The Official #12 Tennessee vs. Arkansas Game Thread, 4:15 PM ET, SEC Network

[BucksnortVol]

This is the best QB we've faced all year.

 

[joevol33]

This Defense will lose us games.

We're gonna secure petrino the HC job at Arkansas today

 

[CAVPUT]

The green run was the backbreaker. No excuse for that

Just say it...Telander.

 

[utVolFanInVA]

Losing to a bad Arkansas team late in the second half coming off a bye. Heupel should be embarrassed.

The OT game with MSST should have been a hint, TN is very average this year ...

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

He ain’t playing next week. He got knocked unconscious today.

Doesn't matter. Back up will run for 200. Simpson will throw for 300

 

[Baseball25]

Bad defense. Is John Chavis the DC again??

 

[teeball]

We are going to lose to Arkansas again

It's looking pretty grim ... I never thought I'd hear "Who's your Daddy" when talking about Arkansas as an opponent. Guess we'll just add them to the list along with Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Arggghhhhh !!!

 

[Cartervol]

Where is the fire in this team. Passive azz shat. Soft mindset anymore. Letting Arkansas own them..

 

[volpreacher]

Just wait until next week. Going to get drilled

Tennessee isn’t going to lose today or next week

 

[Orange931]

Don’t leave any time on the clock on this drive and score. Come out after the half with the ball and hopefully score, it’s our only chance to feel good.

 

[jhcrane14]

OK, let’s score on this possession and then score on the opening possession of the second half and take the lead.

 

[I4Vols]

Arkansas is a horrible team of course we will make it close

They're not horrible on offense.
Concerning is their O line play vs our D line. We'd be a Top 10 team if we didn't need to play D on 3rd down.

 

[Dergibvol]

They had an off week for this?

 

[bpalmer28]

The solution is simple guys.

Bring a safety into the box to slow the run.

Put a spy on Green on 3rd down.

 

[vavolfan6]

It's one thing to get beat through the air becuase we can't get healthy at CB. But for our DLine to get whooped in the run game is pathetic

 

[OrangeTsar]

We are going to have to outscore them because we sure ain’t stopping em

 

[GhostVol]

Offense can’t win it if we can’t stop them and barely have the ball.

TOP so far 17:35 to 7:53

Just feels like we’re going to blow it again. Sigh

When you're simply going to hand the other team TOP every game you had better be able to practically score at will and stop 'em at least a couple or three times a game

TN's D obviously can't

 

[VolunteerVandiver]

Check Banks statistics. Had a great year last year but otherwise he is average.

Average recruiter on a good day. Only thing saving him is the best d-line coach (and great recruiter) in Rodney Garner.

Banks is below average

 

[Go47]

This will be the first true management challenge of CJH’s career here as a head coach.

Regardless of what happens this game . . . Banks has to go. If he is retained . . . Not good.

 

[WilliamDuVOL]

I knew our defense would take a step back this year but uhhhh... how is it THIS bad?

 

[625 Gibbs Hall]

Tealander and Turrentine do not need to be out there. Piss poor. Too slow, bad angles, run themselves out of plays.

 

[BradstarVols]

Banks is going to have to get super aggressive on D and risk giving up something deep.

 

[Cdywolfe]

I’m not asking for the 85 Bears. Just get off the field on 3rd and long every once and while.

 

[Butch s]

This is going to be a close game I think who has the ball last will win

Well if it’s them they’re damn sure gonna score

 

[volmoon]

I knew this was coming. Our defense has been proven trash

Ironic considering preseason expectations were D was going to be our strength