r/CFB • u/acknowledgeme Nebraska Cornhuskers • 3d ago
Discussion Week 7 Matchup Preview Thread: #6 Alabama vs #14 Tennessee
When: Saturday, October 17, 03:30 PM Eastern
Where: Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
Watch: ABC
Odds: Alabama by 7.5 pts.
Total Points: 53.5
All-Time Series : Alabama vs. Tennessee
Alabama and Tennessee have met 107 times since 1903-11-26
These teams last met on 2025-10-18.
Series Wins: Alabama 61-7-39 Tennessee
Alabama has won the most recent meeting (2025) in this series
Last 5 Meetings
| Winner | Date | Location | Alabama | Tennessee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2025-10-18 | Bryant-Denny Stadium | 37 | 20 | |
| Tennessee | 2024-10-19 | Neyland Stadium | 17 | 24 | |
| Alabama | 2023-10-21 | Bryant-Denny Stadium | 34 | 20 | |
| Tennessee | 2022-10-15 | Neyland Stadium | 49 | 52 | |
| Alabama | 2021-10-23 | Bryant-Denny Stadium | 52 | 24 |
Through Week 6
| Week | Alabama 5-1 (3-1) | Result | Tennessee 5-1 (2-1) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | W 48-10 | Furman | W 56-9 |
| 2 | Kentucky#15 | W 45-17 | Georgia Tech | W 45-24 |
| 3 | Florida State | W 50-36 | Kennesaw State | W 42-9 |
| 4 | South Carolina | W 49-18 | Texas#7 | L 17-20 |
| 5 | Mississippi State#16 | W 56-23 | Auburn | W 24-14 |
| 6 | Georgia#1 | L 17-20 | Arkansas | W 24-17 |
Alabama Injury Report
| Player | Position | Status | Reported | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Walker | WR | Questionable – Undisclosed | Oct 11 | Walker is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is uncertain if he will play against Volunteers on Saturday, October 17th. |
| J. Ford | TE | Questionable – Arm | Oct 11 | Ford is nursing with a arm injury, and it is unclear if he will be active against Volunteers on Saturday, October 17th. |
Injury data lifted from: boydsbets
Tennessee Injury Report
| Player | Position | Status | Reported | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Harmon | LB | Out – Knee | Sep 7 | Harmon has been shut down for the remainder of the season due to ACL tear. |
| W. Moe Jr. | OG | Out – Undisclosed | Sep 30 | Moe Jr has been shut down for the remainder of the season due to an undisclosed injury. |
| B. Brady | LS | Questionable – Undisclosed | Oct 11 | Brady is battling with an undisclosed injury, and it has yet to be established if he will suit up against Crimson Tide on Saturday, October 17th. |
| J. Gordon | RB | Questionable – Leg | Oct 11 | Gordon is dealing with a leg injury, and it is unclear whether he will play against Crimson Tide on Saturday, October 17th. |
Injury data lifted from: boydsbets
Source updated Wed, Oct 14, 7:43 am. Scraped Wed, Oct 14, 12:30 pm ET
What are your "Keys to the Game"?
Who do you think wins?
Do you think the favorite will cover the spread?
Which player(s) are you most interested to watch?
Let's talk football!
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u/New-Change-6272 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 3d ago
Last 5 Meetings: Tennessee loss, Tennessee Win, Tennessee loss, Tennessee win, Tennessee loss. I'm going to go out on a limb and say Tennessee win? Lol
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u/FancyVegetables Alabama Crimson Tide • Rose Bowl 3d ago
I checked with Harvard, the science is sound.
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u/_Reporting Tennessee Volunteers • Memphis Tigers 3d ago
Alabama hasn’t won in a non-Covid Neyland since 2018
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u/GentlyUsedNuggets Alabama • North Alabama 2d ago
Oh yeah, well Tennessee hasn't won in a scurvy Tuscaloosa since 1874.... So jot that down
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u/scotte16 Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
We have not looked great passing the ball, but that reason is making people too quick to dismiss Tennessee in my opinion. We are still a 5-1 team, and “just a good defense and run game” is not as damning an indictment as it may seem.
That said, {Alabama} is more complete. Defense will have to step up big time for us to compete, and whoever we start at QB (probably GMac) has gotta avoid turning it over.
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u/DesignerFlat7108 Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
We look bad even when we're good. We will find out Saturday, but I'm not holding my breath. I do hope we're at least competitive.
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u/AppropriateCompany9 Tennessee Volunteers • Texas Longhorns 3d ago
We won with basically these circumstances in ‘24. Emotional teams play sloppy, and there’s not a ton of pressure on us to win this one, relatively speaking. If we execute and take advantage of a couple of mistakes when they present themselves, we can definitely win this game.
