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#28
#28
Tennessee isn't as prone to being "out talented" like virtually ever opponent OSU faces year-in and year-out.

We've taken a handful of rough losses under Heupel, but I wouldn't say any of them were because we slept on a team.

Sleeping on a team is absolutely an Ohio State trait.
 
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A lot of people, Josh Pate among them, are pointing out that OSU does not have much of a running game and will need to pass the ball. And they have a mediocre QB and temps will be in the 20s or teens. I don't think they can score much on us.
 
#32
#32
Personally, I can’t wait to hear how awesome OSU is by the biased ESPN commentary and for the phantom, momentum killing penalties against UT that they don’t show a replay of.

Almost forgot the holding of UT’s defensive line that will be ignored the entire game.
 
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JRich said:
Personally, I can’t wait to hear how awesome OSU is by the biased ESPN commentary and for the phantom, momentum killing penalties against UT that they don’t show a replay of.

Almost forgot the holding of UT’s defensive line that will be ignored the entire game.
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You know it's coming. They'll get the calls just like UGA did. They'll turn a blind eye to the holds and say what a great job OSU's patch work line is doing.
 
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bpalmer28 said:
Ohio State scored 10 points last week (at home) against a defense not nearly as good as ours. They scored 21 against Nebraska (at home) and 20 against Penn State (away). Their offense has been just as bipolar as ours has been this season. They have not faced a run game as good as ours. They also have not faced a defense as good as ours. What does Ohio State have that we haven't seen already?

OSU ran for 64 yards against Nebraska. 141 against Oregon. 176 against Penn State. 115 against Indiana. And 77 against Michigan.

We ran for 146 against Georgia. 214 against Bama. 143 against Florida. 174 against Arkansas. 185 against Kentucky. And 281 against Vandy.

Who is more likely to establish the run? If either team "has" to connect on deep passes to win, it's Ohio State. And when they try, our pass rush is going to force turnovers.

Connecting on some deep passes would be nice, obviously, but we could very possibly grind out a 17-13 victory on the back of Dylan Sampson and our defense. I wouldn't consider this "likely", but would anyone be shocked if we run for 200 yards and score 24 points without Nico going over 200 yards? I mean that's pretty much what we do. I'm thinking 23-17, Vols win.
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Exactly. What we "need" to do is not fumble the ball on the first drive as we are easily cruising in for a TD.
 
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Cartervol said:
Got to pressure that QB otherwise he finds his guys and they eat us up. Banks plays passive here we lose..
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I’m concerned we’re sleeping too much on Howard. The lasting image most have is his clock mismanagement versus Oregon and a terrible throw vs Michigan. He was 28-35 and 2 touchdowns against Oregon. He can play. Ohio State has elite guys at the skill positions, we definitely can’t let Howard have all day. My concern is their ability to isolate their backs against our linebackers and finding space in the middle of the field the way UGA did.
 
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RDU VOL#14 said:
I’m concerned we’re sleeping too much on Howard. The lasting image most have is his clock mismanagement versus Oregon and a terrible throw vs Michigan. He was 28-35 and 2 touchdowns against Oregon. He can play. Ohio State has elite guys at the skill positions, we definitely can’t let Howard have all day. My concern is their ability to isolate their backs against our linebackers and finding space in the middle of the field the way UGA did.
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That's the way to attack this defense. Plenty of film. UT isn't great after the front 4. To me the whole game comes down to how UT defends this passing offense..
 
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Cartervol said:
That's the way to attack this defense. Plenty of film. UT isn't great after the front 4. To me the whole game comes down to how UT defends this passing offense..
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The good news is that their tight ends aren’t nearly as talented as UGA’s . The bad news is that their wideouts will all play on Sunday. Big opportunity for McCoy and Gibson.
 
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amaralfan1 said:
Tennessee isn't as prone to being "out talented" like virtually ever opponent OSU faces year-in and year-out.

We've taken a handful of rough losses under Heupel, but I wouldn't say any of them were because we slept on a team.

Sleeping on a team is absolutely an Ohio State trait.
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If we were not asleep at Arkansas then what would you call it? Out coached?
 
#41
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superdave1984 said:
The stats the OP posted need some added. How many yards did osu rush for against those teams?
We simply must do 3 things:
Keep Nico upright.
Knock their WRs off their routes early.
Run the ball with authority.

Fail in any of those areas and we likely lose, and maybe badly. Their WR talent is better than our DB talent. The rest I would say is pretty even. So it is critical that their WR are not allowed to control the tempo or the game. Either our DB have to muscle them or our d-line has to put their QB on his tail early and often. Their QB must go down, and he must go down hard.
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That's a stretch.
 
