The Official #11 Tennessee @ #6 Alabama Game Thread, 7:30 PM ET, ABC

[posivol]

TD Bama, 91 yards in 11 plays

friggen banks dosnt know how to blitz on 3rd and long

 

[Hurley Mooncalf]

We need to score every possession to cover for our shaky defense.

 

[sonofUT62]

Well they already had to use trick plays to help their drive

Should they have run it straight up the middle on 3rd down like our creative play calling crew.

 

[Go47]

Everything on script:

1. UT presnap penalty to kill drive - check.
2. 3rd and LONG (18 yards) conversion - check.
3. Inability to stop them outside of turnover - check.

The only thing that’s not a check is our belief that we would pressure Simpson - didn’t happen.

 

[Flipdaddy]

Now that’s how you play offense and defense.

 

[PerryCountyVol]

Had him dead to rights for a safety on the other end on 3rd down, then proceed to March down for a td

 

[Just a VolinTears]

They going to allow them to hold every play and not call it

Oh boy here we go with the "it's the refs fault."

 

[BradstarVols]

Tennessee blew a couple of opportunities to have a good start. Gotta respond here.

 

[Spawn]

Defense still on the bus

For multiple weaks now

 

[butler5]

3rd down defense is the Achilles Heal again.

 

[monk91384]

Welp

 

[volgr]

Here we go…took 7 min

Took less than that for Banks D to give up an opening 90 yard td drive. But keep carrying water for this crap.

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

Only had two 3rd downs on that drive?

A third and 13 and left the middle WIDE open. Absolute garbage defense. So infuriating.

 

[Hunter10139]

Offense has got to step up. Defense is garbage again. Tim Banks and company are a real disappointment this year.

 

[JCHateSteve]

The offense is gonna have to score every drive from here on out. Short of a pick our secondary isn't stopping squat.

 

[KTrain]

Penalties have already changed the complexion of this game. Need a good drive here.

 

[CPVOL]

got caught we our pants down on the reverse

It happens when the defense doesn’t even know how to lineup when the ball is snapped. The LB was pointing and the DB was looking back at him when Simpson snapped the ball

 

[CoachClick]

Litetrally don't think it would matter one bit if Banks was even in the stadium.

 

[patrick]

Idk. IMO, this was never going to be a close game. I just have zero confidence that our defense can stop them.

But we are negavols for saying the defense is shyte.

 

[BucksnortVol]

If we don't answer with 7, then turn it over to Celebrity Scrabble

 

[Vol1956]

Everyone needs to clam down it’s just one td

 

[VolunteerVandiver]

Banks has to go. Soft zone called every 3rd and long, then repeatedly burned... Negligence or stupidity

 

[Caz]

Worst 3rd down defense in America.

This is over.

I'll go one better...In the history of college football

 

[General Jack]

Penalties and long third down conversions… sigh

 

[VolBoyFord]

We’ve got 2/3 buddy. Sit down

1998 buddy. Old enough to be president and haven’t seen **** in my lifetime.