The word of the day was “frustrating.”
In a tiny, windowless room under the massive stands of Neyland Stadium, coaches and players — especially the seniors and team leaders — stared ahead with blank faces, blank stares trying to process what had just happened in 24-7 drubbing at Tennessee on Saturday.
“It’s very frustrating,” senior C.J. Conrad said after the shellacking, which included the No. 11 Cats giving up more points in the first half (17) than they had been averaging coming into the game.
“I thought we were very prepared going into the game, but it showed on the field that we weren’t,” Conrad continued.