It ain't got a f'n thing to do with "sacking up"....I try to be objective with analyzing our games, and unlike most everybody else I don't assume facing the opponent at their worst, instead I assume them playing at their best.
Best on best this game is a toss-up imo on a neutral site...this game however is not at a neutral site.
We have to play our best and hope to force them into playing below theirs.
We can win this game, but they are favored by nearly everybody that is not a Vol for good reasons.
One thing I keep coming back to...we have STILL not played our best game, so maybe this will be it.
None of that is unreasonable, it is the truth and I am not afraid of the truth.