The Official Tennessee vs. UTEP Game Thread, 12:00 PM ET, SEC Network

[JazzMaster001]

Chryst with 2minutes to go, is a head scrather

Some of the decisios/play calling on offense have been questionable to say the least.

 

[orangerush]

Team reflects the coaching

 

[Volfan2012]

Defense played well. Offense moved the ball but turnovers killed a drive and fumble killed a possession. A lot of errors holding, off sides, etc and for some reason players can't keep their shoes on today.

 

[Orange_Vol1321]

When mowing grass is more entertaining

I prefer watching paint dry.

 

[Knox-a-rue]

Defense looks ok. Penalties have killed us. The muffed punt hurt. And the fumble on the goal line was a controversial call at best. I can't believe that call stood. It was either a TD or he was down at the 1. I hate the "stretch play." The offensive penalties is really the aspect of the game that should be focused on and fixed pronto.

 

[joevol33]

There is no energy out there at all. Hopefully they are playing down to these teams but I think we only win 3 this year

It's dead for sure for the most part

 

[VolsSportsFan]

How many points do the Vols score after the locker room arse chewing?

I'm guessing 38.

Depends, is he going to coach better than that last 2:00?

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

I expect us to come out of the locker with more intensity

I think they had it in their minds we would just roll over them and had Florida week on their minds

Any chance of a weather delay?

 

[saxvol]

Did I just hear them say that UNLV scored on their first 8 possessions against this same UTEP team? Uh...wow.

I'm glad were are not playing UNLV...

 

[Vol737]

No words....I can’t see a single SEC win on the horizon anytime soon.

 

[UTK]

can you blame him? look at all the "Chryst is better" on volnation......

remember, he was 3 for 3 with a td pass vs....who was that team and what was the score at the time he did that again?

Lol. Right? People need to realize Chryst is not on the same level as JG already.

 

[The Original Fade]

Apparently needs to lose it on himself.

So Pruitt made Calloway and Banks fumble?

 

[joevol33]

I'm going to the locker room, it'll be different after halftime. You all can thank me later!

 

[trion23]

Blocking looks better, but penalties and turnovers are killing us! Defensive line looking better. Go Vols!

PS Getting to see the game from the Skybox for the first time!

 

[Dallasbowlin]

Thoughts on the wildcat? It seems to work pretty good for us...

 

[ButchPlz]

So Pruitt made Calloway and Banks fumble?

Maybe not, but he put in the backup QB with 2 minutes left in the first half in a 10-0 game against a scrub.

That's pretty crappy.

 

[Power T-Rev]

They need to hurry.
Also, pretty sure he was recruited to be an OT. I remember some talk about him anchoring LT before we got Smith.

Butch promised him he could play tackle because that's what Richmond wanted. Most informed people that I listen to said that he should be a guard. That tells you about our depth at the tackle position

 

[vol4eva]

Not sure why people are upset with Guarantano. He’s the least of our problems right now.

 

[GoVols64]

Candy may be the only SEC team we beat if the OL (read:Richmond) don’t pull their head out of their asses.

 

[The Original Fade]

Lol. Right? People need to realize Chryst is not on the same level as JG already.

Chryst’s disciples sound foolish every time they post

 

[lexkyvol]

ky up 17-3 on murray st. at least we havent given up any points and murray st is worse than utep

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

Timely penalties and turnovers have killed our drives quite a bit. We rolled up around 260 yards in the first half and have only 10 points to show for it. Defensively we have pretty much shut them down. But I don't comprehend how we have started out almost lethargic like in all 3 first quarters this year. Pruitt said it we played with no intensity or emotion. We have to have leaders develop, JG played well, yes we have to continue to get the running game going but I like mixing in the downfield throws. We have some folks that can make plays downfield and we are going to have to utilize them as the season goes forward if we want to be competitive. I hope Pruitt is lighting into them, they need to be lit into. GBO!!!!!

 

[MurphyVol]

This game tells me WVU isn't nearly as good as people think. They only beat us by 26

 

[illinoisvolfan1]

I hope the idiot who made this schedule for 2018 is no longer with the school. I don’t care if we have trouble competing but ETSU UTEP Charlotte is pure bullcrap. I hate watching us play bottom feeder programs.

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

Kinda hoping my internet goes out next week, too.