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

[wesley21]

I really liked heupel but I’m slowly starting to get a bad taste in my mouth

 

[Vol_guy]

We'll lose both more than likely but he won't be fired

He should be if we lose both. Why should we settle for mediocrity? Penn State & LSU aren't.

 

[Mid Tenn Vol]

Forget the playoffs, I never thought we were a contender anyways. This team is too sloppy and undisciplined. Changes need to be made. We may drop another 1 or 2. Meaningless bowl game here we come.

 

[vols 30]

If we lose to Florida and Vandy then heup needs to be fired.

I think he'd have to lose those 2 and then go 6-6 or 7-5 next year before they'd probably even consider it

 

[Carl Pickens]

you full if life I love it. Need more snickering giggly peeps like you carl!

Gilbert’s miss tonight wasn’t what lost the game…. Yee haw haw haw

 

[gr82batnvol]

Heupel will get fired some time next season...

He reached his high point last season......

I'd say 2022 was his high point

 

[hardyemt_p]

What did I miss, why is everyone so bitter. Lol

 

[tnvols72]

Hate to say it, but this one is on Aguilar. Defense played well enough to win this game.

almost 200 yds rushing again on this D

 

[Vols All Day]

The Vols should no longer pass out of the formation with the defensive players in as tight ends. Nothing good has come from that formation.

 

[Other_Guy]

This is a business. When you are eliminated from the playoff, the season is over.

Josh Heupel can not afford to go into Year 6 with no real film or idea what he has at QB.

Joey Aguilar was a very nice QB for us this year but he offers nothing for the future as he is done with eligibility. Time move to the guys who will be here next year.

Happens all the time in the NFL.

Lol yeah let's put one of the young backups in 1st game in the swamp.

 

[Cartervol]

Vandy beats this team. Florida probably beats this team.

 

[bpalmer28]

This is a business. When you are eliminated from the playoff, the season is over.

Josh Heupel can not afford to go into Year 6 with no real film or idea what he has at QB.

Joey Aguilar was a very nice QB for us this year but he offers nothing for the future as he is done with eligibility. Time move to the guys who will be here next year.

Happens all the time in the NFL.

Agreed.

 

[Matt2496]

Hope he goes to lsu

I'm just not willing to write him off yet.

 

[Franklin_Vol09]

This loss is squarely on CJH.

 

[Vol_guy]

I think he'd have to lose those 2 and then go 6-6 or 7-5 next year before they'd probably even consider it

There should be more pressure to win now in the NIL era than ever before.

 

[TN1111]

What was telander doing?

Yep. Great we had him trying to cover an onside kick when he can't cover receivers

 

[TopDog4TN]

Sir we indeed to pick our players via NIL / Money.

And everyone else has that to offer as well....take your anger out on something that actually makes sense. relationships still matter ontop of NIL. You dont treat your senior QB that way.

 

[GrizzlyVol]

Well don’t need to worry about the CFP anymore. January is freed up. Guess we will get to watch some meaningless bowl game. Hate it for Aguilar.

He had his hand in the blame tonight as well

 

[rocketskates]

I’m glad OU is happy but they aren’t sniffing the playoffs either. I’m glad I don’t have to pretend that we could make it anymore.

Yeah they are gonna lose two more. In any case, maybe we can play spoiler and knock Vandy out. Gives us something fun to play for I guess.

 

[vavolfan6]

This loss sucks, but it bodes well in our chances of keeping Heupel which is great fir our program. Be mad at Heupel all you want right now, but we lost the game becuase of a series of unfortunate events. Fumble-six the opposite way, lost the kicking battle, missed our top CB and injured DLine throughout the game. It took everything to lose this game.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

He doesn’t even have the basics of coaching down and doesn’t even seem to be working to get better.

This. At this point the writing is clearly on the wall. He will get a pass from many tho.

 

[Volfan8282]

At least we are bowl eligible. GBO. Wasn't long ago that's all we wanted.

Dude, it’s year 5.

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

I'm just not willing to write him off yet.

It's over

 

[peerless98]

The crowd didn't throw 2 pics and fumble the ball. This one is all on Joey.

Wait....I read a lot of comments tonight and I'm certain that Heupel's beard was the problem.

 

[vols 30]

OU kicker should move into the Heisman conversation.

And he's started a fashion trend of Kicker daisy dukes