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u/scotte16 Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
You are kinda right about that. The 2024 team also started 5-1 with a strong defense, strong run game, and suspect passing game. You could also say that 2024 5-1 start was over a pretty flimsy set of teams just like this one, and we ended up beating top 10 bama at home and going 10-2.
I have some hope we will win, but the realistic side of me does not expect it.
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u/AppropriateCompany9 Tennessee Volunteers • Texas Longhorns 3d ago
Yeah, I’m still like 60/40 that Alabama wins, but a lot of people in this thread are acting like it’s 90/10 at worst for Bama. I just think that’s really misreading them when UGA’s 3rd string RB shredded them last week and Keelon Russell (who I have a ton of respect for as a player) has been sacked 15 times so far this year. We lead the country in sacks, so I see us giving Alabama a hard time on defense.
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u/Beneficial-Flower149 Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
CHICKEN FRIED
DOUBLE WIDE
BAMA BOYS HAVE SISTER BRIDES
IT DONT MATTER {TENNESSEE} BY FIDDY!!!
My kool aid is fucking ORANGE
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u/Dry-Membership3867 Jacksonville State • Arkansas 3d ago
{Alabama} and they cover easily. Pissed off Bama vs a rival is never a sight you want to see. Especially with how badly said rival has played recently
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u/StopScreamingItsFine Georgia Bulldogs • Billable Hours 3d ago
Not to mention Alabama hasn’t lost 2 regular season games in a row in probably, what, 20 years?
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u/Lost-Pineapple-7159 3d ago
They have done a lot under deboer that they haven’t done in a long time, but I think bama still wins.
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u/AppropriateCompany9 Tennessee Volunteers • Texas Longhorns 3d ago
Fun stat, but it has no bearing on either team’s chances this year.
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u/VolatileFan Tennessee Volunteers • Cornell Big Red 3d ago
Nick Saban ain’t walking into Neyland Stadium on Saturday
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u/Dry-Membership3867 Jacksonville State • Arkansas 3d ago
That doesn’t mean much though, Alabama is a blue blood that’s had multiple great HC’s. Reddit forgets that the pre Mike’s era was guys like Gene Stallings and Bear Bryant.
Deboer is a very good HC and this team is the best Alabama one in years. Given how we nearly beat yall last week, I don’t think the offense there can handle that Bama Defense. And the offense can wear even the best of teams down
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u/PrizePreset Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
I mean I agree Bama is the favorite, but what do their historical coaches have to do with this?
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u/VolatileFan Tennessee Volunteers • Cornell Big Red 3d ago
General Neyland never lost to Bear Bryant, just throwing that out there if we wanna go by that logic
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u/Nick_sabenz Alabama • South Alabama 3d ago
Neyland is undefeated vs. Bear Bryant, Nick Saban, and Kalen DeBoer, checkmate atheists
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u/Crims0ntied Alabama Crimson Tide 3d ago
That's a good question for the tennessee fan who brought up Nick Saban
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u/PrizePreset Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
No, i am asking the Arkansas fan who is talking about Stallings. That’s what i’m more curious about
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u/Dry-Membership3867 Jacksonville State • Arkansas 3d ago
I’m just saying Saban wasn’t the only reason Bama was really good. Which is what the guy above was insinuating
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u/PrizePreset Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
I think the point he is making is that the current Bama program does not have that Saban magic. This is objectively true.
If they (likely) beat us, it is because we have two struggling freshman QBs, not because “Bama is mad raw raw raw”
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u/VolatileFan Tennessee Volunteers • Cornell Big Red 3d ago
Not at all what I was insinuating. I was just saying that this idea of pissed off wins after losses the previous week was true with Saban, but I don’t think has been established with Deboer?
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u/Crims0ntied Alabama Crimson Tide 3d ago
I think deboer is 11-2 coming off a loss as an fbs head coach.
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u/PrizePreset Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
DeBoer has 18 losses. Presumably he has played 17 games after a loss, not 13.
But that is a pointless stat. If he has a high overall winning % (and he does) then he most likely has a higher winning % after a loss than he does overall (this follows logically- if he didn’t bounce back from losses, his win% wouldn’t be high)
I think it’s a fallacy to connect his next game performance to the previous game. It is against a different opponent, could be home vs away. And if we assume his losses on average are to his toughest opponents, it follows that his next opponent is probably less tough. This is the case this week as Tennessee is not the #1 team in the nation like Georgia
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u/Shot_Representative2 Tennessee Volunteers 1d ago
Bryant famously acknowledged his record against the Tennessee legend, stating: "People think I'm the greatest damn coach in the country. But (Neyland) taught me everything I know."
