We should have Never been in OT

[NomadVol]

Agree with the complaints on officiating.

But come on guys, that should have been a blowout. Hooker played like Milton in the first half.

And that dang 2nd quarter..... No words. I'll just stop because I've never seen anything like that and all year.

Defensive line didn't show up for 90% of the game. The DBs... Oh my goodness, just terrible.

The penalties... We got three ints but the DBs gave up big plays.
Need to get some DB's and LBs that can cover and some d lineman.

And the play calling was beyond suspect. No defensive adjustments at the half.

Why did we slip all game but Perdue didn't.

Still Go VOLS.

 

[turbovol]

Yep: Vols lost this game in the 2nd quarter. We should have built a big lead and instead geeked around, had penalties
and Hooker looked like a guy who'd bet money on Purdue--missing open receivers by 10 yards when we could have scored
TDs.

 

[AstonRoyal]

Yea I agree, Hendon looked off after the 1st quarter, he missed some wide open shots.

 

[LCVols]

Unfortunately everyone has an off game

 

[NomadVol]

I don't understand why we have 2nd quarter issues. I literally have no answer and I've tried to figure it out All year. Makes zero sense

 

[1985Vols]

In reality, this team was smoke and mirrors all season. Very little talent but still won 7 games somehow. How many other teams with players starting like Beasley , Burrell and McCullough could win 7 games?

 

[allvol123]

Defense was pathetic. Not sure Tim Banks is going to cut it.

Gave him benefit of doubt all year cause we are outmanned in SEC. Not the case tonight.

 

[terrypedigo]

You don't throw 2 bomb's on 2nd and third down needing 8 to 10 yards for a game winning field goal to win game, playing hero ball instead of team ball.

 

[NomadVol]

You don't throw 2 bomb's on 2nd and third down needing 8 to 10 yards for a game winning field goal to win game, playing hero ball instead of team ball.

This x's 1000000000000

 

[JonGrudensAgent]

Coaching was questionable leading up to the FG attempt to end regulation.

2 shots down field when all they needed was 15 yards for a better FG attempt and timeouts to spare is inexcusable.

Crossed the line from aggressive to dumb there.

 

[Other_Guy]

Yes the game shouldn't have went to OT. Should've ended on a makeable FG after the refs flagged for that guy for grabbing Tillman.
LOL that you thought this should've been a blowout. As if Purdue is some hot garbage team and Tenn was just not their normal self. Hooker isn't great at deep balls and the defense SUCKS. What exactly surprised you about the game???

 

[OrangeVolMan]

My son and I discuss this all the time, why do head coaches have such a hard time managing timeouts. You see it every week in college and NFL. I don’t know if they have too much going to think it through quickly or what. Heupel definitely should have called a timeout after the 8 yard run. If a coach realizes that is an issue then they need to hire someone to help them during the game with that. While that was Heupel’s fault he is not alone in the coaching profession with the issue. Something like this is easily addressed but my guess is like most coaches he won’t address it.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Defense was pathetic. Not sure Tim Banks is going to cut it.

Gave him benefit of doubt all year cause we are outmanned in SEC. Not the case tonight.

You need to get it out of your head that the SEC is miles and miles ahead of other conferences. They aren't. Bowl records are proving that. Bama and UGA are elite, I think Purdue could beat any other team in the SEC. They have two wins against top 5 teams this season. When is the last time we beat a top 5 team?

 

[dudley]

We have second quarter issues because teams adjust to our gimmicky offense. Josh had to build a team with no players and he built this fast paced offense to adjust. UCF was not fast paced because they had players. Think about it. Give the guy credit for building a winner

 

[Delmar]

Agree with the complaints on officiating.

But come on guys, that should have been a blowout. Hooker played like Milton in the first half.

And that dang 2nd quarter..... No words. I'll just stop because I've never seen anything like that and all year.

Defensive line didn't show up for 90% of the game. The DBs... Oh my goodness, just terrible.

The penalties... We got three ints but the DBs gave up big plays.
Need to get some DB's and LBs that can cover and some d lineman.

And the play calling was beyond suspect. No defensive adjustments at the half.

Why did we slip all game but Perdue didn't.

Still Go VOLS.

You aren’t blowing anybody out with 15 penalties and the worst pass defense I’ve witnessed in a long time.

 

[KKruzVFL]

Well the defense sucks so that’s why we were in OT

 

[Ref4Life]

You don't throw 2 bomb's on 2nd and third down needing 8 to 10 yards for a game winning field goal to win game, playing hero ball instead of team ball.

Still we catch one of those without pass interference……..just saying

 

[Other_Guy]

Aren't you people getting tired of saying "tenn should've won by a lot"? Don't you realize the reason they aren't winning by a lot is because you're drinking kool-aid? This is the same team we've seen all year post Milton. Same coaching. They've been very consistent.

 

[Delmar]

You need to get it out of your head that the SEC is miles and miles ahead of other conferences. They aren't. Bowl records are proving that. Bama and UGA are elite, I think Purdue could beat any other team in the SEC. They have two wins against top 5 teams this season. When is the last time we beat a top 5 team?

Not miles ahead this year for sure. But that’s an anomaly. The record over the last 25 years speaks for itself.

 

[VolsRule]

UT got hosed by the refs the whole game

 

[VOLED]

Agree with the complaints on officiating.

But come on guys, that should have been a blowout. Hooker played like Milton in the first half.

And that dang 2nd quarter..... No words. I'll just stop because I've never seen anything like that and all year.

Defensive line didn't show up for 90% of the game. The DBs... Oh my goodness, just terrible.

The penalties... We got three ints but the DBs gave up big plays.
Need to get some DB's and LBs that can cover and some d lineman.

And the play calling was beyond suspect. No defensive adjustments at the half.

Why did we slip all game but Perdue didn't.

Still Go VOLS.

The lack of play by our D line surprised me. DBs were abysmal - and that is being kind. I would think that only Banks and Young would be starting on a good D.

 

[VOLED]

You don't throw 2 bomb's on 2nd and third down needing 8 to 10 yards for a game winning field goal to win game, playing hero ball instead of team ball.

Lots of questionable offensive calls at the end. Time management pretty much sucked, too.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Not miles ahead this year for sure. But that’s an anomaly. The record over the last 25 years speaks for itself.

I'm not disagreeing with you. But the portal has changed everything. Those days are over. Wouldn't be surprised is Cincy plays with Bama. They have some legit players.

 

[NomadVol]

The lack of play by our D line surprised me. DBs were abysmal - and that is being kind. I would think that only Banks and Young would be starting on a good D.

The d line played better during the season

 

[Boston Vol]

On the final drive, Not calling a timeout after the first run by Small was a mistake. We let nine seconds bleed off the clock. I don’t have a huge issue with Hooker going deep the first time. The second time was a little more questionable, although there was an obvious hold on Tillman that was missed