Alabama's domination continues.
The No. 1 Crimson Tide cruised past Tennessee 44-13 Saturday night at Neyland Stadium.
A crowd that began as 102,455 was reduced to mostly Alabama fans after the Tide tacked on two big-play touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
Alabama (7-0, 4-0 SEC) ran its winning streak over Tennessee (3-4, 0-4 SEC) to six games.
The Vols' only touchdown was a 2-yard run by A.J. Johnson in the second quarter.
It was 30-10 o after three quarters.
The only score of the third quarter was AJ McCarron's second TD pass of the night to Amari Cooper. This one covered 42 yards and converted when Justin Coleman fell down at the critical moment.
A few minutes later, Tennessee threatened but Tyler Bray threw an end zone interception, picked off by Robert Lester to nix what could have been a 21-yard score to Alton Howard.
Alabama had another TD pass wiped out by a penalty and stuffed UT on fourth-and-1 at the Tide 33.
The second quarter was busy. A Tyler Bray interception set up Bama for T.J. Yeldon's 1-yard touchdown to make it 13-3. Then the Tide went 72 yards in four plays, the TD on a 1-yard toss from AJ McCarron to Michael Williams.
Down 20-3, Tennessee struck back with Johnson's 2-yard touchdown run to narrow it to 20-10.
The Tide tacked on a 34-yard Jeremy Shelley field goal.
Alabama struck first.
The Vols forced one three-and-out, but then a long punt return gave the Tide field position at the UT 47. McCarron passed 23 yards to wide-open Amari Cooper for the touchdown.
Tennessee mounted an 11-play drive but had to settle for Michael Palardy's 32-yard field goal.
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Comments » 355
Tru138 writes:
Better put some security around that rock tonight.
tnbigg writes:
BBFN
Madkels writes:
Bray is terrible. Time to bench him and play Worley.
JWilly writes:
Well that sucked!
mr_dave_n_sc#366677 writes:
How much more suffering must we endure.
VOLFROMNC writes:
This just in "We Suck"
bigdisbig writes:
Bama 44 SEC practice team 13. What a freaking joke this team is.
sly_stone99#434111 writes:
Now we head into a buzz saw in Columbia next week. Dooley once again not able to get an SEC win until November.
nostradamus writes:
UT football is the lowest I have ever seen in my 40 years of following them. As an alumnus, this is unwatchable even though I suffer through it. Tyler Bray reminds me of "Butthead" from "Beavis and Butthead"). He has a good arm but not the intellect to play quarterback. I like Dooley, but he's not the guy for UT right now. We need a big name that can recruit like Petrino. It's time!
oldster writes:
The game was not as lopsided as I thought it would be. I always knew that Bray was the most over-rated player UT ever had. Well, the most ever since I started paying attention and that has only been 55 years. I thought the score would be like the UT Longhorns vs. UO. You know 63-21. So Vols are about 10 points less bad (cannot bring myself to say "better" even when comparing them to the worst) than I thought they were. So, maybe Dooley is right. Maybe they are getting better a little at a time. Problem is, at this rate, it will be 2045 before they win another national championship (wait! that puts them on the same schedule as it was between their last two).
Stooley_Dinks writes:
Ok, Dave Hart, it is time to move with urgency!
bobbarbilly writes:
Tennessee is in a big hole and they are trying to dig out of it with a rubber shovel.
bobbyutvol writes:
Had enough of Dooley yet ?????
orange_eVOLution writes:
You must have meant Saban. Petrino gets nothing but three star guys.
HooRay_Vol writes:
Watch out for Kenrucky! Could make it two in a row!
Vol737 writes:
I'm not even sure about that. The hangover from going 0-4 in October could be dropping all 3 SEC games in Nov. Don't say it can't happen....I've made a bunch-o-money bettin' on things people say "can't happen."
DennisVols writes:
Well we were supposed to be better this year. Did anyone watching this game see any improvement on either side of the ball? 3-4 now with our only wins against teams we should always beat but none against the teams we have to beat to be considered any kind of respectable representative in the SEC. You can keep on trying to find a reason for any semblance of belief UT should continue down this road in hopes it will get better but I cannot see it anymore.
