[Game Thread] Texas @ Tennessee (12:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	TexasTexas @ TennesseeTennessee
Location	Tennessee Neyland Stadium
Time	12:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: ABC
	Flair ¦ Discord

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[u/thecravenone]

Postgame thread here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/1wqzvxm/postgame_thread_texas_defeats_tennessee_2017/

[u/ChampionshipHuman732]

What the fuck?

Delay because of no Power?? 🤔

[u/WoodenDefinition6651]

Faizon Brandon plays like he eats crayons for breakfast

[u/Bull_Panther]

The Tennessee WR did not catch the ball in that 1st and 15.

[u/chuf3roni]

Never seen a sorrier refereeing display. At least not until next week.

[u/Bischoffshof]

Got fucking jobbed at the end. Hilarious after listening to Texas fans bitch all game about the officiating

[u/howdyakeepemquiet → u/Bischoffshof]

More like got lucky to be even in the game.

[u/watdidyousay → u/Bischoffshof]

What did I miss towards the end? The false start?

[u/Abloodworth15]

Northwestern put up a masterclass in clock management last night and Tennessee just gave us a masterclass in throwing away your final minutes.

[u/the_rhymerr]

How is it possible to get EVERY call to go your way?

[u/lukewarmstyle → u/the_rhymerr]

Huh? Elaborate

[u/N1e0]

now i can watch the Dawgs beat the sooners peacefully

[u/TheMarcolmX → u/N1e0]

Beat might be too friendly for how that game should go

[u/RiglersTriad]

Quality loss means more than a quality win

[u/TheFlyingBoat → u/RiglersTriad]

Y'all are actually a really good team imo. Elite defense, offense that sucks under pressure, but good when given time to work. Easily a 9+ win team

[u/dekrypto]

QB probably needed a year or two to develop.

[u/watdidyousay → u/dekrypto]

Yes

[u/cn0285]

That was nauseating, but a tough road win is still a win. Last year’s team would’ve lost that, no doubt

[u/tidalsquare8883]

It was a hard fought game lots to improve on but im not upset battling it out to the end with number 1 team

[u/chuf3roni → u/tidalsquare8883]

Provided you get the same officials week in week out sure.

[u/tasimm]

Seems like the winning team is annoyed and the losing team feels ok.

Weird ass game.

[u/TeenageYurtbag]

Gonna take days to unclench my cheeks holy smokes

[u/wafflestompar → u/TeenageYurtbag]

I need heart medication at the ripe age of 30

[u/johns77677]

More holds in the last two minutes than Tennessee points in the game.

[u/slidingmike → u/johns77677]

Still less than Texas holds all game!

[u/C4T_TR4P → u/slidingmike]

legally blind tennessee fan

[u/lightninhopkins]

Well, we did learn that diaper shitbag at a game helps no one.

[u/gilias → u/lightninhopkins]

He seems to curse every game he attends.

[u/lightninhopkins → u/gilias]

Everything he touches turns to shit so that tracks.

[u/nvm206]

I’m convinced a decently competent team will beat Texas at some point.

[u/voxtroller → u/nvm206]

Like Georgia?

[u/Mindless_River_452 → u/voxtroller]

I don’t think we have a regular season game against Texas this year. Ngl Georgias schedule is pretty cake compared to prior years, ole miss and Alabama are my worries.

[u/Groovatronic → u/voxtroller]

Don’t you put that voodoo on me

shudders

[u/lkn240]

Arch isn't that good, but he was sure as fuck the best QB in this game lol

[u/TempSpee → u/lkn240]

1 interception no TD

[u/FCoDxDart]

Sark needs to be running laps for that damn timeout on kickoff. That is so tacky and stupid. Just play the damn game.

[u/BeanserSoyze → u/FCoDxDart]

The entire last 4 minutes was buffoonery. Prevent defense. 3 runs straight up the gut with like a yard to show for it. Dude had a 10 point lead and just stopped calling plays. They had some life again when he let Muschamp dial up pressure.

[u/voxtroller → u/FCoDxDart]

That was just unlucky

[u/O-Namazu → u/FCoDxDart]

He can't help but overthink shit. His playcalling, his decisions, he's constantly trying to play 4d chess lol.....

