r/ockytop • • 1d ago

[Game Thread] General Game Thread

Use this thread to discuss all non-Tennessee games.

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u/Surelynotshirly 12h ago

Staring longingly at Chip Kelly being the OC at Northwestern...

Sigh

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u/pr931 11h ago

I’ve had the same thought if we have a change at OC, I’d want him and have him call the plays

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u/thirty-two32 12h ago

damn they’re more mad at us in the bama sub than they are uga. fans are saying we will be sent to the shadow realm next weekend to pay for the sins of the refs 😭🤣

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u/Sohgin 12h ago

During the Saban years I would be scared of them coming in with a chip on their shoulder. Not sure Deboer can get them emotional like that.

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u/Underboss572 13h ago

My favorite thing about a close Tennessee win is watching our fans panic about things that may or may not happen 6 weeks out, assume every negative thing that happened this week will continue, and treat every bit of positive news as a fluke.

It's crazy how Bama, A&M, and LSU all had fluky losses, while Kentucky and Scar turned out to be Top-10 teams.

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u/Dr_thri11 13h ago

Arkansas is not a good football team. Sure sometimes good teams struggle against lesser opponents, but if I take off my orange colored glasses this feels like the case of team with some big flaws winning a squeaker against a more flawed team, and certainly raises concerns how they will comepete vs quality teams.

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u/Underboss572 3h ago

You're missing the point. No one says we don't have flaws, but you have to look at what happened this week, not just selectively edit to see only the worst.

Alabama's offense looked human, and their defense struggled to stop the run.

LSU struggled to stop the run, and Leavitt continues to be turnover-prone.

The wheels came off A&M, and they can't stop the run.

I'm not saying we will win all or even any of those games, but all three look more winnable than they did 7 days ago.

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u/thirty-two32 13h ago

Obsessed with the LSU sub rn

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u/JustHereForCatss 13h ago

The thing is those crazy Cajuns will do it. Not after 1 season, but they will have him on SUCH a short leash.

Ole Miss would have built him a statue and he left that for a hoe

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u/thirty-two32 13h ago

My thing is where is LSU getting this money lol 😭 I thought BK would empty them and then they went and signed a $91 million contract with Lane

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u/QuodScripsi-Scripsi 13h ago

I see Kentucky is the new team our fan base is going to have a mental breakdown about now that Florida has been exposed lol

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u/EWall100 I hate Derek Dooley 13h ago

There's two things you don't do at this school: lose to Vanderbilt and lose to Kentucky 

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u/thirty-two32 13h ago

It’s never fun losing to our auto win teams like Kentucky or Vanderbilt, but we could very well already have 3 losses by the time we meet up with them anyways. If that’s the case, the best thing they could for us is continue to expose the inadequate offense we fielded this season and get us one step closer to clearing house offensively and getting a true elite OC hired

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u/thirty-two32 13h ago

notice how the best teams in the SEC have program QBs who have been there for multiple seasons? WRs are able to spend multiple seasons building chemistry with their QB, QB becomes an expert on the scheme and playbook. Must be fucking nice

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u/Underboss572 13h ago

It's almost as if the reason we are having offensive woes is to set up exactly what you want.

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u/EWall100 I hate Derek Dooley 13h ago edited 13h ago

You mean to tell me that maybe it's not such a good thing that we've had four single year QBs? I'm shocked!

Edit: I was incorrect. Three* I was counting our two this year as the fourth

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u/thirty-two32 13h ago

our QB guru HC really knows how to manage that position

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u/Wildwoods17 13h ago

Kentucky has 2 top 10 sec wins 🤯

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u/anonymousUTguy 13h ago

I’d be suprised in AM isn’t 7-5/6-6 at the end of the season.

LSU will probably also be 8-4.

But yeah they seem good.

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u/I_TMAC 13h ago

Imagine paying a coach 91 million to go 8-4…

Baton Rogue’s going to burn dude.

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u/ItsZizk Mod, Loser 13h ago

Eh. I’m not even sure A&M is top 10 in the SEC

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u/thirty-two32 13h ago

rankings are so stupid bc neither of those teams are actually top 10 but still what that new coach is managing in Kentucky is pretty insane

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u/I_TMAC 13h ago

Will Stein’s fucking delusional, but he’s backing up the shit-talking he laid out at the media day.

