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

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Ohio St may be the most talented team we’ve played

But but they got beat my Michigan at home and barely beat Nebraska

 

[FSUgothosed]

Fair point, but to completely throw it in the garbage for this? I don’t buy that. A little bit of adjustment or a new wrinkle would have helped immensely (especially against Arky and this game) but we kept doing the same, tired, predictable stuff. You have to adjust and innovate around what you have to work with, so to accept that this is as good as it gets with this roster doesn’t fly for me.

Do you know how many fans on 100 different boards I’ve seen say this same tired ****. It’s exhausting.

Block better, tackle better,

 

[BallinVol]

Not cool. It's a game. Please take that post down.

If he had said .... nevermind.

 

[C-south]

I can't listen to Heupel's post game for a month.

It starts with him. Lacked physicality. Zero eye discipline. No complimentary football. Proud of the effort.

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

They may have to get rid of this homefield advantage. Hard for underdog teams to win on the road against top teams.

Agree 100%

 

[Chad Powers]

Don't believe that at all. Texas A&M spent the money for a top class and Ohio State just did it with 20 million in the portal and their last class. Tennessee absolutely can do it, we just won't do it. Ohio State is spending money to win every year and we're spending money for a shot to win every 4 or 5 years.

Exactly this. I had written almost the same thing and literally deleted it. We have a small donor pool. Our student body is small comparatively. Our football money is small comparatively. This is just a fact. We can still compete, but we need sustained money to build an advantage and a dynasty. Either that, or we truly need the next Saban as head coach…..wherever he may be.

 

[TrueOrange]

Herbstreet got a smile from ear to ear

Love that everyone here thinks Herbstreit was hating on Tennessee and favoring OSU while everyone in the OSU fandom has been hating on Herbstreit and all night we’re calling him an SEC homer.

 

[GordonC]

Vols fans travelling back from Columbus

@508mikey

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

He was very fair all broadcast and very complimentary of UT fans, but yeah sure act like a child.

He threw an occasional sarcastic bone, but his behavior all season, the glee and partiality of he and his cohort, are what I recall. I can’t stand any of them

 

[The Original Fade]

Why do I look forward to UT football every season?

Because we might win 10 games and beat Bama and Florida like this year?

 

[87&91ALUM]

No way I'm spending money for a football team that can't win bowl games and top ten. Long ride home from Columbus. You are welcome OSU.

 

[adam.vol]

Where do yall get these bad takes? That was a touchdown game. This is a beatdown game.

So in your world, OSU didn’t beat Penn State?

 

[VOLLeeann]

I blame it on Kesling.

Yes ! He needed to quit last year!

 

[Vols919]

They may have to get rid of this homefield advantage. Hard for underdog teams to win on the road against top teams.

That would be incredibly soft, we (and IU, the ACC teams) simply did not belong on this playing field.

 

[volfever007]

I hear he’s a great volleyballer.

Ohio St may be the most talented team we’ve played

They are 100%

 

[wmcovol]

Ohio St may be the most talented team we’ve played

They clearly are this season. The RB & WR talent separates them from Ga IMO.

 

[BreatheUT]

So in your world, OSU didn’t beat Penn State?

You made a stupid comment about Ohio State doing this to Penn State. It was a close game. 20 -13. Don't try to save face on your bad take.

 

[C-south]

Best part of this game…. That was the last snap.

Glad it’s over. Season was a tease. Deep down we all knew what was gonna happen though. Maybe not like this but not surprised.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Fair point, but to completely throw it in the garbage for this? I don’t buy that. A little bit of adjustment or a new wrinkle would have helped immensely (especially against Arky and this game) but we kept doing the same, tired, predictable stuff. You have to adjust and innovate around what you have to work with, so to accept that this is as good as it gets with this roster doesn’t fly for me.

What Heupel ISN'T is Kiffin and really creative. His offense owes a lot to spread guys who've come before him and less to his innovation or wrinkles.

He may evolve, he needs to evolve, but he's not shown a lot ability to run anything but a quick spread offense or what I see as our "vanilla" offense. It's been those two and little else.

 

[VOLLeeann]

@508mikey

They're hitting their pee-pees!

 

[CAVPUT]

This OSU team went to Happy Valley and did the same thing to Penn State. The CFP committee knew what they were doing when they assigned TN to travel to OSU instead of PSU or ND.

Both PSU and ND would have spanked us, too. Maybe not as badly as OSU did, but both would have beaten us by 2 or more scores.

 

[Tnphil]

We haven’t been quick since golesh left. Slowed down last year and move to snail pace this year.

Exactly....Heupel's offense has been figured out. It's ok against the also rans....not the big dogs. Our QB is just average to boot.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

It's an unpopular opinion but I feel like that playbook that worked for Hooker and Co may require skills that most college players don't possess and Heupel knows it.

It's not exactly the same but something like tossing a pro playbook at high school kids. You can do that but they won't run it very well.

It did seem a lot this year that Nico had too much going on in his head. I imagine with the helmet mic they are confusing the hell out of him

 

[FSUgothosed]

Nah, I wouldn’t. That’s alright, UT is #1 in basketball and just came off a championship in baseball. Cant win every sport.

Well keep in mind when the Bball team loses they’ll throw a fit about him. It’s what fans do

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

Ohio St may be the most talented team we’ve played

And they were top 5 for a good while if I remember right