Posted by slovog on October 28, 2007 at 2:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Press guys impress some fans. But many of us realize that they are just flappin' those gums.

Too bad so many of you actually care what Corso, Herbstreit, and Fowler have to say. Maybe those "trailer trash" comments hit a little too close to the concrete slab ... er, I mean home.

Regardless, now is the time for all of you geniuses to come out and give your little sales jobs about how miserable you are, how bad UT looked, and how you have all the answers.

Bonus points for any John Gruden sightings. You idiots!!

Posted by TommyJack on October 28, 2007 at 9:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)

soooooooo, SLOVOG: Who made you the all seeing, all knowing?

Posted by ballou1024 on October 28, 2007 at 9:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Willingham should have been in the starting lineup. Vinson needs to be replaced by someone he is not ready to be a starter. Chavis needs to make a change at linebacker they are always out of position.Play the two freshman Chris Walker and Donaldson!

Posted by utvols1 on October 28, 2007 at 10:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I agree TJ-I read some of slovog posts-what an idiot. I'll tell you who listens to game day-a bunch of high school kids-many of whom are considering UT. Get a grip UT is and has been a program in decline for 5 yrs. Wake up.

Posted by B_A_VOL on October 28, 2007 at 10:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)

"It's good to see them (UT's defensive backs) put it together despite all the crap," he *Slade) said. "They don't look at the stuff that's in the media and get down about it."

Just making that statement has me wondering if Slade has any clue. Vinson was out of position all night. Receivers ran free all night. Wrap up when you tackle, especially a defensive back.

Why are we all idiots because we do not agree with each other? REMEMBER: Opinions are like A@# holes, everyone has one and they ALL stink a little.

Posted by Vandylaw07 on October 28, 2007 at 10:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)

How out many times can your secondary be clueless and out of position in one game? I've never seen a secondary play as badly as ours has this season. It seems everyone we play gets WIDE OPEN. The talent is there, and I know we're young, but so are a lot of other teams. We are always in "busted coverages," we can't tackle, we don't look for the ball, and we don't cover well because of poor scheme and even poorer technique. For goodness sake, hire an NFL secondary coach that knows how to coach the position. Enough is enough! I'm sick of making the John Parker Wilsons and Blake Mitchells of the world look like Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. Vandy's defense is in the top 20 nationally and they have nowhere close to the talent we have. When you recruit top 5 talent yet your pass defense is ranked #94 (that was before giving up 350+ to USC), something doesn't add up.

Oh, and Jon Hefney, shut your mouth and play football. You're a four year starter, yet you still can't tackle, and you still can't field punts. Ridiculous.

Posted by jweaver3 on October 28, 2007 at 11 a.m. (Suggest removal)

We have the same record as Fla. should Meyer be fired? How bout Carroll, he has an NFL team and can't win? I hattttttttteeeeeeeeee being 5-3 especially the way the 3 came about in blow outs but that said, This has been a strange football season!!! I just sill think that negative comments should be emailed to Mike Hamilton. We can't do anything about the negative, but Mike can. I just hate to think about some 17-18 year old reading all this negative crap and thinking, man do I want to go to a place that the fans hate their coach and want him fired??? That is my only point. I'm a lifelong fan and booster of the big Orange and will be till I die, no matter who is coaching.
GO VOLS!!!
TXVOLSFAN

Posted by jhmclain on October 28, 2007 at 12:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Been thinking for the last couple of years or so that Slade needed to go. Now you can add Chavis and the rest of the D staff.

Posted by asleep on October 28, 2007 at 2:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I agree our linebackers are also clueless. They never cover anyone out of the backfield and get caught up in traffic way too many times. They drop out in zone coverage on runs, and hit the run gaps on passes. When they do feel a pass, they don't drop back far enough so the middle of the field is always open at about 10-15 yards. It seems that the problems in our secondary, which include youth and talent level, are being magnified by our ineffective D line and clueless linebackers. Can next year's defense really be that much better with these coaches? Go Vols!!!

Posted by DenmarkVol_aka_Mbumburu on October 28, 2007 at 2:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Wow. Costly game in terms of injuries. Work hard, guys, and come back to fight another day.

Eric Young, you've been an outstanding Volunteer. We all wish you the best in everything you do.

Posted by littletheyknow on October 28, 2007 at 4:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Thank you all who have dout about the VOLS, that means me and all the real VOL fans will get great ticets when we all get to ATLANTA. You guys can stay home and whine about it. A win is a win and I'll take like all the other wins that put us on top.

Posted by Plasticman on October 28, 2007 at 4:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Little, I am a die hard VOl Fan, graduated from UT , have been going to games since I was 5 years old. However, I must say I do not see us beating KY or even Vandy and Ark. with the way our defense is playing. Now if Chavis, Slade, FUlmer, etc... can earn what they are being paid and come up with some different schemes before the Ark. game, we MIGHT be able to win out. But there is NO WAY if we continue to do what we're doing on defense. I am a glass half full kind of person, but at the same time, I try to be realistic. Chavis, please change your defensive schemes before it's too late...

