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

[Orange defense]

Has it?

Yep!

 

[Defaultuser]

It wasn’t the D that lost the game tonight

They have to push their narrative. Josh is scared, Halze sucks, Elarbee's offensive line can't run or pass block on good defenses.

 

[Stacmot]

Can’t wait to hear Huepel not take responsibility and banks as well!! Neither one of them take responsibility

 

[PA Vol]

I’m bringing my six year old to the New Mexico State game for his first game and I’m trying to stay positive about it. I don’t really GAS right now.

 

[volfannga]

Disappointed.

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

We're a football school.

 

[GhostVol]

And all those folks that thought TN was gonna challenge for the natty

receipts are out there, who wants to accept?

 

[Butch s]

I swear I'm not watching them next Saturday

Nobody is. Not playing

 

[Orange defense]

I don't think Heupel should be fired yet. He should be given the chance to fix his staffing issues and play calling.

Exactly!

 

[tnvols72]

Fire Heupel!

and hire who?

 

[TheVolsFrog]

You want him gone?

Too many open positions this year but TN won't win a Natty or Conference champ under him.

 

[Chimichanga]

wtf? …..I’m at a loss here. You’re kidding right?

I meant that he is thinking in his mind he has lost two games this season

 

[rocketskates]

Get ready to pay that “talent fee” next year. You’re getting you money’s worth.

This was on coaching. Had little to do with talent, in fact, I’d say we are the more talented team. Coaching scared after a turnover, not attack the flat when it was open all night, on and on…

 

[orangerush]

The so called recruiting classes don’t match the product on the field.

 

[Dergibvol]

Wth was our defense doing on that run. Honestly that hole looks like something you'd see on 3rd and forever

 

[Matt2496]

And all those folks that thought TN was gonna challenge for the natty

receipts are out there, who wants to accept?

I sure don't want to accept it, but it's the unfortunate reality right now.

 

[IhateGA]

I have never seen a team so bad with use of time.

 

[GhostVol]

Hit dude in the hands for a meaningless TN... or maybe not

 

[EastTNVol6240]

So TE's don't catch balls?

That cat catches a ball that hit him in the face and this game might have gone in a different directtion

You guys arguing this point look silly. It doesn’t matter what sport it is. When the games on the line, you go to your playmakers. Bishop, brazzell, Mathew’s, Staley. Literally anyone but the TE that fills up the Gatorade jug for you.

 

[Vol8188]

why?

Field position. We had two timeouts and roughly 2 minutes of game clock. Let’s say they had the ball around the 25 hypothetically.

They’d get the ball with about 110 seconds to play. 3 straight runs is likely 20 seconds of play clock. That’s down to 90 seconds. You can’t stop it on one of those and the play clock 40 seconds.

That’s 50 seconds. You have a punt play and probably get it back with 40 seconds left to play.

In that scenario, you’ll probably get the ball back around your own 30-40 and have 40 seconds left to get into FG range.

Your odds of doing that are better than your odds of executing an onside kick

 

[Carl Pickens]

A dropped td

 

[207 others]

LOL wow we suck ass

 

[Vols919]

You have to TRY to lose this game.

Better stats, 3 penalties to 11, WWE is less scripted to lose.

 

[bpalmer28]

STALEY…..

 

[Pennheel]

With the Georgia and now this game,they were two made FGs away from being 8-1. Not 6-3.... Unfortunate,but that's sometimes what happens.