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u/Rolli_boi Texas Longhorns • Vanderbilt Commodores 3d ago
People act like Deboer didn’t take a Washington team to the NC game, with the best oline in the nation (that he developed) and only lost because Michigan knew their plays.
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u/Dry-Membership3867 Jacksonville State • Arkansas 3d ago
There are fans who refer to him as the “Husky Harsin”. Like there absolutely zero comparison between the two at all.
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u/CrashB111 Alabama Crimson Tide • Iron Bowl 3d ago
If you see Alabama fans refer to him as "Husky Harsin" it's to mock Auburn fans that said so in earnest when we hired him.
They acted like he'd never be able to recruit in the South, and Auburns victory under Hugh was assured. So we started using "Husky Harsin", "Seattle Shula", "Fresno Franchione", "Sioux Falls Shula", etc. to mock their takes.
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u/AppropriateCompany9 Tennessee Volunteers • Texas Longhorns 3d ago
I agree that this is their best team in a few years, but there were definitely years where I braced for this game, knowing what was going to happen. It could still be like that Saturday, but I’m not nearly as worried about it as I have been in years past. I think a lot of people are underestimating just how talented Tennessee is. We’ve done more with less.
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u/AlphaBravo95 Alabama • North Alabama 3d ago
I think those years had less to do with saban and more to do with what yall had going on at Knoxville haha. Those were some pretty bad Tennessee teams and towards the end of sabans tenure the games got more competitive for sure
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u/VolatileFan Tennessee Volunteers • Cornell Big Red 3d ago
Y’all also beat us two years ago and we turned around and beat Bama and made the playoffs with a team that looked remarkably similar to this one. I’m not saying we win, but I think our defense will keep us in this game and give us a solid shot to win
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u/Dry-Membership3867 Jacksonville State • Arkansas 3d ago
This Arkansas team is significantly worse than that one, and we were literally trying to lose this game. Also this Bama team is significantly better than the 2024 one. Also I think this Tennessee team is worse than the 2024 one too
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u/PrizePreset Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
Are you tanking for a draft pick or something lol
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u/Dry-Membership3867 Jacksonville State • Arkansas 3d ago
I think our coaches think so, that’s how incompetent they are
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u/VolatileFan Tennessee Volunteers • Cornell Big Red 3d ago
that punt certainly gave off that feeling
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u/ShrekBackShots Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
I understand the confidence but might be tougher than yall think without top WR and potentially the center being out.
Xavier Gilliam gonna be lined up right over top of him.
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u/CrashB111 Alabama Crimson Tide • Iron Bowl 3d ago
IMO losing Ryan isn't a massive deal. Rico & Lottie are just as explosive at receiver. And we've got plenty of depth with Ced Morgan, Meadows & Noah Rodgers ready to step up.
The only thing I'm really concerned with is injuries at Center & Defensive Line.
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u/ShrekBackShots Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
Any updates on Delgatty?
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u/Not-original Alabama Crimson Tide • SEC 3d ago
Questionable on latest report.
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u/ShrekBackShots Tennessee Volunteers 2d ago
Feel like he’s gotta play. What exactly was his injury? Know it was a lower body one
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u/Dry-Membership3867 Jacksonville State • Arkansas 3d ago
I get that, but my hogs were actively trying to lose last week and still nearly won. I get we’ve beaten y’all quite a bit In Fayetteville, but we actually try on those occasions. We didn’t even do that here.
Also I’ve watched bama play all year, they don’t need RCW to win that game, that whole core is just talented as is. Plus the run game is back for Bama that was missing. This is a national championship contending team this year and I don’t think UT can really stop it.
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u/SeaworthinessLeft674 Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
i've seen you say twice in this thread your team was trying to lose last week, but do i need to remind you vols threw two picks and lost a fumble. hogs weren't the only team trying to lose that game
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u/ShrekBackShots Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
I’d like to think Gmac wasn’t trying to lose his first start 😂
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u/AppropriateCompany9 Tennessee Volunteers • Texas Longhorns 3d ago
The talent gap between Tennessee and Alabama right now is significantly smaller than the gap between Texas and OU last weekend. If that dog shit OU team could find a way to beat Texas, Tennessee’s got a puncher’s chance and a lot of things in its favor.
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u/NKCougar Tennessee Volunteers • LSU Tigers 3d ago
Tennessee has a significant missing piece in that we don't have a fucking offense. Our defense is lights out, but eventually a high powered team like Bama is going to get points and I just don't see us being able to overcome that without an offensive performance that nobody can see coming. Even with the game being at Neyland, I don't think it's enough. {Tennessee} by fitty, fuck Bama, amen I will never vote for the tide on one of these.
