If we had a kicker, we would have...

[BlinghamptonVol]

I think we would have made the SEC title game and the playoff.

We would have beat Georgia and Oklahoma. The candy game would have been for a slot in the SEC title game so our guys would have been locked in. I think some of our injured guys might have had more reason to get healthy a little quicker. We wouldn't have had opt outs for the bowl game and either would have hosted a home playoff game last week or prepping for the Sugar Bowl right now. We'd be talking about Heup being the coach of the year.

Gotta get us a good kicker in the portal or we probably lose an extra game or two next year as well.

Crazy how a dude that has about 8 snaps a game changed our season from national championship contender to MCB losers.

 

[207 others]

Hey now! He went 3 for 3 when we won vs our only victory on a winning record team this year.

 

[shane80]

It's not the just the kicker. Yes, we do need to hit the portal for a kicker. Also we need a new strength coach. I was embarrassed at how Illinois beat us at the line yesterday. Defense couldn't get a stop when we needed it.

 

[RockytopJYB]

Yet Heupel sticks with him. Is there not one other kicker on the team? Again, not being able to make effective changes when needed is coaching.

 

[njvols]

Need a kicker but still a team game. 4th and 6 on 28 yard line, down 38-30, UGA scores touchdown. Pick 6 vs Bama for potential 14 point swing. If this team got to the playoffs, with the way we've played the last two games, it could have been as embarrassing as last year vs OSU. Would be interesting to see stats, but D this year, along w/ Sunseri D rank among Vols worst ever, imo.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Then we should have had a kicker. I'm done with making excuses for our head coach.

 

[#1fulmerite]

Nah, the way last year played out with the Ohio St drumming, the players probably would still have mailed it in. They just did it earlier, during the season this year.

Looks like we need a complete roster turnover. If CJH can’t fix that issue with a new roster, may very well need a coaching turnover as well.

 

[Teeman]

To blame one player for the team's failure this year is just a lazy take on things. There was so much more going on. Do we need to open up the competition at kicker this off season? Absolutely we do. No one's job should be safe. The MCB was a microcosm of the season in general. Idk how anyone can look at the results and NOT come to the conclusion that this was just an average team.

 

[zeppelin128]

To blame one player for the team's failure this year is just a lazy take on things. There was so much more going on. Do we need to open up the competition at kicker this off season? Absolutely we do. No one's job should be safe. The MCB was a microcosm of the season in general. Idk how anyone can look at the results and NOT come to the conclusion that this was just an average team.

Yesterday was more of the same: horrific defense, missed fg at clutch moment, and a catastrophic turnover on offense resulting in 6 for the bad guys. We saw it against Georgia, Oklahoma, and Bama.

We are who we are, I'm ready to move on to next year.