Got a bad feeling about Vandy

#126
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Lady_Vol said:
I was one of the few people to pick Tennessee to win in the Swamp last week.

I hate to say this, but I have a really bad feeling about the Vandy game. This ain’t your grandma’s Vandy. They’re a solid team. Overlooking them is a mistake.

They have 2 road losses. One to Alabama and one to Texas by 3. Both games the officials calls were awful.

Vandy is highly motivated. A win over Tennessee and a little help gives them a shot at making the playoffs. The Vols are only playing for a better bowl.

I hate to say this and I REALLY hope I’m wrong, but I see Vandy pulling the upset.
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You were right. Vandy the much better team. Congratulations to Vanderbilt.
 
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OrangeInKy said:
We have NIL too. Got out coached and outplayed by a less talented team
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Dude, Vandy is not a less talented team. They are a solid team. It’s no fluke to that they went 10-2 in the SEC. The Vols defense has been banged up and problematic all year. And whether you like Pavia or not, he’s a difference maker and a leader.

Given the expectations with the loss of Nico, I honestly think the Vols overachieved. The expectations were low and they pulled out a decent season. Unfortunately, We’re used to beating Vanderbilt like Florida is used to beating us. But NIL and the transfer portal has leveled the playing field. There are no gimme games anymore.
 
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Lady_Vol said:
Dude, Vandy is not a less talented team. They are a solid team. It’s no fluke to that they went 10-2 in the SEC. The Vols defense has been banged up and problematic all year. And whether you like Pavia or not, he’s a difference maker and a leader.

Given the expectations with the loss of Nico, I honestly think the Vols overachieved. The expectations were low and they pulled out a decent season. Unfortunately, We’re used to beating Vanderbilt like Florida is used to beating us. But NIL and the transfer portal has leveled the playing field. There are no gimme games anymore.
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You must have watched a different game. We got boat-raced by a much better team, not a less talented team. I don't believe we got outcoached. JH tried everything but we just didn't have the talent to match Vandy on either side of the ball.
 
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cbrown said:
IMO, this game will determine if this season is a success or a failure. A loss would mean TN went 0-4 against the good teams on the schedule, and 8-0 against the bad ones. The SEC teams we’ve beaten this year are a combined 5-26 in conference play. Going 0-4 in the most important games (losing 3 of them at home) would be difficult to not look upon as a failure.
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A very good example of, “you are what your record says you are.”
 
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MadMaxSC said:
You must have watched a different game. We got boat-raced by a much better team, not a less talented team. I don't believe we got outcoached. JH tried everything but we just didn't have the talent to match Vandy on either side of the ball.
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If we don’t have the talent to match Vanderbilt, we’re in a bad place as a program.
 
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MadMaxSC said:
You must have watched a different game. We got boat-raced by a much better team, not a less talented team. I don't believe we got outcoached. JH tried everything but we just didn't have the talent to match Vandy on either side of the ball.
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Did you bother to read my comments? That’s what I said. I was responding to someone else’s post.

BTW, I’m the original thread poster who said Vandy was going to pull the upset. (And everyone said I was wrong, and loser mentality and BVS, etc.)

Tennessee didn’t get outcoached. Vandy is a solid team. Vandy just beat us.
 
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Lady_Vol said:
I was one of the few people to pick Tennessee to win in the Swamp last week.

I hate to say this, but I have a really bad feeling about the Vandy game. This ain’t your grandma’s Vandy. They’re a solid team. Overlooking them is a mistake.

They have 2 road losses. One to Alabama and one to Texas by 3. Both games the officials calls were awful.

Vandy is highly motivated. A win over Tennessee and a little help gives them a shot at making the playoffs. The Vols are only playing for a better bowl.

I hate to say this and I REALLY hope I’m wrong, but I see Vandy pulling the upset.
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Me too
 
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cbrown said:
If we don’t have the talent to match Vanderbilt, we’re in a bad place as a program.
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Folks have a super short memory. We are in a far better place than we were after the 3-7 season with Pruitt.

Given all the off-season drama and QB turmoil, we actually finished a game better than I thought. This was set up to be a 7-5 or 8-4 win season. That’s where we are.

Beating Vandy would have been gravy. And missing the FG with Georgia feels like we let that one get away.

Vandy is the better team this year. Period. It wasn’t a fluke. We’re not down. They’re just better this year. And if you’ve watched any of their games, you would have known that.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
Florida? Mississippi State?

We didn’t have any this season. Obviously, my feeling was wrong. We laid an egg tonight. 3 home losses. Pathetic.
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All good brother. I’m also done with Banks and I firmly believe that CJH should be on a hot seat. He hasn’t shown improvement as a coach in the last few years. Still struggles with clock management and doesn’t have the killer instinct in big games.

I’m optimistic about GMac but Banks has to go.
 
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Lady_Vol said:
Dude, Vandy is not a less talented team. They are a solid team. It’s no fluke to that they went 10-2 in the SEC. The Vols defense has been banged up and problematic all year. And whether you like Pavia or not, he’s a difference maker and a leader.

Given the expectations with the loss of Nico, I honestly think the Vols overachieved. The expectations were low and they pulled out a decent season. Unfortunately, We’re used to beating Vanderbilt like Florida is used to beating us. But NIL and the transfer portal has leveled the playing field. There are no gimme games anymore.
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I have an amazing power to let my hatred affect my ability to think logically. I’ll never say Vandy has more talent than us or should beat us. Never.

Overachieved? I don’t think so.
 
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Franklin_Vol09 said:
He’s the head coach. He has to make changes. He has to get better with clock management. He has to get better with halftime adjustments.

He brought us out of the gutter but the question remains…is he the guy to get us a Championship?
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Right. They get all the praise when we are winning, but some make excuses for them when it goes south.
 
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MadMaxSC said:
or we get beaten by a markedly better team. Vandy is much, much better than the Vols.
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Yeah anyone who is saying we beat ourselves is just not accurate they were better than us by ALOT on both sides of the ball. We got our @ss kicked by them and there’s no pretty way to look at it or try and reword it to cope
 
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