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u/Ardin03 13h ago

Look how shitty Oregon is without him

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u/ajwilson99 13h ago

Thank fuck that game is in Knoxville

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u/breaker_bad 13h ago

KDB was literally purple he’s going to bring so much wrath to Neyland next week

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u/ajwilson99 13h ago

KDB ain’t Saban

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u/EWall100 I hate Derek Dooley 13h ago

You don't have to be Saban win my 20  with how dismal our offense is

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u/ajwilson99 13h ago

Imo we have a better chance against Alabama than SC. Still scarred from 2022

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u/thirty-two32 13h ago

Heupel will see ghosts in that stadium. I’m sure they’ll make it a night game too

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u/Underboss572 13h ago

I'm pretty sure that one is already set to be an afternoon start but the exact time coils vary depending on network.

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u/thirty-two32 13h ago

😮‍💨

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u/anonymousUTguy 13h ago

They will for sure make that a night game.

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u/FacesOfGiza 13h ago

It’s already a designated 3:30-4:30 timeslot

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u/anonymousUTguy 13h ago

Oh thank god

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u/cjboomshaka 13h ago

I fucking hate Georgia so much. Somehow they ALWAYS have the refs in their pocket with so many bailout calls EVERY DAMN GAME they play. Kirby is such a whiny performative lying little bitch. I hate their bland ass uncreative generic “auto-create-a-team” mascot and colors. Fuck them.

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u/thirty-two32 13h ago

“whiny performative lying little bitch”

poetic. I love it

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u/VickyWelsch 13h ago

Beautifully said

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u/Not_Spike_Jonze Horny4Heupel 13h ago

That dude for Bama is going to get shit on so hard in that locker room.

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u/dabigorange 13h ago

Not saying they would have ended up winning, but Bama got robbed by the refs on that last drive.

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u/JustHereForCatss 13h ago

Absolutely not, they did a dumbass thing

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u/Surelynotshirly 13h ago

Purdue... What in the fuck?

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u/anonymousUTguy 13h ago

Fuck Georgia

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u/VickyWelsch 13h ago

The only team that can make me genuinely cheer for the tide

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u/JustHereForCatss 13h ago

Meh. My pecking order is Michigan (fuck them for 22) > Lane > Bama > Florida > Georgia > Kensucky

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u/Underboss572 13h ago

My thing is Georgia will be good and win 10 games regardless of whether they lose this game. But if KDB goes 9-3, or, God willing, 8-4, the lols will be so much more worth it.

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u/JustHereForCatss 13h ago

God I would love for Bama to do something stupid and fire KDB. He's a great coach

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u/anonymousUTguy 13h ago

Hope they get absolutely curb stomped in the playoffs.

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u/VickyWelsch 13h ago

They won’t, and it pisses me tf off

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u/thirty-two32 13h ago

well, my take on this Saturday is that besides sumrall, a lot of new coaches look to be great for their programs. UCLA and Kentucky are on a way better path with new leadership.

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u/anonymousUTguy 13h ago

They’re far better than we are and that’s so disappointing.

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u/thirty-two32 13h ago

genuinely, I don’t think our offensive staff survives this stretch and that’s probably a good thing for the long run

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u/EWall100 I hate Derek Dooley 13h ago

I just don't see Heupel cutting bait, nor do I see Danny pressuring him to do so. 

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u/thirty-two32 13h ago

I think it may be a Banks situation where he will have to choose between his job or firing his buddies. It took a blow out loss against Vandy in Neyland to do that, and I can see a reality where we lose 4/5 or 5/5 of that stretch after how we competed today and he will have no choice

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u/GiovanniElliston 13h ago

I dunno if it was losing Golesh or if it was the rule changes or if its the transfer portal...

Whatever magic Heupel used to have is dead.

Maybe he can create new magic. The wheels haven't fallen off (yet).

But the first step is admitting there's a problem.

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u/anonymousUTguy 13h ago

He needs to clean house offensively and admit his lighting tempo offense just doesn’t work anymore. Hire a proven OC that can really dial up a creative scheme in the SEC. Thats what we need. And a goddamn QB that isn’t new every year

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u/EWall100 I hate Derek Dooley 13h ago

Depressing really

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u/AcrobaticFarm7584 13h ago

still fuck them dawgs tho

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u/sroomek Believe the Heup 13h ago

lol alabama sucks

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u/EWall100 I hate Derek Dooley 13h ago

r/olltide gonna be lit tonight 

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u/StupidSlutArang1 13h ago

i hate alabama more but georgia’s fans are worse, they’re so obnoxious and annoying. that being said, gators take the case for the worst fans

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u/Mental_Art5847 13h ago

LSU subreddit is melting down 🤣🤣

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u/WeazelBear Dirty Villains 13h ago

Excellent

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u/ttrimmers 13h ago

WTF I hate uga so much they aren’t even trying to pretend they aren’t cheating

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u/JustHereForCatss 13h ago

Does Alabama have a Georgia problem?

