ESPN college football analyst throws major shade at the Tennessee Vols
ESPN's Tom Luginbill threw some shade at the Tennessee Vols this week via one of the worst college football takes you'll hear all week. Luginbill, who is a college football analyst for ESPN, said during an appearance on Out of Bounds that he thinks Tennessee is "overrated", despite the Vols' 5-1 record (Tennessee is ranked No. […]
ESPN's Tom Luginbill threw some shade at the Tennessee Vols this week via one of the worst college football takes you'll hear all week.
Luginbill, who is a college football analyst for ESPN, said during an appearance on Out of Bounds that he thinks Tennessee is "overrated", despite the Vols' 5-1 record (Tennessee is ranked No. 17 in the AP Top 25 poll for what it's worth).
The ESPN analyst made the comment while discussing Jimbo Fisher's job status at Texas A&M.
"I think it's frustrating for everybody who watches them (Texas A&M)," said Luginbill. "I mean they were clearly the better team and lost to I think a very overrated Tennessee team."
I'm not sure where Luginbill is coming from with that comment. For starters, The Aggies looked absolutely awful against Tennessee. The Vols didn't look much better, but there's no way that he can say Texas A&M was "clearly the better team" if he actually watched that game. Max Johnson spent most of the game throwing the ball while he was horizontal to the playing surface at Neyland Stadium. The Aggies' offense was dreadful after their first drive of the game. And most importantly, the Vols are the team that found a way to win a game where neither team looked elite.
And also, how are the Vols overrated? They've lost one game (A&M is now 4-3 by the way) and they're ranked No. 17 in the nation. It's not like the AP voters snuck the Vols into the top 10. They're pretty much where they should be ranked. They've been good, not great. A&M's been worse. It's pretty simple, really.
There seem to be more and more "analysts" out there who are just checking box scores or riding with predetermined narratives. And Luginbill clearly falls into that category.
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