The Official Tennessee vs. Florida Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, ESPN

[GoVols15]

Folks I don't say this lightly but we have officially got to the point where this program is a "has been" program that was built by General Neyland. My father loved the Vols and passed that on to me. We are now one of the worst program in the SEC, no question.

Thank you Haslam, Hamilton, and Hart!

 

[WeAreTheRealUT.]

I am glad I didn't pay $150 for that ticket and pay for gas, parking, and food. I can be just as mad from my recliner.

 

[firestorm]

The team is bad. I get it. But you gotta admit that the play calling has been horrid. Calling run after run with this O line is simply bad coaching. That’s not on the players. That’s on Helton.

If he wants to get fired or hugely criticized then he hit a home run that went far out of the stadium.

 

[Freak]

So........are we better than Arkansas?

We don’t look like it today.

 

[HazMat]

'Old Dominion' sounds like a brand of seasoned spice you use in a seafood / crawfish soup.

 

[Obsessed]

So........are we better than Arkansas?

No. They are playing Auburn like a football team.

 

[golfballs]

Don't Haslem and Fulmer hate each other? I thought Haslem got Fulmer fired.

That’s a myth. They’re all buddies now

 

[hUTch2002]

They don't know that.

Probably led by their fellow students.

 

[Dergibvol]

They will laugh in your face. They don’t care about that.

Well it's obvious we don't care about football so it's even

 

[knoxchief]

There's always next year!

 

[ATLVols]

The COACHES put us in this position in this game. Gave us no chance with passive and predictable playcalling.

 

[vol445]

I'm going back to my bible thread. At least there's a chance Rex will realize his false doctrine unlike us coming back on this one. Lol. I Kidd I kidd. That ain't happening either

 

[BigOrangeD]

We are the Bad News Bears of College Football.

 

[volfannbama]

Yeah. But maybe the gap isn’t that wide. That’s for sure

They look competent against auburn...just sayin

 

[LosingFaithVol]

If it had worked everyone would be saying how great of a call it was. The Saints used it against Manning Colts in the super bowl and it totally turned that game around.

if memory serves correct, the Saints had a slight lead at the start of the half.

 

[basspond]

CJP needs to remind the team that Florida sucks and their fans are terrible human beings. Might cosider taking JG out. Not because he's not good and might be our best chance to come back but, because he deserves better than getting killed. This might be the worst Oline in the history of Tennessee football.

 

[GAVol]

It's flat out incredible that this can happen at a place that cares about football.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

Let's GO VOLS!!!!! Let's play some football!

 

[lifeVol]

Pruitt doesn't have a feel for the flow of the game. The onside kick screamed desperation!

I disagree, imo it meant he knew we needed a big momentum shift and was willing to take a big risk to potentially effect it, didn't work, but he knows the team needs something to jolt them out of the funk they're in and I don't fault him for taking risks to make that happen, we're playing like we're jinxed partly because it appears we think we are

 

[SLICKYINC]

Shrout in the second half, maybe a drive or 2?

 

[Dergibvol]

Folks I don't say this lightly but we have officially got to the point where this program is a "has been" program that was built by General Neyland. My father loved the Vols and passed that on to me. We are now one of the worst program in the SEC, no question.

Thank you Haslam, Hamilton, and Hart!

Right there with Michigan.

 

[utvolpj]

Thank you Haslam, Hamilton, and Hart!

Don't forget Fulmer too (and he's back)

 

[UTwild82]

The only thing I like from this game is Pruitt. His game calling has been exciting and ballsey.

A lot of good calls but stupid, stupid turnovers. That's the players he inherited, not the calls.

Yes he's coaching the players but for only a few months which is nothing especially when there's barely skill to coach.

Just can't execute. He inherited terrible-ness. He has a terrible schedule.

The fact he came here knowing the $hit fest it is, knowing he would have to play against bama.

No one wants to be here.

It's looked a bit desperate to me. The one almost worked had pope not screwed up. He comes off as tense and the players can feel it. I think they are feeding off his nerves and tension.

I think he can develop into a good coach, time will tell. A large part of the issue is the roster, sure. We're just a dumpster fire right now

 

[gandycv]

If I knew that would have been 1st half I would just wanted to get chased by Michael Myers to avoid the frustration of seeing remarkable self destruction and failure.

OD played vastly better than Vols, I know they can still play better in the 2nd half doesn't change that was a utter disgrace I'm talking throwing a Baseball wide left away from the plate.

Just a little on the outside

 

[TEXASVOLFAN]

All the people on here who are bitching about Pruitt are the same ones who where bashing Butch last season. Pruitt inherited a dumpster fire. At least the man has some balls and goes for it on fourth down. How many times did you a**holes complain about the Butch not going for it? Anyone who thought this was going to be a turnaround year is flat out stupid. It is painfully obvious that Butch didn’t recruit the top talent and he sure as hell didn’t know how to develop it. This is a long term process whether you like it or not. I believe Pruitt can do this. He just has to get the lingering funk from Butch off of the team and that is going to take some time.