The Official #4 Tennessee @ Arkansas Game Thread, 7:30 PM ET, ABC

[acd4476]

Missed it. What did he say?

Said they took things for granted and were lacksidaiscal during the off week

 

[Orange931]

Said they took things for granted and were lacksidaiscal during the off week

Well they can make up for it by getting into the playoff. Lesson learned and I don’t give a damn what anybody says, Arkansas is not a good football team.

 

[Vol737]

I think it’s more like Heupel has little to no confidence in this line to protect him.

If that’s the case, and I think you’re correct, Heupel needs to rethink Elarbee’s continued service on this staff and go shopping.

 

[vol94]

I could swear Nico was working on a sammich with extra mayo on the sideline. Coach did not say one word to him about it.

I wasn’t surprised to see he was out at 3:30 am but not Thursday nt/Fri AM when you have practice and flight later in the day.

 

[Other_Guy]

Said they took things for granted and were lacksidaiscal during the off week

Year 4, major experience on the team, on the road and it's still a thing?

 

[T-for-Tennessee]

Man. Another soul-shaking loss just when you thought you were over the hump. It's what Tennessee does. It's what Tennessee fans must endure. I understand that this team can still win some meaningful games but we also have learned they can lose them just as easily. No rest for the weary, especially Tennessee fans.

 

[Ttucke11]

Said they took things for granted and were lacksidaiscal during the off week

Mmm. That's a tough quote to swallow.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

This might be a very different game than what many people expect. I look for a dogfight down to the last play.

Dang, I hate being right sometimes. We were an unproven football team and failed the golden opportunity in front of us. This is not a playoff team and has a few more losses ahead.

 

[vol_smoothie]

I think the team and the coach got overconfident.

Look like a team that walked around for two weeks being patted on the back and told how great they are and believed it.
You would have thought that, given by the opening kickoff we knew Vandy had beaten #1 Bama, our mindset would be in the right place to play intense, focused football.
But that mindset has to be there all week in practice. You can't coast thru a week of preparation and then realize you better get serious at kickoff.
Dylan Sampson said as much in his post-game comments.

 

[vol_smoothie]

Alex Golesh was the glue that held this offense together against good teams. It hasn't ran the same ever since he left.

Agreed. Joe Milton served as a distraction last year by taking the focus off our weak OC with his own inconsistency.