Destroy Florida and this loss will be forgotten.

[Volbrando]

No it won’t. Florida is another game we are expected to win just like the Arkansas game was. Now we are all wondering if we can lose to Florida, Kentucky, or hell even vandy

 

[Chad F]

Tennessee still somehow clings to a loser mentality as a program. It gets obscured by flashes of good here and there, but it’s still there. The Arkansas no-show last night was the latest manifestation of it. The problem is that we’ve consistently show it against Florida.

National TV. A lot on the line. A struggling opponent. These are the games we lose consistently.

 

[mpfvol]

Uf is gonna come in 2nd in the sec

 

[MurphyVol]

I've been expecting the offense to start firing on all cylinders, but that is not happening. It is a crap shoot. Nico was not himself tonight, and he was consistently pressured. The run game worked at times, not others. They need to play smarter and harder instead of looking like a team on the morning after an all night toot.

My fear is that maybe Nico was himself tonight.

I'm not saying he's a bust, but but I think we bought into some fools gold up to this point.

Iowa was overrated in our bowl game and was one of those teams we just matched up well against. Kent, Chattanooga, etc are borderline HS teams. Oklahoma and NCSU are average teams that weren't playing the best QBs on their rosters at the time.

At least now we know why we stuck with Milton the whole way last year.

The lack of growth in the QB, O line, DB and WR positions is concerning.

The front 7, RBs and special teams all appear to be very well coached.

The team is a mixed bag right now, but with 3 areas of issues (QB, OL & WR) all on one side of the ball, it's going to be hard to get a lot of production. I'm limited conference play, our offense is averaging 21 PPG, and he haven't faced the best teams on our schedule yet.

It's scary that teams can get pressure/contain the run while dropping 7 and sometimes 8 guys (while mixing in the occasional blitz). I actually noticed NCSU had some success with this early, but they didn't have much talent or depth in their front 7 and we had time to get the TEs involved underneath the deep coverage.

Hopefully Nico will grow, but he left a ton of rushing yards on the field last night. When teams are dropping a lot of people back and blanketing your receivers, a lot of "take the 7-8 yards and slide" is a way to pull those guys back from the deep coverage. That is why the offense clicked with Hooker. Hooker wasn't just a good runner, he was an effective runner.

 

[Remy]

If we can’t throw the ball vertically, we will be in a lot of trouble.

If we can’t figure out how to manage a 7man defensive front on offense and receivers running wide open all night as a defense, embrace the mediocrity.

 

[Nationdom]

I will gladly take a loss to Arkansas in a tough road environment if it means we protect Neyland and beat Florida and Alabama. Arkansas doesn’t matter. UF and Bama do matter.

 

[FLVOL_79]

Yes it will. This was the "lose a game you werent supposed to" game (I hope).

 

[BUCCnVOLfan]

I wouldn’t say forgotten but maybe it’ll sting a tad bit less with Florida and Bama wins… but from what I saw last night on all sides…
that’s an uphill battle…
Nico has to be better with his situational awareness..
CJH gotta do better game management..
D had too many missed tackles
Annnnnnd we need better plays called all that damn up the middle running just ain’t it.. or acting like you going for it on 4th down to see if you can throw other team off.. Ha!
We definitely played scared last night ..

 

[solivols]

This loss won’t be forgotten unless we can find a way to go 10-2 and slide into the playoffs, and I don’t see us beating Bama or Georgia playing how we have been the last two games.

This team isn’t beating Vanderbilt with how bad this offense has been. Vanderbilt will be on offense for 55 of 60 minutes.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

I’ve said for a while I’m pointing to 2025 as the season where we “should” make a big move. However, something has to change with offensive production against better teams and with the OL, or we will go into the offseason with serious doubts about our chances of success.

I think 2022 was the missed opportunity at something big. That offense was light years ahead of this year's and I think our defense is better than it was but it's not some world beater everyone thinks it is. We've played garbage offenses so far.

it's time to face the reality that Heupel will never be more than 8-9 win coach. He doesn't fire coaches that put a trash product on the field such as the secondary and the OL. It's hard for me to justify keeping a guy that has been here 4 years and doesn't have one player starting that he recruited. Everybody says he's not a great recruiter but hes a great coach. Doesn't look like he can do either to me.

And Martinez is what he is. He's sucked everywhere he's been and at everything he's done.

