Stop Overreacting

[Behr]

Yep. Makes you wonder what they do when REALLY bad things happen in their lives. It’s one thing to question and discuss things. It’s another to act like somebody just shot your dog or robbed your house and go off the rails. Unfortunately it’s a common problem in society today.

I get caught up in the moment during the game, I just don't get the "sky is falling" type stuff or the "we're never going to win a championship with Heupel". Okay?

 

[OldVolMan]

Out coached. Plain and simple. This time last year Pittman was all but fired. Not a good look for a 9 million dollar coach that has a bad habit of laying eggs.

Actually, was out-coached by Petrino. They were prepared bettered, played to win, and highly motivated and confident. That is good coaching.

 

[BreatheUT]

Dollywood

I am guessing this is a joke but there is no blue font.

 

[VOLinAL]

Being the day after the game I have calmed down a little bit. I still think the game was a complete failure from a coaching standpoint. Skill players just aren’t producing as we thought they should. Florida is a MUST win and if we were to beat Alabama we would be back on schedule before the next bye week. Kentucky and Vandy will be more difficult as well. Have to turn it around these two weeks.

 

[guido4198]

I believe we’ll be fine. IMHO…we just got whipped by a team and a stadium full of fans who were absolutely FIRED UP and ready to fight for it. They were FIRED UP, we merely SHOWED UP. I’m still supporting Coach Heupel and our team to have a great season. GBO..!!

 

[Carl Pickens]

Ball didn’t drop our way. We didn’t play well on offense. Coaching was a concern. Hostile environment. 6th start for a red shirt freshman. Numerous holds on their chunk plays that weren’t called. Let’s see what happens against Florida and Bama. Do they bounce back like they have something to prove? This will either make or break us. One loss in the sec doesn’t say much. Stop over reacting. That could happen any given day. Especially today apparently. GO VOLS!!!

 

[cyclevol]

Do you think Alabama fans are saying the same thing?

Well, of course some of the gumps are, but they did score 35 points and Vandy took a lot of chances and had a lot of needles threaded. Arkansas made a few great throws as well and we missed a long pass in kind that would have at least put us in position to score.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

Arkansas thoroughly outplayed Oklahoma State on the road and Texas A&M on a neutral site. Literally if not for a few turnovers they would have been a Top 15 team by game time yesterday. This time they were at home on prime time. Our offense underperformed, but I’ll be looking forward to seeing us get back to a rhythm at home. Nico is not Joe Milton. The guy has yet to have a meaningful game at home to this point. Winning on the road in the SEC isn’t easy. Let’s make sure it stays that way next week when we host Florida.

I think Arkansas play a pretty good game last night. We did not and still had a chance to win the game. We lost the game by making untimely mistakes during the game. We had 10 penalties which stopped at least 4 drives in the 1st half. In the second half, we scored on our first 2 possessions and were in position to continue the next drive . Most likely, at midfield. However, a running into the punter penalty gave the ball to Arkansas near mid field and killed the momentum which we were unable to regain. Nico is still inexperienced and made some decisions which more experienced QBs do not make. Our TEs had a terrible night blocking and dropping passes. The left side of our Oline missed several blocks and had penalties which killed drives.
We lost a game we should have won , Alabama did the same thing. Injuries have limited limited the effeteness of our Oline and may be a serious problem for the rest of the year. I am sure the coaching is as, if nor more concerned abut the below par performance of our team. I am sure there will be a lot of intense coaching on details this week. I am as disappointed as any fan, but the season is not over. The future is in the hands of the coaches and also in the performance of the players. I was really concerned about the Arkansas game all last week and expressed those concerns on this board. We still have areas where we need better talent and more experienced players. We are still recruiting well and we will get better in the coming years. Sometimes we are too anxious to wait for progress to be made. I am disappointed in the results last night, but I strongly believe we are on the right track to obtain our goal within the next couple of years.

 

[BanditVol]

Ball didn’t drop our way. We didn’t play well on offense. Coaching was a concern. Hostile environment. 6th start for a red shirt freshman. Numerous holds on their chunk plays that weren’t called. Let’s see what happens against Florida and Bama. Do they bounce back like they have something to prove? This will either make or break us. One loss in the sec doesn’t say much. Stop over reacting. That could happen any given day. Especially today apparently. GO VOLS!!!

You forgot all the stupid penalties.

 

[sami]

Ball didn’t drop our way. We didn’t play well on offense. Coaching was a concern. Hostile environment. 6th start for a red shirt freshman. Numerous holds on their chunk plays that weren’t called. Let’s see what happens against Florida and Bama. Do they bounce back like they have something to prove? This will either make or break us. One loss in the sec doesn’t say much. Stop over reacting. That could happen any given day. Especially today apparently. GO VOLS!!!

