Well, maybe we will see Nico next season. 8-4 is fine, except we got blown off the field in all four losses. I had no expectation of Nico getting significant playing time even being up as much as we were. It’s a mystery, but Heupel must have a plan. Whatever the plan was, it didn’t involve any meaningful playing time, bowl game included. Very disappointing. Good luck next year, Nico.
I just watched the highlights and was thinking the same thing. If he is your QB, why not play him in a meaningful game, with meaningful snaps. Nope, let Milton shine, for what? I will never know. Milton is a joke, as usual has a fantastic game vs inferior competition. I hope he broke some kinda record.
It’s not the 8-4, I predicted 9-3. It‘s the lack of fight in the team in the big games. Especially the defense. For the most part, even in portions of this game, the team just rolled over. I think the best example of that could be seen just a mere week ago. And I think that plain sucks.
I hate Joe Milton. Not as a person. He looks like a very cool guy. But as a QB, let me put it this way, if I had to pick from all the QBs I’ve seen playing for the Vols over the last 40 years, he would be my very last. Why? Well it’s not because he is not accurate or can’t throw it down the field 70 yards. It’s because I have never seen him cry at the end of a close fought loss or yell at a team mate for laziness. And I know I never will. I’ve never seen him do anything to let me know he even cared. All smile and when you can throw the ball 90 yards, who cares, apparently not the coach. But of course, inevitably pathetically collapses when playing against the best. I guess it’s all just uniforms to him. Michigan, Tennessee, whatever, just give me my money and send me to the NFL. LAST!!!
And for the coach to keep him, even in meaningless situations, when others, anybody could be getting meaningful reps. Just pathetic. Unfathomable at best, delirious at worst. WTF?!!! None of it makes much sense.
It’s not the record that matters, we are going to a meaningless bowl anyway, hopefully in Florida. It’s the fact that I never felt this team really cared, when it really mattered. Maybe in that first half vs Bama. But that’s just about it.
As for the coaching. Can’t say, I was all that impressed. Defense collapsed after a few key injuries. Offense, well the fact you would play Joe for virtually the entire Vandy game for pretty much no reason sums up my thoughts on that.
For next year…
I‘ll sum up.
Defense, defense, defense… This team needs someone who will fire them up!! This team needs a little nasty.
Offense… In Nico We Trust.