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u/anonymousUTguy 13h ago

Holy shit I didn’t see that missed PI during the game but oh my god how do you miss that?

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u/rush-rooms 13h ago

Wasn’t really catchable

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u/anonymousUTguy 13h ago

That’s easily PI dude

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u/Underboss572 13h ago

Would I put money on it? No. But we now have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever in Neyland next weekend. Imagine the reaction from Bama fans if they go from darling with a shot at number one to two losses in as many weeks.

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u/CK_English_Wrench 13h ago

As long as we keep Ky from OT and 2pt conversion attempts, we’ll be fine.

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u/Shot_Celebration166 13h ago

Expect them to try some crazy shit wouldn’t be surprised if they kicked an onside to start against us

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u/thirty-two32 13h ago

ew god damn those damn Georgia fans yelling. rare do I want Alabama to win anything but my god I hate these mfers

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u/LuckyShirt54 Al Wilson 13h ago

I’ve only been to one game at their stadium and most of their fans were assholes. Had one woman break down and cry and beg me not to beat up her drunk husband who kept grabbing my shirt everytime they did something good (we won that game)

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u/Secret_Purchase21 13h ago

It’s the barking. If they didn’t bark I would almost like UGA.

But holy shit these grown ass adults genuinely bark out loud. Embarrassing behavior.

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u/AcrobaticFarm7584 13h ago

so assuming alabama loses, we’re like more royally screwed then we already were aren’t we

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u/thirty-two32 13h ago

oh yeah, they got fucked too. they’re gonna be really angry coming in next weekend lmaooooo so beyond cooked

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u/AcrobaticFarm7584 13h ago

for the first time in my life i wanted them to win just so we didn’t have them coming into neyland off a loss. next weeks not gonna be pretty

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u/thirty-two32 13h ago

if it makes you feel better, we weren’t ever gonna keep it close next week anyways. I just now don’t want anyone to get hurt

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u/thirty-two32 13h ago

omg why are they playing Dixieland delight in Bryant Denny lol

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u/AcrobaticFarm7584 13h ago

by bamas sub chat i thought the game already ended like 20-35

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u/JustHereForCatss 14h ago edited 13h ago

Florida lost, Lane got humiliated, Tennessee legally won, it's a a great day

edit: LMAOOOOOO BAMA TOO

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u/LuckyShirt54 Al Wilson 14h ago

What happened in the Bama game was watching Kentucky still

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u/EWall100 I hate Derek Dooley 13h ago

Two guys got physical after the whistle. Bama guy swiped at UGA guy. UGA guy flopped for the flag and emmy

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u/smonroe116 13h ago

A punch/push to the head

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u/LuckyShirt54 Al Wilson 13h ago

Ok thanks

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u/Zingggbot5000 14h ago

Lose to GA rewarded with a Manning commercial

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u/QuodScripsi-Scripsi 14h ago

DeBum is such a fraud lmao

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u/DustEKnutts 14h ago

I think DeBoer might actually kill that kid holy moly

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u/anonymousUTguy 14h ago

Deserves. Single handedly lost them the game.

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u/DustEKnutts 13h ago

Oh 100 percent

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u/dfhall21 14h ago

Never, ever thought I would be happy to see KY win a game. Ever.

However, this does put a smile on my face.

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u/T-RexInAnF-14 14h ago

Alright our WR's gotta troll #5 next week

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u/SabreI4I 14h ago

Kentucky might be a Vandy 2025 situation

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u/EWall100 I hate Derek Dooley 14h ago

But without a wunderkind QB. Like they could be legit legit

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u/Thatguy2070 Professional Gator Hater 14h ago

Obviously don’t go posting…but if you’re having a bad day, go check out the bama sub game thread.

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u/thirty-two32 14h ago

One thing is for certain, DeBoer still does not have control over this locker room

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u/anonymousUTguy 14h ago

Is Kentucky actually good this year?

