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

[Boston Vol]

Move Sanders in at RT, slide Perry over. Problem solved

Sanders is in at right tackle. Perry is at LG and Moi at RG

 

[heath.hinkle]

Do all of these mental errors scream poor coaching

 

[BucksnortVol]

Officiating just kills big games for me, feels inevitable that the moment we do anything big they're going to call something against us.

You can bet Sankey sent word to protect "The Brand.".

 

[volpreacher]

Definitely feels like Vols are in for a long night.. Feels like Bobby forgot to study for his exam.

Grow up

 

[butler5]

Bama was offsides on the 4th down too....
We cant get any calls.
Refs hugging Simpson before game
Mcelroy is calling the game.
And we have Banks' third down defense.

 

[m_scott]

53 looks like one of Jerry’s kids out there

He needs to go live with Sandra Bullock to get his act together.

 

[rocketskates]

We are moving the ball in the flats, but critical errors are again rearing their face.

Can't do that with Bama and zebra friends. 4 penalties already on us, zero for Bama. And they've been lined up offsides at least twice that I've noticed.

Luckily we got it, but the 4th down play was criminal.

 

[djwes]

Bama was clearly lined up offside on that 4th down play. No call.

Yup past the damn ball

 

[VOLINVONORE]

Staley was 100% not covered up considering he was 2 yards behind the line.

Doesn’t matter when the blitzer get to the QB about the same time as the ball. Two sacks already

 

[Rocky Top T]

There’s no accountability on this coaching staff.

Exactly

 

[oz615]

over/under.

How many times Bama gets flagged.

I say 3

Under that number

 

[TC 83]

We’re moving the ball—penalties are killing the momentum. Oline needs smell some salts and wake up. I think we’re fine—but we need to prevent a td at least on this drive in order to stay on our game plan.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

I've been watching football for 25 years and I dont think I have ever seen a WR lined up in the slot called for ineligible down field. Anyone else?

 

[DaddyChad]

we have no chance of winning if the offense doesn’t execute at a high level

We have no chance anyways. Refs aren’t going to allow Bama to do anything.

 

[OrangeTsar]

about a million commercials they gonna run, i miss CBS

The new clock rules were going to shorten the game. Remember?

 

[AntiochVol81]

Well Vandy will be ranked higher than UT After tonight..

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

A turnover would be magic right now.

 

[runthrutheT]

Anyone who thinks the refs aren’t part of the issue did not watch the 4th down play. Bama offsides. No call. Then ticky tack call on Staley.

 

[Go47]

Bs homecooking call killed the drive

The calls are the norm there. We always get hosed to varying degrees down there. Having said that . . . Our uncanny ability to give up 3rd and 18 and our oline getting whipped is why we are losing at this point.

A turnover can change momentum.

 

[JPL]

We are overated

Biggest problem is our pass D.

Tennessee is ranked last in the SEC in pass defense. In other D we’re good but that pass D is killing us! Just look at that 1st Bama drive 3rd & 13 deep in their own territory, a decent pass D DOES NOT give that up!!!

 

[Other_Guy]

Maybe HC tells DC you better get it going

HC needs to practice what he preaches then. What is this offensive gameplan?

 

[sonofUT62]

Chechnya boy needs to train with his UFC crew

Whatever advantage we gain from playing Pendleton over Satterwhite at center is negated by the fact that Umarov is a liability.

 

[vol94]

I commented days ago that the was concerned about the trenches. Some thought i was way off, stating our I and D line are much better. Not seeing so far.

Two sacks and Joey getting a lot of pressure. No push on the two running plays.


D line - nothing so far.


There is something to be said about the schedule. Bama played lost @ FL St while winning @ UGA and @ Mizz.

TN lost at home vs UGA and beat a sub-500 Arkansas team by three. We beat an avg to good Ms State team in o/t on the road.


Bama has improved on both sides of the ball since game one. TN defense has regressed.

 

[Big Orange Captain]

We haven’t beat anyone with a pulse if you think about it

 

[Go47]

Anyone who thinks the refs aren’t part of the issue did not watch the 4th down play. Bama offsides. No call. Then ticky tack call on Staley.

Agree.