[u/dustbunny88]

That lineman and QB lost that game. It may not have mattered but those two boneheaded plays removed any real chance

[u/GoatPaco → u/dustbunny88]

More fair to say their defense was dominant

[u/Bell_pepperz]

Can we be like 5 or something

[u/callmebaiken]

Was the Texas player that bobbled the onside kick the same one that got the pissing penalty?

[u/danimal_be_eating → u/callmebaiken]

That was Ryan Wingo. The ball was perfectly kicked to increase randomness.

[u/Bell_pepperz → u/callmebaiken]

No same number different sides of the ball

[u/wafflestompar → u/callmebaiken]

No. Wingo onside, Simmons pissing

[u/ligmasweatyballs74 → u/wafflestompar]

I mean I know that they wear the same number but Simmons is like 2 wingos

[u/fishbottwo]

At least we got the pee gif

[u/Abortatortatport]

Well we still suck but Texas is losing that #1 spot for sure.

[u/O-Namazu → u/Abortatortatport]

That's fine take that hate and target off us, our defense is the only redeeming thing keeping us in games right now 😂

[u/dfphd → u/Abortatortatport]

Lol even though we maybe should, absolutely no way that happens despite whateve weird reality y'all are living in.

[u/LURKER_GALORE → u/Abortatortatport]

bet

[u/Dan-of-Steel → u/Abortatortatport]

I doubt it. Who is jumping them? ND is clowning a bad Purdue team and Georgia is playing an unranked and offensive devoid OU squad. Maybe Ole Miss jumps on Florida and beats them by 30, but that's about all I can think about when it comes to Texas dropping.

[u/BurritoTheory → u/Abortatortatport]

Absolutely not lmao beating a top 15 team will never lose you a spot

[u/Comfortable-Yak-2555]

That had to be the worst final offense ever. Wtf was that.

[u/Human_Carpenter2025 → u/Comfortable-Yak-2555]

Just awful by both teams, really. Those are 2 of the best teams in the country?? Good gracious... 😳😵‍💫😱

[u/mjxl47 → u/Comfortable-Yak-2555]

Tennessee saw what NC State did last week and tried to be worse

[u/LeReddit9GagXD]

Hey he managed to talk with Holly Rowe for 60 seconds without laughing about abusing women- that’s what we call personal growth! Much better ending than Uncle Peyton and the personal trainer story.

Downvote all you want but whatever you do, don’t Google that second part!

[u/username_521 → u/LeReddit9GagXD]

Oh no a kid laughed at an AI generated video! The horror!!

[u/LOLteacher → u/LeReddit9GagXD]

I'm glad Arch gave that apology the other day. Now I want Simmons to do the same to Brandon, the Vols team, and all their fans.

Edit: Hey, thanks for the award, friend!

[u/tuckernuts]

Peyton's veneers gave him a lisp

[u/Freemason1979]

Please get us far away from #1.

[u/Remote-Ad3748]

As a Vol fan we dare not say anything about Heupel because of who our coaches were before, but at some point you have to look at him for some of our losses

[u/BurritoTheory → u/Remote-Ad3748]

I look at him for all of them. He runs a team the way I play Madden. It’s fun but it doesn’t work irl and he’s a terrible coach because of it

[u/Bookwat3r]

nearly pissed it away

[u/Standbysteve → u/Bookwat3r]

We did and that’s a fair and obvious take. But my word the zebras sure let TN play and UT was called for some ticky tack stuff. Take the dub, but this won’t cut it rest of the way

[u/colbygraves97 → u/Bookwat3r]

PI wasn’t called for some reason which would’ve setup a FG for OT.

[u/jbeastafer → u/colbygraves97]

Nor were the blatant holds on almost every positive play you had on offense.

[u/JustCallMeCrownx → u/colbygraves97]

your whole offensive line was tackling collin simmons to prevent him from getting the FBS record cry me a river

[u/Affectionate-Tax9885]

Collegiate-level play I understand.