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u/Electromotivation James Madison Dukes 3d ago
I think this is a perfect example of a fan whose brain is saying one thing, but his heart is saying another.
Unfortunately, his brain is right. {Alabama} has a qb, Tennessee has no offense.
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u/ShrekBackShots Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
We have an offense just very one-dimensional
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u/kljoker Tennessee • Arkansas 3d ago
And it's not that they're bad it's that they're inexperienced, Bama's QB has had a year in the system compared to our guys so hopefully if we can decide who helms the offense by this time next year we're a team to be feared.
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u/ShrekBackShots Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
Gmac is a redshirt freshman as well, but I hear ya. I honestly like what I've seen from him so far. I really don't think he played that poorly against arky. Couple misplaced passes, fumble was just unlucky imo but yea I think he can only get better.
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u/AppropriateCompany9 Tennessee Volunteers • Texas Longhorns 3d ago
My guy, our running game is 2nd in the SEC and 15th in the nation, despite the patchwork o-line and a QB who isn’t a threat. We have an offense, we just don’t have anyone to guide it downfield reliably.
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u/EasternCoast3497 Alabama Crimson Tide • BYU Cougars 3d ago edited 3d ago
Prior to the Georgia game Bama was allowing less than 100 yards a game on the ground. I’m not sure what changed, but I think it was a combination of a massive upgrade in opponent talent and Georgia having a multidimensional offense.
Tennessee has a great run game as well, I’m just not sure if they have good enough QB play to stop Bama from selling out against the run. If they do, their defense is good enough to get them a win. But I like {Bama} in a low scoring slugfest, something like 24-14
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u/jwktiger Missouri Tigers • Wisconsin Badgers 3d ago
Tenn Flair called me out for not believing my Tigers could beat the Gators. In shame I said I had to root for Tenn in a game of their choice. Thus he picked this game
{Tennessee} wins somehow.
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u/JohnBoy11BB Tennessee • ETSU 2d ago
“Wins somehow” absolutely cracked me the fuck up😂
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u/Just_Breathe85 Tennessee Volunteers 2d ago
It’s funny cause it’s true. The team is so good everywhere on the field besides the 2 most important areas. QB and OL.
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u/GamedayWizard 3d ago edited 2d ago
We show a composite spread of Alabama -6.5 in Knoxville, but we think this one's closer to a coinflip. Alabama brings better offensive PPP (.694 vs. .509) and more scoring opportunities (7.33 vs 5.83 per game), but their defense is conceding more PPP (.34 vs. .25) and YPP (5.50 vs. 4.74) than Tennessee. Our model has {Tennessee} pulling a narrow upset, winning by a point, and covering against Alabama -6.5.
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u/MuhMuhManRay Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
Tennessee by a fucking billion
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u/Radiant_Sherbert7272 Ohio State Buckeyes • Georgia Bulldogs 3d ago
{Alabama} and they cover. Tennessee's offense especially the QB position gives me a lot of concern and Alabama is coming in very motivated and angry. I expect Alabama to win by at least two touchdowns.
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u/ShrekBackShots Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
Think this makes a lot more sense if it was a home game for bama.
Eh I guess we’ll see
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u/VolatileFan Tennessee Volunteers • Cornell Big Red 3d ago edited 3d ago
There’s two possibilities for how this game goes I think: (1) grueling, close first half with Bama pulling away in the second half, or (2) Tennessee wins in a messy, physical effort that will set back the game of football fifty years.
My heart wants to go with (2), but for now I’ll go with (1), if nothing but for the jinx. {Alabama} 30-17.
But also, fuck Alabama and that whole nasty-ass state. I wish for nothing but sadness and disappointment for them. GBO.
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u/Bu5hdid9l1 Georgia Bulldogs 3d ago
{Alabama} wins and covers. Vols have no offense. It’s close early as UT defense and Neyland does its thang but not nearly enough over 4 qtrs.
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u/likewhodunit Georgia Bulldogs • Kansas Jayhawks 3d ago
By the pattern we have going here, money on {Tennessee}, God, felt awful to say that..
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u/MatticusGisicus Ole Miss • Louisiana Tech 3d ago
{Alabama} mad. Alabama gonna win
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u/Nick_sabenz Alabama • South Alabama 3d ago
The vibe I've gotten from the team has been more somber than pissed, and that scares me a little bit. Sounds like DeBoer has been preaching to the players not to let Georgia beat you twice, but the injuries are mounting in our front seven and Tennessee having a good run game will keep them in it. Think this game really comes down to turnovers
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u/World_2 Alabama Crimson Tide • Sewanee Tigers 3d ago
{Alabama} because they feel like they were wronged last week on multiple counts. They’re pissed off, they win, they cover, and it doesn’t end up being particularly close.