Don't bother. Logic, common sense, and an understanding that this happens weekly in CFB don't seem to be welcome here.

 

[JRich]

I'm curious what is considered "overreacting?" Who is the judge of this subjective term? What is the standard?

There is a lot of criticism of fans being... fanatical.

 

[sami]

I think Arkansas play a pretty good game last night. We did not and still had a chance to win the game. We lost the game by making untimely mistakes during the game. We had 10 penalties which stopped at least 4 drives in the 1st half. In the second half, we scored on our first 2 possessions and were in position to continue the next drive . Most likely, at midfield. However, a running into the punter penalty gave the ball to Arkansas near mid field and killed the momentum which we were unable to regain . Nico is still inexperienced and made some decisions which more experienced QBs do not make. Our TEs had a terrible night blocking and dropping passes. The left side of our Oline missed several blocks and had penalties which killed drives.
We lost a game we should have won , Alabama did the same thing. Injuries have limited limited the effeteness of our Oline and may be a serious problem for the rest of the year. I am sure the coaching is as, if nor more concerned abut the below par performance of our team. I am sure there will be a lot of intense coaching on details this week. I am as disappointed as any fan, but the season is not over. The future is in the hands of the coaches and also in the performance of the players. I was really concerned about the Arkansas game all last week and expressed those concerns on this board. We still have areas where we need better talent and more experienced players. We are still recruiting well and we will get better in the coming years. Sometimes we are too anxious to wait for progress to be made. I am disappointed in the results last night, but I strongly believe we are on the right track to obtain our goal within the next couple of years.

Excellent post. To me the biggest play of the game was the stupid running into the kicker penalty, just completely unnecessary, as a punt block wasn't even on. We get the ball back there at 14-10 in decent field position with some momentum, and the game might have been over.

Another one that no one is talking about was the punt returner inexplicably not catching the last punt at the 40, but letting it bounce all the way inside to 20. We start at the 40 there, even if we go 3-and-out, we're pinning them deep instead of giving them the ball near midfield on the last drive. I don't think they win starting deep in their own territory.

 

[sami]

I'm curious what is considered "overreacting?" Who is the judge of this subjective term? What is the standard?

There is a lot of criticism of fans being... fanatical.

To me, overreacting is beyond criticism, it's the scorched earth comments by so many one here - bench this one, fire that one, burn it down, it's just like Pruitt again, Heupel is a fraud, Nico sucks, etc.

 

[RAVOL]

There is 1 truth we are seeing in College football. Free agency every year now is making every week fun to watch. Last night was a complete Team breakdown. All contributed. Defense however set the tone allowing 9mn opening drive and giving up 3rd 16 at goal line there Fire and Focus was not there. Even when we got up 14-3 lost Focus again allowing underdog to stay in game in their stadium. Now let's get home to our Stadium at night were we play extremely well. We will beat Gators. In CHRIST Alone

 

[Volfan1000]

Ball didn’t drop our way. We didn’t play well on offense. Coaching was a concern. Hostile environment. 6th start for a red shirt freshman. Numerous holds on their chunk plays that weren’t called. Let’s see what happens against Florida and Bama. Do they bounce back like they have something to prove? This will either make or break us. One loss in the sec doesn’t say much. Stop over reacting. That could happen any given day. Especially today apparently. GO VOLS!!!

Every team needs to have their A game every Saturday in the SEC.

 

[DirtyDawg]

This is the Football Forum…..

Regardless of what happens, all you’ll find here are overreactions.

Yeah, I agree. I was just going along with the narrative of the thread. Hell, I find the overreactions entertaining in most cases.

Also, I have to remind myself that it’s likely easier for me not to overreact about the Vols being that I’m a GA fan. When GA was down 30-3 at halftime to Bama my very instant and irrational reaction was that the sky is falling. I might as well have been chicken little.

To me all this is all part of the fun. Sure fans overreact, in most cases they probably do this because they are so very passionate about their team. I wasn’t trying to belittle those fans that are overreacted. I just wanted to give an opinion that the sky is not falling while going along with the thread narrative.

 

[Ttucke11]

Eh the overreacting is easy to do right after a loss. The gut punch is realizing Tennessee was overrated and our coach got worked tonight. Nico just simply needs more time. He was crowned the second coming right after the bowl game and that's not his fault. That's asking a lot for a kid making his second true road start in tough environments. Truth is, we need a lot more from Heupel. Coming off a huge road win and a week off to prepare, we clearly expected different

Ding ding ding. The loss sucks. Realizing we are playoff frauds is the dagger. I was so bought in.

