2nd Best thing about big win at OU

[Hydro556]

Honestly the best thing to me, is I'm hoping it'll reel in a bunch of the fanbase's expectations.

After 3 easy wins, I swear half the fans were talking smack about rolling the whole conference by 50.

Now we know how we look when matched against peer/near peer level talent.

Its a battle when talent levels are near equal.

 

[LittleVol]

Honestly the best thing to me, is I'm hoping it'll reel in a bunch of the fanbase's expectations.

After 3 easy wins, I swear half the fans were talking smack about rolling the whole conference by 50.

Now we know how we look when matched against peer/near peer level talent.

Its a battle when talent levels are near equal.

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No. We still don’t know.

Heupel dialed it back.

 

[UTFranklinVol]

Heupel played ultra conservative because the OU offense couldn't do a thing against our defense. We still haven't seen anything like the 2022 Bama game where we were guns blazing. That's coming though, no doubt!

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

Honestly the best thing to me, is I'm hoping it'll reel in a bunch of the fanbase's expectations.

After 3 easy wins, I swear half the fans were talking smack about rolling the whole conference by 50.

Now we know how we look when matched against peer/near peer level talent.

Its a battle when talent levels are near equal.

You think that was the BEST thing about that win??

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Heupel played ultra conservative because the OU offense couldn't do a thing against our defense. We still haven't seen anything like the 2022 Bama game where we were guns blazing. That's coming though, no doubt!

He went conservative because both of our starting tackles were out and Nico was getting bull rushed and strip sacked.

 

[NighthawkVol]

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No. We still don’t know.

Heupel dialed it back.

We need those OTs healthy.

Although I thought Larry Johnson played okay. He should be ahead of Davis in the OT pecking order.

 

[TAF]

My "Best Thing"...was THIS TWEET/X-Post during the game by Grant Ramey
making fun of the Okie's 2002 Scoreboard/*Not So "Jumbo-Tron"...
In their High School sized stadium...

 

[EastTNVol6240]

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No. We still don’t know.

Heupel dialed it back.

We dialed it back bc we had to dial it back.

 

[DaddyChad]

Reel in expectations….. I swear some of you are scared of your own shadows. How bout don’t worry about other fans and their opinions?

 

[hillsborovol]

If we had a healthy Heard at LT, who knows how many points we would have scored.

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

I’d say we still looked pretty damn good and that game was never in doubt. Barring any other major injuries we’ll be favored in every game but Georgia and possibly Bama.

 

[fossilfiction]

It was a great game against a team with one of the best defenses in CFB. Tennessee was never behind and only gave up touchdowns in a clear "bend but don't break" defense. Oklahoma has an elite defense. Elite! Nico threw for just under 200 yards, while Sampson and Bishop wore them down all night with their ground game. Our beloved Vols have an elite defense as well. Tennessee dominated the Sooners, and that was undoubtedly their best effort. Tennessee is going to score a lot of points and will be tough to score on. I came away feeling better about the offense and the team beating the hell out of so people after last night.

 

[CR-vol]

We coulda hung fiddy but showed mercy

 

[WillisWG]

We dialed it back bc we had to dial it back.

Not really

Josh Heupel Explains Tennessee's Conservative Offensive Play Calling Against Oklahoma | Rocky Top Insider

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel explains the Vols' conservative offensive game plan and play calling against Oklahoma.

www.rockytopinsider.com

 

[PEPPERJAX]

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No. We still don’t know.

Heupel dialed it back.

It was the right call too. OU’s best chance to win was forcing TOs against our injured offense. OU’s offense made it a tad bit interesting scoring on a couple of possessions but ultimately Heupel trusted his defense to get the job done.

 

[VOLfrombama]

In the fanbase’s defense, they been saying the Vols would win by fiddy for a couple years now. That’s nothing new.

 

[Nerwen Aldarion]

If we had a healthy o line and a field that wasn’t a slip and slide who knows what Heupel would have done.

But we purposefully held ourselves back on offense. As frustrating as it was as a fan to watch, in the cold light of day it was the best choice

 

[Other_Guy]

Still seeing a lot of people whining about the fact it wasn't 42-3

 

[PEPPERJAX]

In the fanbase’s defense, they been saying the Vols would win by fiddy for a couple years now. That’s nothing new.

Defensively, OU fits right in with the SEC. They have some dudes.

 

[Hydro556]

You think that was the BEST thing about that win??

You're right. Second best

 

[Hydro556]

Reel in expectations….. I swear some of you are scared of your own shadows. How bout don’t worry about other fans and their opinions?

Sorry, I can't do that.

I hate our opponents who do look at social media, seeing for a week how bad they're going to get smoked.

 

[kptvol1452]

It was a great game against a team with one of the best defenses in CFB. Tennessee was never behind and only gave up touchdowns in a clear "bend but don't break" defense. Oklahoma has an elite defense. Elite! Nico threw for just under 200 yards, while Sampson and Bishop wore them down all night with their ground game. Our beloved Vols have an elite defense as well. Tennessee dominated the Sooners, and that was undoubtedly their best effort. Tennessee is going to score a lot of points and will be tough to score on. I came away feeling better about the offense and the team beating the hell out of so people after last night.

This percent true.....

 

[midnight orange]

For anyone who thinks we don’t make adjustments, Heupel totally 180ed the game plan in game.

 

[Hacksaw]

You think that was the BEST thing about that win??

My reaction exactly. I thought the best thing is that we went on the road and got a conference win against a good opponent and we are now 4-0, with all of our most ambitious goals still attainable.

But that's just me being silly.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Heupel played ultra conservative because the OU offense couldn't do a thing against our defense. We still haven't seen anything like the 2022 Bama game where we were guns blazing. That's coming though, no doubt!

I don't know that we will get to 2022 level of offense. The key to getting anyhting close to it rides on Heard and Campbell both staying healthy and the OL getting better overall. They have been the weakest link of the team so far. We aren't beating UGA or Bama either one with the way they have played to this point. They have plenty of time to get better though.