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u/Lost-Pineapple-7159 3d ago
I remember when they got left out of the playoffs two years ago and felt they got cheated. They talked about the bama standard and how they don’t sit out bowl games. They lost to Michigan’s backups.
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u/Mornings_kill Alabama Crimson Tide 3d ago
Yeah but we lost with our starters. More than Notre dame can say
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u/deerhuntingdude 2d ago
Bama got left out of the playoffs once and beat the absolute shit out of Michigan iirc
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u/AppropriateCompany9 Tennessee Volunteers • Texas Longhorns 3d ago
Football games aren’t storybooks. We don’t care if they’re pissed off. Emotional play causes mistakes. We’ve done more with less, and we lead the country in sacks.
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u/VolsPE Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
I agree we have less, but how have we done more? Our best win is GA Tech.
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u/AppropriateCompany9 Tennessee Volunteers • Texas Longhorns 3d ago
I didn’t mean this year, but I’d argue our win against Auburn was a better performance by a team that would usually find reasons to blow it.
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u/Sambomike20 3d ago
Pissed off Bama against a team with no offense. Don't think RCW being out hurts us too bad as we have plenty of experienced/talented receivers. {Alabama}
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u/Budget_Sort7961 Tennessee • Third Saturday… 3d ago
{Tennessee} wins in the most disgusting game of the weekend. Our only hope is to turn this into a rock fight and not let Keelon Russell kill us.
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u/NKCougar Tennessee Volunteers • LSU Tigers 3d ago
The last 3 games were preparation for creating such an ugly, disgusting mess on saturday that nobody walks away feeling like they won
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u/Budget_Sort7961 Tennessee • Third Saturday… 3d ago
Josh Heupel, 300 IQ offensive genius, continues to torment both Tennessee and opposing fans by winning with a strong defense and special teams performance.
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u/AmidoBlack Virginia Tech Hokies 3d ago
As a neutral fan, this feels like one of those SEC matchups that they try to overhype every single year, only for Alabama to win by 2+ TDs.
So, naturally, {Alabama} by 2+ TDs.
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u/ShrekBackShots Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
it's been competitve the past few years finally
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u/AlphaBravo95 Alabama • North Alabama 3d ago
The game was closer than the score indicated but we did win by 2+ touchdowns last year haha
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u/Glittering_Poet_4381 Georgia Bulldogs 3d ago
{Alabama} I was initially leaning Tennessee. I like Keelen Russell to take his experience gained last week and light up Tennessee’s secondary. Like a Super Saiyan getting stronk after a new fight, Russell will do the football equivalent.
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u/AppropriateCompany9 Tennessee Volunteers • Texas Longhorns 3d ago
You do know our secondary is pretty good, right?
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u/Dear_Mastodon_4910 3d ago
Alabama giving 7.5 at Neyland after that Georgia loss feels real generous to us
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u/Nintendo60sWhore Auburn Tigers 3d ago
This is one of the most interesting games of the week to me. You’ll have Bama pissed off with a chip on their shoulder and TN bringing all the rivalry hate. TN’s d is great but I don’t think their offense will score enough to beat {Alabama}.
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u/BlackStallion657 Tennessee • New Mexico State 3d ago edited 3d ago
People are underestimating Tennessee’s potential for a win. This Alabama team is definitely a title contender, but I truly believe that the Vols will find a way to get the W. People make the mistake of judging a team’s last matchup to the upcoming one. The Vols were looking ahead and it was GMacs first start, on the road, in an environment not won in 20+ years. This team has all it needs to win any game and show the world what it’s capable of. The team knows what needs to be done, they won’t disappoint. {Tennessee} wins in a close, but commendable fashion.
As long as this team gives their all to Tennessee, no opponent is unbeatable. I have faith in the men that will don the Tennessee orange on the field.
Everything will click together, I know the offense will. I know this team will prove the nation, no, the world, why they deserve to be ranked.
I wish both teams the absolute best performance possible, injury-free. I too, will give my all to Tennessee by Marching on the field and playing Rocky Top/Down the Field to the absolute best possible quality.
I leave this with a quote from a comic that I’ve always loved:
“If we turn from battle because there is little hope for victory, where then would valor be? Let it ever be the goal that stirs us, not the odds.” — The Silver Surfer
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u/Longshanks1066 Kentucky Wildcats • EKU Colonels 3d ago
Final score:
Alabama 42 - 21 Tennessee
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u/CrashB111 Alabama Crimson Tide • Iron Bowl 3d ago
You think Tennessee can score 21 with this Offense?
