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#102
#102
VolGrad said:
No. Thankful for a great season that added joy to my life. Moved on from the loss. I’m a grad, I have an entire room dedicated to Tennessee, I live in another state and have still taken my kids to games every year since they were little. I’m as big a fan as anyone out there. And it was just a loss; my life moved on. Just a game, fellas. Stop letting it make or break you.
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Great perspective. This isn’t life and death stuff to be sure.
 
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#103
#103
Stephen Gray said:
I keep trying to basically say this but I always end up rambling for paragraphs.
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Honestly, it hurts me too much to type more and think more. I'm happy to be in this position of feeling so bad after a loss, but devastated thinking about the lost opportunity.
 
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#106
dduncan4163 said:
Reflecting on this loss I'm still emotionally drained. I know we have a lot to play for but losing to SCAR the way we did soured this season for me. Before the season if you'd told me we'd be 9-2 going into Vandy I'd be ecstatic . We beat Florida. We'd skull dragged LSU. Hell we FINALLY beat Bama. We were on top of the world. We hit a buzzsaw in Athens but that wasn't shocking. UGA is the champ and we were in there house. Our offense had a bad day and UGA made us pay. No shame in losing if you go down swinging.

Everything was still in front of us. We were in the Playoff hunt in mid November. It was feeling like the 90s once again. I forgot how good it felt seeing TN in the hunt for a NC. What made it even sweeter is NO ONE saw this coming in year 2. No one can turn things around that fast but Heup was doing it. Then Sat happened. We got blown Out by a really bad SCAR team. They beat us in every way. They humbled and humiliated us and once again no one saw it coming. Just like that a shot at the playoffs went puff.

I know yall think I'm dumber than dog s**t saying this season is a failure but I can't make chicken salad out of this chicken s**t. We came out of nowhere and in a blink of an eye we were playoff contenders. We were almost there. Just a couple more steps then BOOM back to reality. My BVS has come back worse than ever. Just can't understand how we looked that bad against really bad team. I'm still hopeful we get to 11 wins. I'm still on the Heup Train. I think he can be special. Our future looks bright. That being said the season is tarnished. Too get so close only to faceplant in the home stretch hurts like hell. There is no better feeling than watching TN play like at an elite level. I missed that feeling so much. This season isn't a failure but damn if it isn't a disappointment. We were so damn close Nation. I don't know why I can't accept last Sat. It feels like 96 Memphis. I guess I just need time. I know I'm whining but it is what it is. Does anyone else here feel like this? I hope I'm not the only one.
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SC simply played their best game of the season…..they wanted the game much more than Tennessee, the QB had all day and picked UT’s secondary apart
How Tennessee responds on Saturday at Vandy will make or break this season, IMHO
 
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#108
#108
Zues1 said:
Lousiana Freaking Monroe 21. Nick 14
Stanford 38-Mich State 0
S h I t happens
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Seven points is not a blowout. It’s amazing that that has to be pointed out. Also, Saban’s entire coaching history was not being referenced - that’s childish.
 
#109
#109
I accept it because it happened. I don’t know why and no one else does either. Only the team. Move along to the next game.
 
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#114
#114
lifeisdeep said:
Seven points is not a blowout. It’s amazing that that has to be pointed out. Also, Saban’s entire coaching history was not being referenced - that’s childish.
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lifeisdeep said:
Saban never got blown out by an unranked team. Not once.
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You did say never. Also he gave you two examples. It’s maybe fair to point out the thing about 7 points not being a blowout, but you avoid the 38-0 result.. which is not only a blowout but actually is even a shutout.
 
#115
#115
Zues1 said:
Let's not gloss over the fact you stated never.
" Saban never got blown out by an unranked team. Not once"
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Do you understand the word context? Another poster had referenced his tenure at Bama. It’s not difficult to converse on an adult level if you make the effort. But perhaps for you it is.
 
#116
#116
Stephen Gray said:
You did say never. Also he gave you two examples. It’s maybe fair to point out the thing about 7 points not being a blowout, but you avoid the 38-0 result.. which is not only a blowout but actually is even a shutout.
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Saban was initially referenced for his time at Bama. The convention in intelligent discourse among adults is to add to the existing discussion, not derail it. I was speaking in the context of what had already been discussed. You’re speaking in the context of a twelve-year-old trying to be clever - you failed.
 
#117
#117
dduncan4163 said:
Reflecting on this loss I'm still emotionally drained. I know we have a lot to play for but losing to SCAR the way we did soured this season for me. Before the season if you'd told me we'd be 9-2 going into Vandy I'd be ecstatic . We beat Florida. We'd skull dragged LSU. Hell we FINALLY beat Bama. We were on top of the world. We hit a buzzsaw in Athens but that wasn't shocking. UGA is the champ and we were in there house. Our offense had a bad day and UGA made us pay. No shame in losing if you go down swinging.

Everything was still in front of us. We were in the Playoff hunt in mid November. It was feeling like the 90s once again. I forgot how good it felt seeing TN in the hunt for a NC. What made it even sweeter is NO ONE saw this coming in year 2. No one can turn things around that fast but Heup was doing it. Then Sat happened. We got blown Out by a really bad SCAR team. They beat us in every way. They humbled and humiliated us and once again no one saw it coming. Just like that a shot at the playoffs went puff.