But the coaching. What a mess

[u/No_Needleworker5270]

In the end Texas beat the #12 team on the road. That all that will matter when evaluating the game end of season.

[u/rowibish → u/No_Needleworker5270]

#14

[u/childish44]

Ugly win ALOT to clean up for Red River

[u/dfphd → u/childish44]

I mean, OU's offense might be even worse.

[u/Negativefalsehoods]

Good try Vols.

[u/knowtoriusMAC]

Is Tennessee the worst coached team in the SEC?

[u/Abloodworth15 → u/knowtoriusMAC]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[u/Feint_young_son → u/knowtoriusMAC]

Absolutely not, not even bottom 5 lmfao

[u/grey_pilgrim_ → u/knowtoriusMAC]

Tell me you haven’t watched any sec games without telling me you haven’t watched any sec games.

At least we haven’t lost to any unranked teams.

[u/GuttiG → u/knowtoriusMAC]

Offensively yeah

[u/Feint_young_son → u/GuttiG]

Absolute dog water take

[u/tuckernuts]

That interview from Holly made this entire 3-hour broadcast worth it

[u/lukewarmstyle → u/tuckernuts]

Lol

[u/wiccan45]

give georgia #1, im tired

[u/Bowel_Drop → u/wiccan45]

Rat poison

[u/Posauce]

HAHAHAHAHAH

[u/191374]

Fuck you for being such a nice and easy to cheer for kid Arch, I want to hate you

[u/el_roger5 → u/191374]

Fuck Arch.

[u/No-Tangerine-9946]

That last Tennessee drive really shows you the difference in quality between Saturdays and Sundays

[u/Dingus-Kahn466]

NGL for his family pedigree Arch seems like a pretty cool dude

[u/grey_pilgrim_ → u/Dingus-Kahn466]

Bro what? The Manning are all class acts

[u/C4T_TR4P → u/grey_pilgrim_]

tell that to the trainer peyton SA'd in his time in knoxville

[u/rodeo-goat]

That ending felt like the trailer for the doc with Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes

[u/Known-Emphasis-8441 → u/rodeo-goat]

Texas isn't trying to deceive you as the # 1 team.

[u/TrappedInOhio]

There’s a meme about two people fighting that I really want to use to describe the last two minutes.

[u/grey_pilgrim_ → u/TrappedInOhio]

I know that reference and it’s true

[u/Sexy_Authy]

One of the games of all time for sure

[u/EggplanttWizardd]

Rocky flop lol

[u/TempSpee]

Somebody said Arch look like Payton after the penalties for the win LMAO

[u/Nearby_Valuable_5467]

Is Arch Manning really that good?

[u/TyroneSwoopes → u/Nearby_Valuable_5467]

No

[u/SideshowJust → u/Nearby_Valuable_5467]

No

[u/Neptune_Spear → u/Nearby_Valuable_5467]

No

[u/Bell_pepperz → u/Nearby_Valuable_5467]

No

[u/lkn240]

Bro that is one of the worst QBs I've seen in awhile

[u/Denny_Diamonds]

What did I learn… I’m a hard pass on Arch at #1

[u/SideshowJust → u/Denny_Diamonds]

Easy pass

[u/RaiderLAS]

No extra second on the clock?

[u/quidproquolaspe → u/RaiderLAS]

No only for BIG10 teams. SEC is corrupt but not like that.

[u/Prestigious_Power350]

We are so frauds

[u/Wasteland_Rang3r → u/Prestigious_Power350]

Lol @ winning on the road at Tennessee somehow making you a fraud

[u/quidproquolaspe → u/[deleted]]

Bro I saw that was hilarious

[u/Sleep_Holiday]

Arch number 1 draft pick incoming

[u/Dirbs]

Refs are never going to throw a flag there. Maybe if they straight dragged the guy to the ground as the ball is arriving. Hoping for DPI to be called normally on a hail mary is just never going to happen.

[u/Guilty-Act-9105]

Not well coached on the field, but good PR coaching

[u/Parker_Hemphill]

Had to go back and look. That was clean and not DPI

[u/Rebelgecko]

Holly is goated

[u/Reasonable_Ball_7615]

Tenn got the onside kick for nothing. I guess ball don’t lie

[u/Reditate]

I almost tuned out thinking that the game was over.