I gave Dooley 3 years. I was giving him the benefit of the fact that things were pretty messed up when he arrived. I liked the recruiting, considering all the uncertainty surrounding the program. Now here we are in year 3 with good talent, depth at the positions and the ability to compete in the SEC. What we don't have is any wins. I am not willing to except "we kept it close" as a sign of getting better and face it against UF and Bama it wasn't even close.
Fulmer got fired in the middle of the season, as much as I believe it was time for a change it should have never happened in the middle of the season, he had earned the opportunity to finish the season. Why should UT continue down this path? It is not going to get any better. They may win 7 games this year but that will be the rule under this coach not the exception. 7 wins is not an improvement. If you cannot beat any of the major teams in the league then you might as well not compete at all. It is time for a change and not at the end of the year, not following a loss to the Gamecocks next week, NOW. I am tired of hoping for a change I want to see one.
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GoVols!!!
nostradamus writes:
I would rather be from Tennessee and be a Tennessee alumnus with a bad football team than be from Alabama with a National Championship. Alabama SUCKS! And I don't mean the football team.
redskinvol1 writes:
FIRE DOOLEY'S LOSER BUTT!!SAL SHOULD NEVER COACH AGAIN!!FIRE DOOLEY NOW!!THE PLAYERS HAVE QUIT ON HIM!!FIRE DOOLEY NOW!!
DeltaCharlie3 writes:
Folks, don't panic, it is NOT time for a coaching change. Give it time!
ccantrell#227456 writes:
Coach Dooley at SEC Media Days: "The conference isn't going to have Tennessee to KICK AROUND anymore."
Hate to think what would happen if they could KICK UT around..
NeedForSpeed writes:
We need a t Martin type mobile QB and some wide receivers that can actually catch along with a whole new coaching staff. Ok, we need an upgrade everywhere, who am I kidding...who can we buyout and bring as a new head coach?
6972 writes:
Unbelievable. There are no words to describe what we just saw. I've been a fan since 69 and I don't remember it being like this. Battle was bad but I was young and probably drunk. Tonight I am old and sober and that was ugly.
bobbyutvol writes:
We have sunk to a new low, This team will be lucky to win 2 more games. Dooley is a nice guy who can't coach in the SEC. One more year of him and we will never get out of the hole. Reminds me of 4 more years of Obama OMG
VOLFROMNC writes:
Time can't fix this.
nostradamus writes:
I'm not necessarily a Petrino fan. But I bet he could recruit at Tennessee considering our facilities, etc. I think it would have been more difficult to recruit at Arkansas.
volfaninbuckeyeland writes:
Did any logical and realistic fan honestly believe the outcome would be any different. By the attendance, in spite of the Bama turnout, it's obvious that hope springs eternal, but hope now must give way to reality. As I see it, unless some drastic action is taken, the only way UT can return to relevance would be to apply for admission to the Sunbelt Conf.
pcorange writes:
Go away. How many times has Bama been on probation for cheating? What about Tennessee? That's what I thought...
bigdisbig writes:
I totally agree. I know that Dooley does not pass, catch, block or run but he is responsible for their success in doing so. What recruit wants to play for a guy who cannot beat a top 25 team in the nation? What recruit wants to come play for a coach who is a failure year after year. THIS WAS DOOLEY'S YEAR and he once again proved he cannot coach in the SEC. South Carolina will embarass the Vols and I seriously doubt he can beat Missouri or Vandy. Ky. played GA. better than we did so they are a threat as well. Good grief! How long will the bleeding continue?
clvolfan writes:
Boy,I bet'cha lot's of folks are wishing UT had Coach Cutliffe right now,just beat UNC.
