Man, am I happy to see Tennessee-Martin at the end of this week. Tennessee’s Top 5 Wins, Last 50 Years #1: 1985 Auburn #2: 1982 Alabama, 1985 Miami, 1998 Florida, 1998 Florida State, 2001 Florida #3: 2004 Georgia, 2022 Alabama #4: 1989 Auburn, 1992 Florida, 1995 Ohio State, 2005 LSU […]
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It’s Great. To Be.
Whatever your question, tonight the answer is yes. Are we back? Can we win it all? Is that the best win since ___________? Are these actual questions? Is this really happening? Can Hendon Hooker win the Heisman? Can Jalin Hyatt? Didn’t we lose like 338 players to the portal and […]
Tennessee vs Alabama Preview: That Means For Sure
Truly, truly a privilege to write about this game. The Vols are good, playing at such a high level right now I find a new stat every week that makes me laugh. This week: Tennessee is only 81st nationally in 10+ yard plays from scrimmage, with 79 in five games. […]
How often does the defense need to get off the field to win?
Alabama’s offense may not be operating at 2018-2020 levels, but it’s still plenty capable. The Tide are third nationally at 7.49 yards per play (the Vols are seventh at 7.21). And their tests – at Texas, at Arkansas, Texas A&M – are comparable to our own. While the Aggies got […]
186: Things are Pretty Good this Third Saturday in October
Indeed. Things ARE pretty good on Rocky Top these days, with the football team undefeated headed into the Third Saturday in October with the best chance to beat the Tide in years. After too many years of previewing this game with jokes and other coping mechanisms, Will and Joel lean […]
Expected Win Total Machine – Third Saturday in October
The Vols are 5-0, and we will in all likelihood see their expected win total rise to 10-2 becoming the most likely outcome. Last week our community put that number at 9.26 expected regular season wins, and that was before the 40-13 beat down in Baton Rouge. We’ve been running […]
Biggest Game/Highest Ranking Since…
The Vols go to #6 in the AP poll, continuing their highest climb of the post-Fulmer era. There are a couple of different ways to look at it from here. This is technically Tennessee’s highest ranking since 2005, when the Vols opened the year at #3 in the preseason poll. […]
Tennessee 40 LSU 13: Sometimes A Light Surprises
We all know what’s coming next. We’ve got a whole week to do that. And we all know where we’ve been, which is a huge part of what makes where we are so incredible. More on that in a bit. But this team continues to be most about the present […]
Vols looking for their third ranked win at LSU
This week, Tennessee fans give the Vols a 60.7% chance to beat LSU in Baton Rouge in our Expected Win Total Machine. The season expectation creeps north again this week, currently at 9.26 wins in the regular season: If the Vols do tame the Tigers, it’ll make three ranked wins […]
Opponents in the Red Zone = Defense Done Well
There’s a temptation to say, “Anytime our defense doesn’t give up a touchdown, that’s a win.” It’s a reflection of the offense, currently operating at levels we really have no context for. My favorite stat of the moment: the national leaders in passing yards per attempt are two service academies […]