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#3 Bama at #6 Tennessee, Saturday Oct 15th @ 2:30pm CT on CBS

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I didn't realize Tennessee hasn't won this in 15 years. This has the chance to be a generational game if UTe can win. The Saban dynasty seems like it's sputtering a bit - wonder if this could be a turning point. 

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National media picking Tennessee football over Alabama should terrify Vols

by Caleb Calhoun

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Regardless of all the hype surrounding this game, Tennessee football is still not as good as the Alabama Crimson Tide overall. Nick Saban has better players all over the field for the most part, which should surprise nobody given the level he’s recruited at in the past.

As a result, if the Vols are going to pull off the upset in this huge top 10 matchup Saturday, they need two things to happen. The first is elite coaching by Josh Heupel and winning all the schematic standoffs with Alex Golesh and Tim Banks against Bill O’Brien and Pete Golding respectively.

Although that’s likely to happen, the next part is for Alabama to lose focus and play sloppy, which they have done in the past. They won’t do that this game. Coming off a close one against the Texas A&M Aggies, playing on the road and Tennessee football being in the top 10 will refocus them.

Most importantly, though, they know to take this game seriously because of what the national media has been saying. Saban always talks about rat poison, the concept of analysts disrespecting his team’s opponents, infecting his players. Well, this time, it may be the reverse.

Let’s start with First Take. Paul Finebaum went on with Stephen A. Smith, and both agreed that Alabama had no chance if Bryce Young wasn’t going to be available. Mad Dog Chris Russo took it to another level, though, suggesting the Vols could be the best team even if Young does play.

Staying on ESPN, the Keyshawn, JWill and Max show had Harry Douglas on Thursday. Douglas and Keyshawn Johnson outright said they think Tennessee football will win regardless of whether or not Young plays.

Moving over to Fox Sports 1, Joel Klatt also has this game being immune to whether or not Young plays. He claimed that the Vols’ strongest areas are exactly where Alabama is weak, so he said on his show and Colin Cowherd’s show that UT wins.  

Finally, let’s do a throwback here. Mark May and Lou Holtz, the former College Football Final analysts, were on together, and while May picked Alabama, the hall-of-fame head coach went out on a limb and picked the Vols too.

All of this eliminates one of the huge factors the Vols need to beat the team that’s ranked No. 3 in the Coaches Poll and No. 1 in the AP Poll. Alabama will have to make some key mistakes throughout the game, and the talk surrounding it seems like it will eliminate that.

Regardless of whether or not they have Young or Jalen Milroe, they have enough firepower to blow out the Vols, ranked No. 6 in the AP Poll and No. 8 in the Coaches Poll, even at Neyland Stadium. All of these predictions only further the likelihood that they will cruise to victory.

Now, maybe the reverse will happen, and Alabama will fold because of the pressure it’s feeling. That combined with Heupel dialing up some perfect plays could still deliver a win for Tennessee football. However, given Alabama’s talent, the opposite seems likely at this point, and with all this disrespect despite 15 wins over the Vols, they will want to deliver in a big way.

 

Saban's grip on recruiting is vanishing with NIL and it's showing. They have some high end players all across the field but they no longer have anywhere near the depth they had. They can't protect their top guys on the defensive line with rotation without that depth. Their offensive line isn't anywhere as elite as the past. That's been exposed the first half of the season and it's only going to get worse as other programs like us with massively deep pockets siphon of the Quinn Ewers and Kelvin Banks' of the CFB world that Saban had be stockpiling. 

I predict Saban retires within 3 to 4 years because of it. 

Alabama has better players than Pittsburgh and Florida and much better coaching. They will win easily. ESPN is doing a great job hyping this thing up.

23 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Gonna be weird if TN, Bama, and GA all end up with 1 loss.  Guess you'd have to put the SEC Champ game winner in.  Then what?  

The playoff committee putting in a championship game loser is bad enough, but allowing one that didn't even make the CCG into the playoffs would be absurd if there are other conference champions with only 1 or 2 losses. Unfortunately they've already shown the precedence for doing just that.. TWICE. Given that idiocy, I'd prefer TN to lose to both Bama & UGA & if Bama could find a way to lose another game before the SEC championship so that they have 2 losses when UGA beats them, that would be nice.

I could see TN winning, then losing to GA.  Alabama then loses to GA in the SEC Championship game, allowing the Vols to backdoor in with 1 loss.  This is all assuming losses for Clemson, USC, etc...  Either Ohio St or Michigan will be in.  Clemson should be in.

13 hours ago, Hermanator said:

Saban's grip on recruiting is vanishing with NIL and it's showing. They have some high end players all across the field but they no longer have anywhere near the depth they had. They can't protect their top guys on the defensive line with rotation without that depth. Their offensive line isn't anywhere as elite as the past. That's been exposed the first half of the season and it's only going to get worse as other programs like us with massively deep pockets siphon of the Quinn Ewers and Kelvin Banks' of the CFB world that Saban had be stockpiling. 

I predict Saban retires within 3 to 4 years because of it. 

 

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I had no idea Bru McCoy plays for Tennessee now. Jesus, how many teams is that indecisive cunt going to join?

Go Creamsicles.

 

I do like their QB and dog.

 

Is it me or does the SEC-CBS game noise just feel different?

Edited by Brothahorn

Not really sure he scored there, though also not really sure he didn't

Just now, deadshank said:

Gary Danielson gonna have an aneurysm if Bama loses. 

Here's hoping. 

Just now, ConferenceRoom said:

Here's hoping. 

The daily double. 

How can a game this big not have the footage from the play side goalline?

15 hours ago, Hermanator said:

Saban's grip on recruiting is vanishing with NIL and it's showing. They have some high end players all across the field but they no longer have anywhere near the depth they had. They can't protect their top guys on the defensive line with rotation without that depth. Their offensive line isn't anywhere as elite as the past. That's been exposed the first half of the season and it's only going to get worse as other programs like us with massively deep pockets siphon of the Quinn Ewers and Kelvin Banks' of the CFB world that Saban had be stockpiling. 

I predict Saban retires within 3 to 4 years because of it. 

Either that or the fact that he's already 70 fucking years old.

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Lulz blue dress.

Bunch of Tennessee 10s there. 

2 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

Bunch of Tennessee 10s there. 

She seems feisty 

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8 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Good looking pass and catch for bama. Tenn

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17 minutes ago, Hpara759 said:

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Need an Instagram name. Let’s go surly 

didn't Tenn get caught cheating their asses off a couple years ago or something?

Just now, Hpara759 said:

Saban gonna have a stroke

Actually last week and now this week Saban looks way too calm....for Saban

Just now, hookem48 said:

didn't Tenn get caught cheating their asses off a couple years ago or something?

They've had like 3 or 4 arrests this season alone. Heupel runs a jailhouse over there

Holy shit do we really need to stop the game down for every single score?

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