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

[bpalmer28]

we picked a bad time to play like crap

 

[Go47]

Another scoreless quarter. Time to blame the defense.

Fair point.

 

[jasonvol18]

They had to check with SECheadquarters to make sure they want Alabama to win.. Not surprised at the call.

Oh good Lord, people like you are why we're the laughing stock of the fan world. There was NOTHING that showed he didn't catch it, good grief.

 

[Franklin_Vol09]

Bama getting their typical calls going their way

 

[ibvolman]

Banks is a good coach we just don’t have elite talent.

There are a lot of teams with less talent and a better defense.

 

[Shocker0]

Banks is a good coach we just don’t have elite talent.

Lmao. We have enough talent not to give up 17 to ETSU or 24 to UAB.

 

[TheVolsFrog]

Banks will figure this out once the game is over.

 

[Legion of Doom]

Until Heupel wants to win enough to work with great football coaches and not just people he’s comfortable with this is what we’re stuck with. Banks is the most serious symptom of the disease.

So true. He needs to quit hiring his buddies. He is making way too much. Get the best staff you can get.

 

[crawdaddyjc]

40 total yards for the first quarter.

-19 rushing

 

[C-south]

Another scoreless quarter. Time to blame the defense.

Well we are losing 7-0. They did march almost 100 yards with ease.

 

[Go47]

we picked a bad time to play like crap

Outside of UGA . . . We have looked like this in SEC play.

 

[vols1221]

Get ready for it!! Check my post history I said earlier today, hey Arkansas and Mississippi State are not good teams and we struggle. Everyone attacks me saying oh they are a few points from 1 loss teams they are legit so on and so forth. Tell yourself whatever you want if it makes you feel better. Lol

Why dont you take a victory lap in the first quarter. No game ever changed after 15 minutes.

 

[Butch s]

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.

1st series 3rd down conversion on there 5. Right tackle had his forearm around our throat. Of course no call

 

[orange4ever]

Time to step it up defense

 

[GhostVol]

Until Heupel wants to win enough to work with great football coaches and not just people he’s comfortable with this is what we’re stuck with. Banks is the most serious symptom of the disease.

If Heupel's offense had a competent defense it'd be un-f*****g-stoppable

 

[Dudleys87]

Man our D can't get to Ty

You’ll know why if you watch the game again on YT. They aren’t going to calling holding unless we make them

 

[butler5]

Well 7-0 on the road , at the end of the 1st is not bad. If we could get a stop here. We can be ok

 

[joevols89]

we picked a bad time to play like crap

Eh. We’ve been playing like crap but the last couple of opponents weren’t Bama.

 

[wmcovol]

Bana DL throwing Vols OL around like ragdolls. They clearly are more ready to play than Tennessee

Heupel has to reconsider some of his offensive strategy. Penalties are killing it in this league.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

Banks is a good coach we just don’t have elite talent.

You can scheme a fundamentally sound defense with average talent, Banks has failed for weeks on his defensive calla

 

[ButchPlz]

Not that his impact has been felt, but there’s absolutely zero, zero way J Miller is actually ready to play today. They’re screwing with that kids health.

That's what you get when you go to Bama. Don't feel bad at all.

 

[Vol_guy]

There are a lot of teams with less talent and a better defense.

Indiana says hello...

 

[jcvol87]

Not that his impact has been felt, but there’s absolutely zero, zero way J Miller is actually ready to play today. They’re screwing with that kids health.

I was thinking the same, if our defense has one solid hit on him it could really hurt him and that is sad regardless of team he is playing for

 

[Just a VolinTears]

BTW are we gonna talk about this

 

[alavolfan]

It’s a 4 QT game. We tend to fold if we don’t get up early… we never get it back- we will see what this team is made of today.