We missed the golden chance

[The_Dude]

UT could have taken their place atop the SEC with UGA and then Bama losing but we blew it. We blew it big time. We could have been the big player in the SEC and led the conference as the bell cow and we freaking blew it. You don't get this chance every year or even every few years.

With a bye week.

 

[nomads-11]

Ask yourself why he’s being conservative. It’s because someone isn’t ready.

Nico might not be there yet, and if you believe that with a bad OL, you include some different play calls. Arkansas did....we did not. That's on the coaches.

 

[s_wall98]

UT could have taken their place atop the SEC with UGA and then Bama losing but we blew it. We blew it big time. We could have been the big player in the SEC and led the conference as the bell cow and we freaking blew it. You don't get this chance every year or even every few years.

Win out and it’s still there. We lost, on the road in the sec, it’s tough. If you’ve watched any SEC football, you know that. It’s early in the season and we have a young qb. Plenty of time to straighten things out.
Most of you all need to calm down and go to bed.

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

Control your own destiny. Tennessee had the chance and blew it. Now we’re back to waiting and hoping someone else screws up worse to let us back in the game

Huh? We win out, we're good. WTF you drinking?

 

[mackievol]

I don't understand. It did seem when we played quick on offense, it went well with the fast tempo coming out after halftime . I noticed playing slower in Norman also which was hard to watch.

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

Texas should have this one.

Texas and Ohio State for the natty. Everybody else is just playing for second place.

That’s probably completely wrong and both of those teams could lose at some point. It’s a strange season.

 

[GrizzlyVol]

Getting Nico Milton-Guarantano and not getting Arch was the golden opportunity missed

 

[Wezcoast]

Arky's QB and WRs made some wicked plays when it mattered most. They're not a bad team at all.

 

[JCHateSteve]

Nope but you hurt your main goals by a lot losing to a poverty team.

At least it wasn’t Vandy.

 

[Volholic]

Ask yourself why he’s being conservative. It’s because someone isn’t ready.

We also had a lot of receivers out too. I think that had a lot to do with it.

 

[Wezcoast]

Texas and Ohio State for the natty. Everybody else is just playing for second place.

That’s probably completely wrong and both of those teams could lose at some point. It’s a strange season.

I want to see Texas flex against a legit SEC team . I still feel they're a bit like us and haven't played anybody yet. Michigan wasn't their test.

 

[BJWeeks]

Remember in 2022 when we found ways to get Hyatt the ball. All of that creativity is gone

 

[utvolz98]

We also had a lot of receivers out too. I think that had a lot to do with it.

That fact doesn’t escape me, but all teams deal with injuries. If Nico were fully ready, he’d be able to trust and work with the next man up.

 

[Loid]

Huh? We win out, we're good. WTF you drinking?

You think the team you just watched can win out?

 

[ConantheVolbarian]

Remember in 2022 when we found ways to get Hyatt the ball. All of that creativity is gone

Hard to get receivers open for bombs downfield when your quarterback gets sacked or hit every time he drops back.

 

[Cartervol]

So in other words, it's a normal year.

Next year is the year. Just make sure you pay your talent tax.. Danny needs it for more overrated, overhyped QB's.

 

[Cartervol]

You think the team you just watched can win out?

He likes that orange flavored Kool-aid.. That offense will get them beat several more times as of now..

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

You think the team you just watched can win out?

Yep, because all teams have a bad game. Should every team shut it down after a loss?

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

He likes that orange flavored Kool-aid.. That offense will get them beat several more times as of now..

The same offense that won 11 and 10 games? Most teams have a bad game. What fans turn on the team AND coach after 1 loss. Did yall ever play sports? Did yall quit after yall loss?

 

[Other_Guy]

Same song, second verse.

I'm only 34 and remember watching ball for about 22 years. It's like the 22nd verse for me.

 

[VOLtaism]

So in other words, it's a normal year.

Well, at least we got hyped by everyone, normally we don't get hyped. It was a lot of fun getting hyped, felt good!

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Control your own destiny. Tennessee had the chance and blew it. Now we’re back to waiting and hoping someone else screws up worse to let us back in the game

We most certainly still do control our destiny.

 

[landscapingvol]

0 aggressor mentality on offense all night. Hats off to the Hogs, they figured Heupel out.

They didn’t figure him out, there was nothing to figure out unfortunately we went uber conservative once we went up 14-3 and then slowed down the offense to try and run out the clock. He adjusted his offense to rest the defense and not wear them out but you could tell it eliminated any momentum offensively. We are best offensively in the hurry up and needs to stick to it

 

[Doberman]

0 aggressor mentality on offense all night. Hats off to the Hogs, they figured Heupel out.

Yep. The guy they are desperately trying to can.

 

[landscapingvol]

Nico might not be there yet, and if you believe that with a bad OL, you include some different play calls. Arkansas did....we did not. That's on the coaches.

Arkansas wasn’t calling any great offensive schemes, Green made plays with his legs that Nico won’t or can’t then on the last drive we dropped back into coverage thinking Arkansas was going to pass when it was obvious they couldn’t. I have never been sold on Tim Banks or Halze. His defense looks great against lesser teams but that’s about it and I don’t know who graded James Pierce as a potential number one draft pick. That is laughable, he is undersized and is like a dog chasing a car. He gets all jazzed up but runs himself out of plays far too often