The Official #11 Tennessee vs. #7 Alabama Game Thread, 3:30 PM ET, ABC

[barney]

the entire team looks demoralized and flat. this is supposed to be the biggest game of the year and we can't get out of our own way.

 

[rocketskates]

CFB 26 next year…

Tennessee:

Defense: 98
Offense: 45

 

[orangerush]

Nico is our best chance leads me to believe we have no chance.

 

[bpalmer28]

Does Joey Halzle know what it takes to win in the conference? This is damn silly.

Does it really matter who the QB is when Joey Halzle is the QB coach/Offensive Coordinator? This isn't working.

He’s dialed up 3 TDs. Nico hasn’t executed

 

[Volfan2012]

Nico's had time to make some throws and most have been terrible. Probably need to shorten up the passing game try to get back and TE involved some.

 

[Cod]

Why do we always get sodomized by the refs?

Alabama has 73 yards of penalties

 

[FFvolfan]

I've got better things to do than watch either of those teams.

GBO

So I guess you’re enjoying this dumpster fire then?

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

the entire team looks demoralized and flat. this is supposed to be the biggest game of the year and we can't get out of our own way.

Not the defense

 

[BallinVol]

2 INTS, 2 Missed FGs, 1 Fumble, and we’re only down one TD. We should consider ourselves fortunate.

Fortunate? It's miraculous

 

[orange_glory]

Much better QB and not getting million dollars.

NIL gonna have to tweak some things

 

[utVolFanInVA]

Positives:
D only giving up 7 in a half
Bru M. catching & running well

Negatives:
Unable to run against Bama DL (44 yds - 3.1 yds/carry)
Nico inconsistency in decision making & throwing accuracy
WRs not making enough catches to help QB out

Only being down 7 makes it a game, just don't know if TN can make anything happen on Offense.

 

[BigOrangeD]

When will our 2 Million Dollar QB start playing like a 2 Million Dollar QB?

 

[PerryCountyVol]

Bad: Bad o line play, untimely penalties, dropped passes, bad turnovers, risk taking

Good: Defense

 

[GameTime]

Not me. I wouldn’t pay money to watch the Vols play the state high school football champs. The offense is unbearable to watch and I won’t spend money to watch trash offense.

HUSH.. Vols will win

 

[Big Orange in Bama]

Why do we always get sodomized by the refs?

Yes, but normally lube is in play….

 

[Carl Pickens]

Defense better be chewing a$$ in that locker room.

They better be getting IVs

 

[DD4ME]

Offensive line is terrible, Nico cannot make a quick good decision

Dude Nico has plenty of time

 

[Vol1956]

Tenn time on offense 10:00 minutes Bama 20:00 minutes
We need to give our defense a break and have some long offensive periods

 

[12 Monkeys]

bye week

So we wont score any points in the first half, again…

So nothing will change, next week for our offense.

 

[Other_Guy]

I guess DeBoer is getting all penalties left outstanding on Saban's tab.

Lol well they have been penalized a lot more the last couple of years (just not the crucial ones).

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

"Offensive Genius" with a 8 million dollar QB cant manage a score in 3 consecutive halves. Anyone else falling off the train with me?

 

[Volfan2012]

Nico will look good for a down or two then make a bonehead play.

 

[patrick]

Move Campbell back to LT and play someone else at RT. Heard obviously doesn’t care enough to give full effort

He is soft and he sucks.

 

[whodeycin85]

does anyone have a genuine answer as to what changed in our offense? Why did we go from warp speed to all the sudden slowing it way down to what it is now? Qb can’t execute it? Coordinator difference?

I think that when teams started flopping to slow us down it throws off the rhythm...but they practice at top speed with no Injuries...notice before team flop and we are moving it smooth..after they flop and it slows down or Huep changes the play late new struggle

 

[barney]

well hey our first half yardage is going up over the last 3 games lol