Why do Tennessee's opponents keep underestimating the Vols' offense?

It's been a theme for the entirety of Tennessee's magical 2022 football season: Every major opponent the Vols face is convinced that they will be the team that figures out how to stop Josh Heupel's insane offense. Perhaps no one more egregiously underestimated the power of the Vols offensively than Kentucky. UK fans and media […]

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It's been a theme for the entirety of Tennessee's magical 2022 football season: Every major opponent the Vols face is convinced that they will be the team that figures out how to stop Josh Heupel's insane offense. Perhaps no one more egregiously underestimated the power of the Vols offensively than Kentucky. UK fans and media were convinced that they would be able to slow down Heupel's scheme and keep the game close… and then Tennessee won 44-6.

As you might expect, the overconfidence from opposing fans has continued this week with Georgia. On the new Big Orange Podcast, we responded to comments from Bulldogs fans that think this will be just like the 2021 UGA-UT game. We explained why they may be in for a rude awakening on Saturday but somehow, I doubt they'll listen. Check out the exchange in the YouTube video below…

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