Posted by BigManVolFan on October 28, 2007 at 4:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

It sucks that Eric Young went down with a what might be season ending injury...Lets hope it turns out to be something minor....Man our defense as a whole is just plain pitiful...Why do we give receivers that much of a cushion?

It's not hard to throw for 7 yards when there is that much seperation.....This is two weeks in a row now that the oppossing team has had a receiver break there schools record for catches in a game.....D.J. Hall last week and Kenny McKinley this week....Whats next?

Posted by jcvet on October 28, 2007 at 7:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Willingham is a big guy and looks very athetic and seems to be a good instinctive player. Too bad he seems lost like everyone else out there trying to play a soft set back and wait zone. I would like to see him play up in a receiver's face. I think with a coach he could become a good player. Probably won't happen til he gets to the NFL.

Posted by thevol on October 28, 2007 at 8:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Wow, did anybody read in the article about 5 starting d-backs lost since last year? Anyone think this might have something to do with secondary play? No, has to be the coaches fault. The greats- Spurrier, Meyer, Carrol, etc.. would never let that happen. Oh wait...

Posted by jawbreaker on October 28, 2007 at 9:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Vandylaw07, I'm assuming you have a law degree from Vandy, or will soon, and that is a really great thing; and, it is obvious that you hold the Big Orange close to your heart; but, couldn't you have selected another, more appropriate posting name?

Posted by AF_CE_VOL on October 28, 2007 at 10:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Why does UT ALWAYS throw it 2 yards, or run a draw, when it's 3rd and 18 or something similar? Like John Madden always says....if you need 9 yards, throw it 9! Since screens are about 75% of Ainge's plays he looks good on paper--but this past week he couldn't even throw those. Maybe the guy had a bad night, we can give him that, I guess. But the play calling, all the very-much advertised screens--that's pitiful. It's either the coaches or Ainge calling the play at the line--and if it's Ainge, he needs to stick to throwing the ball and quit changing every play. A less talented QB would get better results executing simpler plays.

Posted by 1974Vol on October 28, 2007 at 10:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The reasons the Vols give up so many passing yards is they have no lock down corners, like Inky Johnson, and they have no consistent pass rushers on the front four. This means the corners need to play soft and get help over the top from the safties. Which means with the safeties and LB's in coverage ( not pass rushing) they must get pressure with their front four. Which they can't do consistently. So the options they have are they can blitz and leave their conrners in man coverage and give up big plays ala Florida, or they can sit in zone coverage and give up alot of short passes and long drives ala Bama and the Cocks. If this group had one for real pressure guy up front and one lock down corner to take on DJ Hall, McKinnley, etc. it would be a dramatically improved defense. I don't see any on the depth chart, so really its more about the offense stepping up and hanging 40's on everyone left on the schedule. We need 14 play 8 minute drives that get TD's in each and every quarter. You feeling me Cut & Eric? We all can rag the coaching and players all we want, but this teams only chance to get to Atlanta is consistent offensive execution that generates points. They can do that against the rest of their schedule - the question is will they.

Posted by DenmarkVol_aka_Mbumburu on October 29, 2007 at 12:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Roland James, where are you?

Posted by pdhuff on October 29, 2007 at 7:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)

If we don't hang at least 40 in each of these last 4 games, we can hang a left turn South in our pick-ups headed for the Poulan Weed-eater extravaganzer (sic) in beautiful downtown Shreveport. I'd make that trip in my 180,000 mile truck for the opportunity to witness another Foster (Phil's man) game changing fumble. Wouldn't that be a nice 550 mle ride back! Ainge, Berry , Coker, Hardesty and the o-line are gamers. Rest should be paying full price for a ticket. And whoever called Slade a coach stretched the king's english! Go Vols!

Posted by AF_CE_VOL on October 29, 2007 at 8 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Ainge is no "gamer." He will be selling insurance or running for office somewhere in 2 years. How many QBs has UT sent to the pros (that played more than 1 year) in the last 20 years? 1.

Posted by bigbluevol on October 29, 2007 at 11:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Slade doesn't call coverages. Chavis does. Our zone coverage has been a problem since before Slade was there. I have long thought that third and long was the worst position our defense could find itself in. We seem to zone it up on 3rd and 18 only to give up 19. That's been going on for a while. There are obvious communication issues, as Hefney alluded to, in the secondary. SC's last td which was a pass to McKinley, you could see Vinson pass him off because he was expecting help (which he didn't get). After the catch, Vinson was looking around trying to find out where his help was. Our zone coverage leaves a lot to be desired. We need to probably play more man free with Hef or Berry playing centerfield and jamming the receivers. The cushioning has got to stop, and please let's cover the tight end.