8-4 is a lock

#26
#26
What's with all this warm bowl talk like it is the best thing ever? Didn't we have a 6-6 team play in a warm bowl last year?
 
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peyton4heisman said:
This may not be thread worthy, but with all the negatiVOLty around here I figured I'd throw in my 2 cents.

Tennessee looked sloppy today at times. We didn't score as many points as we wanted and our defense gave up more first downs than was ideal.

That said, don't forget that we nearly beat Bama in Tuscaloosa, had Oklahoma against the ropes, and barely lost to Florida in the swamp. Those three teams are in playoff contention.

Tennessee is a GOOD football team. Vandy and Missouri are NOT. We were simply not psyched up to play this game today and NT was completely amped up for their game in Neyland. We shut them out whilst sleepwalking.

Relax everybody! We will be 8-4 and sitting pretty in a couple of weeks when the bowl selections happen. My guess is that we'll be playing somewhere warm!
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peyton4heisman said:
This may not be thread worthy, but with all the negatiVOLty around here I figured I'd throw in my 2 cents.

Tennessee looked sloppy today at times. We didn't score as many points as we wanted and our defense gave up more first downs than was ideal.

That said, don't forget that we nearly beat Bama in Tuscaloosa, had Oklahoma against the ropes, and barely lost to Florida in the swamp. Those three teams are in playoff contention.

Tennessee is a GOOD football team. Vandy and Missouri are NOT. We were simply not psyched up to play this game today and NT was completely amped up for their game in Neyland. We shut them out whilst sleepwalking.

Relax everybody! We will be 8-4 and sitting pretty in a couple of weeks when the bowl selections happen. My guess is that we'll be playing somewhere warm!
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Both have defenses that will blast out our oline, which is not playing well last 2 games lucky to get 8
 
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VolFootballnut said:
So would you rather the team stayed home for the bowl season? Tennessee will go to the Music City or Belk bowls I don't think they get a Florida bowl.
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No. I'm just sincerely confused about the location connection with relevance of bowl games. All I know is a New Year's Day bowl is considered a good bowl game. Someone please enlighten me
 
#36
#36
As has been said already, no games are a lock at this point. I wish we were back in the day where UK and Vandy were automatic wins, but we're not. Mizz will played inspired football. I have no doubt about that. I would love to see the Vols win out and certainly hope they do. And, get a nice bowl bid. These comments about Nega-Vols (people who really don't exist) continue to be ridiculous. I think the thing lately is that if someone criticizes something or doesn't hold the same opinion as you, they have to be marginalized into non-existence.
 
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Slydell said:
As has been said already, no games are a lock at this point. I wish we were back in the day where UK and Vandy were automatic wins, but we're not. Mizz will played inspired football. I have no doubt about that. I would love to see the Vols win out and certainly hope they do. And, get a nice bowl bid. These comments about Nega-Vols (people who really don't exist) continue to be ridiculous. I think the thing lately is that if someone criticizes something or doesn't hold the same opinion as you, they have to be marginalized into non-existence.
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I like listening to a valid criticism and a realistic solution to said problem . I speak for myself here of course . It's the never ending moaning and wailing about EVERY word said at a press conference . Every play call that does not result in a TD or first down . Every time out called or not called . Every win . Every loss . It just never ends .

It's almost always the same 100 -125 people complaining about things from 8 games ago .

Never an acknowledgement of something that works properly or an Improvement Without the " Yeah BUT " .
I think we all know there has not been a game played or called to perfection . JMO
 
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#38
#38
8-4 is NOT a lock until that clock hits zero on both our remaining games.
 
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peyton4heisman said:
This may not be thread worthy, but with all the negatiVOLty around here I figured I'd throw in my 2 cents.

Tennessee looked sloppy today at times. We didn't score as many points as we wanted and our defense gave up more first downs than was ideal.

That said, don't forget that we nearly beat Bama in Tuscaloosa, had Oklahoma against the ropes, and barely lost to Florida in the swamp. Those three teams are in playoff contention.

Tennessee is a GOOD football team. Vandy and Missouri are NOT. We were simply not psyched up to play this game today and NT was completely amped up for their game in Neyland. We shut them out whilst sleepwalking.

Relax everybody! We will be 8-4 and sitting pretty in a couple of weeks when the bowl selections happen. My guess is that we'll be playing somewhere warm!
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Remember back in 2015 when we thought we were going to finish the season strong? Then we started looking crappy in that UNT game? Then lost our last 2 games because our offense couldn't execute because every DC knew what was coming because our play calling is just as predictable as the sun and the moon?
 
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#41
8-4 is more likely than what the Negavols are predicting. Odds are better for us to win the next 2 games than they are to lose them. Vandy had a hard time beating UK. We killed them.
 
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#45
Is our game Pinkels last home game? If so those kids will play their hearts out for him, irrespective of their results to date. Retiring due to illness will have them jacked for the game.
 
#48
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Mizzou game is their senior day. Pinkel is retiring. All the attention surrounding the school. Lots of reasons for Mizzou to play above their heads.
 
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#50
In next 2 games if Dobbs is unable to run well either due to injury or coaching plan, both games will look like Vandy game last year.... Big trap being set for Tennessee at Missouri..as of now offensive line is playing very poorly and Dobbs passing is very subpar... I hope the offensive wakes up; otherwise, one of these last two games could be a disaster...
 
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