RTI Instant Reaction: Tennessee Ends Season With Lopsided Loss to Ohio State... How It Happened

[@user-AARP.TERRY.708]

OSU fan and first time listening to the POD, and you have a great level-headed show, and your fans should be grateful. There are too many fakes out here, and you are a real one to listen to, to get real information and breakdown.

[@davidpfeffer1525]

The only way Tennessee came back in the second quarter is because the refs were doing their best to keep them in the game. That Will Brown interception only happened because of a missed blatant defensive PI, and that drive led to a field goal. Then, Tennessee's touchdown drive only continued because a bs roughing the passer penalty negated an interception.

[@Justin-pq3rq]

That roughing the passer call was literally unbelievable

[@HKmoney-Offical]

@@Justin-pq3rqThere were blatant holds on both teams the entire game and I don’t recall a single holding penalty called. These must have been ACC refs or something.

[@bowhunting1013]

@@Justin-pq3rq yall won man , who cares about calls in the game , move on to Oregon and get your L

[@cdobson3141]

​​@@bowhunting1013lol evidently you didnt watch the oregon game. they outplayed oregon in that game and it took blantantly poor officiating to prevent them from scoring at the end of the game to win it and that was before they decided to completely revamp their defensive scheme midseason. the game was also in Oregon and they lost by 1. watch. the 8th seed is going to be favored to win the Rose Bowl over the "#1 team" in the country.

[@thawizeman77]

​@@Justin-pq3rqWe UT got the same call against them in the Vandy game, it sucks but if you drive a guy out of the air they will call it now!

[@johneric7018]

Y’all just won a recruitment of David Sanders over Ohio State and money was involved and you guys got the nerve to get on here and talk about some damn money 😂😂😂😂

[@midnightmotorinn6758]

The money their QB, aka Knees and Elbows, is getting paid...

[@LittleRockVol]

How was Tennessee's defense being called #1 in the SEC and at times, best in country? If they're not getting off the bus, then you HAVE to look at coaching. We've got some guards who can't possibly be arguing for more money. How ever much we're spending on NIL, it's not enough or on the right players. We're terrible at in-game adjustments and that falls on the coaching tree. Offense? We need one. AND I miss Alex Golesh, STILL.

[@thawizeman77]

Might be time to pay some money & get a 2nd offensive mind for these situations... Since Golish left we've had some development & big game adjustment problems!

[@Iceman-xq9pe]

Yall are a disgrace to the SEC

[@wingrider1004]

It's funny. Every announcer at every game says whatever team is playing has the best defense or the best whatever in the country. They're all #1 Lol

[@dexculpepper-py1jr]

Tennessee defense is only good when we play bad offensives

[@johngetz8585]

This is what happens when you have people telling you ALL the time how superior your conference is..? Then it strikes midnight and you find out your just a pumpkin..? Poking the bear was a dumb move. People like Paul F and Josh Pate singing your supermanlike qualities, then you show up and get smashed..! The best teams in the BG10 are sitting back saying "come play us"....its about to get real. The SEC is as normal as anyone. The very average USC going into LSU earlier this year and dumping them was telling. We alll knew it. The SEC was very average. And...BG10 plays one more conference game. PSU lost by ONE score to this OSU team. Tennessee got embarrassed.

[@Longhorn-s7z]

HOOK EM baby!!!!!!!!!!!! SEC ALL Day. SEC has only two heavy hitter teams this year, Horns and Georgia. No different than Big 10 with Oregon and OSU. Keep talking sir......

[@bryanmcleod9346]

It was only year before last the "thuh" osu Lost at the Strike of Midnight to the Georgia Bulldawgs!! Glad you reminded us of that!!

[@Longhorn-s7z]

@@bryanmcleod9346 Now you're bragging about your LOSS. Classic move, Spoon Fed.

[@clearlycaribbeanreb2895]

The talent gap was staggering. Once the VOLS got smacked in the mouth, that’s all she wrote!

[@midnightmotorinn6758]

The weather was more impactful than anyone from the south will ever admit. Vols were done during pregame warmup. Everything in the cold is harder and hurts more.

[@davidcochran595]

I know your pain! As a Georgia fan most of my life Georgia has always been Good! But not good enough! Good luck next year as we all say

[@bowhunting1013]

Poor coaching , poor performance from the players , they looked out of place and tired, Nico tried to win it his self , he took a lot of hits , as far as the rest of the team that played tonight , I could careless if they come back next year , this is the same team that showed up at uga and Arkansas , enjoy setting in the couch and watching real football teams and coaches that actually go out and play they’re butts off for 4 quarters , yall made this fanbase that believed in you the laughing stock

[@johneric7018]

They look like they got their ass whooped

[@42Sharp]

Tennessee should be veryyy optimistic about there QB in the future, that kid was getting absolutely PUNISHED and stood up every time and kept trying to help his team, heart of a champion, these kind of heartbreaks will do nothing but harden him with experience and a taste he will never want again. Bright future guys.

