Defense is definitely one of the reasons we lost. You can’t let teams run on you 7 yards at a time. That was the difference in the game. Offense did everything they needed to do with 41 points against one of the best defenses.
I agree that Heupel has not looked as much like the master play caller over the last 2 years. Most of that had to do with our QBs missing throws. We did see him as an offensive mastermind when we had Hooker and Golesh. I am seeing a return to great schemes this year as the offense has evolved...
UGA fans in Atlanta are feeling confident about this game. They don’t believe Tennessee will score 20 points.
I think we have the best offensive coach in the country who can out-scheme the best coaches. This year I’m seeing more creative and complex route schemes from Heupel.
This game comes...
Tennessee needs to stop the run which is my biggest concern with our injuries. We also need to protect Aguilar at QB which has not happened well against UGA under Heupel.
I disagree with our rush defense being our strength this year. Our secondary is elite, but Syracuse was running on us really effectively. I am actually most worried about our ability to stop the run in this game.
During 1998 Vols championship season, we opened with Syracuse (just like this year). It was a hard fought game against Donavan McNabb but Tennessee won by 1 point. Then we went on to beat Florida and eventually win the National Championship.
Just like this 2025 season, 1998 was supposed to be a...
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