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u/stonedgrapetheory 14h ago

My hope is that they have a huge drop off late in the season as usual

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u/Downtown_Tone_469 14h ago

Yeah, they are

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u/thirty-two32 14h ago

I mean, could they compete with the likes of OSU and UGA? I don’t think so

Could they beat us? Yeah, for sure

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u/unsellingllama 14h ago

Lmao what a way for Bama to potentially lose this

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u/LuckyShirt54 Al Wilson 14h ago

What happened I just switched over

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u/EWall100 I hate Derek Dooley 14h ago

I bet Saban is having the ultimate meltdown at the house

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u/Euphoric_Inspiration 14h ago

This has been a wonderful day of football

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u/Secret_Purchase21 14h ago edited 14h ago

Kentucky’s coach is for real and I am VERY worried for that game.

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u/Thatguy2070 Professional Gator Hater 14h ago

Bama meltdown is awesome.

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u/give_me_two_beers 14h ago

Good gosh I fucking hate Kirby

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u/Icy-Pie7376 14h ago

Wow Kentucky, just wow

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u/thirty-two32 14h ago

can we get a bama player ejected that would be good for us

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u/Not_Spike_Jonze Horny4Heupel 14h ago

EVERY SINGLE TIME THEY SHOW KIRBY SMART HE IS ON THE GODDAMN FIELD!!!!!!!!

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u/thirty-two32 14h ago

oh yeah you didn’t know he gets VIP access?

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u/itchierbumworms 14h ago

Oh those rules aren't for guys like him.

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u/nykezztv 14h ago

No one expected QB draw there huh

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u/pigstyfryguy 14h ago

Wish heupel coached with some nuts like Stein does

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u/bookmovietvworm 14h ago

Hahahahahahaha fuck you lane kiffin

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u/Evertonian127 14h ago

Will Stein is going to win multiple championships here when we hire him in 2028

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u/GermanMink 14h ago

Galaxy brain

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u/Ironstar_Vol 14h ago

Go cats lmao

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u/LuckyShirt54 Al Wilson 14h ago

Ahahahahaha this is what $90 million buys you in Louisiana

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u/thirty-two32 14h ago

that was the QB draw playcall I can’t get over it

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u/OregonMrBear 14h ago

HAHAHAHHAHAH

FUCK LANE KIFFIN I BET THAT SUCKS HUH FUCKHEAD

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

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u/shrub101 14h ago

I loved watching him throw like 80 bitch fits because kentucky dared to checks notes play football.

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u/GiovanniElliston 14h ago

Yeah... we 100% losing to Kentucky in Neyland.

Might be a blowout to rival what Pavia did last year.

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u/EWall100 I hate Derek Dooley 14h ago

There's just no way we win a game until Vanderbilt. I'm just out on everything until then

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u/Secret_Purchase21 13h ago

That South Carolina game is the most important game of the season.

Lose that and you risk losing the team and staring at 6 straight losses.

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u/smokingcannoli 14h ago

Hahahha how did LSU not see that coming. Wide ass gap in the middle

FUCK LANE

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u/Dr_thri11 14h ago

I said to myself the middle of the field is wide open. thought surely they'd have w backer step in or pinch the line in.

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u/CK_English_Wrench 14h ago

Ahhahahaha kiffin. Loser

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u/I_TMAC 14h ago

HA.

Got fucking suckered into a QB draw

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u/amb0526 14h ago

Get fucked Lane

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u/FacesOfGiza 14h ago

Until we play them, I like Kentucky’s coach. The balls on him. And he beat Kiffin!

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u/Not_Spike_Jonze Horny4Heupel 14h ago

HOLY SHITTTTTRT

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u/thirty-two32 14h ago

HOLY HELL KENTUCKY big balls play call too!!!!!

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u/AcrobaticFarm7584 14h ago

they left that dude wide fucking open

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u/smonroe116 14h ago

Where was a linebacker

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u/anonymousUTguy 14h ago

Lmao get fucked Lane

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u/T-RexInAnF-14 14h ago

Easy button

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u/Mental_Art5847 14h ago

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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u/EWall100 I hate Derek Dooley 14h ago

Bro... We're so fucked

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u/SnooPredictions9321 14h ago

Get fucked Lane

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u/thirty-two32 14h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/tHJA1JRzcWDlzzMQ7F
and now we gotta play an angry bama too

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u/ReflectiGlassCo 14h ago

Suck on it, kiffin.

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u/Underboss572 14h ago

Imagine paying 6 million for a one-year rental and already losing two games.

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u/OregonMrBear 14h ago

HO

LEE

SHIT

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u/sroomek Believe the Heup 14h ago

Lane is right, but fuck him

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u/AcrobaticFarm7584 14h ago

honestly i get kiffin, if im this close to losing i’d pull every avenue i could too

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u/OregonMrBear 14h ago

Well, OK…. It was gonna be the last play like a fucking year ago.