[@bucknut87brutus81]

SOS has to be a bigger priority. ND, IN, SMU and Clemson all played garbage schedules. Even though ND won they didn't play one team in the top 20, lost to NIU at home, played 2 service academies, no conference games and no championship game. They played IN who played only one team in the top 20 and lost badly to OSU and lost badly to ND, figures. SOS re-examined by the committee.

[@bryanmcleod9346]

This game reminds me of the 2022 National Championship, except the Vowels couldn't come back on "thuh" osu buknuts! Some call that game the "Miracle on New Years." But the difference was that Georgia overcame two td deficits Three Times!! Dawgs fans didn't give up on the Dawgs, so they played like they could Win it, which they did!! Vowels should be ashamed, after talk'n all that smack, then bouncin' out on those boys when they needed all of the support they could get!! Those young men deserved better than that. Worst thing that could've happened! Go DAWGS!!!

[@paulroberts2549]

All I know banks better get busy finding someone that can play defense our speed was so slow compared to me . Sampson layed down on us 4 weeks rest and u play like that bill shit. Nico was only guy actually played with energy.

[@jeffreyprice9790]

Dylan took one good hit from i think tyleik and Cody Simon and said "nope" my hammy feel off 😂

[@byronturner4035]

the VOLS are always welcome at NEYLAND NORTHSHOE 🤣🤣

[@JosephTroncale]

What’s the deal with the lack of effort?

[@Davidjohnson-zd3bk]

Tennessee run there mouth aragant... then you got blown out... thats for the money this weekend.. enjoy your ride home...s.e.c is overrated....

[@paulroberts2549]

Steroids word on street Ohio State was using.

[@johneric7018]

@@paulroberts2549 I guess Tennessee needed to take something then besides the drugs they was on running their mouth off that moonshine

[@Nwnatves]

Need spell check bro

[@SR-hf3hx]

Two things. I wanna say I hate Ohio state however, these southerners think they're bright, they've got no clue what the cold is like, Tennessee wanted no part of a game, weather, OSU nothing. Secondly, now that everyone can pay up freely the party is over for the SEC. Notre dame is gonna be the next one to embarrass you , I'm just waiting

[@bensanders1297]

Weather!! Really!! I live in East Tennessee and it’s 18 degrees here this morning!

[@SR-hf3hx]

@bensanders1297 I know parts of Tennessee are cold. But it's not the same as the north. And if it wasn't an issue why did they run around with no shirts on to prove a point lol. Weather wasn't the only issue, they were terrible

[@traviscaldwell4926]

They dropped like flies. Every other play they were on the ground grabbing the ankles. Is that how the SEC plays when they are getting beat? Soft ass team. Soft Eastern Conference

[@SR-hf3hx]

@@traviscaldwell4926 they went down every other play. I was rooting for them, it was terrible

[@shanemiller4477]

​@bensanders1297 don't mean you play games in it

[@zoeyanderson8530]

BTA

[@user-gz9uv2ly1l]

Plain and simple.... Ohio State significantly outspent TN to purchase players. The only thing that matters is which team has a billionaire willing to buy a championship.

[@cdobson3141]

how much did tennessee spend on that QB again? i forget. OSU sure did spend big to bring in FIVE portal players. any other team in the playoffs bring in that low a number of transfers??

[@johngetz8585]

Like Bama' for years..???? The show's over boys.

[@frankieparton5122]

Tennessee got embarrassed and out played

[@John-fq5nt]

Yeah, you're right, you rednecks spent $8 million dollars on a quarterback😂😂 you should have spread your money out better😂😂

[@shannonpierce1376]

Hold on amigo isn't the University of Tennessee to school that got caught giving money to players in a McDonald's bag? 💰

[@tomdemay6147]

Tennessee is a joke team. Anyone who watched this team over the year knew this would happen. Your coach is a joke.

[@jeremydeaderick1324]

Offense and defense coordinator needs to go ! Heupel needs to change also !! We were gifted a playoff berth bc we should list 4 games . This team can’t get over being good . We need to be elite . Embarrassing!

[@paulroberts2549]

What waste of money shame on coaches for not having them ready players layed down Ohio state needs checked for steroids each player had never had that energy all year long .

[@robyclark574]

They were disrespected. Losing to your rival when you know you shouldn’t have and people saying that the SEC is too good for the Buckeyes they took it personal, they had more to lose and just went off.

[@traviscaldwell4926]

When you beat a dog over and over and over. Eventually it will bite. All the buckeyes heard for 3 weeks was that Tennessee was gonna take over our stadium. The renamed our stadium Neyland North. They took that shit personal. You bums had it coming to you. Ran your mouths for three straight weeks.

[@clearlycaribbeanreb2895]

You got hit in the mouth and folded fast. Steroids? Lmao ok. Your tears are as delicious as unicorn farts!

[@johnking8724]

your quarterback (nico) over rated ! & the weather was problem, don`t care what other say !

[@Nwnatves]

Nico is no a good enough

[@WompWomp798]

He’s only a freshman (technically a sophomore)