Arkansas Week

[I Love Lamp]

It’s officially Arkansas week and I still have nightmares from the 2006 game in Fayetteville with Darren McFadden and Felix Jones running wild and the 2011 vomit inducing punt return from Joe Adams.

This is however a new era. Gone are the days of Derek Dooley and his quirky pressers. Gone are the days of Butch Jones managing to lose to mediocore teams with the best team Tennessee has had in 15 years. Gone are the days of Pruitt doing….whatever the hell that was.

This will be a game where our secondary will really get to showcase their talents and I am ready. Arkansas LOVES to sling the rock around and we haven’t played a team that throws this much yet. Their passing offense ranks ahead of Tennessee but we all know that is misleading because all of our games have been over in the first half for the most part.

Arkansas’ defense is definitely the weak part of this team and we should see the Vols light up the score again.

Team Rankings

	Tennessee	Arkansas
Total Offense	3rd	13th
Passing Offense	33rd	27th
Rushing Offense	4th	21st
Scoring Offense	1st	33rd
Total Defense	1st	47th
Pass Yards Allowed	4th	89th
Rushing Defense	2nd	21st
Scoring Defense	2nd	46th
Strength of Schedule	72nd	38th
Strength of Record	4th	54th

Individual Stat Leaders

	Tennessee	Arkansas
Passing Leader	Nico Iamaleava 61/88, 892 YDS, 7 TD, 2 INT	Taylen Green 88/162, 1236 YDS, 5 TD, 5 INT
Receiving Leader	Dont'e Thornton 7 REC, 242 YDS, 3 TD	Andrew Armstrong 29 REC, 420 YDS, 0 TDS
Rushing Leader	Dylan Sampson 69 CAR, 449 YDS, 10 TD	Ja'Quinden Jackson 79 CAR, 509 YDS, 9 TD

Corrected the years for McFadden and Jones

 

[The Original Fade]

Arkansas is a below average SEC team. Our defense will smother them and we will win by at least 2 scores. Relax

 

[I Love Lamp]

Arkansas is a below average SEC team. Our defense will smother them and we will win by at least 2 scores. Relax

Not sure why you are telling me to relax….I am just passing along some stats and rankings.

 

[hUTch2002]

It’s officially Arkansas week and I still have nightmares from the 2011 game in Fayetteville with Darren McFadden and Felix Jones running wild and the vomit inducing punt return from Joe Adams.

This is however a new era. Gone are the days of Derek Dooley and his quirky pressers. Gone are the days of Butch Jones managing to lose to mediocore teams with the best team Tennessee has had in 15 years. Gone are the days of Pruitt doing….whatever the hell that was.

This will be a game where our secondary will really get to showcase their talents and I am ready. Arkansas LOVES to sling the rock around and we haven’t played a team that throws this much yet. Their passing offense ranks ahead of Tennessee but we all know that is misleading because all of our games have been over in the first half for the most part.

Arkansas’ defense is definitely the weak part of this team and we should see the Vols light up the score again.

Team Rankings

	Tennessee	Arkansas
Total Offense	3rd	13th
Passing Offense	33rd	27th
Rushing Offense	4th	21st
Scoring Offense	1st	33rd
Total Defense	1st	47th
Pass Yards Allowed	4th	89th
Rushing Defense	2nd	21st
Scoring Defense	2nd	46th
Strength of Schedule	72nd	38th
Strength of Record	4th	54th

Individual Stat Leaders

	Tennessee	Arkansas
Passing Leader	Nico Iamaleava 61/88, 892 YDS, 7 TD, 2 INT	Tayler Green 88/162, 1236 YDS, 5 TD, 5 INT
Receiving Leader	Dont'e Thornton 7 REC, 242 YDS, 3 TD	Andrew Armstrong 29 REC, 420 YDS, 0 TDS
Rushing Leader	Dylan Sampson 69 CAR, 449 YDS, 10 TD	Ja'Quinden Jackson 79 CAR, 509 YDS, 9 TD

As we’ve seen, no team can be taken for granted. We’re going in the road for a conference night game against a middle of the pack SEC team. On paper, we should win. On paper, UGA should’ve destroyed UK. There are plenty of other examples as well. A lot of folks are already talking about Bama but let’s whip the Hogs first. Ever since I’ve been a UT fan Arkansas has played UT tough. Green is a good QB, similar to that freshman OU put in. We can force Green into some mistakes but he will absolutely make some plays on us too. We won’t have the first ranked D after this game and that’s ok. Let’s just get the W and stay healthy!