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Berry4Heisman14 said:
Calling it now we go deep early, connect, then make them respect that and start running the ball down their throats
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This game will be determined by sacrifice. The field will be harder than any field either team has probably every played on. The temps will likely be lower than any player has played in. The stakes will for sure be higher than the vast majority of players have ever played in.

The team that best ignores the anguishing pain of the ground, the biting frigidness of the elements and the enormity of the spotlight, will go on to be victorious Saturday night. May God be with our brave Volunteers as they take to the field of battle. Go Vols
 
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bpalmer28 said:
Ohio State scored 10 points last week (at home) against a defense not nearly as good as ours. They scored 21 against Nebraska (at home) and 20 against Penn State (away). Their offense has been just as bipolar as ours has been this season. They have not faced a run game as good as ours. They also have not faced a defense as good as ours. What does Ohio State have that we haven't seen already?

OSU ran for 64 yards against Nebraska. 141 against Oregon. 176 against Penn State. 115 against Indiana. And 77 against Michigan.

We ran for 146 against Georgia. 214 against Bama. 143 against Florida. 174 against Arkansas. 185 against Kentucky. And 281 against Vandy.

Who is more likely to establish the run? If either team "has" to connect on deep passes to win, it's Ohio State. And when they try, our pass rush is going to force turnovers.

Connecting on some deep passes would be nice, obviously, but we could very possibly grind out a 17-13 victory on the back of Dylan Sampson and our defense. I wouldn't consider this "likely", but would anyone be shocked if we run for 200 yards and score 24 points without Nico going over 200 yards? I mean that's pretty much what we do. I'm thinking 23-17, Vols win.
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Heup unleashes his secret weapon and THE Ohio State University has no answer for it...Nico’s legs.
 
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Volador said:
This game will be determined by sacrifice. The field will be harder than any field either team has probably every played on. The temps will likely be lower than any player has played in. The stakes will for sure be higher than the vast majority of players have ever played in.

The team that best ignores the anguishing pain of the ground, the biting frigidness of the elements and the enormity of the spotlight, will go on to be victorious Saturday night. May God be with our brave Volunteers as they take to the field of battle. Go Vols
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Who can make tough catches when their fingers ache? My money is on Bru and Kitselman.
 
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bpalmer28 said:
Ohio State scored 10 points last week (at home) against a defense not nearly as good as ours. They scored 21 against Nebraska (at home) and 20 against Penn State (away). Their offense has been just as bipolar as ours has been this season. They have not faced a run game as good as ours. They also have not faced a defense as good as ours. What does Ohio State have that we haven't seen already?

OSU ran for 64 yards against Nebraska. 141 against Oregon. 176 against Penn State. 115 against Indiana. And 77 against Michigan.

We ran for 146 against Georgia. 214 against Bama. 143 against Florida. 174 against Arkansas. 185 against Kentucky. And 281 against Vandy.

Who is more likely to establish the run? If either team "has" to connect on deep passes to win, it's Ohio State. And when they try, our pass rush is going to force turnovers.

Connecting on some deep passes would be nice, obviously, but we could very possibly grind out a 17-13 victory on the back of Dylan Sampson and our defense. I wouldn't consider this "likely", but would anyone be shocked if we run for 200 yards and score 24 points without Nico going over 200 yards? I mean that's pretty much what we do. I'm thinking 23-17, Vols win.
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We will also test the middle of the OSU offensive line given their injuries, Tim Banks, who knows them well will bring pressure up the middle initially with various stunts and safety blitzes. We have a history of knocking QB's out of the game, I see Howard getting concussed like Vandergriff did of UK.
 
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I don't think it's deep ball our bust. Be effecient passing and beat them up rushing until the 6 yard pickups start happening.
 
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A couple of their local media folks posted a game prediction on X. One of the guys said “Ohio State stuffs the run”. Another said he wouldn’t be surprised if Ohio State pitches a shutout.

They have no respect for our run game. No respect for our offense.
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
Heup unleashes his secret weapon and THE Ohio State University has no answer for it...Nico’s legs.
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This is what I came here to say. I keep thinking about how often Nico ran against Iowa last season. Pull out all the stops. Maybe it's a little desperate and not necessarily great for our natty hopes, but I saw the Penn State and Oregon QBs running quite a bit on them. Their D keys in on the RB pretty well, and I'm sure will stuff DSamp a few times. I see us winning this by Nico getting about 40 yards rushing and DSamp breaking 2 big ones. Plus, Pearce gets a Pick6.
 
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We better have some plan for that true freshmen, Jeremiah Smith, who may become one of the best WR's ever. He is a "gravitational" player, meaning he pulls DB's toward him leaving those other studs open.
 
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