Isn't this the same team and the same guys that just beat Auburn on the Plains? Aren't these the same guys that Pruitt got all emotional about after the Georgia loss for their grit and fight? They played hard for him Saturday for 4 quarters and Bama fans will give them that.
This was a huge lapse in judgment and frankly, you can't coach a lack of talent and size if that's the problem, but you can coach your team to play better than their individual pieces. And by the way, that is Pruitt's job. Tennessee doesn't have another team on the roster that will remotely look like Bama. And Tennessee doesn't play another team this season that has as much talent as Auburn.
Nothing toxic about the fight in the vols and if I had to guess, that disappointment on Fulmer's face during Pruitt's interview was more about his HCs unfortunate comments than the vols effort against the Tide.