 

[DirtyDawg]

Explain how the team is “improving”. I didn’t see any improvement last night from previous games

Yes I see your point, and I agree the team didn’t show improvement specifically in that game so to speak. What I meant is that Nico is gaining experience and confidence in himself and his team overall. The team is learning what and who they are. I meant improving on more broader terms, so you can’t necessarily put your finger on the happenings of this loss as an example.

I do see what you mean though. This was a rough game, and it looked like Arkansas was and is the better team. It’s my opinion that you guys just played a terrible game and Arkansas played very well. Right after the half you caught a glimps of how the game might have played out differently.

Anyway, all of this is just my opinion. I’m certainly not anywhere near an expert. I think it’s going to be interesting to watch all of this unfold this season.

 

[DirtyDawg]

It wasn't just the fans. Many of the "experts" had TN already in the playoffs. So the fans were hyped up!

I agree, you’re right. Many experts were hyping up the Vols very much and it certainly had an effect on some of the fans overreacting. It’s usually like this. Wether it’s because they believe it, for clicks, because they are trying to say what fans want to hear, or 1000 different reasons, the experts always have an effect.

In this instance it’s easy to agree with the so called experts if you’re a Vol fan. The Vols are very talented, Nico is very talented, the offense was looking awesome, the defensive stats were awesome, and there were 1000 other reasons to not question these experts.

It’s not like the season is a bust and it’s over though. It’s not unrealistic or unreasonable to think the Vols might make the Playoff. As many have stated somewhere on this thread “the SEC is just insane right now, and very unpredictable.” I for one agree with this. Hell, #1 Bama just got beat by Vanderbilt!!!!!!!!!!!! Let that one sink in.

 

[djohnnyg]

Nico not even trying a last second pass to the end zone and running out of bounds is just inexcusable. I question if he really is just a dumb person. If he is...we're in bigger trouble than we thought. That "play" made zero sense. No excuse for it.

 

[Carl Pickens]

There was so much bad about last night. It's hard to know where to start. Just a trainwreck all around. The thought of this team being exposed on both sides of the ball is the most disheartening. This by a 3-2 Arkansas team that was whipped the week before by A&M. We had an extra week to get rested, work out and to game plan. What did we do during that week?

Cocaine and hookers….. and booze

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

So stating facts and calling out crappy play and bad coaching is overreacting???

 

[Charlie Kelly]

Yeah, I agree. I was just going along with the narrative of the thread. Hell, I find the overreactions entertaining in most cases.

Also, I have to remind myself that it’s likely easier for me not to overreact about the Vols being that I’m a GA fan. When GA was down 30-3 at halftime to Bama my very instant and irrational reaction was that the sky is falling. I might as well have been chicken little.

To me all this is all part of the fun. Sure fans overreact, in most cases they probably do this because they are so very passionate about their team. I wasn’t trying to belittle those fans that are overreacted. I just wanted to give an opinion that the sky is not falling while going along with the thread narrative.

College football is extremely sloppy as a rule, usually. Which makes for a lot of unpredictability, especially early in the season (ie: why it’s fun to watch). The Bama-Georgia game was a perfect example.

It’s full of extremely talented kids, a significant portion of them still learning to play the game for the first time. A lot of those kids played on high school teams whose sole game plan was just find a way to get it to the freak athlete who can outrun/outmuscle everyone else.

And I wasn’t disparaging you for trying to bring a little rationality to the thread. I was just commenting on the futility of it.

If we beat Florida on Saturday, those same fans who think we’re going 6-6 or 7-5 right now will be predicting us to make the playoffs on Sunday.

 

[overseasorange2]

So stating facts and calling out crappy play and bad coaching is overreacting???

Allot of the players are now getting paid. That makes them professionals. Like in the NFL, expect critics when things don't go our way. It comes with the territory!

 

[volbound1700]

Yes I see your point, and I agree the team didn’t show improvement specifically in that game so to speak. What I meant is that Nico is gaining experience and confidence in himself and his team overall. The team is learning what and who they are. I meant improving on more broader terms, so you can’t necessarily put your finger on the happenings of this loss as an example.

I do see what you mean though. This was a rough game, and it looked like Arkansas was and is the better team. It’s my opinion that you guys just played a terrible game and Arkansas played very well. Right after the half you caught a glimps of how the game might have played out differently.

Anyway, all of this is just my opinion. I’m certainly not anywhere near an expert. I think it’s going to be interesting to watch all of this unfold this season.

Kind of like Georgia with Alabama. IMO, Georgia still maybe the best team in the SEC. You guys have the best defense IMO. Offense has some questions along with slow start. Another issue with Georgia is living with expectations. Every time Tennessee has gotten high expectations with Heupel, they have started to struggle. Teams need to learn how to handle being in the lime light and being the target. Georgia has figured that out, Tennessee has not. I felt like that impacting the 2022 game. Tennessee wasn't quite ready, culture-wise, for that big matchup of a game.