The Official #14 Tennessee vs. #18 Oklahoma Game Thread, 7:30 PM ET, ABC

[patrick]

Heupel is very complacent. He doesn’t have the fire he had his first couple seasons.

he is making 10 mill per year.... lol... he is Cutcliff

 

[JMSqb11]

Heupel's tenure is feeling less like Dabo slowly building something great and more like Dan Mullen at Florida.

I don’t think Heupel is ready to be the show horse of Tennessee athletics. In a matter of 12-18 months, Tennessee is likely to lose Tony Vitello and Rick Barnes. Heupel becomes “The Guy” of Tennessee.

 

[molsen81]

You do remember we were in playoffs last year.

What does that have to do with this year my friend?

 

[Caz]

It really is. The Vols had them on the ropes early and didn’t finish

seems to be an unenviable pattern

 

[DirtyDawg]

Mateer has over seven yards a rush! He needs to have seven new bruises a rush! You gotta make him pay or he is going to beat you! Take him outta this game on the ground!

 

[Frozevol]

Like GA, AL, etc.

This is more like AL.

 

[posivol]

making it look easy

 

[LieutenantNeyland]

One team adjusted at half, the other did not and it’s very apparent.

I don’t think we have ever adjusted at half under Heupel

 

[CPVOL]

Folks this isn’t gonna get any better. The schedules are only gonna get harder. This is a heupel football team coached by a heupel coaching staff.

It’s just a matter of what you’re willing to accept. I’m not judging either way. But this is who Josh is.

 

[MDsweetT]

Ball game and I been positive. OU got to a point to where Mateer can win the game and we have no answer. This game is on the coaches 100 percent

this a freaking joke. This is inexcusable. Our offense is so volatile. When it works, it’s great. But there’s so much we leave out there.

 

[barney]

Heup tells his plays 8 second snaps and clear and then coaches the rest of the game terrified of more interceptions lol

 

[bpalmer28]

Ballgame, folks.

First game this year QB play cost us the game, but CJH isnt winning much confidence from me either.

Where is that gutsy coaching? This CJH would have probably taken a knee vs. ALA with Hooker to go to OT.

Just no guts.

What do you want him to do?

He’s calling 70% pass plays and has thrown downfield on all but 1 drive.

What we need to do is run the damn ball.

 

[37620VOL]

We better adjust to stop the run on defense or we're about to get manhandled in the 4th.

 

[GoVols64]

First, game is still winnable but D is down critical starters at DE. That is going to force offense to step up.

Why are we down tonight and two loss team? Turnovers and not taking advantage of the breaks. We made a break and instead of a drive to go up two scores we are back on D. That’s why this team can’t pull away from quality competition.

So close to being a great team but that, for me, is the difference in average or good/great.

 

[TN1111]

The D played their best 3 quarters all year, and the o didn’t come through. That simple

How is Oklahomas defense still playing great. They've been on the field more thsn our defense

 

[VolBalls33]

Why does the offense call the same 6 or 7 plays every game? Its infuriating watching the obvious calls EVERY game. I wish I knew the stats of what teams run up in the middle the most on average. UT would have to be close to the top

 

[alavolfan]

This is more like AL.

True

 

[patrick]

This is not a playoff team. This is a taxslayer bowl team.

not even

going to lose to Fla and Vandy.........

 

[theroyz71]

We're in trouble. Oklahoma's offense is rolling now.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

If we would just try to tackle a runner instead of trying to pull the ball loose, we would have a successful defense. Our potent offense has been a pussy cat.sinSe the first quarter. We need to throw the ball and have WRs run crisp routes.

 

[BJWeeks]

Wide open why not

 

[37620VOL]

What do you want him to do?

He’s calling 70% pass plays and has thrown downfield on all but 1 drive.

What we need to do is run the damn ball.

At 2 yards per carry?

 

[BigOrangeD]

Our defense is too banged up.

 

[GrizzlyVol]

Heupel ain’t it. Anyone arguing otherwise is just happy with mediocre garbage and needs to be a Vandy fan.

Ok who are we going to hire...have to keep our recruiting class intact or we are starting all over again praying to be bowl eligible...its not about accepting being mediocre its called being realistic this team never was a playoff team so you set yourself up for disappointment

 

[midtnvol2]

8-4 here we come.

Gonna lose at least one more maybe two.