The Official #11 Tennessee vs. #7 Alabama Game Thread, 3:30 PM ET, ABC

[pimo1]

As a collective, we have to use this energy and smack down any negavol whiny threads for at least the next 7 days. Just enjoy these last 2 weeks in ways we haven't been over to in over 20 years. The haters and eating our own can wait at least a week right?

 

[Vol8188]

How does this offense flip a switch running in the 2nd half every time?

There’s no magic switch. They just connected on the things they were already and didn’t fumble in the red zone

 

[farmdogvol]

Completely agree

He does seem more comfortable in the offense when he runs. I wouldn't have minded seeing a QB run on that last drive.

 

[tbh]

Just a reminder:

Ryan Williams is only 17.

Someone call CPS. He's had his mitts on Milroe's balls all season long.

 

[Chickenfarmer]

If

I take all of what I said about Nico back. He won this game with that td

If WRs catch the ball and Nico hits the deep balls, this game isn’t even close. Defense won this game again. Maybe the best situational D we have had.

 

[Vol_in_NC_1999]

Oh I’m over the moon. Aren’t you?

Any win against the Tide is awesome!

Moon causes tide to go out.

 

[508mikey]

Where is Big Orange Train? He's got to be upset

the carnival packed up and left

 

[EastTNVol6240]

Whose leaving? Whose crying? I am ABSOLUTELY STOKED! You saw the folly of you idiocy played out better than I could hope for. One coach played it conservative when he needed to. The other made a headscratchingly aggressive decision. Which one chose well, and which one chose poorly?

With 2 min left I don’t know that you could argue either way with the decision deboer made. Neither is a great choice. I’m also stoked for the win, but Heup is still to conservative and it will bite him eventually. He could’ve won’t the game 4 min sooner without all the dramatics. The defense is being leaned on and will falter eventually.

 

[MeanOrange]

It’s like Novocain. Eventually it works….or it doesn’t.

Nico running makes this team much much better. We needed that at Arky. As long as Nico is mobile it is a different ballgame.

 

[Dudleys87]

Just a reminder:

Ryan Williams is only 17.

He expected the ball to be thrown to him and chose not to block.

Real team guy I tell you.

 

[patrick]

Negavols can turn on a dime. Congrats.

And I don’t “turn”. I’m a TN fan. Always have been - always will be.

But you go ahead with your fan policing activities.

 

[SonOfGodVolforlife]

Just a reminder:

Ryan Williams is only 17.

Thanks I haven’t heard that 7999 times already… wr and qb are a lot different Bub.

 

[Big Orange in Bama]

As a Vol fan living in Alabama, I sincerely thank the Vols for giving me a pleasant next 12 months of life. Go Big Orange!

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

What a great performance by our Defense.

I think the combination of Neyland Noise and relentless pressure caused Milrose to have an off game.

Big shoutout to the secondary. They stepped it up today.

Also looks like Nico kind of rediscovered his groove. Wasn't his best game by far but he stepped up and got it done.

Great game by Bru and Sampson, and OL. They weren't without their mistakes but came through big especially in the second half.

 

[SonOfGodVolforlife]

Basically - you suck.

Patrick.

Patrick has been on the list for awhile… you should get one too

 

[DD4ME]

I am so ****ed up puffing this cigar

@Go Fight Win i love you brother

 

[hjeagle1vol]

Here to high wipin Patrick

 

[OrangeUTopia]

Heup owns DeBoer

 

[patrick]

Moon causes tide to go out.

Well the Tide receded. And the Vols won.

Vols still in the race for a play-off birth.

Any win over Bama is great considering the storied history of the serires.

 

[orangotango]

 

[Dudleys87]

Heup owns DeBoer

I hope someone asks him about the noise again post game.

 

[Volhoops]

He does seem more comfortable in the offense when he runs. I wouldn't have minded seeing a QB run on that last drive.

A fake handoff to Sampson with a QB run would have kept the ball away from Bama with 1:42 left.

 

[therealitytheory]

Patrick has been on the list for awhile… you should get one too

Yes

 

[MeanOrange]

There’s no magic switch. They just connected on the things they were already and didn’t fumble in the red zone

Nico running the ball makes a tremendous difference.

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

When is the last time we met Bama with identical records?

When was the last time Bama lost to Tennessee and Vandy in the same season?