I have not been able to watch the game, but I did see the final 2 minutes in a bar. It just seems like we had a bad game. This has happened to Heupel's teams at least once every year.
'23 - @UF & @Mizzou - both games we just didn't show up.
'22 - @ThoseDirtyCocks - ugly, ugly game. So ugly it was the source of conspiracy theories.
'21 - @UF - another stupid, unnecessary loss to the Gators, who lost 4 outta their next 5 after that win.
Under Heupel we are wickedly inconsistent on the road. It's a little bit of a trend. He rarely disappoints at Neyland. I love coach and am not complaining, but there is something there that maybe could be improved upon.
You are 100% correct that Heupel struggles on the road, but at the same time, we barely lost to Arkanasas, whereas in all those other games you mention we were dominated, particularly vs Mizzou last year (36-7!) and Junior in 2022 (63-38!), and though closer, we made last year's UF game look closer than it was in the second half (31-19???). Can't recall the UF score from 2021, but that was Heupels' first year so not as concerned about it.
Bottom line...ugly loss to Arkansas, but one that won't look terrible on the resume should we finish 10-2.
