As much as it kills me to say it..

[Clad in Big Orange]

We would blow out Notre Dame, BYU, Indiana, Penn St and Boise. We would beat bama again as well

What have you been smoking tonight?

 

[DaddyChad]

Nah the offense just isn't there. Hasn't been there for the entire SEC schedule except for against MSU, the worst team in the SEC.

Brother if BYU and the Indiana’s if the world are playoff teams then we’re plenty good enough. This team is plenty good enough to stomp the piss out of Penn state or Indiana if they can get into the playoffs.

 

[DaddyChad]

What have you been smoking tonight?

What have you been smoking? Oh I get it you’re one of these experts that had Iowa beating us in the bowl game when we played. Tenn would beat that absolute piss out of Indiana or Penn state.

 

[UTFranklinVol]

We would blow out Notre Dame, BYU, Indiana, Penn St and Boise. We would beat bama again as well

Blow out? We haven't blown out a single SEC team. Why would we blow them out?

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

What have you been smoking? Oh I get it you’re one of these experts that had Iowa beating us in the bowl game when we played. Tenn would beat that absolute piss out of Indiana or Penn state.

Really? What offense are we gonna use to do that with?

 

[UTFranklinVol]

What have you been smoking? Oh I get it you’re one of these experts that had Iowa beating us in the bowl game when we played. Tenn would beat that absolute piss out of Indiana or Penn state.

Tennessee ain't beating the piss out of anyone but Kent State

 

[Jackcrevol]

Not anymore. We will switch places with Georgia

I should add, we are one of the best twelve teams.

 

[BowlBrother85]

I guess because the game was on the road, I didn't expect us to win, anyway. I expected us to be competitive and for the most part, we were. If Tennessee misses the CFP, it won't be because of tonight's performance. It will be because we lost to Arkansas, which remains inexcusable.

 

[UTFranklinVol]

I should add, we are one of the best twelve teams.

Kind of a moot point.

 

[lukeneyland]

The offense sucks dude. Has nothing to do with record. We get into the playoffs and we will lose straight away.

It is mesmerizing how stupid some of y’all are

 

[508mikey]

Bama, Georgia, Texas, and Ole Miss are your playoff teams. You can add Texas A&M as a fifth if they beat Texas and play in the SEC title game.

Loser of the SEC title game will likely have 3 loses then

 

[RockyTop140]

Most disappointing part of tonight was the pass rush. Did we sack Beck once???? Ole Miss had a field day last week and we could not dial up any pressure

 

[UT97Vol]

Loser of the SEC title game will likely have 3 loses then

Unless the loser of the SEC title game is also the winner of Texas - Texas A&M game. Otherwise yes it would be a three loss team.

 

[Volfan1000]

Best part of volnation.com......the whining after a game.
Win or lose
Gotta love the emotional vaginas!!!

Thank God basketball season is underway.

 

[utvolz98]

Some here assume if you’ve recruited well and have a great coach you never lose another game again.

Where’s the great coach? I always thought the great coaches beat mediocre teams like Arkansas on the road. Coaching has regressed. Ask yourself why.

 

[Proud Army Wife]

This team is 100% a playoff team.

They have all the potential to be but crapped the bed in a big moment once again. This a good team, but they’re not play-off ready imo. I’m mostly pissed about that poor defensive display tonight than anything. I certainly wasn’t expecting whatever that was, but this team still has a good shot at finishing 10-2 and will exceed their preseason expectations. It’s been a wild year with a lot of parity. Nico will grow up and the Vols will be ok.

 

[vavolfan6]

Being a playoff caliber team is much different this year with the expanded playoffs. I think its fair to think we are not a Championship caliber team, but that is different than a Playoff caliber team.

We are certainly worth being a playoff caliber team. There will be teams from other conferences that will get a spot that we would be favored over on a nuetral field.

For me, I want to be included, even if I don't think we stand much a chance of winning the whole thing. I think making the playoffs will soon be recognized as an achievement. Similar to how teams measure how far they make it in March Madness, I think the same will be crowned to college football programs. Making the top 12, Elite 8, Final 4, and Championship will all be measuring sticks of achievement worth celebrating.

 

[TheVolunteer002]

There ought to be a clause in the staff contracts that says "if you drop a game to an awful team you have no business losing to, and subsequently kneecap the team's shot at the post season, nobody gets paid."

Maybe that would do it. College is all about money now, and Tennessee can't stop losing to one dreadfully bad team each year. They actively make it so hard on themselves every year.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Some here assume if you’ve recruited well and have a great coach you never lose another game again.

No but recruiting at a high level with a great coach wins way more often than not. Saban and Smart are perfect examples.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

There ought to be a clause in the staff contracts that says "if you drop a game to an awful team you have no business losing to, and subsequently kneecap the team's shot at the post season, nobody gets paid."

Maybe that would do it. College is all about money now, and Tennessee can't stop losing to one dreadfully bad team each year. They actively make it so hard on themselves every year.

lol. Are you saying UGA is an awful team we had no business losing to?

 

[bpalmer28]

They haven’t looked the part since Kent State. It is what it is. Maybe we’ll get a bowl game we can win for momentum.

Yeah that Bama win was garbage and how dare we take UGA down to the final couple drives in Athens

 

[livefaith]

Nah the offense just isn't there. Hasn't been there for the entire SEC schedule except for against MSU, the worst team in the SEC.

Serious Q. Is this the worst Offense of Heupel's tenure at UT?

 

[tatervol]

So OP if we’re not a playoff team who is? The Bama team that our defense dominated? The Penn State team that doesn’t have a win against a top 40 team? The Texas team that got drug at home by the same team we just hung on the road with?? The OM team that lost to KY? We still have a better than 50% shot and could drastically improve that with some help from Army/ Oklahoma or Florida next week. Everyone calm down.

Preach brother!

 

[volbound1700]

Our offense isn’t garbage. It’s not great because of our pass protection problems but it’s better than all 3 of them. Penn State beat Bowling Green by 7, Notre Dame lost to Illinois Illinois , Indiana has played no one better than Kentucky.

It won't matter. Penn State will get in at 11-1. Don't like it, petition the staff to apply to join the B1G.

 

[tatervol]

I should add, we are one of the best twelve teams.

!!! An important point