Key Highlights
- that defense gave up 38 or more points in six consecutive games. Why didn’t I think of Sunseri when crafting my game column?Answer: Because sometimes, like Tennessee’s defense, I’m just not good enough. I apologize for shortening the literary efforts of my contributors.
- I’m trying to accommodate as many wordsmiths as possible. Chris writes: I’m sure you have seen the movie, “Bull Durham,” and will get the reference: Someone may want to tell Heupel that the fungus on his shower shoes isn’t cool anymore. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMy response: Heupel’s game-day look only matters when the Vols perform as shabbily as they did against Vanderbilt. My response: My guess is he won’t have fungus on his shower shoes next season. Jack writes: Your 9-3 prediction in late August should have been right on the money.
- Who knew the defense would regress to the extent it did?I know Heupel is loyal to his assistants, but I still think we would benefit from new defensive leadership.
- We certainly didn’t play SEC-level defense this year. My response: Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea must have signed off on defensive coordinator Tim Banks’ defensive plan against quarterback Diego Pavia. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDoc writes: UT looked flat and uninspired against Vanderbilt.
- This team has no discipline, and they looked to me like they just quit in the second half. All of this is on Josh Heupel.