The Official #9 Tennessee @ #8 Ohio State Game Thread, 8:00 PM ET, ABC/ESPN

[patrick]

They’re completely taking the WRs away.

Our wide receivers are very average. Big in stature but slow in speed.

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

Now, they're using motion to misdirect LB's. They're game plan is working.

 

[utvolpj]

Yep. That is the reality. I said it a couple of weeks ago. Huepel is an 8-10 wins a season coach. That's what recruiting top 15 gets you each season, high class mediocrity.

10 wins is mediocrity? You'll regret that post when you sober up

 

[Cartervol]

This coaching staff needs upgrades.

 

[Volhoops]

Nico not seeing open receivers soon enough... timing is way off... very different than Howard.

Howard has all day to look. Same as GA

 

[90 Vol]

Josh needs to hand over the offense to somebody else.

For Gods sake, don’t hand it to Hazle.

 

[DC_Vol]

If you see the way his legs are set, it is to make it so he can shift into run, NOT so he can lead his foot downfield. Lead feet should be pointing to his receiver no matter where his head is looking atm

Yup he looks like he is planning on throwing it as a last resort.

 

[BeardedVol]

Man, those stats they just showed. We have a lot more questions about our offense going into the off season than we would like. We can’t maintain the status quo and expect to compete with teams like this.

We're a mid-tier SEC team. We aren't recruiting, or developing talent well enough to be more than that, and our coaching staff as a whole, isn't of a high enough caliber to improve upon that situation.

 

[Cartervol]

Getting outcoached again..

 

[Go47]

Running same plays . . . Over and over.

Kelly is dominating Banks.

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

No one getting open and no Sampson to carry the ball is too much to overcome

And speed and physicality all over the opposing side.

 

[Other_Guy]

Nico has played hard for damn sure, but that doesn't change the fact he has some bad decision making in terms of passing

I'm worried Heupels ideal passer doesn't have the brain for big SEC moments. He sees the arm and he's sold.

 

[tnvols72]

look at all those different plays and we have 3 total

 

[cgrish]

Is there a reason not to laugh at us. Look how we come out after 3 years weeks to prep or even a bi-week. I’m not sure why we are never prepared after time off.

I have thought the same thing

 

[Volbrando]

Haszle should be fired on the tarmac. Horrible idiotic playcalling

Heupel is calling plays

 

[volfan1631]

maybe with the talent fee added to ticket prices we can get better talent

 

[mpfvol]

Vols Defense looks like they want to go home

 

[Orangecrush#27]

Worst we’ve played all season on both sides of the ball, and it happens to be in the playoffs. Hard to defend this.

 

[vols 30]

Some of y'all really going out on Heupel now? Lol, ok.

I'm not, but he needs to fire Willie Martinez tomorrow

 

[BreatheUT]

They are getting chunk runs through huge gaps. Creative play calling.

 

[Frozevol]

Do we have any negative plays by the D?

 

[Memphisvol87]

This coaching staff needs upgrades.

So bad, we have a lot of people way over their heads.

 

[Vawlk Tuah]

If I'm Heupel the second lebby or Golesh gets canned I hire my old OC back and tell Hazle to catch footballs for the QB again. Problem is that we made the playoff so that's kind of hard. Now as far as DC goes... The job is more attractive but something has to change. I'd chop Martinez first with the caveat that Banks gets one more year to fix it.

 

[Dergibvol]

Meh…that’s because your favorite team is getting torched. I’m not a Will Howard fan but all of those passing TDs were dropped in a bucket. One was even likely pass interference. He can’t make the defenders knock the ball out

Will Howard is like beck. Don't let him get comfortable from the start.

 

[BigOrangeD]