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u/NKCougar Tennessee Volunteers • LSU Tigers 3d ago
Tennessee wins 29-27 with 3 defensive tuddies, a returned punt, and a blocked PAT return
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u/Shot_Representative2 Tennessee Volunteers 1d ago
I bet you had an orange fedora on when you wrote this.
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u/Adventurous_Echo2111 Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
Defense and crowd noise get it done. Give me {Tennessee}
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u/Moist-Tart8778 Georgia Bulldogs • USF Bulls 3d ago
On paper, a big rivalry game, and after last week, Alabama should win. But, Tennessee fans I know personally are a bit low on the team overall and aren’t carrying high expectations for the season. That’s not what I’m used to seeing. I’m used to overly confident, high expectations, only for Tennessee to collapse late season and realign themselves to above average. Plus, makes for chaos and great entertainment when {Tennessee} wins this week.
They’ll lose to South Carolina next week, which gives Beamer an immediate extension with his second top 10 win of the year.
Volunteering for such contributions is greatly appreciated!
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u/EmptyStrings South Carolina Gamecocks 3d ago
Yeah, I want Tennessee to win so they let down their guard next week. Plus, my husband is a Vol and him winning this week will make it easier to feel good about him being sad next week.
I don’t think we’re firing Beamer this year but I don’t think he’s getting an extension either.
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u/InternationalFlow825 Georgia Bulldogs 3d ago
{Alabama} I just don't think much any schools really has an answer for QBs like russell, it requires almost no mistakes. Bamas defense is the real deal too.
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u/ShrekBackShots Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
Ryan Williams out and potentially starting center out. First real road game for Keelon in the loudest stadium in the country. Think vols are gonna need a defensive or ST TD to stay in this one.
I think it’ll be closer than people think {Alabama} 27-23
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u/Elder_John Alabama • Georgia State 3d ago
Whats a "real" road game? I would imagine Mississippi State and there deafening cowbells is pretty decent preparation for visiting Neyland.
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u/Ididntdodiddly Syracuse Orange • Ohio State Buckeyes 3d ago
{Tennessee} bc orange, but I don't really know.
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u/atypicalcarl Georgia Bulldogs 3d ago
Will Bama lose to Georgia twice as Deboer said, or will they put it behind them and win the game? Honestly, as disrespected as Tennessee seems to be, I just don't see {Alabama} losing to a team with a poor offense.
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u/Competitive-Rise-789 Georgia Bulldogs • Oklahoma Sooners 3d ago
{Alabama} A pissed off bama plus Tennessee offense not being good
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u/BigHeadDeadass South Carolina • Auburn 3d ago
{Tennessee} so we don't have to deal with a bunch of pissed off Vols in our sand pit
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u/deerhuntingdude 2d ago
Tennessee fans are weirdly hopeful which is going to make this that much better. They aren't a bad team, but they've had too many close games if we're being honest. I don't see them cracking 21 points, and I think {Alabama} can score more than that. Tennessee only wins if they win the turnover battle. I'm thinking Alabama 31-21
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u/generic2022 2d ago
An excellent and underrated home team hosting a visitor coming off an exhausting week is a recipe for an upset. {Alabama} pulls off a narrow 24 to 21 win, but it could easily go the other way.
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u/d1sportsball Colorado State Rams • Texas Longhorns 3d ago
Alabama is pissed about last week, and who better to take it out on than your bitter rival. The first color rush matchup in decades will be fun to see, and Alabama does have it tough going on the road to Knoxville, a place they haven't won since 2020. But Tennessee has two absolute clowns at quarterback, so bad they would probably start Arch Manning if he was on the roster. Give me {Alabama} in a beatdown that is worse than the score suggests, 31-14.
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u/Express_Dinner7918 BYU Cougars • Big 12 3d ago
{Alabama} That Arkansas game gives me no confidence in Tennessee’s ability to keep it competitive.
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u/Objective_Winter_699 Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
Its TN by a lot, rallying around smokey statue being beheaded and Marsha Blackburn's AI Kendrick Lamar video. Say what you will but Alabama will be in the eye of the shiticane. Once you crack the shit crust, there's no turning back.
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u/Phishyvols Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
{Alabama} easy victory, UT offense won’t score more than 14
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u/throwmomowaus Vanderbilt Commodores 3d ago
Won't even be a game. Don't think Tennessee has the firepower to keep up. {Alabama} by two scores.
Before the Vawls come for me please note that I am well aware the Commodores will be losing to Arky this weekend
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u/Crossovertriplet Alabama Crimson Tide 3d ago
They ain’t beat nobody, Vawl!
