The Official #18 Tennessee vs. #1 Georgia Game Thread, 3:30 PM ET, CBS

[Tnman1]

Butch was 5-7, 7-6, 9-4, 9-4, 4-8 (beat Kirby in 2016)
Josh 7-6, 11-2, 8-4 (beat Saban in 2022)

 

[EastTNVol6240]

No, but I do understand personnel issues when I see them

No **** we have personnel issues. As well as leadership issues. Desire issues. Grit issues. Discipline issues. All of the issues. And it all starts at the top.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

We didn't. We have a ton of injuries. We have no depth. We're slow and not nearly athletic enough. To expect this staff to take this roster and be within 10 pts of uga is like NASA giving me a hammer and screwdriver and telling me to build the space shuttle.

It's year 3, the gap should be closing. I didn't expect to win today but at least look competent. How many scholarship LBs were on the roster to start the year? Seriously, it will shock you

 

[OrangeInKy]

how about the toilet or ty-d-bowl?

Wouldn’t get hopes up

 

[Volfan8282]

7 second half total points combined in all 4 losses...

That is a comically bad stat. Holy crap.

 

[GameTime]

I'm not upset over 4 losses, it's the way we lost the last two, just not competitive at all.

After a completed pass, we almost always run up the middle on the next play.
So predictable...

 

[TrueOrange]

I wouldn’t expect either of those bowls

Gator/Outback/Music City/Duke’s Mayo/Liberty/Texas Bowls are all the same tier. Now granted (since the SEC offices, schools, and bowls themselves make the placements), it’s not guaranteed to be either of those specific 2 out of the 6 mentioned…

But at 8-4, unless Missouri screws up against Florida/Arkansas, Tennessee is high enough up in the overall records of the non-playoff/NY6 SEC teams that they’ll end up in one of those 6 bowls mentioned.

 

[Butch s]

I would like heupel to answer this. Around middle of 2nd quarter were you just accepting losing this game or did you think Milton was still capable of putting enough points on the board to win. Had to be one or the other, to me there is no third option, and I’m not sure which is the most telling of his coaching ability

 

[KeyVol14]

That is a comically bad stat. Holy crap.

Horrible lol

 

[Tnman1]

JH is at that 9-4 crossroads that faced Butch, win a SEC/or Natty in a year or two, or end up coaching at Arkansas State (after washing cars for Saban).

 

[EastTNVol6240]

Drink less during games, maybe, if you're going to get so angry, unless you just enjoy your misery.

We don't have the horses to beat GA and Bama this year. The FL game was a bad loss.

But, if ranting like a 5yo makes you feel like a good fan, carry on.

“A bad loss”. How many times have you sold that load of **** to yourself. Sick of the “horses” excuse. Newsflash, we aren’t gonna have top 5 classes. Good coaches find a way to win. This team has no drive, desire, or leadership. That’s a reflection of coaching. But you keep playing the “horses” card for another 25 years.

 

[Switch 625]

I'm not upset over 4 losses, it's the way we lost the last two, just not competitive at all.

We weren’t competitive at UF, either.

 

[Vol737]

For me it’s not the losses, it’s that all of our losses were pretty much blow outs. We got manhandled badly in all of our losses.

 

[Carl Pickens]

While we all know they’ve looked like trash the last two weeks…. No one on the team will be drafted until after the 3rd round …, maybe after the 4th…. And how many will be? 2?…..3?
On top of this, injuries have been rampant

 

[tnmarktx]

They're booing their own team. Yeah they own that one scooter

If that hurts recruiting then these coaches can’t recruit. You should find something to give opinions on where you’re more knowledgeable.

 

[AllVol68]

I haven’t given up on Heupel but I have on Milton, Martinez, Halze and I’m starting to give up on Banks.

 

[7maxims]

Listening to heupel post game. He’s pathetic

 

[OrangeInKy]

Mayo bowl ?

Amid SEC gets two in playoffs , then you got Mizzou, LSU, Ole MISS . If Bama or UGA doesn’t make playoff, which I pray happens, one of them gets a NY6 then those other teams will get the priority of course, Id see Music City as absolute best case

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

It’s much bigger than that. Coaching and play has been sorry. No leadership, no desire. That starts at the top.

Is it? We’re basically playing third stringers on defense and our o-line has never been good. The only unit that hasn’t lived up to expectations are the WRs. The rest are either crippled with injuries or living up to a reality that others refused to see because of one bowl game against Clemson that confused them into thinking Milton was actually good.

 

[orangerush]

Listening to heupel post game. He’s pathetic

I don’t listen anymore, it’s the same ole song.

 

[vol94]

We picked up a couple of OL in the portal last year and probably will again…just hope some of these young guys pan out…but our OL is average at best and that limits how far we can go. A great QB (like Hooker and Dobbs) can get the team a few more wins that their talent warrants but Joe is a very average QB.

Yeah, Hobbs and Hooker made our offense better than it was as they could extend plays with their legs. Also, Hendo processed information quicker while going through his progressions.

 

[give_him 6]

In case you missed the game, here is a very quick recap:

Georgia (Nolan Ryan)
Tennessee (Robin Ventura)

 

[Sarms58]

You are being nice. Joe is a garbage QB.

He’s middle of the pack in the conference stat wise but doesn’t make quick decisions and he can’t run Heuple’s offense IMO…8-4 is probably the best we could have done with Joe

 

[AustinMem]

Can we go back and trade the bowl game this year for getting back those lost scholarships from the NCAA punishments?

 

[Carl Pickens]

No **** we have personnel issues. As well as leadership issues. Desire issues. Grit issues. Discipline issues. All of the issues. And it all starts at the top.

They’re definitely soft and have zero on field leadership on either side of the ball.