The Official #21 Tennessee vs. #17 Iowa Citrus Bowl Game Thread, 1:00 PM ET, ABC

[BreatheUT]

Attendance for these bowl games are down.

 

[ButchPlz]

Ticketmaster is single-handedly killing attendance. Encouraging $400 seats for this (and other) bowl games is part of why attendance at the bowls this year has been terrible.

Cut out that useless middleman and things will improve dramatically.

 

[Volanta]

Cant we all just get along? We winning lol

lol exactly. Geez I at least don’t start cursing until January 2nd.

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

So they did do a halftime show with Gavin Degraw? Time to grab some food and mute

 

[Shakinthefat]

I wish Halzel would have a quick play for Nico on third down. Screen, tight end, something to counter the blitz.

Hazel?

 

[captainsword]

Get a couple better OL's and I think were ready to roll next season. He hasn't had quite the protection he has needed today on to many downs.

Getting Seaton would have been nice.

 

[nomads-11]

Tennessee has 14 1st downs this game. Michigan had 13 in the entire Big 10 Championship.

Tennessee has 220 yards of offense this game. Michigan had 213 in the entire Big 10 Championship.

I'm interested to see how that plays out against Bama.

 

[JCHateSteve]

Those retro ones are MUCH better than the clown suits they usually wear (other than puke green and piss yellow which are their school colors).

Lol I didn't think Oregon "usually" wears any certain uniform. They have like 10k combinations. I assumed they retire a uniform after wearing them once. Like a rich lady with an expensive dress.

 

[zeppelin128]

Is it 2002? Did I fall in a wormhole?

 

[irish1485]

Lol @ iowa forum, we've been there..

 

[CPVOL]

This is who they use for the halftime show?

 

[BigALWiLson]

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Lol typo

 

[TJSVOLS]

Do you think I actually thought that or that I haven't seen a lineup for today? Some of us can't follow the team 24/7

I understand that, but maybe check and see who is out there before you make a comment about what is being done.

 

[Vol4life2]

I'll stick with posting whatever I feel like. Deal with it or hit ignore. Your choice.

There's been plenty of good and some bad in this game. The O line is the primary bad I am seeing.

They have plenty to improve on but they aren’t as bad as other posters have noted. Very few teams actually score on every possession. Avg Oline play is still exposing the overrated Iowa defense. 30 more minutes of winning football, please.

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

I'm listening to the Iowa radio broadcast on YouTube. Their announcer sounds like Dan "The Man" Levitan from Good Morning Vietnam with his monotone voice.

Probably still better than Bob…

 

[whodeycin85]

I’ll disagree because the Tennessee quarterback is running for his life today and Milton would not be getting away from the pass rush as much as Nico is. Nico has extended plays with his legs. Nico has been just as accurate today as Joe would’ve been in my opinion. We’re getting our asses whipped up front pass blocking.

I agree Nico is making plays...but think we havent seen a single quick screen to the flat that widened the field..that's huge..right now Iowa is bunched up the middle and pinning thier ears back. Not getting sideline to sideline like normal

 

[EaglesVols91]

Attendance for these bowl games are down.

Should be no surprise with so many players opting out these days

 

[loservol]

So they did do a halftime show with Gavin Degraw? Time to grab some food and mute

Someone down there please beat the tar out of that redneck gansta wannabe.

 

[ButchPlz]

I agree Nico is making plays...but think we havent seen a single quick screen to the flat that widened the field..that's huge..right now Iowa is bunched up the middle and pinning thier ears back. Not getting sideline to sideline like normal

We've run two of those. One was dropped. The other Squirrel gained 12.

 

[volfan1983]

I wonder if Milton was encouraged to sit by coaches so he could work with Nico to help get him some experience for next year.

I hope not

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Again, bowl games have nothing to do with what happened in the regular season especially when the team missing a Heisman trophy QB who is 90% of its offense. I do realize that facts are hard to grasp sometimes though.

I always look forward to you missing the point and then trying to educate people who actually comprehend the bigger picture. “Facts are hard to grasp”. LSU was never good. It’s their defense that is making Wisconsin look like a juggernaut, not their missing QB.

 

[DaddyChad]

This is who they use for the halftime show?

It’s the cheeziest though.

 

[LadyVolette]

This is who they use for the halftime show?

The massive amount of cheerleaders surrounding him, and doing choreography is strange

 

[Flipdaddy]

I agree Nico is making plays...but think we havent seen a single quick screen to the flat that widened the field..that's huge..right now Iowa is bunched up the middle and pinning thier ears back. Not getting sideline to sideline like normal

Yeah, I’m surprised we haven’t gotten in wide splits to throw the ball downfield. We’ve gotta get the LBs/ safetys away from the LOS on 3rd and medium/ long.

 

[Cartervol]

Just line up and run at them. I don't think they can stop it, at least not enough..