We were the worst team in the playoff, and the coaches approached this game like cowards

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

This is the most public humiliation the program has suffered on the field maybe ever. Every single element of this team, from top to bottom, failed miserably. There is a real problem with Heupel preparing his team for road games and in instances where expectations get raised. And in this year particularly, we looked miserable after every bye week.

All that talk about “fix the playoff, these teams don’t belong, SEC has no peers, everything is rigged for the Big 10” needs to stop. This was the sort of performance that will erase any benefit of the doubt for us going forward and can honestly kill all momentum we have as a program.

 

[Vols2018]

if bye week or on road, then Heupel lose.

 

[207 others]

Wasn't that bad Tennessee got into the playoffs roster needs help congrats on the CFP appearance

 

[Nicovfl8]

This is the most public humiliation the program has suffered on the field maybe ever. Every single element of this team, from top to bottom, failed miserably. There is a real problem with Heupel preparing his team for road games and in instances where expectations get raised. And in this year particularly, we looked miserable after every bye week.

All that talk about “fix the playoff, these teams don’t belong, SEC has no peers, everything is rigged for the Big 10” needs to stop. This was the sort of performance that will erase any benefit of the doubt for us going forward and can honestly kill all momentum we have as a program.

Yes we looked terrible. But we had the hardest draw IMO.

 

[whobethis16]

The past 2 days show just reiterate how bad the idea of a college playoff is. Only 10 of 24 games before the championship (semis/first round) have been decided by fewer than 17 points. Only 7 of those 24 were single digit.

 

[McDad]

This is the most public humiliation the program has suffered on the field maybe ever. Every single element of this team, from top to bottom, failed miserably. There is a real problem with Heupel preparing his team for road games and in instances where expectations get raised. And in this year particularly, we looked miserable after every bye week.

All that talk about “fix the playoff, these teams don’t belong, SEC has no peers, everything is rigged for the Big 10” needs to stop. This was the sort of performance that will erase any benefit of the doubt for us going forward and can honestly kill all momentum we have as a program.

UT AD is shutting next year down. Gonna just give up on football. Focus all our resources on soccer.

 

[DaddyChad]

Yes we looked terrible. But we had the hardest draw IMO.

Ohio State is very good. Could see them winning the whole thing if Day didn’t just do dumb crap from time to time.

 

[Nicovfl8]

Ohio State is very good. Could see them winning the whole thing if Day didn’t just do dumb crap from time to time.

100% agree

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

UT AD is shutting next year down. Gonna just give up on football. Focus all our resources on soccer.

And field hockey.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

This is the most public humiliation the program has suffered on the field maybe ever. Every single element of this team, from top to bottom, failed miserably. There is a real problem with Heupel preparing his team for road games and in instances where expectations get raised. And in this year particularly, we looked miserable after every bye week.

All that talk about “fix the playoff, these teams don’t belong, SEC has no peers, everything is rigged for the Big 10” needs to stop. This was the sort of performance that will erase any benefit of the doubt for us going forward and can honestly kill all momentum we have as a program.

Your last sentence is beyond dumb

 

[Orange_Vol1321]

This is the most public humiliation the program has suffered on the field maybe ever. Every single element of this team, from top to bottom, failed miserably. There is a real problem with Heupel preparing his team for road games and in instances where expectations get raised. And in this year particularly, we looked miserable after every bye week.

All that talk about “fix the playoff, these teams don’t belong, SEC has no peers, everything is rigged for the Big 10” needs to stop. This was the sort of performance that will erase any benefit of the doubt for us going forward and can honestly kill all momentum we have as a program.

I had high hopes with Heupel having three weeks to gameplay.


Absolute dogwater

 

[GTvols]

Scored 7 points more than SMU if that's the benchmark (Kiffin made a funny tweet about it earlier today)

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

Your last sentence is beyond dumb

Beyond dumb would be playing all your DBs 15 yards off the ball on 3rd and 5. Beyond dumb would be kicking a field goal down 21. Beyond dumb would be not putting a returner back deep when a kicker who can barely hit from 40 is kicking from 56.

Beyond dumb would be making excuses for the piss poor performance.

 

[utvolpj]

This is the most public humiliation the program has suffered on the field maybe ever.

Not really. 1998 Nebraska actually felt worse because our team was much better. 2007 losing by 100-37 combined to UF and a bad Bama team. Dooley to UK, butch and Pruitt with some massive stinkers. We were 3-7 and left for dead when Heupel took over a team with 50 players left and on massive probation.

 

[Other_Guy]

Worst team is a bit of a stretch. OSU beats everyone else that won this weekend. They were on fire.

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

Not really. 1998 Nebraska actually felt worse because our team was much better. 2007 losing by 100-37 combined to UF and a bad Bama team. Dooley to UK, butch and Pruitt with some massive stinkers. We were 3-7 and left for dead when Heupel took over a team with 50 players left and on massive probation.

I said most public humiliation, not the worst humiliation. And I chose “public humiliation” deliberately.

 

[dobre_shunka]

Wouldn't the worst team in the playoff be the 12th best team in the country?

 

[utvolpj]

I said most public humiliation, not the worst humiliation. And I chose “public humiliation” deliberately.

How were the ones I listed not public? Pretty sure I sat thru them all

 

[Godfatha]

Huepel does need to look critically at his coaching staff and we need to upgrade that and this roster.

 

[hardyemt_p]

This is the most public humiliation the program has suffered on the field maybe ever. Every single element of this team, from top to bottom, failed miserably. There is a real problem with Heupel preparing his team for road games and in instances where expectations get raised. And in this year particularly, we looked miserable after every bye week.

All that talk about “fix the playoff, these teams don’t belong, SEC has no peers, everything is rigged for the Big 10” needs to stop. This was the sort of performance that will erase any benefit of the doubt for us going forward and can honestly kill all momentum we have as a program.

Go to bed! We definitely need help in every area!

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

How were the ones I listed not public? Pretty sure I sat thru them all

I said “most public.” That 07 loss to Bama on Jefferson Pilot and the Pruitt loss to Georgia State were not as public as losing the premier opening round playoff game of the first ever 12 team playoff in prime time against a blue blood with an enormous national following.

 

[Grudenator]

Nah banks approached the game about like I expected and we still haven’t heard of the shiny new thing called a slant route

 

[utvolpj]

I said “most public.” That 07 loss to Bama on Jefferson Pilot and the Pruitt loss to Georgia State were not as public as losing the premier opening round playoff game of the first ever 12 team playoff in prime time against a blue blood with an enormous national following.

Peyton's last college game following the Heisman debacle was prime time. Even more since the opponent was going for the NC. Many of those other losses were the CBS game I can assure you

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

Wouldn't the worst team in the playoff be the 12th best team in the country?

All I heard all day was how bad every other losing team was and how they didn’t deserve to make the playoff. Then we went and looked worse than any of them.

So by the board consensus, no. The worst team in the playoff was like 20th.

 

[BeardedVol]

Yes we looked terrible. But we had the hardest draw IMO.

We definitely had the hardest draw, but if we'd played PSU, Texas, or ND today with the same level of effort and the same preparation and game plan, the outcome wouldn't have been any different other than a smaller gap in the score in the loss (except with Texas possibly).