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

[Cartervol]

This is what happens when you face a team who has the best roster money can buy.

An you keep having guys apologize for 10-15 ranked clases that are under ranked to the apologist..

 

[vavolfan6]

It should sting for the players too. What an absolute total EMBARRASSMENT!

This isn't just a loss that will sting for them. It's a demoralizing loss. It will have you question everything in your life. Some will never recover from it.

 

[Go47]

By watching today:

1. Clemson beats us
2. SMU on a neutral field beats us
3. Indiana is a toss up

 

[Putbacks]

To the rescue…

2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule - University of Tennessee Athletics

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[MrBiggles]

Ohio State showed up. Tennessee didn't! You don't win when that happens. This looks like the 98 Orange Bowl against Nebraska.

 

[cgrish]

Seriously? The reason we are getting curb stomped on the biggest stage since 1998 has less than 0.001% to do with the officials.

Need to take a hard look at our coaching, prep, and playcalling. Heup has no other choice at this point, especially given the situation we are going to be in next year with roster turnover.

I am afraid we will degress a lot next year, especially with o line

 

[TheFlash1971]

Just beyond pathetic, no pride, coaching prep was **** like always

Agree 100%, we suck. Theirs Georgia and Texas and rest of conference sucks sewer balls.

 

[wmcovol]

Wondering if Iamaleava is the new Guarantano

My nomination for stupid post of the night.

 

[adam.vol]

Anyone else feel like a Cowboys fan?

I know what you’re saying, but I didn’t think we’d make the playoffs before the season started. What I don’t get is where are we going to improve next year? If we’re not getting better, we’ll get worse.

 

[Coy53175]

 

[orangerush]

Bring on our explosive offense

 

[EezyE]

I agree completely. He seems to be regressing. He’ll get a couple more years but he will need to make coaching changes now IMO. OL is horrible. Playcalling is horrible but that’s on Heupel.

100%…If you look at the Georgia game, it was a winnable game. Unfortunately, the Georgia coaches made adjustments and Tennessee’s didn’t. Heupel and his staff were badly out coached. This staff cannot make adjustments. There has been zero creativity on offense season. I haven’t seen any consistent moving around of receivers at the line to create mismatches.

 

[tnvols72]

no balls to return the KO

 

[87&91ALUM]

I can remember beating Michigan in the Citrus bowl...awesome. The exact reverse feeling tonight. We bad.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

He is going to say we need to go buy some because it clearly isnt at the level that OSU is tonight.

Well that’s true but when you have a showing like tonight the coaches are gonna have to shoulder some blame too.

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

It's already started for me. Got dozens of text but they are coming from Kensucky fans so I really don't care

Heck, they lost to OSU in Rupp today. Don’t know why they’d be chirping

 

[york.adamray]

Who’s shoulders should that fall on?

The HEAD COACH, 100%

 

[Purplehaze26]

Our guys flat out quit.

They never got started

 

[basspond]

OSU has 14 - 5 stars and 55 - 4 stars.
Tenn has 5 - 5 stars and 24 - 4 stars.

OSU budget is $225 million (#1)
Tenn budget is $154 million (#18)

I guess you get what you pay for.

 

[Mid Tenn Vol]

Long offseason. Tons of issues.

Yep it’s depressing. This was our shot to show everybody that we are contender again, blew it big time. We just got our asses beat on national TV.

 

[Frozevol]

Heupel is soft

Beer belly soft

 

[Chad Powers]

well just like Peyton, Nico isn’t raising a trophy this year. I can only hope Nico doesn’t follow Peyton footsteps since it didn’t result in a trophy that matters.

I never saw it in Martin.

 

[NCFisher]

This playoff shi+ kinda sucks. You’re at an incredible disadvantage playing on the road, and if you lose, it’s just over. Your 10-2 season doesn’t end with a nice trip to New Orleans or Florida or whatever…..we go to cold ass Ohio to end what we should be considering a successful season. These playoff games should be at neutral sites moving forward. The road teams are 0-4 and it’s kinda bullshi+.

Maybe, but TN gets pounded on any field in the country by OSU tonight.

 

[volbound1700]

Heck, they lost to OSU in Rupp today. Don’t know why they’d be chirping

It was at a neutral site.

 

[Dergibvol]

At some point you have to evaluate your assistants...