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

[NCFisher]

"Maybe out defense isn't as good as some think"

Not only is that not a declarative statement but is taken out of context, which is often imagining our opponents are better than they are.
That should've been apparent.

 

[VolGirl81]

Squirrel just had a 40 yard catch for fsu

 

[VOLINVONORE]

It appears that the new rules on fake injuries had no effect in preventing them today. Both teams appeared to skirt the rules causing many of us to miss the end of the game.

 

[Vol1976]

Well their school mascot is a color so there’s that

They actually have Otto the Orange, a large orange head with a sort of stick body.
"described by Sports Illustrated in 1984 as a "juiced-up, bumbling citrus fruit from which two legs protrude"

 

[OmahaOmaha]

Not a perfect game, and we have a lot to work on, but a very good showing given all the question marks.

It's a whole lot better to critique the team after a big win. And the score says it was a big win. Go BIG Orange.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

That team will be pretty good mid season as the QB gets settled in with the program. Their schedule is nasty but they sneak an upset or two in there.

Angeli is a good QB when given time to throw.

 

[farmdogvol]

Squirrel sighting

It was a nice play, but his replacement Staley took it to the house, whereas Squirrel went to the ground on his catch. Glad to see him healthy and making plays.

 

[DaddyChad]

Squirrel just had a 40 yard catch for fsu

It’s fine.

Dude needed money. He just couldn’t be depended on. Glad he made some money. Has a young family.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Not kidding Syracuse might be the worst fanbase I have ever been around.

What happened?

 

[VolFaninFla]

Celebrating a win
Scoring in the 1st Q made even more enjoyable

 

[rocketskates]

They actually have Otto the Orange, a large orange head with a sort of stick body.

True but isn’t their mascot the Syracuse “Orange”. So they’re named after a fruit?

 

[Hairy Vols]

It was a nice play, but his replacement Staley took it to the house, whereas Squirrel went to the ground on his catch. Glad to see him healthy and making plays.

Most importantly I'm glad to see him making plays against Bama. Hope FSU wins by 20.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

For the third time I’ll say this to someone. Syracuse lost more starters than ANY team in the fbs this year. 18 starters. 4 drafted. They are literally a completely new team.

Understood, but the Vols had new players all over the field too. It wasn’t flawless but we looked like the better team in all phases of the game.

 

[BJWeeks]

Squirrel just had a 40 yard catch for fsu

Yep and fell down

 

[Hairy Vols]

For the third time I’ll say this to someone. Syracuse lost more starters than ANY team in the fbs this year. 18 starters. 4 drafted. They are literally a completely new team.

ALSO... this is flat our WRONG.

1 MARSHALL basically hit the reset button with around 50 total departures almost the entire offense and defense are gone

2 ARKANSAS lost about 42 players to the transfer portal and other attrition

3 ARIZONA had around 42 portal exits plus graduations and nfl draft losses

4 ALABAMA saw 41 players leave between draft graduation and transfers

5 USC lost 27 players to the portal including multiple starters

6 WEST VIRGINIA expected to replace around 19 to 20 starters this year

7 GEORGIA SOUTHERN lost 19 starters from last season

8 OHIO STATE lost 17 players to the transfer portal including starters

9 KANSAS lost 15 starters due to eligibility running out

10 WAKE FOREST had 16 scholarship transfers and six offensive starters leave

Syracuse isnt even in the top 10. lmao.

 

[give_him 6]

 

[OmahaOmaha]

I agree, but that's just not how it works. They could at least have went back and showed the TD Pass. They don't really care, you know. None of them. Had time to think and ABC had already sold the advertisement for Fsu Bama, Pre Kick. So they had to switch since UT/Cuse was already over the time slot by 30 minutes. I imagine the fsu bama game ads were more $$. Everything comes down to the money.

 

[Vol1976]

True but isn’t their mascot the Syracuse “Orange”. So they’re named after a fruit?

described by Sports Illustrated in 1984 as a "juiced-up, bumbling citrus fruit from which two legs protrude"

 

[Hairy Vols]

Celebrating a win
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I bought one of those for the 1st time at The Hill.

 

[hUTch2002]

Good win over a decent team. That’s all that matters. 1-0.

 

[tennrich1]

Colton Hood is worth every penny. If we get McCoy, Gibson, Carter and Hood on the field,I like our chances

Hood played a great game!

 

[Vol1976]

Are we being broadcast next week?

 

[VolsFan-TX]

It appears that the new rules on fake injuries had no effect in preventing them today. Both teams appeared to skirt the rules causing many of us to miss the end of the game.

Just have to take a knee before the ball is ready for play.

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

i think after watching this game our defense appears to be opportunistic in creating turnovers along with sacks but won’t be as good on getting off the field like we did last year. Moi and Hobbs not playing was noticeable. Thankfully, we play ETSU next week.

With all those injuries today, it's not a good game to judge. The DTs we had in weren't gassed because of injuries.

 

[FanDude]

I do t have ESPN news apparently. Cant find it anywhere, just searched it and it doesn’t pop up either. Of frikin well I guess.

You might try going to espn dot com, at top left click NCAAF, scores, scroll down to Tennessee game, at top right of that game block click Gamecast. I scroll it down a tad where I see down and yards with a description of the last play. The graphic shows team possession and the ball's location on the field. Before opening espn, I goto utsports dot com and click "Fans," then live radio broadcast. Then I open another tab goto espn dot com, and listen to the radio broadcast while following the espn Gamecast.