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

[Volunteer_Kirby]

Is there a more embarrassing showing in your memory than this?

We lucked into the playoffs, simple as that. Combine injuries, early portal transfers, a historically bad performance by the secondary and you end up with this.

 

[tnvols72]

I hope we dont have a ton of players entering the portal after this

 

[jtdavis]

Are you watching the game.....the offensive line has sucked.....he has been running for his life and doing all he could all night. Also, Nico has nothing to do with secondary being total sh*t all night. Good grief.

Makes you wonder what game some of these idiots are watching. Nico is the ONLY reason it isnt 50-0.

 

[theroyz71]

Receivers aren't getting any separation.

 

[DD4ME]

Recievers did nothing

 

[volfan1631]

And before long we will be feigning for next season to start

 

[vol_sec]

Many playoff teams have embarrassing loss. ND had the worst one. UT faced UGA at their house after an embarrassing loss to OM and now OSU after their embarrassing loss to Michigan, which they took heat for a couple weeks to stew now. Both teams UT faced played lights out the game after. Unfortunately UTs embarrassing loss happened in the playoffs with no redemption potential game. Had UT had this game tape for OSUs last game, I think it would be a much better gameplan. Hopefully they take this beat down in the offseason to improve. I remember the 97 team did with that 42-17 beat down Nebraska gave them.

 

[orangerush]

Player development would be an objective after four years

 

[EezyE]

Heupel lost his cahones after the Oklahoma game. There’s been a huge change since that game, wtf happened?

Not just that game but the second half of the OK game.

 

[Mid Tenn Vol]

My favorite part about this whole thing is that there was zero adjustments, zero additions, zero anything positive at all to the offense with three weeks off. Amazing.

We haven’t adjusted to anything all year. We have been unprepared nearly every game. Well it caught up to us tonight in a big way

 

[wmcovol]

I don't get the Nico bashing, his legs are the only reason it isn’t t 72-0. He has had to run for his life the whole game. Reminds me of Guarantano’s first couple years

Nico showed a hell of a lot of toughness. Wonder what his family is thinking.

 

[VOLifornia]

Hey you guys see that defensive back look back for the ball? Do what?!?!??

 

[york.adamray]

How many players enter the portal after tonight

 

[gr82batnvol]

This shows how far away we really are. Heupel's offense has turned bad. The secondary has always been bad

 

[SmashMouth]

i love Nico... I love coach Hype. Man, you hand the world at your finger tips and you let it slips away.
I can not say I know what that feels like, but I'm sure it sucks. yeah, radio silent for the next weeks.

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

My favorite part about this whole thing is that there was zero adjustments, zero additions, zero anything positive at all to the offense with three weeks off. Amazing.

My favorite, in retrospect, is hearing Heupel say before the game they weren’t going to do anything different. Well, that sure was prophetic.

 

[Vawlk Tuah]

Too bad we saved Pittman's job and we're stuck with Elarbee. I doubt it happens but there needs to be some staff moving. Pope, decent recruiter but crap developer. Elarbee is playing a damn walk on at tackle and Oline roulette. Martinez needs to be nixed. Most importantly, you have two years of Hazle sucking. He obviously can't help building a game plan against an opponent which was a big thing Golesh did as "OC"

 

[chad954ut]

STFU and go to bed

FU pal! Bad boy on the keyboard

 

[BreatheUT]

no there not. Tn is making them look better than they are. Michigan proved that

Agreed. It is more likely we just don't belong. I'm glad I didn't pay and drive to this $hitshow.

 

[BeardedVol]

my God
pot meet kettle

Lol, I'm not a multi-million dollar football coach, but in my professional life, I accepted long ago that my decisions wouldn't always be correct, and I'd need to self-evaluate.

Heupel would do well to learn that lesson sooner rather than later.

 

[Gandalf]

Ok THAT was a good throw but our recievers have to FIGHT for it. Wish we had a JJ with some dog in them.

 

[DD4ME]

 

[FSUgothosed]

Oddly enough the UT touchdown @ half insured tOSU wouldn’t come out flat.

 

[Dergibvol]

Any idea what's up with Brazzell?

 

[charleyhorse]

Nico ain’t the guy! In any case down this many he should never be back on the field this late.