A lot of mistakes from us is the only way I see them having a chance. Turnovers on offense. Total blown assignments on defense and STs. Otherwise I don’t see a way for them to hang at Neyland at night against this team. Crazier things have happened, but not often.
We barely beat ky last year 45-42. Levi’s threw for 375 and 3 tds. Our pass D is worse. 8th year senior Rodriguez avg 5 ypc. Taylor’s pick 6 was huge.
Pass defense is pretty much the same but the front 6-7 is playing on a different level honestly so is the offense
It isn't really worse, they are playing against more attempts because the number of possessions are greater due to the fast offense scoring more, and teams playing from behind. This is empirical.
Our pass defense will not play worse than last year. We will get way more pressure. Only way we lose is turnovers and mistakes on special teams.
Gotta think venue is a swing in the point differential as well. Neyland at night ought to be rocking. Still, we’re at the part of the week where I’ve convinced myself the ride is over, and we’re gonna have our hearts ripped out.
Also, I’ve gotta believe the SEC and powers that be really want this UGA/UT matchup to be a battle of unbeatens. So, if it’s close, maybe we get the benefit of a screw job call that sends Kentucky home with an L. I fight dirty. Don’t care how we win, as long as we win.
Teams are running 8 more pass plays per game but 8 fewer running plays per game. Last year teams averaged giving up 1.8 rushing and 1.8 passing TDs per game. This year it is 1.3 rushing and 1.4 rushing. We are averaging .7 more turnovers on defense per game. We are averaging +.8 passing TDs and +1.0 rushing TDs on offense. We are not a pass heavy team, we are a a run heavy team. We are forcing people out of their game, having to play ours, and that works into our favor. We crush KY this weekend.
Our next three opponents that aren’t Missouri want to pound the run all game. We’re going to make them go to Plan B. Now some teams have moved the ball against us with Plan B (see: Florida), but we’re not going to let them play to their strengths.
Tennessee has scored 30+ points in a program-record 10 straight games. Kentucky has not allowed more than 24 points in 11 straight games, the longest current fbs streak. The last team to score more than 24 points on them? Tennessee.
Tennessee wins by 3 TD's minimum. Don't know where all this doom and gloom is coming from. Time to man up and enjoy the show.
Yeah, 7.3 yards/att given up this year. 7.5 ypa last year. 11.5 D yards/completion this year. 12.0 last year. Total yards may be worse, but that's just because we're scoring faster and giving the ball back quicker this year. Per drive/per play D stats are universally better across the board this year.
We also were playing Kentucky last year with what, 3 defensive linemen? By this time last year we were running on fumes, duct tape and Elmer's Glue. We now have a much deeper dline that can rotate in and out and not get gassed.
Kentucky was about our worst game of the season last year on defense. That one and Purdue. We just played bad in both.
Honestly our D kinda tanked post-Alabama. Don’t think there was a game in the second half where I could honestly say they played well. But Kentucky and Purdue felt the most helpless.
Basilio talking about how Heupel may remember when Bob Stoops fired him to protect Mark Stoop and his underperforming defense at Oklahoma. Kind of hard to overlook an opponent like that.
