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[Vol464]

Living in Missouri, I have to say the most important thing right now is for the Tennessee Volunteers to BEAT missouri like a drum.

 

[MarcoVol]

It's always been the Hendo knock...he takes care of the ball (doesn't throw INTs) but the way he does that is by taking sacks. Against lesser defenses it works out well, since they can't get pressure without sending extra and when they send extra there is man to man and no team has the talent to play man on our WRs all day. As pointed out already Georgia didn't even do it, they kept safeties back to help deep and were getting pressure without needing to blitz.

Then when the threat of running the ball was basically removed they'd blitz a fast secondary player who didn't have to worry about our RBs in the passing game. It's going to be a HUGE game that Alex/Heupel grow from I think though. Last year Georgia didn't do anything creative or really scheme us up.

So having that on film for an offensive genius will be big in his growth. He's still pretty new, this is only his 5th season as a HC after all and only the 2nd in the P5. That's what teams should really be worried about, "can it work" has been proven, "can he recruit" has been proven, and every game when we struggle is a learning experience that he'll take forward to get better and better.

Nico in his 3rd season here when the team roster talent will likely rank in the top 10...come on, you have to be even more excited for the future!

UGA also brought that slot blitz when they needed a play and either the staff never adjusted or the players didn’t execute the adjustments.

Kirby confused our protection all day.

 

[Z06VolinWV]

Ya know, we throttle Mizzou, and if this committee looks at resume's as a whole, mizzou had UG dead to rights, and should have won that game. That should equate in their system.

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

This is where I am. I have held strongly to my preseason expectation of an 8-4 regular season. We've achieved it, and I'm quite happy. We have a chance to significantly exceed that expectation, and maybe even back door our way into the college football playoff. That's unreal. I'm stoked.

Yesterday's performance stunk, but I don't think anyone was beating UGA on Saturday in that environment. They just whipped us fair and square. It's exceedingly rare to go undefeated, and yesterday's environment is the reason why.

Somewhere out there the LotM just whispered that
8-4 is still possible.
Yesssss my Precioussssss . The VFLs can still fail. We can still wallow in their misssssery.

Don’t let them get in your head.

13-1

 

[UTSuave’]

It's always been the Hendo knock...he takes care of the ball (doesn't throw INTs) but the way he does that is by taking sacks. Against lesser defenses it works out well, since they can't get pressure without sending extra and when they send extra there is man to man and no team has the talent to play man on our WRs all day. As pointed out already Georgia didn't even do it, they kept safeties back to help deep and were getting pressure without needing to blitz.

Then when the threat of running the ball was basically removed they'd blitz a fast secondary player who didn't have to worry about our RBs in the passing game. It's going to be a HUGE game that Alex/Heupel grow from I think though. Last year Georgia didn't do anything creative or really scheme us up.

So having that on film for an offensive genius will be big in his growth. He's still pretty new, this is only his 5th season as a HC after all and only the 2nd in the P5. That's what teams should really be worried about, "can it work" has been proven, "can he recruit" has been proven, and every game when we struggle is a learning experience that he'll take forward to get better and better.

Nico in his 3rd season here when the team roster talent will likely rank in the top 10...come on, you have to be even more excited for the future!

Again!…why no screens?…why nothing over the middle…no slants?..they were giving the middle up at a minimum of 10 years just to prevent the big play why didn’t we see that and attack it?…just looking at the plays that were being called Saturday it looked like they just brought in what they had been using all year because it’s worked and nobody could stop it until Georgia…No mixups or plays were used that nobody had never seen before…Kirby knew when to blitz because we set ourselves up for obvious passing downs way behind the sticks I think this game should easily go on the coaches…the defense did pretty well under the circumstances..it could have been worse..I felt like we lost by 40 after it was over

 

[johnfnkelly]

Looking back on last season - we didn't have any hangover games. We put up 45 on UK post Bama, crushed Mizzu post UF and took care of business vs S Alabama post UGA.

For how long and exhausting the OM game was, we still put up a fight vs Bama.

We should come out Saturday looking refreshed and ready to regroup for the rest of the season.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Looking back on last season - we didn't have any hangover games. We put up 45 on UK post Bama, crushed Mizzu post UF and took care of business vs S Alabama post UGA.

For how long and exhausting the OM game was, we still put up a fight vs Bama.

We should come out Saturday looking refreshed and ready to regroup for the rest of the season.

And let's not forget what we did against Mizzou last year....I know they've improved but, I don't see them stopping us anytime soon.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

UGA also brought that slot blitz when they needed a play and either the staff never adjusted or the players didn’t execute the adjustments.

Kirby confused our protection all day.

Well our RBs in pass protection have been a liability all year honestly...didn't help Small (our best blocker) was banged up either.