And for Heupel, his teams have always been a little undisciplined but this year is on another level. So many pre snap penalties and then live ball penalties that negate huge plays.

But, he ain't as bad as Butch, Dooley or Pruitt yet.

 

[rocketskates]

Destroy Florida and I’ll feel a lot better. But, we aren’t destroying Florida. Florida will be another ugly, low scoring game like today in which we don’t try to stretch the field vertically and rely on the defense. The home crowd may give us the edge to eek out a win.

 

[rocytop2624]

This loss won’t be forgotten unless we can find a way to go 10-2 and slide into the playoffs, and I don’t see us beating Bama or Georgia playing how we have been the last two games.

Bama just lost to Vandy. Bama has a defensive problem.

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

Tennessee still somehow clings to a loser mentality as a program. It gets obscured by flashes of good here and there, but it’s still there. The Arkansas no-show last night was the latest manifestation of it. The problem is that we’ve consistently show it against Florida.

National TV. A lot on the line. A struggling opponent. These are the games we lose consistently.

Yep. I’m 68 and have been a fan for as long as I can remember. We have a long history of losing games we should win. It happens almost every year. At least once

 

[DaddyChad]

No, it won’t.

This. Beat Florida and Bama then maybe we can talk

 

[Cartervol]

My fear is that maybe Nico was himself tonight.

I'm not saying he's a bust, but but I think we bought into some fools gold up to this point.

Iowa was overrated in our bowl game and was one of those teams we just matched up well against. Kent, Chattanooga, etc are borderline HS teams. Oklahoma and NCSU are average teams that weren't playing the best QBs on their rosters at the time.

At least now we know why we stuck with Milton the whole way last year.

The lack of growth in the QB, O line, DB and WR positions is concerning.

The front 7, RBs and special teams all appear to be very well coached.

The team is a mixed bag right now, but with 3 areas of issues (QB, OL & WR) all on one side of the ball, it's going to be hard to get a lot of production. I'm limited conference play, our offense is averaging 21 PPG, and he haven't faced the best teams on our schedule yet.

It's scary that teams can get pressure/contain the run while dropping 7 and sometimes 8 guys (while mixing in the occasional blitz). I actually noticed NCSU had some success with this early, but they didn't have much talent or depth in their front 7 and we had time to get the TEs involved underneath the deep coverage.

Hopefully Nico will grow, but he left a ton of rushing yards on the field last night. When teams are dropping a lot of people back and blanketing your receivers, a lot of "take the 7-8 yards and slide" is a way to pull those guys back from the deep coverage. That is why the offense clicked with Hooker. Hooker wasn't just a good runner, he was an effective runner.

Yeah. I understand not trying to get him hurt. You have to take what they’re giving you and the QB was unaccounted for a lot of times. That means take off and he didnt..

 

[CAVPUT]

No, it won’t.

And it shouldn't. I'm adding this one to my growing BVS collection and ordering spare cups.

 

[Les Paul Vol]

No .

 

[OrangeInKy]

I haven’t forgotten the 92 losses to USC and Arkansas, 96 to Memphis, 1999 Arkansas loss. So, no.

 

[OptimisticFan]

A bad performance against Florida will have CJH's head on a chopping block.

We’re not there yet.

 

[Les Paul Vol]

UF is looking better. They just handled UCF. Most of us thought UCF would mail UF. Hate to break it to you but better prepare yourself for yet another loss to UF.

Gators showed improvement yesterday and Tennessee has some O-line issues and overall the offense is slop right now .

 

[TAF]

Destroy Florida and this loss will be forgotten.​

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No it WON'T...Arky "Country Bumpkin' Out-Coached, Out-Classed, Out-Schemed​

AND...They Played Rocky Top during their Celebration!!!

 

[NcVolfan24]

A bad performance against Florida will have CJH's head on a chopping block.

Zero chance. Terrible take.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

UF is looking better. They just handled UCF. Most of us thought UCF would mail UF. Hate to break it to you but better prepare yourself for yet another loss to UF.

Go stick your loss. Loser! GBO!

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

No it won’t. Florida is another game we are expected to win just like the Arkansas game was. Now we are all wondering if we can lose to Florida, Kentucky, or hell even vandy

Speak for yourself. GBO

 

[Lawrence Wright]

A bad performance against Florida will have CJH's head on a chopping block.

That’s crazy talk.