 

[ntxVOL]

I feel like the Vols are a bad matchup for Arkansas, just need to go to Fayetteville and take care of business. Vols by 21+

 

[VFL-82-JP]

Not sure why you are telling me to relax….I am just passing along some stats and rankings.

Heh, probably because you used the word "nightmare" in your first sentence, and Fade never reads more than the first sentence before commenting.

But he'll probably eventually come back and read the second sentence, so there's hope he may begin to understand your perspective. Maybe even the third. Only time can tell.

Go Vols!

 

[hUTch2002]

Not sure why you are telling me to relax….I am just passing along some stats and rankings.

Whoa whoa whoa, why so aggressive? Relax a little. Bring it down a notch. Take a chill pill. I’m just messing with you.

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

Darren McFadden…I thought he was from their mid-00s team? But yes that 2011 game where we literally couldn’t tackle one guy on special teams was painful to watch.

I think with the bye week and hopefully our tackles healthy, we’ll get up and down the field on them and the D will do what needs to be done.

 

[WillisWG]

Heh, probably because you used the word "nightmare" in your first sentence, and Fade never reads more than the first sentence before commenting.

But he'll probably eventually come back and read the second sentence, so there's hope he may begin to understand your perspective. Maybe even the third. Only time can tell.

Go Vols!

Didn't need the first two sentences, jmo

 

[NeverWe'llSever]

SEC road games, especially night games, are never a given. And anyone that knows Arkansas fans knows that they want this game more than probably any other on the schedule.

That being said, they stink and Tennessee should absolutely mop the floor with them.

 

[VFL9798]

I wasn’t impressed by Arkansas yesterday. Taylen Green scrambling may be the only threat to our defense but we will shut him down. They are mistake prone offensively and inconsistent. They have a good RB but we have been efficient so far against the run this year.

Defensively, Ark has good pass rush so Nico will have to get the ball out quick, but their secondary we can feast on.

The vols will win this game because they’re the better team. Not worried about Ark at all as long as we play our game! These guys have already played a night game on the road in prime time and looked unfazed, I don’t see the environment playing a factor in this one at all. Go vols!

 

[WillisWG]

Piggies are 1-1 in SEC plays, by the end of Saturday they will be 1-2. Nothing in the 2 games I watched gave me any reasons to be concerned.

 

[The Original Fade]

Not sure why you are telling me to relax….I am just passing along some stats and rankings.

Because you started with a PTSD episode?

 

[The Original Fade]

Heh, probably because you used the word "nightmare" in your first sentence, and Fade never reads more than the first sentence before commenting.

But he'll probably eventually come back and read the second sentence, so there's hope he may begin to understand your perspective. Maybe even the third. Only time can tell.

Go Vols!

Funny

 

[PEPPERJAX]

If UT brings their A game, then we win by two scores.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Darren McFadden…I thought he was from their mid-00s team? But yes that 2011 game where we literally couldn’t tackle one guy on special teams was painful to watch.

I think with the bye week and hopefully our tackles healthy, we’ll get up and down the field on them and the D will do what needs to be done.

You’re correct, Houston Nutt was still the coach. The 2011 team was Petrino’s.

 

[IndianapolisVol]

I don’t think Darren McFadden & Felix Jones were on the 2011 team

 

[knox73]

Arkansas playing 6th straight game I think. Have to be beat up, bone weary and demoralized. Can’t take for granted for sure but I like our open date.

 

[I Love Lamp]

I don’t think Darren McFadden & Felix Jones were on the 2011 team

You’re right! Not sure why I thought that. I am pretty sure that was the Joe Adams punt return game though.

 

[I Love Lamp]

Because you started with a PTSD episode?

Brother…all was was doing was looking back at where we were and where we have come, nothing more than that. I think you might need to be the one to relax. Regardless, I agree with you, I am not too worried about this game and do feel we win by multiple touchdowns

 

[RockyTop140]

Because you started with a PTSD episode?

He then immediately said it was a new era and those were the Dooley days. Are you gonna be okay?

 

[J C Higgins]

If UT brings their A game, then we win by two scores.

Yes, if. But we better not overlook them or Florida.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Yes, if. But we better not overlook them or Florida.

