbeast33]

Imo, he did. He still looks lost to me. He's nowhere near the WR most times, and when he is with the WR, he still gives up the catch(Pitts tying TD). Really though, all the DBs struggle

I only saw two throws against him where he appeared to be in man coverage and both times he was close to the guy…. The one in the end zone…. He definitely could have played better but he still had an arm in the way and the receiver made a diving catch….. I saw a few other plays where he flashed on the screen where he was in zone coverage…. There is no way for any of us to No who was out of position…. I know one play that I was watching( not involving Burrell)… both linebackers ran and covered the same zone. In the first game….it looked like we were rolling coverage to help out the younger DBs more… The staff has been talking him up as our next drafted cb to recruits so I just don’t think they are looking to replace him.

 

[BigSteve09]

Yep it’s called the Backyard Brawl.
My concern is that WVU , who is always strong at home, lost to one of the worst Power Five teams in the country. And yes I know that KU won at Texas last year.

Pitt lost to some lowly team right after they beat us last year and went on to win the ACC.

 

[Devo182]

All in all a great win IMO. First win over a top 25 team on the road since Miami in 2003. We faced adversity from our own mistakes but still found a way to win. I think winning a close game when we made quite a few mistakes and it seemed like we tried to give them the game will only help them in the future.

Waht? We literally just beat #18 UK on the road last year. There's been others too.

Maybe the first non-conference road ranked win since 2003?

Ofc we've only had 3 of those since, so it's sort of misleading. #12 Cal #2 Oregon and #4 OU