But Kirby Smart tried in his opening statement: “A lot of respect for Tennessee and the atmosphere that was created here today.
It was a great college football game.
That’s a really good defense we just played, guys.
“Just all in all a great game, but I feel almost like we have to apologize to them.
Smart spoke about that more after the 44-41 overtime victory against Tennessee.
After the events that repeatedly transpired in Neyland Stadium, it is difficult for anyone to have precise and unambiguous answers.
In his opening remarks, however, Kirby Smart made an attempt.
I have a great deal of respect for Tennessee and the environment that was established here today. A fantastic college football game took place.
Our guys have my utmost admiration. We discussed how difficult it would be to enter here and take control of this place. And you have to fend for yourself when you do something like that. You must take hits. We had to take a lot of hits, and I don’t think I realized how many, but we did, and the group survived. The football team we just played is, in my opinion, really good. In my opinion, we didn’t play our best football, particularly on defense. However, give them a lot of credit. The plays they made were down the field. The quarterback has my utmost respect. “.
“I’ll just mention a few guys. Bo plays right tackle after coming on as a substitute. Incredibly unbelievable. Gunner made some huge throws today while standing in there and taking some shots. The offensive staff performed a fantastic job, in my opinion. We just put on a really strong defense, guys. They performed amazingly, with the possible exception of two drives in the second half where I thought we stalled out. They kept them out of rhythm and unbalanced. They came up with a fantastic plan with Mike. We missed a few special runs that were very beneficial to us.
Overall, the game was fantastic, but I feel like we should apologize to them. In my opinion, we shouldn’t have won that game. They were superior to us in many aspects, but that’s just the way things work. I mean, I had a confrontation with them roughly nine or ten years ago, and it definitely ended that way. But it’s inevitable. “.”.
After defeating Tennessee 44-41 in overtime, Smart talked more about that.
