Tennessee vs. Oklahoma this weekend

I can see it going to OT potentially. My gut says TN gets away with it in that scenario, but could go either way.

Yeah, I don’t like either team after the BS that happened out in Norman last year. I think that Tennessee has the edge with it being in Knoxville.

Makes sense to me.

depends on where its at.

Tennessee wins. Has OU beaten anyone worth nothing this year?

They beat Michigan. They beat Auburn (yes Auburn has lost a lot of close games, but their defense is good). They beat South Carolina 26-7 (in an away game), and dominated them.

heupel at okie could be an issue. but maybe utk could hire billy napier, with say a 100,000,000 guaranteed buyout, to balance it out? maybe? i mean christmas is on the way, right?

Playoff eliminator game. I'll take UT but turnovers under pressure could undo them.

A part of me is rooting for Tennessee to beat OU that way OU will already have three conference losses and we'd own the head to head with Tennessee. Granted it didn't matter last season, but I'd rather have a three loss OU team coming into TTown knowing they don't have a shot at the SECCG rather than a two loss team still with a shot. Just my line of thinking.

I think Tennessee is going to win this one. The best way to neutralize a good defense is to use tempo and space. Heupel going to go back to basics for his offensive scheme. They've seemed to like more condensed sets this year and shy away from NASCAR tempo. With OU's defense, I think you want to take away their ability to disguise coverages and blitzers. Best way to do that is by doing what Heupel always did to Saban: spread the defense out sideline to sideline and go fast on any successful 1st down play or 3rd down conversion.