The Official #9 Tennessee vs. #1 Alabama Game Thread, 3:30 pm ET, CBS

[ETV]

Four years of recruiting/coaching and we have exactly ZERO SEC caliber offensive linemen on our roster.

In fairness, injuries have dismissed all chances for winning today.

However, our scheme is run by Debord so that's already 14 in the hole at the coin toss.

 

[508mikey]

Who knows, maybe a 3 loss team wins the SECeast

UF aint losing again

 

[GetEmVols]

UF aint losing again

I don't want to play Alabama again. It will just extend their streak to 11.

 

[hardyemt_p]

talent difference showed!!!

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

In fairness, injuries have dismissed all chances for winning today.

However, our scheme is run by Debord so that's already 14 in the hole at the coin toss.

Truth.

 

[BeardedVol]

I'd be happy with 10-2 also. Really would have liked this game to have been closer. I know we're going to fall pretty far in the rankings. I just said that cause I'm not so sure we don't drop one more before the season is over. Hopefully bye week helps gets some guys healed up

You'd be happy with a 10-2 season being the best we are ever going to get under CBJ? What do you envision next season is going to look like with the same staff, and less talent?

 

[top5vols]

You'd be happy with a 10-2 season being the best we are ever going to get under CBJ? What do you envision next season is going to look like with the same staff, and less talent?

Actually the schedule is more favorable next year.

 

[Freak]

Me too. hope they get healthy and stay focused on the non ranked teams coming up

The injuries have been just unreal this year. It seems like all the guys we couldn't afford to lose on defense, we lost. Thank goodness for Barnett.

 

[KBVol]

Get well or don't sleep on Vandy.

After what I just saw today, the only sure win left on our schedule is Tenn Tech, and maybe Kentucky.

 

[NewRiver_Vol]

:rock: This team wont quit. We knew Bama could get ugly this year under the circumstances, but its late October gents...time to get ours!

This team quit because our coaches quit. Alabama is good team, but Burch gave up on 3rd qtr

 

[Bluetic]

The injuries have been just unreal this year. It seems like all the guys we couldn't afford to lose on defense, we lost. Thank goodness for Barnett.

We could be better next year because of the constant need to plug guys in, especially in the secondary and at LB.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

This game was not that much of a surprise to those of us who thought rationally. Hopefully we see them in Atlanta with a much healthier team.

 

[Ancient Astronaut]

A head has got to roll. Who is the offensive line Coach? Extra soft

 

[JonGrudensAgent]

I don't blame Shoop at all for the defensive struggles, our defense is obliterated to injuries right now. Debord is all to blame for this offense though, absolutely terrible play calling. He's also to blame for all of the early game struggles, we play conservative until we just absolutely can't.

Injuries definitely hurt but giving up 400 yards rushing and about 130 of those on the same QB keeper play to the right is just not very impressive.

 

[ETV]

Should have worn the orange pants.

The team or jones?

 

[JonGrudensAgent]

Our s&c coach needs to be evaluated

I think this has been said almost every season since Jones got here.

 

[BeardedVol]

Actually the schedule is more favorable next year.

Do we still play Alabama, Georgia, and Florida?

 

[KBVol]

talent difference showed!!!

In every possible sense of the word.....stronger, faster, quicker, more confident. It's amazing the gap that still exist. It's not remotely close.

 

[CoaxialOrange]

Our best shot was to make this a scoring battle. We knew the D was going to be challenged to compete. Kudos to Barnett he played his butt off and so did Berry

 

[Freak]

We could be better next year because of the constant need to plug guys in, especially in the secondary and at LB.

Obviously we've got to finish out this year, but looking ahead, I'm not willing to just automatically assume we're going to be worse next year, considering many of the guys we'll miss the most have been injured.

 

[ETV]

This game was not that much of a surprise to those of us who thought rationally. Hopefully we see them in Atlanta with a much healthier team.

Not sure I want to see them again after today's beatdown.

Let that honor belong to Florida to be blown out by 35 and we'll take a decent bowl game and end the year on a good note.

 

[HoptownVol]

 

[sccshortstop]

Different story if we had a Sutton, JRM, Kirkland, you name OL player

Same outcome I am afraid.

 

[butchna]

You'd be happy with a 10-2 season being the best we are ever going to get under CBJ? What do you envision next season is going to look like with the same staff, and less talent?

I'd ask you how you KNOW we'll be less talented.

 

[KB5252]

Injuries definitely hurt but giving up 400 yards rushing and about 130 of those on the same QB keeper play to the right is just not very impressive.

When your offense is giving you nothing but run, run, pass, punt you tend to wear down, especially with 2nd and 3rd string guys.