JessN: Tennessee wrap-up: Vols didn't want that smoke, but they got it anyway

[JessN]

Tennessee wrap-up: Vols didn’t want that smoke, but they got it anyway
by Jess Nicholas, TideFans.com Editor-In-Chief

The first scent of cigar smoke came wafting over the Bryant-Denny Stadium crowd at roughly the 10-minute mark in the fourth quarter. The game was far from being over at that stage, but some in the crowd were already making their point felt.

And smell’t.

For those of us who remember days when there were smoking lounges in hospitals and even high schools, the aftermath of Alabama’s 37-20 victory over Tennessee was a trip down memory lane, where a trip to a barber shop, bowling alley or even the corner drugstore left behind a burnt-tobacco fragrance for the remainder of the day. Eau de Marlboro, as it were.

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The first scent of cigar smoke came wafting over the Bryant-Denny Stadium crowd at roughly the 10-minute mark in the fourth quarter. The game was far from being over at that stage, but some in the …

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[Professor]

Yeah, we could smell that cigar smoke all the way up here in North Carolina!

 

[MikeInBama]

Great write up, thanks Jess

 

[92tide]

loved this line

And the Tennessee Volunteers, and their fans, could do nothing but breath it all in.

 

[LeBron47]

As always excellent analysis. I miss Cecil but as long as you are writing I feel like a piece of him is still here!

 

[bamadwain]

Great write up! The defense gave up some chunk plays on the ground, but Tennessee had been torching teams in the air so Womack took that away

 

[Tug Tide]

Wether it’s the rotating right side of the OL, Red Morgan for Jones, or Lee over Jackson… this staff seems determined to get the right guys on the field

 

[JDCrimson]

With the portal and NIL, players csnt afford to take plays off or think their position is safe. We will find someone on the depth chart or in the portal that wants to play. Its your choice.

Wether it’s the rotating right side of the OL, Red Morgan for Jones, or Lee over Jackson… this staff seems determined to get the right guys on the field

 

[Rocky Mtn Bob]

"It might not look like the defensive you’re accustomed to, but saying it’s not an effective defense at this point is a statement with no facts to support it."

Yup.

 

[BamaMoon]

"And smell't" - love it!!!