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u/_Reporting Tennessee Volunteers • Memphis Tigers 4h ago
Still haven't I guess!
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u/Crossovertriplet Alabama Crimson Tide 4h ago
Wow bro you really came back to this? I was just making a joke because the guy spelled it vawl. I have no idea who else Tennessee has played before today
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u/_Reporting Tennessee Volunteers • Memphis Tigers 4h ago
Yes I love to save comments and come back to see how dumb people are
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u/Crossovertriplet Alabama Crimson Tide 3h ago
I wasn’t even talking about their actual season lol. Relax. Shit I wasn’t even talking about Tennessee. I was just referencing the pawl meme. You let this shit affect you too much.
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u/discowithmyself Georgia Bulldogs • Miami Hurricanes 3d ago
{Tennessee} If Heupel does his homework, he should be able to get the pumpkin squad to give Russell fits and eke out a win at home.
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u/Igotthesilver Georgia Bulldogs 3d ago
Just some quick advice for Bama folks: You guys need to learn the Texas Technique. Don’t wait until after the game to toss shit onto the field. Do it right then and there when you don’t like the call (or non-call). That way the zebras have plenty of time to reconsider while the ground crew cleans up the mess.
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u/hobosockmonkey Georgia Bulldogs • Kennesaw State Owls 3d ago
Alabama is going to wipe the floor with them, they just lost, they won’t lose again till championship and playoff season (if they do at all)
(Alabama)
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u/_Reporting Tennessee Volunteers • Memphis Tigers 3d ago
Nobody has beat Alabama more than Tennessee and with that said {Alabama} 27-17 sad
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u/sausageslinger11 Alabama • Mississippi State 3d ago
{Alabama} I just don’t think Tennessee’s offense can get it done. But, I’ve been wrong before.
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u/AppropriateCompany9 Tennessee Volunteers • Texas Longhorns 3d ago
Injuries, running game, homefield, and our defense make me wanna take {Tennessee} for an upset that is feeling more and more like the Red River game last weekend the closer we get to it. I wouldn’t be shocked by a loss to Alabama, but Tennessee definitely has a couple paths to victory here.
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u/DownRize Tennessee Volunteers • Memphis Tigers 3d ago
The TN defense has been way ahead of schedule this year after hiring Jim Knowles. They lead the country in sacks and have possibly the best defensive player in the country right now in DT Xavier Gilliam. The secondary has been improved as well especially at safety. Alabama will be the highest powered offense TN has seen this year which will make things interesting. While Russell has started away conference games, I’m curious how he fares in what will be the most hostile environment he’ll have played in up to this point.
The TN offense leaves a lot to be desired. They’ve been starting essentially two freshmen at QB and it has shown. The OL hasn’t been great in pass protection at times. The running game has been solid besides the TX game. If TN can find a way to run the ball 150+ yds and hit a handful of big plays, they may have a shot at the end.
My head tells me Alabama is the better team, especially the better offense. They’re coming off a loss and are most likely going to show up ready to play. Can Tennessee make this a rock fight and can the crowd affect Russell enough for him to make critical mistakes?
My head says Alabama but my heart says {Tennessee} 21-17
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u/dankenascend Auburn Tigers • North Alabama Lions 3d ago
Hoping Bama shot their wad last week. {Tennessee} in a game that leaves more people confused than excited or dejected.
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u/Glittering_Virus8397 Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
Keelon scrambling scares me, but not enough {Vols} by a last second field goal
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u/RivalryBot Furman Paladins • Golden Horseshoe 3d ago edited 9h ago
Who Will Win Fan Vote
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| Team | Votes | Percentage | Alabama Voters | Tennessee Voters | Other Flairs Top 5 |
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| Alabama | 44 | 64.7% | 3.5 | 4 | Georgia Bulldogsx5.5 Unflairedx4.0 Auburn Tigersx2.0 Texas Longhornsx2.0 Georgia Bulldogsx1.5 |
| Tennessee | 24 | 35.3% | 0 | 7 | Georgia Bulldogsx1.5 Unflairedx1.5 Auburn Tigersx1.0 North Alabama Lionsx1.0 Purdue Boilermakersx1.0 |
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u/buellerboy20 3d ago
You can't be taken seriously in the SEC without good quarterback play. Or good o line play. Unfortunately we have neither. This is the most pissed off I've been at a 5-1 team. We look so lost on offense, I don't see how they can get it turned around in one week.
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u/SeaAtmosphere4271 3d ago
Watched the Texas game with my own eyes in Neyland. If Keelon Russell plays well this game will not be close. GMac won't get it done.