I'd much rather them use Fant in the backfield for just that reason...or try to slip screen the RB into the pressure to give Hooker an easy dump off.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Again!…why no screens?…why nothing over the middle…no slants?..they were giving the middle up at a minimum of 10 years just to prevent the big play why didn’t we see that and attack it?…just looking at the plays that were being called Saturday it looked like they just brought in what they had been using all year because it’s worked and nobody could stop it until Georgia…No mixups or plays were used that nobody had never seen before…Kirby knew when to blitz because we set ourselves up for obvious passing downs way behind the sticks I think this game should easily go on the coaches…the defense did pretty well under the circumstances..it could have been worse..I felt like we lost by 40 after it was over

We had plays over the middle. In every instance, the defender closed the gap instantly and made a sure tackle. We normally rely on 5 to 7 yard completions to turn into at least 10 to 15 yard gains. Saturday there were basically zero yards after the catch. Phenomenal defensive speed and tackling. that was a well coached D

 

[johnfnkelly]

And let's not forget what we did against Mizzou last year....I know they've improved but, I don't see them stopping us anytime soon.

Fortunately it's at home and the last chance for the fans to watch us play in Neyland. It should be rocking for a noon game. Vols cover.

Playing a night game at Missouri in November would be a different story.

 

[theutvolunteers]

We had plays over the middle. In every instance, the defender closed the gap instantly and made a sure tackle. We normally rely on 5 to 7 yard completions to turn into at least 10 to 15 yard gains. Saturday there were basically zero yards after the catch. Phenomenal defensive speed and tackling. that was a well coached D

Yep Georgia was closing and tackling like mad men.

 

[OrangeTsar]

UGA also brought that slot blitz when they needed a play and either the staff never adjusted or the players didn’t execute the adjustments.

Kirby confused our protection all day.

And the offense was unable to communicate or adjust accordingly. Best thing is, if we play them again, we got lots of film to study and be better prepared

 

[Z06VolinWV]

Looks like Neal Brown’s days at WVU are done.

Where are you seeing this?

 

[De La Cloobs]

I want a rematch against UGA. That game seems like a fluke. We haven't looked that bad since Heup took over. I'm not saying we win and the talent gap is still going to be obvious, but i don't believe they are THAT much better than us. I want a rematch for all the marbles

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

Main takeaway in that game was Tennessee needs to up recruiting a bit more. The trenches are important. Got to be able to run the football against a light box which Tennessee wasn’t able to Saturday.

We have Garner. Our defensive line will be stacked real soon.

 

[De La Cloobs]

Told my dad, who is a UGA fan, that if Georgia can get to Hooker and rattle him, they will win. If they did what Pitt did on defense, UGA wins. And that's exactly what happened.

The defensive line slide confuses the hell outta the protection. I was hoping after Pitt they would have adjusted because they had seen it before. Apparently not. They have to fix it now because it's the only way to really stop the offense.

 

[Brillovol]

At least we can look forward to a solid drubbing of my alma mater tonight to help distract us and get back on the winning train.

 

[MarcoVol]

Tennessee was definitely getting whooped at the Line. But there were a good 10 plays where Hendon held the ball too long as well as overthrew multiple open receivers. He also threw a interception because he forced the ball down to Tillman… just not a good game whatsoever

Have to credit UGA’s defense for that, too. They got the Heisman front runner who leads the best offense in the country out of his rhythm and made him look like he did

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

UGA is the only one who I think would beat us. And it would be much closer on a neutral site. We could beat any of the other teams. Ohio State would be the most likely opponent in my opinion, and they're beatable. We may not win, but we shouldn't get our heads beat in. Much better to make the playoffs and lose vs win the sugar bowl.

Agreed. Just like in basketball I'd rather make the tournament and lose in the round of 64 than win the NIT

 

[Brillovol]

I love this…

 

[BigSteve09]

Told my dad, who is a UGA fan, that if Georgia can get to Hooker and rattle him, they will win. If they did what Pitt did on defense, UGA wins. And that's exactly what happened.

The defensive line slide confuses the hell outta the protection. I was hoping after Pitt they would have adjusted because they had seen it before. Apparently not. They have to fix it now because it's the only way to really stop the offense.

to quote the great philosopher Chris Farley

They could afford to play 2-deep, with man on the outside, and still have 6 in the box. It's a killer for this offense, particularly when we can't communicate at the line (or even in the huddle for that matter) to make the correct reads. We spread the defense out to get numbers in the box. We didn't have numbers. We take advantage of 1v1 on the outside when the opponent has numbers in the box. We couldn't take advantage. We go long when we have our guys alone on the outside. We missed.

No other defense that we will play can do that. Except maybe Ohio State if we meet them in the playoff. Even then, they just don't have the mutants that UGA does on defense.

We certainly won't have to play in the Decibel Orgy again for the rest of the season. South Carolina thinks they're a wild time, but we'll still be able to play our game there. In the bowl game(s), it will be a 50/50 environment.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

Texas favored by 7 over TCU right now. Let’s go Longhorns on Saturday! Gonna be a long week. Get yourself together Volnation, we still have a great shot at the playoffs.

Time for Texas to finally return the favor. #rememberthealamo

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

When does SCjr game time get announced?

 

[nicksjuzunk]

Only game that makes me a little nervous is South Carolina. Tennessee should/will beat them, but I hope they aren’t about to find a groove the next couple of weeks.

My word… we will drag them like death

 

[BigSteve09]

When does SCjr game time get announced?

it is almost certainly going to be a night game