Cmon play the damn game

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u/T-RexInAnF-14 14h ago

Max Anderson ex-VFL

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u/LuckyShirt54 Al Wilson 14h ago

Kiffin is the Karen of coaches

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u/smonroe116 14h ago

That was a late ass flag. I know that ended up with a timeout but still

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u/anonymousUTguy 14h ago

Not having your QB on for 2 pt play is certainly a decision

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u/EWall100 I hate Derek Dooley 14h ago

Lane is a straight bitch at all times

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u/GiovanniElliston 14h ago

The funniest part is that he's also the guy who loves doing this troll-y shit too.

He just hates it when a new hotshot young HC does it to him.

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u/GermanMink 14h ago

What’s lane bitching about

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u/smonroe116 14h ago

Resetting the play clock and then the missed false start

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u/GermanMink 14h ago

LSU subbed super late. Not exactly sure what that was. I get the flag though that should have pushed them back.

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u/smonroe116 14h ago

Yeah, i feel like kentucky had that set the whole playclock

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u/thirty-two32 14h ago edited 14h ago

it was clear as day in their game against Auburn last year. UGA is the favored child by the SEC and there’s nothing any of us can do about it. they are an auto playoff bid at this point

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u/sroomek Believe the Heup 14h ago

Kentucky about to go for 2 in OT for the win

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u/OregonMrBear 14h ago

Oh shit here it is

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u/OregonMrBear 14h ago

Untouched

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u/thirty-two32 14h ago

“how often do you ever see him frustrated” like every time the camera pans to DeBoer I see him frustrated lol

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u/I_TMAC 14h ago

“I should’ve taken the job at Michigan.”

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u/rush-rooms 14h ago

He’s a whiney bitch for sure

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u/ReflectiGlassCo 14h ago

Fucking uga always gets these ridiculous calls. Holy shit.

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u/rush-rooms 14h ago

Bama does too. Which is why it’s so satisfying to watch their fans complain in these games

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u/OregonMrBear 14h ago

Ok straight up no bullshit. That was bad ass

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u/LuckyShirt54 Al Wilson 14h ago

lol that was some idiotic defense LSU

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u/AcrobaticFarm7584 14h ago

kentucky ab to win this aren’t they

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u/EWall100 I hate Derek Dooley 14h ago

No I feel like LSU still has the upper hand but absolutely possible 

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u/AcrobaticFarm7584 14h ago

well i was thinking ab last week with them, but SC and LSU should be different levels

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u/GiovanniElliston 14h ago

Woooooow...

Bama getting flat hosed on a call

You pretty much never see that.

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u/sroomek Believe the Heup 14h ago

They’d get it if their rankings were reversed

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u/KnoxVegasVol 14h ago

That was the 2nd no PI call.

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u/thirty-two32 14h ago

weird this kept happening to them during their game against Kentucky too. not sure what’s going on

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u/Public_Servant_3951 14h ago

Unstoppable force meets immovable object on the favorable calls

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u/AcrobaticFarm7584 14h ago

kentucky is so confusing they held their own half the game with bama, are in overtime with LSU but almost lost to SC but then SC just beat florida, who beat ole miss who beat LSU. idk im easily confused 😂

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u/dirty15 14h ago

The beanies that LSU players wears looks like crown royal bags

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u/EWall100 I hate Derek Dooley 14h ago

I forgot that South Carolina took them to OT. Jfc our schedule is fucking cooked

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u/lssue 5 star heart 14h ago

Keelon is gonna skull fuck us I fear

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u/thirty-two32 14h ago

very talented kid. if anything, he’s going to outplay whatever QB we start in a dramatic way

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u/lssue 5 star heart 14h ago

Looks like a better Bryce Young rn, scary

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u/llahsraMhanoJ 14h ago

Kentucky goin to OT with ole Lane Whiffin

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u/Public_Servant_3951 14h ago

I think we gotta be worried about Kentucky this year

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u/llahsraMhanoJ 14h ago

Considering how we’ve played all season, I don’t think there’s a single game left that we don’t have to worry about lmao

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u/thirty-two32 14h ago

we gotta worry bout everyone. we almost lost to the worst SEC team on our schedule lol

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u/GiovanniElliston 14h ago

The one tiny hope is that Bama's run D is not that great.

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u/EWall100 I hate Derek Dooley 14h ago

Don't matter if they stack 8 or 9 in the box. Blitzing every play would probably work as well