Category Archives: Gameday on Rocky Top Podcast

In this week’s podcast, Brad and I pilot the plane without Will (you’ll have to listen to hear the mysterious reason why) and talk about the following:

• How much of the UMass performance was just hangover, and how much can be attributed to fundamental problems we might see the rest of the way? (3:00)
• Did we do any long-term damage to either or both of the quarterbacks with the odd rotation last week? (7:52)
• Is the game against Georgia going to be a rout, or could it actually be the relatively close game that Vegas is predicting? (12:47)
• Could Georgia mismanage their own quarterback situation with Jacob Eason now ready to return? (17:12)
• Is Georgia more talented than Tennessee, and if so, how much more talented? (18:15)
• Just how big of a game is this for Butch Jones? How much time can he buy for himself with a win, and how much danger is he in if he loses? (25:43)
• What specifically can the Vols do to pull off the upset against Georgia Saturday? (32:20)

In this week’s podcast, Will, Brad, and I discuss:

• What each of us thinks is the most important story line of this game this year (1:00);
• Whether there’s an argument to be made that Tennessee’s program is now more stable than Florida’s (7:15);
• The perils of using Twitter to take the pulse of the fan base (19:00);
• Why FIRE BUTCH is crazy talk at this point (27:09);
• Learning the lesson, after 10 years of doing this, that no one can make other fans be happy about winning if they’d rather be right (32:02);
• The thing about the Vols in which we are most confident heading into this game (40:20);
• The one thing that Tennessee must do to win against Florida (53:00); and
• Bonus coverage when the “Stop” button didn’t work. (1:05)

In this week’s Gameday on Rocky Top Podcast, Will, Brad, and I chat about:

• What we learned from the Georgia Tech game that might translate into the rest of the season (1:00 mark);
• Our early objective assessment of Quinten Dormady, Tennessee’s passing game, and the target rates for pass catchers in the absence of Jauan Jennings (14:30);
• What, if anything, we learned about the defense that translates the rest of the year (27:50);
• Bob Shoop’s decision not to rotate defensive linemen (31:50);
• The linebacker situation going forward (33:30);
• The passivity/timidity of the defensive alignment and the defensive linemen against Georgia Tech (35:30);
• Getting the two best linebackers on the field (37:40);
• The impact of the game on our estimated win probabilities the rest of the way (40:00) (Referenced post: How do we feel about the Tennessee Vols the rest of the way?);
• Next week’s Gameday on Rocky Top Podcast for Florida week and the various flaws of the SEC East teams (48:30);
• Downfield blocking by Marquez Callaway and the rest of the receivers (51:30); and
• A better-paced out schedule in 2017, starting with Indiana State this week (52:50).