Don't defend the indefensible

[CINCYVOL]

I don’t know which teams you have been watching all year, but Candy has the better team.

As far as the VOLS go. It’s usually either a skill issue or a will issue, this time it’s both.

 

[Volzzzzzz]

I’m seeing a lot of stuff being written and I’m shaking my head.

Anyone who thought before the season that Tennessee did not have the personnel on campus to avoid getting hammered by Vanderbilt is not being truthful. I know those are fighting words, but it is what it is.

There is NO ONE, and I mean NO ONE, who thought before the year, Vandy is just too good. Tennessee’s going to lose, that’s a given. Tennessee has absolutely no chance. I just hope we don’t get killed.

No one came close to having that thought.

The team I saw today did not bother to play with any effort. Period. Point blank. End of story. Next case.

And you’re darn right, that’s on the coaches. You’ve lost two in a row to Vandy. You’re trying to get to a bowl. You’re trying to end on a good note, so that the season has a positive vibe about it. And you go out and do that.

Don’t give me the talent rationale. One of the reasons Pruitt got emotional after the Georgia game is because the team went out and laid it on the line and played hard for 4 quarters. The end result wasn’t what anyone wanted, but they busted their tails.

They were completely uninterested in this one and that’s a reflection on everybody, including the coaches. Players who care about their coaches don't do that.

I’ll take it one step further, an offensive line that cares about their quarterback doesn’t let him get hit like that on every passing play.

 

[FTCvol]

I’m seeing a lot of stuff being written and I’m shaking my head.

Anyone who thought before the season that Tennessee did not have the personnel on campus to avoid getting hammered by Vanderbilt is not being truthful. I know those are fighting words, but it is what it is.

There is NO ONE, and I mean NO ONE, who thought before the year, Vandy is just too good. Tennessee’s going to lose, that’s a given. Tennessee has absolutely no chance. I just hope we don’t get killed.

No one came close to having that thought.

The team I saw today did not bother to play with any effort. Period. Point blank. End of story. Next case.

And you’re darn right, that’s on the coaches. You’ve lost two in a row to Vandy. You’re trying to get to a bowl. You’re trying to end on a good note, so that the season has a positive vibe about it. And you go out and do that.

Don’t give me the talent rationale. One of the reasons Pruitt got emotional after the Georgia game is because the team went out and laid it on the line and played hard for 4 quarters. The end result wasn’t what anyone wanted, but they busted their tails.

They were completely uninterested in this one and that’s a reflection on everybody, including the coaches. Players who care about their coaches don't do that.

Some of the players quitting over the last couple games of the season, many of who likely never really bought in in the first place, isn't something for which you fire a first-year coach. That notion is quite silly.

The whole thing sucks. It's a bad look, and it makes the fans feel like they're contributing more than the guys actually on the field. All of that is true. But is anybody really surprised?

Not all of the current guys were going to mesh with the new staff, and some of those guys were bound to check out early. They're humans. Hell, they're kids. Can't nobody on this planet make them do anything they don't want to.

Y'all can freak out if you want. Don't let me rain on your parade. Maybe I'm just numb, but ima just ride it out and see what happens.

 

[Vol737]

99 and Lawrence Wright always bring it. Sometimes it helps to have that 3rd party, outsider looking in perspective. I was thinking after watching the lowlights of the game, why? Why has this team dialed it in at the end of the season with still a lot to play for? It really is sad.