Everyone got a chance to see the real Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday as they lost to sup-par UCLA 19-15.
I may have a huge dislike when it comes to the Volunteers, but I'm being as objective as possible when I say it will be a long time before UT football is successful again. Well at least by UT standards.
All I was hearing after Tennessee's week one win over lowly Western Kentucky was "UT football is back". I guess they weren't back for long.
Tennessee started off strong against UCLA yesterday by taking a 10-3 lead into the second quarter. Numerous turnovers, including three interceptions from Jonathan Crompton, would ultimately seal Tennessee's fate in their second loss to the Bruins in as many years.
Not only did the Tennessee passing game throw three interceptions, but they also only managed 93 passing yards against a defense that's not known for being among the nation's best. The rushing game played well at times but was nothing special.
If Tennessee and their fans want to get respect from me, and ultimately the rest of the nation, they have to win games like this. Tennessee has rarely been the favorite going into a game over the past few seasons, but they were the favorite in this game and they disappointed again.
The Volunteers definitely don't have to worry about being a disappointment next week as they travel to the Swamp for what has become their annual beat-down by Florida.
With all of this said Lane Kiffin is a good fit for this program. He's a great coach even though he got a bad reputation as the Raiders head coach. If anyone is going to fix this program it'll be Lane Kiffin and Monte Kiffin. It's still going to be work in progress.
I hope the fans on Rocky Top are as patient as they are arrogant because it looks like it's going to be another long season for the Volunteers.
and you vandyfan will take your annual loss to UT at the end of the season quit trying to make yourself feel better because UT has (with 2005 being the lone exception) and always will beat Vanderbilt even in a down year... this team has the pieces to get 6-7 wins this year with the exception of Florida- they CAN compete in every game down to the 4th quarter. As for qb play- UT can survive the majority of these games if the qb(s) limit the turnovers. A strong passing game isn't necessary for them to win games this year they just need somebody who can prevent turnovers and make the safe play.
ReplyDeleteTypical UT fan pulling Vandy into an argument that has nothing to do with Vandy and everything to do with your program no longer being the way it use to be. I never argued that Vandy was a better team than UT so stop making Vandy your way out of the issues I brought up.
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