Rucker: Why doesn't loss to Florida Gators define UT Vols
This doesn't define who we are, Jones said moments after Tennessee turned another two-score, second-half lead into a devastating loss.
Heres the thing, though: Saturday's game defined exactly what Tennessee football is right now.
Tennessee football didnt used to be like this. Tennessee football almost certainly wont be like this in the future. But right now, in this exact moment, in the here and now, this is Tennessee football.
Math can be a cruel mistress for many of us, but try to imagine all the things Oklahoma and Florida had to do right in the second halves to beat Tennessee this season. Then try to imagine how many things the Vols had to do right. The latter is much, much simpler.
Tennessee just had to do a couple of things. It just had to make a couple of plays. It's not that complicated. Just make one stop on defense. Just generate one first down on offense. Its not Joshua Dobbs Science. You dont need a calculator or even pen and paper to solve it. Just. Make. One. Play.
Football can be a cruel game. Like anything else in life, its not always fair. But Tennessees losses to Oklahoma and Florida werent unfair. No one needs to call The Innocence Project. Tennessee didnt have anything taken away from it. The Vols did this to themselves. This is what they've done so many times in so many games against so many quality opponents the past several years. The list goes on and on and on. If you can imagine a way to lose a football game, Tennessee has done it. The Vols, for good measure, have even found ways few could imagine .
This doesn't define who we are, Jones said moments after Tennessee turned another two-score, second-half lead into a devastating loss.
Heres the thing, though: Saturday's game defined exactly what Tennessee football is right now.
Tennessee football didnt used to be like this. Tennessee football almost certainly wont be like this in the future. But right now, in this exact moment, in the here and now, this is Tennessee football.
Math can be a cruel mistress for many of us, but try to imagine all the things Oklahoma and Florida had to do right in the second halves to beat Tennessee this season. Then try to imagine how many things the Vols had to do right. The latter is much, much simpler.
Tennessee just had to do a couple of things. It just had to make a couple of plays. It's not that complicated. Just make one stop on defense. Just generate one first down on offense. Its not Joshua Dobbs Science. You dont need a calculator or even pen and paper to solve it. Just. Make. One. Play.
Football can be a cruel game. Like anything else in life, its not always fair. But Tennessees losses to Oklahoma and Florida werent unfair. No one needs to call The Innocence Project. Tennessee didnt have anything taken away from it. The Vols did this to themselves. This is what they've done so many times in so many games against so many quality opponents the past several years. The list goes on and on and on. If you can imagine a way to lose a football game, Tennessee has done it. The Vols, for good measure, have even found ways few could imagine .
