Much like ripping a band-aid off, the Alabama game needed to happen for Tennessee. Grimace all you want, but everyone knew coming in to 2018 that it was going to a dominant victory for the Crimson Tide. It lived up to expectations.
Despite a 58-21 final score, Tennessee surprisingly outperformed some predictions (21 points is the third most scored on Alabama this season!). Saturday’s contest confirmed some of our previous observations and shed light on new ones. We review below.
Worry
Mental Destruction
Tennessee’s ability to rebound from a devastating loss to Florida provides some evidence that Pruitt and his staff are able to prepare their team mentally.