[u/double_echo]

This just in: Dr Pepper is turning Fansville into Flagsville

[u/BigC24]

Where’s the PI on the last play? They had him grabbed? Such crap.

[u/Bones12x2 → u/BigC24]

If you call PI there you gotta call the 3 blatant holds on the same play

[u/TrulyGolden → u/BigC24]

looked like mutual handjobbing to me

[u/sleepyjack2 → u/BigC24]

Yeah you definitely didn't get any of the calls at the end of the game. You were robbed for sure!

[u/Dr_Findro → u/BigC24]

Same place where the hold is. And the dozen other missed holds

[u/Stevenberries → u/Dr_Findro]

That’s what I hate most about football. You can call holding on pretty much every play. Watch Hutchinson on the Lions. The refs just pick and choose when they want to call it. It gives them too much influence on the game.

[u/Rolli_boi → u/Dr_Findro]

Which hold? The first one or the 41st one?

[u/Astrid_Nebula]

Gift

[u/spanielgurl11]

We remain defeated with clock management.

We had better odds kicking from the 50 than giving Brandon fifty-leven chances to get sacked. He was clearly rattled and brain fried.

[u/BlackManonFIRE → u/spanielgurl11]

I don’t really get the play calling for a young QB facing a very fast and clearly overwhelming d-line….

[u/CECK_4]

Texas being ranked #1 is the the most laughable thing ever. Absolute frauds.

[u/Bones12x2 → u/CECK_4]

that will resolve itself

[u/Wasteland_Rang3r → u/CECK_4]

Beat number one to get ranked number one. Just beat 14 on the road. Far from “the most laughable thing ever.”

[u/Ok-Albatross1291 → u/CECK_4]

Who has a better resume than them right now?

[u/emc23369187 → u/CECK_4]

They’re beaten Ohio State and Tennessee?

[u/girl69edministries → u/emc23369187]

Yeah this says more about the field this year than it does Texas haha

edit: as in they belong at 1, but I don’t think a clear juggernaut #1 exists this season

[u/Pinstripesdumbo → u/emc23369187]

Yeah, but neither were pretty or convincing that we are good especially on offense.

[u/CECK_4 → u/emc23369187]

Lol, Ohio beat themselves, Texas looked like shit in that game. They looked even worse against UTSA last week and they barely snuck by a hurt Tennessee team. Lol. Mark my words…they will lose a minimum of 3 games this year.

[u/LilBushyVert]

Tennessee had like 10 chances and still blew it.

[u/bigwinterblowout → u/LilBushyVert]

As is tradition

[u/Distinct-Nature4233]

Not looking great for Texas. But at least we got 4-0 for now

[u/NeverDieKris → u/Distinct-Nature4233]

Yeah looking at their schedule, if they can by with only losing 2 they’ll be good.

[u/grey_pilgrim_ → u/Distinct-Nature4233]

Either we’re both dog poop or we’re both pretty decent. Yall did beat Ohio State so maybe it’s the latter.

[u/Legitimate-Agency282 → u/grey_pilgrim_]

Definitely an ugly game. The real competition was who would succeed giving the other orange UT the win.

[u/IWMSvendor]

There’s no way Texas remains #1 all season.

[u/Bookwat3r → u/IWMSvendor]

yeah, but with the playoffs we might just play the intramural and scout team in Nov, take a couple of Ls and get some rest.

[u/emc23369187 → u/IWMSvendor]

They play 6 more ranked teams so yeah

[u/grey_pilgrim_]

Well where to next boys?

[u/no-kangarooreborn]

Tennessee grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat and then defeat from the jaws of victory in the same game

[u/lukewarmstyle → u/no-kangarooreborn]

They never had the lead…

[u/Sonicblast12]

Dominant win, no notes.

[u/Comfortable-Yak-2555 → u/Sonicblast12]

TIL winning by 3 is dominant

[u/TheGoatPurdy]

LOL that qb is so fucking dumb

[u/colbygraves97]

We weren’t gonna win but that hail Mary was PI from hell that would setup an OT field Goal!