75VOLinga writes:
I actually watched the whole game and I think the fans that came to the game should have too. Beats the heck out of the traffic you're sitting in. I would be curious to see these players with a different coaching staff but with the financial situation of the Athletic Department, we probably have Dooley one more year till the end of his contract. The defense spends too much time on the field; I have grave doubts about Bray's ability. I'd say he needs to pick it up next year or forget the NFL, unless he is ready for several years on the practice team where he might learn to play. Being tall and having a good arm does not mean he is NFL material. The team has the talent but needs someone to teach them how to use it.
NeedForSpeed writes:
Hell ya it is.
GloryDays writes:
What did you expect?
GainesvilleVol1 writes:
I recommend we drink heavily and often.
budd#207344 writes:
Dave Hart has just announced that he is going to take a novel approach and let Derek Dooley coach until the coach is convinced he cannot coach and quits.
peerlessvolfan writes:
Can you spell c-l-a-s-s-a-c-t? Nah, I didn't think so either.
GloryDays writes:
That want help! That just creates more problems!
bobbyutvol writes:
Delta are you joking we are getting worse no better. Dooley is in way over his head.He must go NOW before he runs the program to the bottom. We are almost there now.
Esau writes:
There's no one to confirm it but I'll bet Custer said something like that at Little Bighorn.
clvolfan writes:
I'll agree 100%,bray is overrated,although some play calling is suspect,but Hunter is not being used to his fullest.Get Worley in and win the rest of the games.
volsnfins writes:
Obama & Dooley= Both had a tough job ahead of them and both did a crappy job! We can't afford to give either of you four more years! Fire Dooley TOMORROW!
Is AJ that good of an RB? If so, he should be in the backfield? Waste a timeout to get him on the field? Really?
Bray is AWFUL!!! Worley is worse than him?
Say bye to NFL draftees O loine, Hunter & Patterson (who both can't catch!!!)
I'd call Jim Levitt who started USF or Charlie Strong of Louisville who was the Gators D coordinator or beg Phil to come back?
Bye Mr. Dooley.
budd#207344 writes:
When do we get Evan Dooley-Woodbery's grades?
RockyTFrustrated writes:
My grandmother had a phrase she'd place in front of someone who just doesn't get how out of sync he is with the world. It started with "Poor thing....." That's what I'd love to say to Dooley & His Band of Excuses
Poor thing. He just doesn't get it. It IS the end of the world.
Flub your nose defiantly at an exhausted and disheartened fan base and say you have the backing of the administration. Again, you don't get it.
If the administration doesn't have the fan's backing, i.e season ticket renewals, finish this riddle: what happens to YOU?
Poor thing......
OrangeMike writes:
Hear Hear!!!!!!!!!!
Moesart writes:
At least, we are not Auburn or Arkansas. I guess. That's the only shining light I see right now.
EglinVOL writes:
Petrino? Are you high? GO VOLS
Rosie writes:
Guys- anyone who has witnessed the Dooley era knew this was coming. There is light at the end of the tunnel. We all know we'll have a new coach in early Dec. Hopefully we'll get the right guy.
tuvol4u writes:
we kept giving up too many big plays, pass plays at that. Unfortunately tonight, it was the D, at least early on, that gave us the opportunity to get the offense back in the game and the offense couldnt do it. What the eff was bray doin? He looked forlorn the whole game.
I might get some comments, but this is what happens when you dont have that extra receiver in Da'Rick around. He was a screw up with the drugs, but you can rest assured he wouldve caught that ball hunter dropped for a go ahead score in the second qtr. We would have at least 7 to 14 more points on the scoreboard tonight with him. Heck look at the UGA game, I bet that game wouldve gone to us had we had him.
We shouldve pounded the ball more. We were having some success against them tonight doing that.
As for Dooley, man this is tough. I think he has to win out to salvage his job. This will bust up the lockeroom if he is booted midseason
nostradamus writes:
Yeah, it would be different if we were noticeably improving each week. They make the same mistakes they've made for the past 2 years (e.g., 12 men on the field on a critical down). Dooley's body language and expressions tell me that he has given up.
Moesart writes:
We didn't get any trees killed by Alabama today. Alabama hates trees.
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