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[MarcoVol]

So, if you are not satisfied with how the DBs have played and complain about WM, then you don't know much about football?

I'm guessing the number of fans that are satisfied with the DB play is very low. The DBs struggled last year too.

Believe that to be more of a talent/depth issue, not a coaching issue

 

[SoilVol]

These good seats? Thinking about going to the Missouri game.

The only bad seats are the ones beside the press boxes at the top.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

What was this lady doing withe the little handsView attachment 504192

These 2 should hook up. They look like they're made for each other and probably already cousins. Win win.

Roh tied!

 

[johnfnkelly]

So, per 247’s article on Hooker, his dream school as a recruit was Clemson..

The sweet, sweet irony.

 

[Buddy’s Bandit]

Y’all, I had someone close to me recently diagnosed with early onset dementia. I have been fairly stoic about it, but all this love Pat Summitt has got me crying on my lunch break about it.

Make sure you hug the people you love every chance you get.

I am hearing more and more of this lately…..praying all goes well.

 

[beneVOLence]

We will be blessed and lucky if he is here next year.

 

[SoilVol]

Is Ky a bad matchup for us? Good receivers, a garbage QB, but that same QB threw for nearly 400 yards last year, and a good defense. Nobody has scored much on them this year

No, I think they're a good matchup.

Their strength is the running game. They have talented but inexperienced WRs and Levis is turnover-prone. We make teams pay for turnovers as good as anyone in the country. Our defensive front is the strength of our defense and their offensive front is their weakness. Our defense is geared toward stopping the run, forcing turnovers, and forcing negative plays. We will do enough of that to make up for what we surrender in the passing game.

Kentucky won't keep us below 40, and I don't see them being able to keep that pace offensively. Levis will get desperate, they'll have to throw, and he will try to force it.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

We will be blessed and lucky if he is here next year.

We need to pay him the same as he'd make as a 1st year head coach. . . around $2.5m/yr. Worth every penny. Huge returns on the continuity.

 

[MarcoVol]

We need to pay him the same as he'd make as a 1st year head coach. . . around $2.5m/yr. Worth every penny. Huge returns on the continuity.

I don’t disagree, but might not be a decision based on money. He could believe he’s ready for the challenge of leading a program. But by all means, should do everything we can to keep him.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

The people complaining dont know much about football either.......

Yeah but the ones who aren’t complaining do huh?

 

[MadWorld]

JC getting in t'oot's grill after the 2-point conversation is $$$.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Believe that to be more of a talent/depth issue, not a coaching issue

Really? How come Garner is getting the most out of the guys he has? Why can he improve his guys while Martinez’s guys seem to still be terrible?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Funny how Martinez catches a lot of hell on here but is still able to pull any DB that he wants.

Butch Jones was a good recruiter

 

[SSVol]

Yeah but the ones who aren’t complaining do huh?

Perhaps not, but at least they have enough sense to not say stupid things.

 

[CABVOL]

Roman Harper body slamming Bama D/coaching on Finebaum right now.

 

[MarcoVol]

Really? How come Garner is getting the most out of the guys he has? Why can he improve his guys while Martinez’s guys seem to still be terrible?

Maybe the DL guys are better than the secondary guys.

Maybe the secondary guys aren’t putting in the extra work to take the next step in their development and some DL guys are.

Maybe our D scheme puts a lot of pressure on the secondary so they have to be extra on their game and up to the task.

Or maybe our secondary coaching sux. Idk. We’ll find out in the future.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Perhaps not, but at least they have enough sense to not say stupid things.

 

[SSVol]

Maybe the DL guys are better than the secondary guys.

Maybe the secondary guys aren’t putting in the extra work to take the next step in their development and some DL guys are.

Maybe our D scheme puts a lot of pressure on the secondary so they have to be extra on their game and up to the task.

Maybe certain skills can be taught and others depend more on talent.

Maybe our expectations for the secondary aren't consistent with the staff's.

Lots of maybe.

 

[SSVol]

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What does that even mean? You are a seriously odd human.

 

[OrangeSticks]

Ball State beat Uconn!

Balls Tate didn’t beat UConn until later in the season. I believe someone else pointed it out earlier, but Utah State took UConn territory, Bama took it from Utah St, and we took it from Bama.

 

[Paper_Towel]

Anyone else have this problem… ever since yesterday when I click on an embedded tweet it takes me to the browser page for Twitter, then asks to switch to app, then takes me to App Store. Then finally takes me to the native Twitter app.

My phone does that with reddit.

 

[TheRain]

This thread...

 

[Nash_Vol97]

I think Levis is overrated, but when most the country is saying you're a top 10 draft pick and you have solid stats on an atrocious offense to call him a garbage QB is laughable.

That said Kentucky has a great RB, Levis is a good QB, and then their offense is basically trash otherwise. OL can't protect and none of their WRs really scary anyone.

They've given up 22 to 3 of their 7 and played Florida with a banged up Anthony Richardson (he had 6 carries against them). Good defense or not a team that's only scoring 26.4 a game with their schedule isn't one I'd be worried about, they've yet to score 4 TDs against any P5 schools. and have played Florida, South Carolina, & Mississippi State all 3 are in the bottom half of the SEC for points allowed.

I will say Kentucky has tried to prop up their bad offense (the passing game specifically) with their cupcake games. Levis hasn't thrown for more than 230 yards against any SEC teams and only 4 of his 13 TDs are against SEC teams, but 2 of his 5 INTs came to the SEC. He's also getting sacked a ton in SEC play and our defense might have the best front 7 they face until Georgia.

I agree with all this except that they don’t have a WR that can scare people. Barion Brown is good and has big play potential.. but he is limited by their offense. I wouldn’t say were scared of him, but you have to account for him for sure. He’s their best explosive play guy. If you look at his game against Ole Miss, he had 2 explosive plays on offense (only had 2 catches though) AND something like 180 yards on special teams. So he’s dynamic and we will have to account for him. As long as we play solid special teams and don’t allow him to beat us there, I like our defense to be able to stop him from explosive plays on offense. We play a “keep everything in front of you” defense anyways and like you said, Levis won’t have much time to throw.

 

[Ron Swanson]

My goodness. That is without a doubt one of the greatest youtube videos ever created. What a time to be a Vol fan. We’re so very blessed. Enjoy this ride, folks. Realllllly soak it in.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Whew...Grant was something special!


Also rewatching this game, Tee was so bad at QB. Defense was so elite, Al Wilson caused 3 fumbles in the first half alone and they had Florida in the negative for rushing yards the whole game.