The biggest thing I liked about this game. UT up and didnt lay down or coast. Got behind and didnt get flustered. Kept composure late in the game.
When Bama got the scoop and score, I'd bet that 99% of the fans thought the game was over.
We were so used to being so close and then have something wacky happen.
Some message boards even started using the phrase "we are Tennessee" when those things occurred.
I'll be honest that, when I read a while back that when Heupel was trying to encourage Hooker to come back one more year, he told him,"Let's go to Atlanta" I thought it was just a coaches spiel.
However, I admit that I was wrong and that Heupel really thought it could happen.