Herbstreit: "...it wouldn't shock me at all if this is Alabama's toughest test to this point."

[Freak]

via SEC Mike

 

[VOL 4 Life 83]

Progress, steady progress. Player development. In game adjustments. THIS is what this team needed in the worst way and we are seeing it right before our eyes.

 

[tbh]

Herbstreit with the jinx...but hopefully we can prove him right on Saturday.

 

[roosterjbh]

Herbstreit is feelin TN lately. I think it will be closer than most think.

 

[Ten_Titans]

Not too bold of a claim when you look at their schedule so far.

Are we better than Texas A&M?

Maybe. Not 4 weeks ago but maybe now.

Coming off a big win and at home, I could see it still being a game in the 4th.

 

[IN Jed]

Toughest test to this point would still be like 30 points??

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

Herbstreit with the jinx...but hopefully we can prove him right on Saturday.

Well technically he said we would lose.... so maybe we win?

 

[bamawriter]

"Toughest test" might not mean "tough test." If the game isn't over at halftime, then it will officially be Bama's toughest test to date.

 

[VFFL@THE BEACH]

I was going to bring up that bj will be on the bammers side and he would know the Tennessee players really, really well, BUT yeah....

 

[CTVolsfan14]

Has anyone actually been in the game at the start of the 3rd Q against bama this year? Have they had to play one single 2 half football game yet?

 

[beneVOLence]

I was going to bring up that bj will be on the bammers side and he would know the Tennessee players really, really well, BUT yeah....

Yeah, Butch may know the players, but he has zero idea about our schemes. Heck, he knew very little about his own schemes. LOL!

 

[Wrangler95]

If the Vols lose by only 14 points,it will sure give the coaches and players even more confidence that they have turned the corner!!

 

[bamawriter]

Has anyone actually been in the game at the start of the 3rd Q against bama this year? Have they had to play one single 2 half football game yet?

Nope. Bama has exceeded every opponent's final score by halftime.

 

[SmilezDavis]

Herbstreit is feelin TN lately. I think it will be closer than most think.

Not just lately. Herbie seems to have a soft spot for us. I remember him picking us to win the division in '06 despite the disaster the previous season. Off the top of my head, I know that he also picked us in '15 and '16 as well. I think it's safe to say that any criticism from him is, like many members of this site, due to his high expectations.

 

[VFFL@THE BEACH]

Yeah, Butch may know the players, but he has zero idea about our schemes. Heck, he knew very little about his own schemes. LOL!

I don't think he knew his players anyway. Look at how many have gone on to success somewhere other than UT.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Has anyone actually been in the game at the start of the 3rd Q against bama this year? Have they had to play one single 2 half football game yet?

The games have been over at halftime. A&M and Mizzou were the closest at the half and they were down by 3 possessions in Tuscaloosa.

 

[05_never_again]

Herbstreit with the jinx...but hopefully we can prove him right on Saturday.

Corso historically has been a jinx (like he is to a lot of teams), not Herbstreit. Corso "jinxes" teams because he has this tendency to pick home underdogs on College GameDay in order to get the crowd juiced, but they're still an underdog, so they lose more often than not.

 

[ShoalCreekVol]

Butch didn’t know his own players when he coached here. He sure don’t know them now.

Sincerely,

Alvin Kamara

 

[beneVOLence]

I don't think he knew his players anyway. Look at how many have gone on to success somewhere other than UT.

Touché

 

[coffeevol]

Mark it Zero.

 

[jakez4ut]

if Tua is still playing in the 4th qtr, yeah, sure, i'll call that a W.

but i don't see it. their offense puts way too much stress on their oppoents...on boht sides of the ball. and you just cannot make ANY defensive mistakes at all, otherwise, they probably score. and God forbid you turn it over or give them something cheap on special teams.

still think they win by 3 possessions. just stay healthy, and let's make a run in November.

 

[05_never_again]

Not just lately. Herbie seems to have a soft spot for us. I remember him picking us to win the division in '06 despite the disaster the previous season. Off the top of my head, I know that he also picked us in '15 and '16 as well. I think it's safe to say that any criticism from him is, like many members of this site, due to his high expectations.

He does have some kind of soft spot for Tennessee, not sure why. Perhaps because he lives in Nashville? He's been really complementary of JG this week, and I know he did have a big game, but it isn't some huge topic of conversation in the national media that covers CFB. When Tennessee is mentioned on GameDay, he calls for upsets more often than you'd think.

 

[tbh]

Well technically he said we would lose.... so maybe we win?

That's a great point, and would be an even greater outcome!

 

[tbh]

Mark it Zero.

Over the line!

 

[05_never_again]

I'd love to see this happen, but I don't expect us to play Alabama better than A&M did. I think the best we can hope for is that it is their toughest road game to date, because they sure haven't had one of those.

I think LSU is the only team with the ability to even somewhat challenge Alabama this year, barring some kind of massive intra-season improvement from Auburn's offense.