Simply a time and numbers play here. If Alabama blows out Tennessee, you're looking at a 41-17 game. If Tennessee surprisingly makes this one tight, you're looking at 30-27..either way we're clearing by 10 points. It looks like Vols QB Hendon Hooker will start despite his injury last week against Ole Miss, but he won't be 100%. That will slow down Tennessee's offense tremendously. If Joe Milton enters the game, don't expect 50+ yard TD strikes in the air. Quite frankly, it will take long sustained drives for Tennessee TD's and if Bama is up big in the 2nd half, they'll likely lose interest and the Vols defense is *just* good enough to force some clock movement on a few drives, all we need to stay under 68.