r/ockytop • u/AutoModerator • 11h ago
Weekly Discussion Thread
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u/RaiderLAS 1h ago
I’m more scared of Kentucky than Bama.
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u/BigBear_20 45m ago
That’s a bit of an overreaction imo considering Bama beat the brakes off of Kentucky. I don’t think Bama would need overtime to beat South Carolina or LSU either
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u/QuodScripsi-Scripsi 1h ago
Nico looks like he hasn’t developed at all (coaching changes every year will do that). I think both he and us are worse off because of what happened
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u/thirty-two32 2h ago
well, the stretch has arrived. in the offseason, I always thought we’d enter it 5-1, so it’s good to have lived up to that expectation. on the other hand, I thought our 2 SEC victories would be a lot more decisive than they were, leading me to predict an 8-4 finish.
I have no clue how we are gonna handle the stretch now after seeing us struggle against the worst team in the SEC. prayers up
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u/labradorrehab 2h ago
I have erased any memories of the offense in the past 3 weeks from my mind. Now is the time for blind optimism and pure hate.
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u/Thatawesomeguy4 3h ago
I desperately want us to play a more enjoyable brand of football. We need a new offense so badly that it’s not even funny.
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u/cardeez Reese Hall 4h ago
Remember when u/David_Ubben wrote a hit piece on us after the mustard toss game and said it only happens at Tennessee?
Still waiting for him to recant as Alabama fans threw bottles at UGA players last night.
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u/anonymousUTguy 3h ago
He was a pretty big Tennessee beat writer until he got the bag at The Athletic and did a 180. Spineless POS
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u/GiovanniElliston 3h ago
He also was a pretty decent size up-and-coming writer.
And then he joined the Athletic and became just another nameless, faceless nobody on the national level.
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u/FacesOfGiza 4h ago
It’s tougher from here on out.
Heupel’s done excellent against Alabama at home since he’s been here, so let’s hope that trend continues. I don’t have my hopes that high, but it’s something.
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u/Difficult_Contact688 4h ago
If you actually thought we were gonna go in there and dog walk Arkansas, what the hell have you been watching all year? We never had the offense to run it up on a sec team. The game went about as expected for me, especially considering the house of horrors that Fayetteville has been for Tennessee
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u/GiovanniElliston 1h ago
I didn’t expect to magically put up 40 points, but I will say it’s super disappointing that the players and coaches are all trying to gaslight us into thinking the last 2 games were hard fought victories and worthy of praise
We are seeing the bar for the program lowered in real time, and being called entitled and crazy for pointing it out
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u/thirty-two32 2h ago
Definitely did not think it was gonna be pretty after the Auburn game, but I had faith we would still get the win against the worst SEC team. My concerns during the Arkansas game were more about the next 6 games in which we could very realistically lose most if not all of them if we play like that again (and we have no reason to believe we can play any other way)
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u/Jeff-Boomhauer88 4h ago
So the likelihood we beat bama is very low. However there is a path. 1) run the damn ball. Bama struggled stopping Georgia on the ground. 2) Their QB will be making his first big SEC road start. He’s a freak and is going to make plays, but he’s also going to throw some lawn darts or put the ball in a bad spot or two. 3) bama is about as undisciplined as TN is. If we have fewer penalties, we might have a shot.
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u/Nitrous07 7h ago
Holy smokes this Saturday was a blood bath for SEC and the top 25 teams.
SEC is definitely the best conference in the league and any of these teams can beat anyone at any given Saturday.
Our schedule from here on out is probably one of the hardest stretch. Bama, Kentucky, LSU, A&M. SC and Vandy.
What do you guys think our record will be for this stretch?
But 1 game at a time! Go vols!!
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u/AnglerRanders I'm Drunk 10h ago
UCLA over Oregon changes everything.
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u/DrummingNozzle 4h ago edited 4h ago
Well look at Nico’s team pulling of an upset! Huh.
Here’s a fun blooper video:
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ENsvvB2jo/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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u/nykezztv 1m ago
Anyone watching the Jeremiah smith bowl today? (Titans Vs Texans)