I know yall think I'm dumber than dog s**t saying this season is a failure but I can't make chicken salad out of this chicken s**t. We came out of nowhere and in a blink of an eye we were playoff contenders. We were almost there. Just a couple more steps then BOOM back to reality. My BVS has come back worse than ever. Just can't understand how we looked that bad against really bad team. I'm still hopeful we get to 11 wins. I'm still on the Heup Train. I think he can be special. Our future looks bright. That being said the season is tarnished. Too get so close only to faceplant in the home stretch hurts like hell. There is no better feeling than watching TN play like at an elite level. I missed that feeling so much. This season isn't a failure but damn if it isn't a disappointment. We were so damn close Nation. I don't know why I can't accept last Sat. It feels like 96 Memphis. I guess I just need time. I know I'm whining but it is what it is. Does anyone else here feel like this? I hope I'm not the only one.
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You weren’t almost there, and narrow wins against Pittsburgh, Florida, and Alabama gave you the false impression that you were better than you actually were. All of those teams are having a down year , and you had a quarterback that was playing like the Heisman candidate that he was. Georgia was the first team to expose the weaknesses of Tennessee and then South Carolina also exploited it. You had a really good run this year like Cincinnati last year but the playoffs would’ve ended the same as it did for Cincinnati.
 
#118
#118
Some of y'all are nuts. I expected 8 wins max this season, neither of which over bama or LSU @ death valley

Yea the USCjr loss sucks, but that's why the SEC is the best and toughest conference. The lower tier teams can pop up and beat the best. They did it to Georgia in 2019.

Regardless of what happens this season has been a success. Remember we were just coming off the worst season in UT football history 2 years ago, and we have this kind of turn around with a lot of those same players. All the ones that were good enough to play elsewhere transferred out and did so. The ones that stayed wouldn't have played elsewhere.

Imagine what this team looks like once we get some Jimmy's and Joe's and maybe another DB coach. Our O paired with a top 20 D or better would be a sight to see. Imagine if our D actually got some 3 and outs
 
#119
#119
lifeisdeep said:
Saban was initially referenced for his time at Bama. The convention in intelligent discourse among adults is to add to the existing discussion, not derail it. I was speaking in the context of what had already been discussed. You’re speaking in the context of a twelve-year-old trying to be clever - you failed.
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I wish I could be a twelve year old again. Context does matter, but so does relevance, and words. Speaking of adding to a conversation, how do insults do that again?
 
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#120
#120
dduncan4163 said:
Reflecting on this loss I'm still emotionally drained. I know we have a lot to play for but losing to SCAR the way we did soured this season for me. Before the season if you'd told me we'd be 9-2 going into Vandy I'd be ecstatic . We beat Florida. We'd skull dragged LSU. Hell we FINALLY beat Bama. We were on top of the world. We hit a buzzsaw in Athens but that wasn't shocking. UGA is the champ and we were in there house. Our offense had a bad day and UGA made us pay. No shame in losing if you go down swinging.

Everything was still in front of us. We were in the Playoff hunt in mid November. It was feeling like the 90s once again. I forgot how good it felt seeing TN in the hunt for a NC. What made it even sweeter is NO ONE saw this coming in year 2. No one can turn things around that fast but Heup was doing it. Then Sat happened. We got blown Out by a really bad SCAR team. They beat us in every way. They humbled and humiliated us and once again no one saw it coming. Just like that a shot at the playoffs went puff.

I know yall think I'm dumber than dog s**t saying this season is a failure but I can't make chicken salad out of this chicken s**t. We came out of nowhere and in a blink of an eye we were playoff contenders. We were almost there. Just a couple more steps then BOOM back to reality. My BVS has come back worse than ever. Just can't understand how we looked that bad against really bad team. I'm still hopeful we get to 11 wins. I'm still on the Heup Train. I think he can be special. Our future looks bright. That being said the season is tarnished. Too get so close only to faceplant in the home stretch hurts like hell. There is no better feeling than watching TN play like at an elite level. I missed that feeling so much. This season isn't a failure but damn if it isn't a disappointment. We were so damn close Nation. I don't know why I can't accept last Sat. It feels like 96 Memphis. I guess I just need time. I know I'm whining but it is what it is. Does anyone else here feel like this? I hope I'm not the only one.
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DDuncan i think that abortion of a game could very well cost Tennessee a New Years Bowl Game. Tennessee fans going to the Bowl Game should look into Hotel and Motel rooms in Orlando.
 
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#122
#122
Even more bothered by the loss today. OSU and Michigan just do not look impressive. Georgia will boat race either. The way we were playing, UGA was the only team standing in the way. Sounds like a broken record, I know. I just can’t see how this happened.
 
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#123
#123
BruiserVol said:
Even more bothered by the loss today. OSU and Michigan just do not look impressive. Georgia will boat race either. The way we were playing, UGA was the only team standing in the way. Sounds like a broken record, I know. I just can’t see how this happened.
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South Carolina just beat Clemson
 
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