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

[VOLifornia]

The refs aren’t the problem. We our getting our asses beat in every facet.

If you are blaming this on refs you are just naive to what the game is about. We are getting beat in all 3 phases of the game. PERIOD

 

[BallinVol]

Will Howard is punking us!

Fixed it for you

 

[OrangeSquid]

Kirk calling it realistically. Ohio doing what they want and will continue to the rest of the game. We might get a trash score against their 2nd and 3rd stringers.

 

[Bainx]

We're soft under this coach..

Very simple....OSU had "fire in belly", TN did not.

 

[Carl Pickens]

The Vols have looked lethargic all night.

 

[orange_glory]

Jack as$ whopping

 

[Big Orange Rock]

Pearce is a 1st rounder - book it.

Sacks are down but he makes and effects plays all over the field.

 

[Dergibvol]

Teams needs LB and safeties dearly.

 

[MiddleVol76]

Great play call by Ohio state. Nice to see different packages… for you know, a playoff game.

I agree. Play calling clinic by OSU. My biggest complaint. We do not have creativity on offense. If Sampson is not going off, we are toast.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

10 wins? 10nwins in the SEC will get you a chance at the playoffs.
So who would you get as a coach?

Never said I wanted a different coach did I? I'm simply pointing out the reality. We haven't recruited at an elite level to have the personnel to compete with the elite teams. It's not an insult. It's just facts.

 

[volbound1700]

Recruiting has to be better apparently. How do we compete against Alabama and UGA but get absolutely destroyed against OSU.

We didn't compete very well against Georgia either.

Alabama is a sinking ship now.

 

[BJWeeks]

I rather lose in the first round of the playoffs then win a meaningless bowl game though

 

[OrangeInKy]

We are the same weak ass team as Indiana and SMU

Neither of those teams beats Florida or Bama and maybe not Oklahoma, but ok

 

[GAV4L]

Need to recruit top classes regularly to play with programs that recruit at elite levels AND hit the portal hard every year.

 

[n_huffhines]

IDK what we're supposed to do on O with all these injuries. D couldn't hold them to FG's. Not our day.

 

[TheFlash1971]

I thought JH said he came here to win Championships. I got news for him he’s a long ways away from that.

 

[AntiochVol81]

No adjustment on offense at all tonight

 

[volsack7]

I did not expect us to win this game. I’m a little surprised at the disparity, but not utterly shocked. We’ve toed the line between good and great all year and have not strung a full 4 quarter really great game all season. Now that’s showing against elite competition.

Happy to be in the playoffs, and now we clearly have some work to do. Go Vols.

 

[ButchPlz]

No, we don’t. We are embarrassing ourselves to the extent that I wish we’d been left out so this team collapse wanting national tv.

Boy that sums up how I feel. Better to play and win or compete in a meaningless bowl than get obliterated on national TV.

 

[FSUgothosed]

Recruiting has to be better apparently. How do we compete against Alabama and UGA but get absolutely destroyed against OSU.

Rivalries

 

[0059862]

I am sure he is being coached all the right things but when you get your bell rung and the whole box is stacked and your Oline is dogsheet, its easy for a young player to forget to slow it down. Granted, not many QBs do well under pressure but it is what separates the good from the great.

It is concerning Iamaleava hasn't improved. The vision to see the field and read defenses is just not there. This is not a new occurrence and as you said, few do well under pressure.

 

[djwes]

Put the back ups in this game has been over

 

[volfever007]

This shows that our talent level is a ways off and outside of a couple assistant coaches, we're way off there also.

 

[BP4Prez]

Recruiting has to be better apparently. How do we compete against Alabama and UGA but get absolutely destroyed against OSU.

OSU will be favored in every game they play in this thing. No excuse to get embarrassed like this but they are the most talented team in the country.

 

[BleedOrange81]

Ohio state’s offense just looks so much more creative than ours

2 million dollar offensive coordinator