Posted: 6:50 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013  Expecting the
Expected: Oregon 59 Tennessee 14  When you don't have any team
speed, and you don't have any depth, you get crushed by teams
like Oregon. And true to form this afternoon in Eugene,
Tennessee got crushed by Oregon, as the Ducks rode 687 yards of
offense to a 59-14 win.  The Vols actually started about as well
as could've been expected. They forced Oregon to a three-and-out
and two FG attempts on the first three drives. Ducks QB Marcus
Mariota was just 2/7 for 16 yards. Despite a fumble on their
first drive, the Vols were able to drive the field on their
second possession and take an early 7-0 lead on Oregon.  But it
was all downhill from there. Oregon scored touchdowns on their
next eight drives, including the last five of the first half.
Tennessee tried to focus on stopping the run, and the Ducks
killed them through the air--after starting 2/7, Mariota threw
for 362 yards in the first half--and 456 before being pulled in
the third quarter--and he accou