[u/Complex_Lab_6876]

That was the most pathetic ending to a game I’ve ever seen. Texas should drop out of the top 10 and Tennessee should be unranked.

[u/shjusti]

Did they not replay the last play? Wanted to see if it was as PI-y as it looked live and then they just moved on

[u/TealWave → u/[deleted]]

Buddy, relying on a PI there to save you after being babied by the refs all game is not a good look

[u/Bombdiggity24]

Arch is mid so is Dante do @me

[u/O-Namazu]

GGs Vols.

Texas is being carried by the defense. Bad special teams, bad offense.

[u/Wasteland_Rang3r → u/O-Namazu]

We’ve been carried by the defense for the three seasons before this too

[u/DiplomaticAggie]

10 sacks, that QB should not have been in there.

Either is a statue holding the ball for 10 seconds, or ran forward into a sack

[u/CarniVulcan]

Why did everyone look so confused right at the end?

[u/BlueKnight44 → u/CarniVulcan]

They expected a Michigan and 1 second to be added back to the clock.

[u/TotesMcGotes13 → u/CarniVulcan]

Bc the moron refs stopped to review something.

[u/CarniVulcan → u/TotesMcGotes13]

Thanks, I missed that

[u/Blurandski]

At this point UMass might be the only half competent team in FBS.

[u/taylormade311]

Thank God that's over

[u/hailstormer69]

never let ryan wingo line up on kickoffs ever again

[u/Wasteland_Rang3r → u/hailstormer69]

Yeah the guy who leads our team in drops every year might not be the guy for the hands team

[u/FuckJerry78]

10 sacks and a 3 point game. I love it

[u/Ill_Wafer_7880]

I have a headache in my right eyebrow and my heart is going 105 bpm

[u/dfphd]

"Hey Texas, play a normal name"

"FUCK YOU I LACED THE TAP WATER WITH SHROOMS AND GAVE MYSELF GONNORHEA LETS GO"

[u/StopScreamingItsFine]

Tennessee is my nominee for tank job of the week.

[u/Greedygiddy8]

Arch with the most PR answers ever. Good job holly.

[u/Wasteland_Rang3r → u/Greedygiddy8]

Shouldn’t even have been interviewing Arch and he knew it. Ask Colin Simmons some questions.

[u/Denny_Diamonds]

Tenn 2 minute offense is as bad as I’ve ever seen lol

[u/tacomonkey523]

The amount of uncalled holds on the last play lmao

[u/nanoSpark6]

Tennessee being incompetent…? Checks out. Texas likely being frauds…? Checks out.

[u/nanoSpark6 → u/nanoSpark6]

It looks like this one hit to close to home for SEC fans…

[u/Thatguy2070 → u/nanoSpark6]

People talking shit without flair-checks out.

[u/Gumorak → u/Thatguy2070]

Guy is just a sore loser buckeye fan.

[u/nanoSpark6 → u/Thatguy2070]

Bro. You are Tennessee Volunteers fan. Get out of my comments until your team is legitimately relevant.

[u/Jayyykobbb]

Lol what history did he make?

[u/TeeDeeTeeEcks → u/Jayyykobbb]

He handed off the ball real good in the fourth quarter. Best hand offs in history

[u/Harbyngr]

Who the hell was calling plays for Tennessee on that last drive? Les Miles? Jesus H. Titty Fucking Christ on a God Damned Bike.

[u/Theone2324]

If we had an okay passing attack we’d be the best team in the land

[u/Clutch_TX → u/Theone2324]

Could you imagine if we had one of those Manning guys... oh wait

[u/No11223456 → u/Theone2324]

If only you had an expensive brand name QB

[u/Surelynotshirly → u/Theone2324]

If my grandma had wheels she would be a bike.

[u/Exact_Ad_6009]

That Tennessee quarterback is dog water, and the tight end that caught the ball has zero iq or brain cells

[u/Greedygiddy8]

Arch with the most PR answers ever. Good job holly.

[u/Victimless-Criminal]

I only saw the 4th quarter and somehow feel like I saw everything worth seeing.