The Official #18 Tennessee @ South Carolina Game Thread, 7:15 pm ET, ESPN2

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mr.checkerboards said:
Smh. After the tamu loss I was called a troll for saying the same things most vol fans are saying... this team has too much talent to look so unprepared. Dobbs should not be making reads like he is and his mechanics are awful. Also the ball was put on the ground again tonight. The facts are butch has recruited us to a decent level but if this university wants to do anything they need to give butch a thank you check and go find an elite game day coach
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i watched Michigan, a team with a good past,which has been reduced to the mediocre level of late, go to 8-0 with their new coach of two years. He has 8 assistants with NFL experience and i promise every reader that Michigan and Bama spend far more money on football than any in the ncaa. That's the answer to one of UT's problems. The 2nd, least expensive way to go is clean house...Mahoney, Martinez,Debord, need to be shown the exit. A new hire at OC, provided we get a proven winner, needs to be handed the reins and be allowed to run the offense "HIS WAY". This brick by brick wall doesn't appear to be holding up very well. We were simply expected to win this game and our OLine isn't in any condition to play at this level. we need depth and experience in that area and these coaches need to develop these type of players.:twocents:
 
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DooleyOrangePants said:
Won't happen. He won't put Debord out to pasture, sure as hell won't unhitch his wagons from any of his other mistakes.

Joke of a coach and program. Feel sorry for the players buying into this fraud.
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That's the next problem headed our way.....top notch recruits having the insight to see that there's something amiss at UT. This loss goes further than many realize.
 
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KB5252 said:
I feel horrible, why do I actually believe we are anything but a bad to mediocre football team? The season to this point has been a lie. People the best we can hope for is to back door our way into the sec championship every 10 or so years. It's what we are. As much as I hate to admit it to believe anything else is just lying to yourself. Flame if you want but that is the reality, better get used to it, denial of why we wandered in the desert with Kiffen and Dooley. Or maybe I'm just drunk. Regardless the entire conference is laughing at is with good cause. We should apologize for pretending.
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Key word is team. i recall 2nd game of the year S.Jones #13,jumping up and down on the sideline trying to be a leader. 3 captains on crutches,walking boots, not being able to play and the end result is no one is stepping up providing the fire... i.e. playing with intensity. IMO, i think the coaches are expecting too much under certain conditions and the real reason of the lack of execution is inexperience. This really shows at DB's and OL more than anywhere else. I did see some intensity last nite on defense, especially with the blitz pkg. but it was more than Warrior could handle,(inexperience), the recievers criss-crossed and curt roper took advantage of a freshman quickly, knowing we were blitzing and forced into man to man coverage. Of course Warrior will learn and be a good, valuable player for UT. Let's call it growing pains. Why was UT on defense ? 4 plays right after kelly was winded from a 50+ yd. run they put in Fils-Aime #27 for one play and while Dobb's had his arm back to pass 27 came by appearing to be taking a hand-off or faking a hand-off and the timing was real bad anyway but 27 hit Dobb's arm with the ball in it knocking the ball forward, (fumble) and SC recovered. Next play while on defense, Evan Berry seemed to get kicked in the face while on a tackle and he was filling in for Abernathy. So that forced Warrior,(3rd string), into the game. 2 plays later SC get's another 7 points. Realistically, the long run by kelly gave us much needed momentum and we were likely headed for a score. When it blew up in our face in such fast pace and because we used 3rd - 4th string players in the process mistakes were made. They are costly in the SEC. Do we blame someone ? I think it proper to blame the whole damn team and the biggest reason is because they are not a TEAM. Right before VTech game #19,Taylor made the statement "WGWTFA" and during that game S.Jones added more motivation on the sideline. I viewed it as a winners mentality. That mindset has left this UT team. May of had something to do with the pounding from Bama.Now most of us who had high expectations are depressed,mad, looking to blame, etc.....all negative. It is what it is, which is another way of saying i'm not going to say the truth due to humility, at least in this case. I personaly don't believe that firing coach jones is the answer. I'm sure he has good intent and his heart is in it but excuses are useless. He's the caretaker of UT football and he is at fault, no if,ands,or buts. To salvage this season more than one has got to step up and provide leadership NOW. Admit your wrongs and your faults and work hard to correct them. We are unwittingly falling behind by not getting our 2nd and 3rd string players some much needed reps. We have to come out of the gate strong and grab leads and the reason we can't do that is because we are not being coached or led properly. These are my opinions and i'm not going too deep but a good coach should realize the problem and it's cause and remedy it ASAP. Talk is cheap. Using terms like resilient, complementary football etc...aren't identifying the underlying problem and i think that problem is the inability to "coach 'em up," and prepare the team for every game on a CONSISTENT basis. This staff won't fess up !
 
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I heard a rumor that someone saw a facebook post about him tweeting a screenshot of a snapchat pic of hanging cleats. Just sayin'.

Wait, no....

I heard his uncle said he was really tired of being on a team that made him a millionaire but had no idea how to use him.

Wait, no....

Oh yeah, he missed TWO game winning field goal attempts from over 50 yds yesterday, which he gets paid millions of dollars per year to MAKE.

Anyone saying anything about the Vols needing a new kicker need to seriously cut it out. NFL kickers make 58 yarders at somewhere less than 30%.

I personally wish Butch would have given Jennings another shot and not put Medley in that position.

AV
 
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Aerie Vol said:
I heard a rumor that someone saw a facebook post about him tweeting a screenshot of a snapchat pic of hanging cleats. Just sayin'.

Wait, no....

I heard his uncle said he was really tired of being on a team that made him a millionaire but had no idea how to use him.

Wait, no....

Oh yeah, he missed TWO game winning field goal attempts from over 50 yds yesterday, which he gets paid millions of dollars per year to MAKE.

Anyone saying anything about the Vols needing a new kicker need to seriously cut it out. NFL kickers make 58 yarders at somewhere less than 30%.

I personally wish Butch would have given Jennings another shot and not put Medley in that position.

AV
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I hope you feel better, because noone has said that, noone.
 
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