SmokeyX

This seems about right to me, though I'm not assuming a win at Kentucky. I can see us upsetting somebody if we play well -- maybe Mizzou on the road. Part of it will come down to how our guys respond mentally to the Bama loss.

Our D and our O-line played a hell of a game, but it's hard to feel good about playing Bama.

I have no real opinion on Jimbo, but this was a total clown show from both teams, with a special appearance by the blind ref crew. Our D played well, and the crowd noise might have been a factor. Both offenses get an F.

Scary game -- orange and black is appropriate. If our secondary doesn't play a whole lot better, Rattler might just pick us apart. I don't think we have anybody who can cover Legette, so we have to get to the QB early and often. When we have the ball, who knows? Not sure if Milton is really healthy, because he was a train wreck after he got hurt last week. And I look at the Carolina defensive stats from last week: 4 sacks, 9 TFLs and 8 passes defended. Should be a brawl.

Milton is frustrating. Throws so many beautiful passes then misses wildly. But as you saw against Florida, he's far from the only problem. At this point, I can't see us winning many.

CoachEmUp, you're so right about this idea that Vol fans in general thought it was 'simply a bad day in bad weather.' I don't know anyone who doesn't agree that we were woodshedded by a Georgia team that was dominant and motivated. And Chris Wright, where do you get the idea that we "were absolutely convinced you weren’t just going to beat Georgia. You were going to deliver a double-digit beatdown." Nobody I know thought that, although I did hope we'd hold up better in the trenches.

I'll make a fearless one based on our poor old secondary. If we don't have six or more sacks, we will fail to hold that team to fewer than three passing TDs.

Good game, Georgia. That was a thorough arse whipping. Wish you luck the rest of the way.

I liked the smokey grays, too. But if the players get psyched over black, I'm all for them. Let's face it: Any uniform we wear this week will backfire. I just hope we somehow come out of this without more injuries. (Both starting RBs are playing hurt, and our O-line is always a play away from disaster.) I'll be really happy if we just manage to get to a decent bowl and win it. Not expecting magic today.

Man, I love this team and the heart it shows, and I'm optimistic about our future. But for this week? Tempo clearly works against most teams, but Georgia isn't most teams, so if we don't execute perfectly we could end up setting NCAA speed records for three-and-outs. Maybe we keep it close for a while, but I just don't think we have the depth at this point to hang around. I mean, we gave up SIX touchdowns to Kentucky. We're wearing black (funeral attire), playing on the 13th against No. 1 for homecoming. None of that is lucky. Ga 45 Tenn 17, with Ga scoring one touchdown on defense.

"A Question for all posters…How many times do the Dawgs sack Hooker ? My guess is at least four(4)." I hate to say this, but I think it's definitely on the Ukelele (lol) end of the spectrum.

Wow, this is premature. Beware the rat poison! I will say I'm hoping Heupel can turn around our recruiting. We've signed exactly one of the top 20 in-state recruits for this class (247 Composite). One. Add that to the 30+ transfers of quality players and ... well ... this could take some time.

Truth. Love these guys.

Amen

"Bring on Georgia! We want the dawgs!" Are we sure about that?

Congrats, SC! I'm not even surprised. I knew from our game with you that you guys had a dangerous team, and it showed.

The Ol' Mustard Bottle? What? Too soon?

Never heard of this guy, but he deserves fame for being triple the legal limit and crashing into a police vehicle. That takes some effort.

It was targeting. The rule: "Targeting" means that a player takes aim at an opponent for purposes of attacking with forcible contact that goes beyond making a legal tackle or a legal block or playing the ball. Some indicators of targeting include but are not limited to: Launch. A player leaving their feet to attack an opponent by an upward and forward thrust of the body to make forcible contact in the head or neck area. A crouch followed by an upward and forward thrust to attack with forcible contact at the head or neck area, even though one or both feet are still on the ground. Leading with helmet, shoulder, forearm, fist, hand or elbow to attack with forcible contact at the head or neck area. Lowering the head before attacking by initiating forcible contact with the crown of the helmet. The result is a 15-yard penalty and an ejection.

Same. I'm surprised he's going to play. I just hope we're not risking him getting hurt worse behind a banged-up O-line. Want to see us healthy for Kentucky.

Classy comment and I agree 100 percent.

First and foremost, we gotta protect the guy. With our O-line situation, we're not likely to do that. Let him heal, ffs. If he and Evans and the Mays bros. get two weeks of rest, we have a chance to be pretty darned healthy against Kentucky.

Can't argue with that. We're already playing a few former walk-ons. We'll be lucky to win any of the next four.

Fact is we could play well and still lose the next four games. I'm just happy to see some genuine life back in the program. If we can set the edge and contain Corral, we can win. But that's a very tall task.

Agree. It's great to have fun, but we can't get cocky. We could play exactly as well as we have and still lose the next four. Just a brutal stretch.

You guys should definitely be cocky. You probably shouldn't even practice before you destroy us. Kentucky is totally the new Alabama.

Exactly. Such a non-story.

Don't worry about us getting cocky. We're already hurting and up next before we get a bye week: Ole Miss, @Alabama, @Kentucky, Georgia.

Not surprised. Really impressed with the atmosphere you guys have there now.

I think this is a very tough game for us. We're not healthy and we're on the road against an underrated team. Dogfight.