The Official Tennessee vs. Georgia State Game Thread, 3:30 PM ET, ESPNU

[OWB]

Good news is, even if we lose this game, we can still win the SEC.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

I think folks are being dramatic. We are playing it vanilla for obvious reasons. The D gave up TDs on a short field and a BS PI call. Let's wait for second half adjustments before we go from criticality to full meltdown.

No! I’m a pretty rational guy that tends to keep my emotions in check but, if you’re talking about making halftime adjustments against Georgia st...
GBO!!

 

[Nerwen Aldarion]

Unless we absolutely murder them in the second half, then I doubt I can forgive this team for this **** performance

 

[JoAllan]

That last drive was all on the coaches (and I like them), not JG.

You get the ball inside the 10 with 2 minutes or so to go, you can run the ball. Instead the were trying to let the clock run.......willing to take it to the locker room. But a couple receptions later it was like crap we screwed up.

 

[maotai]

Everyone sounding off on JG like the entire defense isn't getting gashed

This. The defense is way more concerning.

 

[90 Vol]

We are up 17-14 against a team that was 2-10 last year, you’ve already seen how it’s going to play out

Truth

 

[FLVOL_79]

JG playing very well so far....looks much more comfortable in pocket....

He's thrown some passes too hard, but he's $$$ on most of 'em today!

If you're criticizing JG today--you've got the problem

For a dude with supposed amazing arm talent this seems to be a recurring theme in his play..

 

[OWB]

Give me a break. That's the least of the team's problems

It’s probably the difference of being up 21-7 vs 17-14. That’s all.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

Good news is, even if we lose this game, we can still win the SEC.

Ha! You know some knucklehead somewhere is thinking this right now.
GBO!!

 

[FranklinVFL]

It wasn’t PI, UT needs to take advantage and put the game away in the 3rd, can’t let them hang around. Think they come out a different team 38-14 final

Oh... I fully agree that it wasn’t PI.

 

[Orangeslice13]

He slid JUST SHORT of the 1st down marker. That’s inexcusable.

And with the yellow line out there to show him where to slide too.
We should shoot him

 

[orangefloyd]

All the folks saying 6-6 are looking optimistic right now.

 

[LargeOrange1]

Good grief.....CALM DOWN ALREADY. Its the 1st game of the season and yes we've been sloppy but we will win this game. GBO.

 

[Trent4Pruitt4life]

Bama only winning 14-3 against Duke and Bama supposedly a good team.

Duke would kill ga state

 

[KSVOL]

Do you think we should look into moving down in conference affiliation

 

[FLVOL_79]

There is no way we are this bad.

4-8, 5-7..most players from those years have returned (like 90% I think)..so yes..we can be this bad.

 

[JohnD13]

This team is EXACTLY what rational football fans thought it would be, a 6-6 team. All the clowns who for some unknown reason started 8-4 and 9-3 conversations need to chill and then we have our resident glass 3/4 empty group that complain about EVERYTHING.

 

[Vfl2407]

BYU right now licking their chops and all their wives too.

 

[Memphisvol87]

We are playing freshman everywhere, and banks is playing significant snaps at lb. everyone relax. Are the the first team to having growing pains with talented players or something? Stupid fumble and PI have cost us big time. It’s HALF time guys. Not November

 

[orangerush]

And with the yellow line out there to show him where to slide too.
We should shoot him

Lyle would say situational awareness

 

[Matt2496]

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[BleedinOrange98]

Why do we always play conservative? Every season. No matter who the coaching staff is. Same story.

Why? What's so hard about playing to win? Why do we always play to the competition? Why didn't we go for it on 4th and 1 earlier? Why were we playing to run out the clock with over 2 minutes left before halftime? Luckily JJ broke free and ran for yardage to put us in scoring range.. Jeeze. 2 min to go and you were just going to take it to halftime against a nobody? Are you kidding me??!

Why?

Playing scared. Fear has infected the entire program.

 

[volgrad500]

Remember when every one was talking trash about how "bad" Florida looked against Miami? Good times.

 

[Smokey1990]

Not great so far, but I'm not going to give up on the entire season after the first half of the first game.

 

[sona]

I’m just not impressed across the board.

I like that Gray kid though!