The Official #8 Tennessee vs. Florida Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, ESPN

[AllVols]

TN maybe worse as FL has 3

TN maybe worse as FL has 3 points

Yeah, but those were a gift. lol

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

GASTON GASTON GASTON

 

[KeyVol14]

Please tell me who you are looking to trot out?

Gatson? He knows the playbook

This simply isn't working right now

 

[SGMVols]

It's not Nico. It's the Coaching..

The coaches do not tell him to throw to a triple covered guy

 

[VolsSportsFan]

For UF this game is a microcosm of the Billy Napier era.

For UT this game is a microcosm of the UF-UT series.

Ugliest half of football I can remember in a very long time.

He's the dumbest coach I've seen in a long time.

 

[OptimisticFan]

It's not Nico. It's the Coaching..

Definitely not true. Heupel has coached numerous quarterbacks that have played competently for him. Nico is just not performing.

 

[robcovol]

McElwain, Muschamp, now Napier. Who’s next?

 

[Orange931]

For UF this game is a microcosm of the Billy Napier era.

For UT this game is a microcosm of the UF-UT series.

Ugliest half of football I can remember in a very long time.

If we had an offense with even a slight pulse, we’re up huge.

 

[DaddyChad]

How many think Heupel will keep Nico in??

Don’t know that Gaston or Merk are ready for this.

 

[VOL_Lyfe]

Only Florida's incompetence is keeping us in this game

 

[OrangeVolMan]

@OrangeVolMan Tell me again how the fumble was the problem. Coaching sucks.

Really. Coach threw into triple coverage with a wide open receiver to his right. Coach overthrew two wide open receivers for TDs.

 

[Jimmyandjoes]

What about the overthrows and throwing into quadruple coverage????

On the play he threw the pic,a guy is wide open on the right sideline 15 yards down field

 

[EastTNVol6240]

I should’ve bet a lot more on FL and the points. I knew it.

 

[CoachClick]

Nico threw that into quad coverage.

That’s on him.

What's worse is he watched him the whole way running into that coverage. Dude cannot read the field. Can't throw deep balls. He's not ready at all

 

[MurphyVol]

Ia

He is a redshirt freshman. There is still alot to learn about being in pressure filled situation

So tired of the “freshman” QB excuse. Dudes been on campus with the team for 2 years now. Looks like a ****in walk-on

Yeah, is there some distinction I'm missing between a RS Fresh and a sophomore? Wasn't he an early enrollment guy as well?

 

[Volfan574]

Might need to try Moore at QB if Nico is still struggling in the 3rd quarter.

 

[bpalmer28]

Is it time to start a different QB for the second half

I would give Nico the first series and have a short leash. I think psychologically he knows now that is he sucks we’re still competitive. OL played better toward the end of the half. He just needs to relax. I give him one possession to show that he can do that

 

[SasquatchVFL]

I really can’t grasp how bad we are…WTF

 

[VolGirl81]

Can’t believe we’re only behind 0-3, feels a lot worse

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

Watch this game turn into a shootout

 

[orange_glory]

Like what freshman? Nico is still technically a freshman too.

Texas and Arch

 

[Swiftybaby]

He’s the only choice.

Gaston merk shuler or ol boy who got a little action vs Kent st would make me feel better at this point

 

[calban]

How many think Heupel will keep Nico in??

Let's go wishbone without a qb , forget the pass and hope the D can score.

 

[landscapingvol]

D doesn’t want to give up. They deserve our respect.

They have played much better than the offense and have kept them in the game

 

[Vols91]

I kinda thought last week was a fluke but now I’m really wondering