The Official #24/#18 Tennessee vs. Syracuse Game Thread, 12:00 PM ET, ABC

[VolArmy74]

This possession is the first with true pressure we've seen today. Let's see how they respond. So far Heupel and Banks get a D- for the second half. The Cuse staff has made them look like morons.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Watch for on sides kick please. That missed 2 pointer changes things.

 

[adam.vol]

Fox Noon game is over. Damned Disney is trying to squeeze every penny from this one.

 

[Deathandtaxes]

I thought we learned this already… gotta be able to slow it down and run the ball… you got dudes back there USE THEM… especially LEWIS dude is a tank.

 

[Other_Guy]

I really hope this is 1st game + injury issues and not a sign of Tenn having to rely on offense this year against actual good teams.

 

[patrick]

Where is that aggressive slinging offense? Can we bring it out for drive around block here?

Nope. Heupel put it in the barn. Stupid.

 

[chuckb1448]

I'm surprised at our Defense... I know Syracuse is no average team but Geez.. looks like it's gona be a rough season

 

[OrangeTsar]

If we come out with three straight runs up the middle

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Get Hobbs and Moi back.

Definitely will help, but I still dont think they are at the level of what we lost from last year. Right now what sucks is who knows when we get those back. Robinson doesnt look like he's gonna be able to play a lot of snaps. Hes getting hurt once a series right now.

 

[Matt2496]

Middle of pack Syracuse team bullying us. This look sad. We need the announcers to tell us again how good Banks is. Wow, I didn’t expect our defense to get pushed around like this.

In all fairness, they did win 10 games last year and ended the season ranked. So they are not just a pushover team.

 

[barney]

103 yards and 3 rushing scores, when they get in red zone, defense cannot stop them

Yeah don’t matter how they are converting, defense is not getting of the field.

 

[DaddyChad]

I hope you really aren't a father "DaddyChad" with the cheap tactics and softness you tolerate.

Lol. Cheap tactics piss you off but you’re fine with a cheap low blow post?

 

[joevol33]

If we come out with three straight runs up the middle

We need a td

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

This should not be this close

 

[northknoxvol]

wow we have played a bad sevond half

 

[KeyVol14]

103 yards and 3 rushing scores, when they get in red zone, defense cannot stop them

Consider how many injuries on the D line we've absorbed today, that shouldn't surprise anyone. They may be precautionary at this point.

 

[VolArmy74]

I'm honestly impressed with Syracuse. They've brought a hell of a lot more physicality to this game than we have!

For a team that lost their whole offense, their line has dominated the second half.

 

[tntornadox]

This half is what happens when you take your foot off the gas at the half.

 

[RAVOL]

Don't want to hear our defense is elite! Average at best!

Average this game except we did create 2 turnovers. So C+ because run D not good

 

[Go47]

I think we’re pretty good but the defense has been on the field for about 60% of the game. We chose to play conservative on offense and just trot them back out there and this is the result.

If our defense can’t stop Syracuse from running it up the gut . . . UGA and BAMA and UF will run at will.

 

[OmahaOmaha]

Who?

Both Inge and the new Defensive specialist just hired have DC experience.

 

[MeanOrange]

There you go. Good call.

 

[tnvols72]

we had 1 good drive this half

 

[patrick]

Right side blocked no one.

 

[rocketskates]

They are gonna lengthen this game with “injuries”. We will need to score again—even if it’s a field goal.