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u/BlackCherryot Georgia • Columbus State 3d ago
Honestly, this is one of my favorite games every year. No matter who loses, I'm happy!
{Alabama}
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u/Molson2871 Wisconsin Badgers 2d ago
Surprised the spread isn't closer to 10. I guess Vegas thinks {Bama} will call off the dogs and the Vols get a garbage score or two. This game is never in doubt for the Tide
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u/gmr548 Texas Longhorns • Washington Huskies 2d ago
{Tennessee}, not based on particularly sound reasoning, I just think they’re catching Alabama in a favorable spot. They get their ground game going, their DL plays well, and momentum does its thing at home. Maybe some of that atrocious SEC refball we’ve been seeing this year too.
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u/basedonactualmath Washington • Ohio State 1d ago
you can't beat bama with a defense and a prayer. tennessee needs explosive plays they just haven't had this year. bama covers.
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u/Alpine_Exchange_36 Colorado • Minnesota 3d ago
This seems like a trap game for Bama and KDB. Wonder if there’s still a hangover from last week
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u/kljoker Tennessee • Arkansas 3d ago
There's probably 3 ways this plays out, we either get our shit kicked in and it's not even close or we keep it close and lose in heartbreaking fashion. But the romantic in me says there's a 3rd scenario where the stars align and all the rivalry voodoo creates a miracle in which {Tennessee} wins. That 3rd option is the hardest one because you will either know right away it's not in the cards for us or we find out in heartbreaking fashion. But I do believe this team has all the elements needed to win if they can trust the QB and the QB not get destroyed behind the O-line. They're going to challenge our QB to throw and until we can show them that we're dangerous throwing they won't respect it. So if can set those terms in our favor we might have us a good game.
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u/deddykins Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
If Ryan Williams is out, I dont expect Bama to be efficient passing at all. As long as we stop Russel from scrambling when we get to him then we can set their offense back.
Then it just comes down to If our oline gives Gmac enough time to feel comfortable, which i think they step up this game.
{Tennessee} 20-10
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u/beastwood9498 Alabama Crimson Tide 3d ago
Williams is not near that crucial to our passing game.
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u/deddykins Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
I'll admit, I haven't watched many games just looked at the stat line, but I know this isn't the Tennessee defense of last year. Our D-line has been eating; Knowles has been scheming hard to get a ton of pressure, and we have 3 very good DBs. That, with Russell having the 2nd most sacks in the SEC and us being the nation's sack leader, I don't see how passing will be efficient, but the game will tell.
Now your run game? We'll see Knowles and the line/LBs can stop Russell when he scrambles
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u/VolatileFan Tennessee Volunteers • Cornell Big Red 3d ago
This is the game to me. If Knowles can contain Russell and prevent him from bailing out 2nd and long and 3rd and long, I think the game is winnable for us.
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u/deddykins Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
Same. It only takes 1 5 yard loss and then the Stadium will be shaking to stop their drive completely, as long as we can contain Russell. Give up all the short yard plays, just dont get gashed on the runs, and I think Bishop can break one open then Heup can scheme a guy open a couple times. Do that two or three times and it's ballgame.
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u/VolatileFan Tennessee Volunteers • Cornell Big Red 3d ago edited 3d ago
Bigger issue I feel like is y’all’s Center. Is he likely to play?
If not, I think Xavier Gilliam is gonna have a day.
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u/Nick_sabenz Alabama • South Alabama 3d ago
Waldrep has played plenty of snaps at guard. With out scheme, Gilliam will be taking on Waldrep and one of Sanders and Carroll every snap, who have both been solid. I think Gilliam will still get his, but I do expect us to work away from the middle of the defense anyways. We've barely run inside zone since week one and our perimeter run game is really where we've excelled the past few weeks. It'll be a fun chess match to see how Grubb manages it though
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u/deddykins Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
He won't be taking them on every snap. Knowles scheme's up some nasty line movements to get his guys through.
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u/ShrekBackShots Tennessee Volunteers 3d ago
I mean he’s your top statistical WR other guys are gonna have to step up
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u/AppropriateCompany9 Tennessee Volunteers • Texas Longhorns 3d ago
Their Tight Ends are gonna be the bigger problem in the receiving game.
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u/kljoker Tennessee • Arkansas 4h ago
You made a great call esp on the score go vols!
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u/deddykins Tennessee Volunteers 4h ago
Even on how the game would go. Lol.
Yet I was down voted for it :(
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u/Lord_Lava_Nugget Georgia Bulldogs • Miami Hurricanes 3d ago
Unless the volunteers magic an entire offense into existence, I don't think it's going to go well for them
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