Some fans probably are but I doubt Heupel is overlooking them. He is typically pretty good coming off the bye week.

 

[Southern_Accent]

Hype is 3-0 coming off byes at TN and I think 8-1 in his head coaching career.

 

[vol94]

It’s officially Arkansas week and I still have nightmares from the 2006 game in Fayetteville with Darren McFadden and Felix Jones running wild and the 2011 vomit inducing punt return from Joe Adams.

This is however a new era. Gone are the days of Derek Dooley and his quirky pressers. Gone are the days of Butch Jones managing to lose to mediocore teams with the best team Tennessee has had in 15 years. Gone are the days of Pruitt doing….whatever the hell that was.

This will be a game where our secondary will really get to showcase their talents and I am ready. Arkansas LOVES to sling the rock around and we haven’t played a team that throws this much yet. Their passing offense ranks ahead of Tennessee but we all know that is misleading because all of our games have been over in the first half for the most part.

Arkansas’ defense is definitely the weak part of this team and we should see the Vols light up the score again.

Team Rankings

	Tennessee	Arkansas
Total Offense	3rd	13th
Passing Offense	33rd	27th
Rushing Offense	4th	21st
Scoring Offense	1st	33rd
Total Defense	1st	47th
Pass Yards Allowed	4th	89th
Rushing Defense	2nd	21st
Scoring Defense	2nd	46th
Strength of Schedule	72nd	38th
Strength of Record	4th	54th

Individual Stat Leaders

	Tennessee	Arkansas
Passing Leader	Nico Iamaleava 61/88, 892 YDS, 7 TD, 2 INT	Tayler Green 88/162, 1236 YDS, 5 TD, 5 INT
Receiving Leader	Dont'e Thornton 7 REC, 242 YDS, 3 TD	Andrew Armstrong 29 REC, 420 YDS, 0 TDS
Rushing Leader	Dylan Sampson 69 CAR, 449 YDS, 10 TD	Ja'Quinden Jackson 79 CAR, 509 YDS, 9 TD

Corrected the years for McFadden and Jones

It’s officially Arkansas week and I still have nightmares from the 2006 game in Fayetteville with Darren McFadden and Felix Jones running wild and the 2011 vomit inducing punt return from Joe Adams.

This is however a new era. Gone are the days of Derek Dooley and his quirky pressers. Gone are the days of Butch Jones managing to lose to mediocore teams with the best team Tennessee has had in 15 years. Gone are the days of Pruitt doing….whatever the hell that was.

This will be a game where our secondary will really get to showcase their talents and I am ready. Arkansas LOVES to sling the rock around and we haven’t played a team that throws this much yet. Their passing offense ranks ahead of Tennessee but we all know that is misleading because all of our games have been over in the first half for the most part.

Arkansas’ defense is definitely the weak part of this team and we should see the Vols light up the score again.

Team Rankings

	Tennessee	Arkansas
Total Offense	3rd	13th
Passing Offense	33rd	27th
Rushing Offense	4th	21st
Scoring Offense	1st	33rd
Total Defense	1st	47th
Pass Yards Allowed	4th	89th
Rushing Defense	2nd	21st
Scoring Defense	2nd	46th
Strength of Schedule	72nd	38th
Strength of Record	4th	54th

Individual Stat Leaders

	Tennessee	Arkansas
Passing Leader	Nico Iamaleava 61/88, 892 YDS, 7 TD, 2 INT	Tayler Green 88/162, 1236 YDS, 5 TD, 5 INT
Receiving Leader	Dont'e Thornton 7 REC, 242 YDS, 3 TD	Andrew Armstrong 29 REC, 420 YDS, 0 TDS
Rushing Leader	Dylan Sampson 69 CAR, 449 YDS, 10 TD	Ja'Quinden Jackson 79 CAR, 509 YDS, 9 TD

Corrected the years for McFadden and Jones

According to Doug Matthew’s, the Hogs will be the 3rd best defense we fece moving forward behind UGA and Bama. KY may be a close tie or even a little better. I don’t see us putting up 30 plus but we go up two scores mid way in the 3rd.


The game won’t be in doubt if we limit the turnovers and prevent special teams as I anticipate some type of trickery or then going after a punt.

We rarely play well against them, home or away. I won’t forget the loss in 1992 in Neyland that helped Johnny get fired.


TN will go into Florida week sitting @ 5-0 and top five in the country!