The Official #17 Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech Game Thread, 8:00 pm ET (9/10/16), ABC

[John Wick]

A staple of Butch Jones teams. Lose focus with a big lead in 2 nd half

A team will always lose focus when they know that all they are going to do in the second half is run three run plays and punt. Our offense is putting us to sleep.

 

[FlVols]

I don't believe this game is over. Come on Vols!!

 

[SamQB7]

GET JOSH SMITH OUT OF THE GAME!!! He has missed blocks and dropped passes all game long!!!

 

[Volswin98]

If you need 13 yards then throw it 13 not 6. Good Grief!

 

[joevol33]

The Vols will be lucky to win 1 SEC game. Can't even stop a 3 man rush...smh

Or change something by the 24th!

 

[Nerwen Aldarion]

VT could have been penalized on that last play. Dobbs got hit in the head.

I was thinking that too

 

[johnboyhunter]

Alabama line will eat us alive. 3 rushers and they get through. Wow!

 

[HoptownVol]

This anemic playcalling and OL play is going to kill us this season.

 

[Roustabout]

Prevent offense, clap, clap, clap, Fulmer

 

[advancedrescue27]

A staple of Butch Jones teams. Lose focus with a big lead in 2 nd half

That's him MO. Hopefully the players make the plays and not let the coaches give it away. We are going to be playing prevent rest of the time. In fairness I'm surprised they've allowed Dobbs to still throw passes

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

Run clock run.

 

[Biopsyman]

Croom makes an impact finally... Flag

 

[orangerush]

No energy

 

[LittleVol]

Why have we stopped throwing deep?

 

[GameTime]

Our offense is high schoolish

 

[Godfatha]

This feels like last year's UGA and Oklahoma game wrapped into one.

 

[Roustabout]

Did I mention the prevent offense?

 

[joevol33]

Please save us defense. Earn that $ Shoop!

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

Oh no.

 

[BallinVol]

Ugh ... Kirkland Jr. down. Not good.

 

[ToptheTerrible]

OMG no

 

[BJSforVols]

This is bad. Hope its just a cramp.

 

[Nerwen Aldarion]

Lot of injuries, not good

 

[CAVPUT]

Come on D, don't let them back into this game.

Cup up. Starting to feel a lot like OU and FL games. Been killing the clock since the second half kickoff....or at least it feels that way.

 

[99gator]

Butch isn't going Butch.

Either Tennessee gets the ball in the other team's redzone or one of the athletes makes a great individual play.

There is no methodical march down the field. There is no occasion where one play sets up the other, etc.

The offense is what it is.