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

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

And why you get to sit behind an anonymous keyboard, complaining about everything with no accountability to anyone.
hoss

I reckon.

 

[I4Vols]

I hope Joey in the swamp is better than Joey in the friendly confines of Neyland stadium

I hope our pass protection and O line on runs is better in the swamp. A few nice holes for solid runs and a bit better pass protection would have helped tonight. Credit to OU's d line and linebackers

 

[rocketskates]

We had 60 yards rushing on 35 attempts.
They had 192 on 35 attempts

They have one of the best d lines in the country and were selling out to stop the run. It wasn’t going to be a big running night for us. We were killing them in the flat and with up tempo but we didn’t decide to attack either until the end of the game.

 

[patrick]

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.

This team is the epitome of its head coach - sloppy and undisciplined..... TN has been undisciplined in every season under Heupel.

Heupel reached his pinnacle last season and it's downhill from here..... I know I'll get roasted for this but whatever - Losses to Florida and Vandy incoming......

And next season ---- ooof ---- Next season will be worse, tough schedule...

 

[C-south]

Just think…. If the blind ass refs had called OU for being in the neutral zone the scoop and score wouldn’t have happened. That was a huge screw up

Or if sanders had slightly nudged the defender. Or if kitselman didn’t get drug 40’yards trying to strip the ball.

 

[Switch 625]

Heupel is a passive reactive personality who will milk this 9MM job as long as he can. Judging from the folks on here, that is a long time.

Yep. In the real world, once you realize that the guy you hired can’t do a job, you move on to the next person. You don’t just keep paying him in hopes that he’ll get better. Simply being better than Pruitt should not be the only requirement for the Tennessee head coach.

 

[Butch s]

Just think…. If the blind ass refs had called OU for being in the neutral zone the scoop and score wouldn’t have happened. That was a huge screw up

Just think… our problems run way deeper than whatever a ref may or may not call

 

[hardyemt_p]

The trinity.

Exactly

 

[C-south]

Name 3 proven coaches that would come here?

Mack Brown. Brian Kelly. Billy Napier.

 

[LibertyVol]

Which in-state bowl will UT go to?

Probably play Memphis and get the **** beat out of is.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

To me, I deeply believe this game is on the players. They demonstrated in the last minute and a half is the only time they played with desire, but it was too late. I t appeared that they assumed that OK would be a pushover after they scored so quickly and easily. They played with no desire except for some Freshmen and redshirt Freshmen who got to play later in the game. I would give those young guys much more playing time for the rest of the season. I would even let GMac get some quality playing time and experience. I guess that is why I am not a coach, but I would play the guys who demonstrate the silliness to play hard when they get the chance.

 

[I40VOL]

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

Yeah this is not the year to lose your coach, with all of the openings all around the country, realistically who are we getting that’s carrying us any higher, we aren’t getting into a bidding war for a top tier coach, now I agree, upgrades on the staff have to happen no question about it

 

[rocketskates]

Yeah it was, saw it before the ball was ever snapped. Sad out loud FREE PLAY!!

Not only that…what was with the ref throwing the flag, making the hand signs for offside but then signaling touchdown?

 

[lilesrt]

This team is a disappointment.

 

[Butch s]

Yep. In the real world, once you realize that the guy you hired can’t do a job, you move on to the next person. You don’t just keep paying him in hopes that he’ll get better. Simply being better than Pruitt should not be the only requirement for the Tennessee head coach.

That which must be done inevitably, must be done immediately

 

[Mid Tenn Vol]

This team is the epitome of its head coach - sloppy and undisciplined..... TN has been undisciplined in every season under Heupel.

Heupel reached his pinnacle last season and it's downhill from here..... I know I'll get roasted for this but whatever - Losses to Florida and Vandy incoming......

And next season ---- ooof ---- Next season will be worse, tough schedule...

I agree, changes need to be made at some level. Josh gets another year but his seat is gonna get real hot next year if this is the same look again

 

[EastTNVol6240]

Why was it a terrible call? The catch would get a first down when you had to have one.

There was no one within 3 yards of the guy, you'd think he's made that catch before, and if he makes it it, "What a great call!! No one expected the FR TE to, y'know, actually catch a ball, that's why he was uncovered!! First down TN!! Josh Heupel is a freakin' genius"

except

no ball was caught, now Heupel's the biggest moron on the face of the planet

For the lack of a catch....

I’m gonna assume you’ve never played a sport in your life. So it’s the SB and you’re on the 1 yd line and your gonna bring in the 4th string running back to “trick” everyone instead of handing the ball to saquon Barkley. Riiiigghhhtttt

 

[Orangeslide]

Oh well. It sucks when your season is over. It just does. We move on.

We can always blame it on the Democrats…..

 

[LibertyVol]

Mack Brown. Brian Kelly. Billy Napier.

Butch Jones will take the job. What is the difference?

 

[VolRage]

I’m officially off of the Heupel train. He’s a loser that is acceptable of mediocrity and accepts a pathetic DC without considering an upgrade. Banks will take Heupel down because Heupel allowed it. This loss is beyond disgusting. There is no excuse. Heupel is a loser. A mediocre coach at best. I seriously hope the my Vols lose the remaining of their games to that Danny White forces Heupel to grow a set to fire his DC, DB, and WR coaches. This team is hard to watch as a result of their ability to allow lesser teams a chance to win. Vanderbilt will kick out butts. This has been a disgusting night of football.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

It'll have to get bad before Danny would fire him i think, but let's say we go 8-4 or very unlikely 9-3 this season would you fire him if you were AD...I'm not disagreeing with you at all, Heupel has me so damn mad right now just a conversation

With so many jobs open and folks having head starts I just don’t think it is a good time. But I think a few assistants need to go. And we need a clock manager, I also don’t agree with the onside kick with just under 2 minutes. Pin them and kick it deep. GBO

 

[Carl Pickens]

Or if sanders had slightly nudged the defender. Or if kitselman didn’t get drug 40’yards trying to strip the ball.

It was a huge momentum killer from hell. Kit has to get the guy down by any means necessary

 

[C-south]

I hope our pass protection and O line on runs is better in the swamp. A few nice holes for solid runs and a bit better pass protection would have helped tonight. Credit to OU's d line and linebackers

The O line is getting overlooked. They were awful.

 

[MurphyVol]

If we win out, then no. But let's be honest. We are not beating Florida or Vandy.

Going 3-5 in the SEC with narrow wins over Arkansas and Miss St in year 5 is a bad look

But we are UT, so I'm guessing he'll get a raise and an extension.

 

[Bollweevil]

As much as I think we will need to move in another direction at some point to have a shot at being elite, I don't have the faith in a better hire. And that to me is the sad part of the equation.

Agreed. Reality is hard to stomach.