I asked Dick Vitale what he thought of the game....
Dick Vitale, deffinately not Grok:
"OH BABY, WHAT A SLAM-DUNK OF A SHOOTOUT DOWN IN KNOXVILLE TODAY—NO. 12 TENNESSEE VOLS, THOSE SMOKIN' ROCKY TOP WARRIORS, THEY DIG DEEP AND SCRAPE BY ARKANSAS 34-31 IN A HEART-PALPITATIN' THRILLER THAT HAD ME YELLIN' "AWESOME BABY!" FROM THE GET-GO!
DESEAN BISHOP, THAT DIAPER DANDY FRESHMAN BACK, HE'S A ONE-MAN WRECKIN' CREW—146 YARDS RUSHIN', A TOUCHDOWN BURST THAT LIT UP NEYLAND LIKE A FIRECRACKER! THEN BOOM, PEYTON LEWIS STEPS IN LIKE A BIG-TIME HOOP DREAM, POWERIN' IN TWO TD PLUNGES AFTER BISHOP TWEAKS THE LEG LATE. JOEY AGUILAR, THE NEW SLINGER FROM APP STATE, AIRS IT OUT FOR 221 YARDS AND A STRIKE—FANTASTIC, KID! HALFTIME TIED AT 17, VOLS RIP OFF 17 STRAIGHT IN THE THIRD TO BUILD THE LEAD, BUT OH MAN, THEM HOGS ROAR BACK WITH TAYLEN GREEN FIRIN' 256 PASSIN' YARDS AND TWO LATE SCORES TO JONES AND SHANKS—NASTY COMEBACK! GREEN ADDS 63 ON THE GROUND AND A TD HIMSELF, MIKE WASHINGTON GOBBLES 131 RUSHIN' WITH HIS OWN SCORE, BUT THREE FUMBLE GIVAWAYS? PT PERIMETER, BOYS, BUT THE VOLS' D BENDS BUT DON'T BREAK—10 FLAGS FOR 78 YARDS, YET THEY HOLD THE FORT! ARKANSAS DROPS TO 2-4, 0-2 SEC IN PETRINO'S DEBUT—TOUGH SLATE, RAZORBACKS!THESE VOLS? 5-1 OVERALL, 2-1 IN THE SEC EAST—THEY'RE A RUSHIN' MACHINE, AVERAGIN' 246 YARDS PER POP ON THE TURF, TOTALIN' 493 YARDS A GAME OFFENSE—DIP 'N RIP, BABY, IT'S VOL-MAGIC ON THE GROUND!
AWESOME RESILIENCE AFTER THAT EARLY SKID!NOW, HOLD ONTO YOUR ORANGE HATS, 'CAUSE NEXT WEEK IT'S THE BIG DANCE AT BRYANT-DENNY—VOLUNTEERS ROLLIN' INTO TUSCALOOSA TO TANGLE WITH NO. 8 ALABAMA, THEM CRIMSON TIDE BULLIES WHO JUST EDGED MISSOURI 27-24 IN A NAIL-BITER, MOVIN' TO 5-1, 3-0 SEC—HEART ATTACK CITY, BUT THEY'RE STILL A JUGGERNAUT!
OH BABY, THIS IS BIG-TIME TIME!WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE FOR TENNESSEE TO UPSET THE TIDE AND MAKE 'EM CRY ROLL? LISTEN CLOSE, COACHES—THAT VOL D, HOLDIN' FOES TO JUST 293 YARDS A CLIP (SIXTH IN THE NATION), THEY GOTTA BE SWARMIN' BEES, BABY—STUFF THAT BAMA RUN GAME COLD, GET AFTER TY SIMPSON WITH HEAT FROM THE D-LINE (THREE NEW STARTERS BUT BATTLE-TESTED!), FORCE TURNOVERS LIKE IT'S HALLOWEEN CANDY, AND LET THAT CORNER JERMOD MCCOY SHUT DOWN THE SKY! SPECIAL TEAMS? PIN 'EM DEEP WITH THAT RETURNIN' PUNTER—FIELD POSITION IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER, FELLAS!
OFFENSE? AGUILAR, THE UNPROVEN SLINGER WITH 14 PICKS LAST YEAR, NO TURNOVER WOES—MANAGE THE CHAINS, PROTECT THE BALL, LEAN ON THAT RUSH ATTACK LIKE TODAY (246 YPG STRONG!), WIN THE TRENCHES UP FRONT (EVEN WITH A REBUILT O-LINE), AND CONTROL THE CLOCK TO KEEP BAMA'S BOOM OFF THE FIELD! IF THEY DO THAT, IT'S SMOKY MOUNTAIN HIGH, VOLS—NO MORE TIDE DOMINATION, THIS IS UPSET CITY! ROLL? NAH, ROCKY TOP FOREVER! FANTASTIC BABY, LET'S GOOOOO!"
Sorry not my choice it was all caps...Dick Vitale thing.