Initial Impressions from the Tennessee Game
by outsidethesidelines on Oct 25, 2009 7:00 AM CDT
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Hours removed, a few initial impressions from the Tennessee game:
- That was the most emotionally draining game I've sat through since at least the 2005 Tennessee game. Even the Florida game last year in Atlanta paled in comparison. I tell you, I think I speak for the whole of the fan base when I say that had that game gone on any longer, half of us would have died from a collective heart attack, myself included.
- You guys know how much I loathe the Vols, but they deserved to win this game. They had almost 100 more total yards than we did, more first downs, won the time of possession battle, averaged almost three and a half yards more per passing attempt than we did, were better on third down, and were better on fourth down to boot. In almost every major statistical category -- sans rushing totals and placekicking -- the Vols outperformed us. They deserved to win today, truth be told. I'm just elated that we somehow got the job done.
- To say we pulled this one out by the slimmest of margins is a vast overstatement of the margin of victory. Three field goals were determined by a total of about 36 inches, and all three of them went in our favor. Which is, of course, to say nothing of the two blocked kicks by Terrence Cody. In all honesty, we probably couldn't pull this one out again if our lives depended on it.
- Two quarterbacks on the field today... one was terrible, the other was Jonathon Crompton. I know that Crompton has been the butt of every joke around the SEC the past couple of years, but he played a fine game today. He wasn't just getting all day to throw to wide open receivers, either, he made some great throws into some very tight windows under duress. I'm not going to take anything away from what he did today. He's had two great games in a row, and he should be recognized as such. I tell you, had Crompton played like this all year, Tennessee would be a 10-win team and he would be a first day NFL Draft pick. Or, better yet, had he played like this last year, Fulmer would still be roaming the sidelines in Knoxville.
- Greg McElroy, on the other hand, played terrible, plain and simple. He cannot throw the football at all right now. And our offensive coaches know it, and our defensive opponents know it too. Our "passing game," -- again, if you can even call it that -- was just a collection of dink and dunks. Dump-offs to the backs, swing passes out of the backfield, screen passes to Julio, five-yard hitch routes, five-yard out routes by the tight ends, etc. It's nothing really... 29 passes for 120 yards, barely 4.1 yards per attempt. Just a joke. And it was even uglier than that, really. McElroy made a lot of bad decisions on who to throw the football to, and frankly just missed a lot of open receivers. The only true down field completion was to Maze, and that throw was thrown badly behind his target. The second best passing play we had of the day was the 12-yard gain on the draw play by McElroy, and if you think about it that's just sad. And being brutally honest, unless McElroy really starts to play a lot better -- and I'm afraid to say that I don't see anything that would necessarily cause me to expect that -- we're not going to score a lot of points regardless.
- Offensive playcalling was terrible once again for the second time in three weeks. With a laughingstock of a passing game we throw the football twice with one yard to go for a first down inside the Tennessee five-yard line? And on two short-yardage situations on third down in the third quarter, we give the ball to Trent Richardson and Roy Upchurch, i.e. not Mark Ingram? Ingram had all of about five touches in the second half. And we're throwing the football late in the game, inevitably stopping the clock when the incompletion comes? McElroy's terrible play hurt us, but the playcalling was just as bad, if not worse. If we go in for the score inside the five, we go into halftime with a 13-3 lead and the game is almost over at that stage.
- It was nice to see us get Julio Jones involved, but it was still frustrating as could be. A once-in-a-generation player and we have to call countless bubble screens and hitch routes just to get him the ball? Unreal frustrating.
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Good job on this post
After Ingram had tried to hurdle a defender on he sidelne in the 2nd quarter, I thought he may have hurt himself. We saw mor Richardson and Upchurch after that. And like you stated in the post, Ingram had very few touches.
I watched on TV and usually block out any commentators doing the game – they are just aweful – but was there any mention of that? Not many carries after that hurdle and very few touches as the game went on.
by TidePride92 on Oct 25, 2009 7:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
McElroy is now a liability
His pre-snap reads are terrible and the decisions he makes after the snap are just as bad. His play has to get better obviously. The playcalling has to be better though.
95,000 yesterday knew what to do with the damn ball before the half in the short yardage situation. We were pushin back the entire d-line of the Viles, so any other call except running will lways be questioned - just score a damn TD!!!!!!!!!!!!! RTR
by TidePride92 on Oct 25, 2009 7:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
To be fair...
And to the Tennessee fans pissing and moaning about Cody ripping his helmet off
From my reading of the RTT game thread, most of the posters there were actually appreciative that the refs did not make that call. Even under the delusion that the penalty would have resulted in a re-kick, the posters were in nearly unanimous agreement that they didn’t want to win the game off a re-kick due to a questionable call unrelated to something that happened on the play. The only bitching I heard about it not being called was from Danielson and TSK.
by CrimsonWraith on Oct 25, 2009 8:02 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
From my understanding of the rules
If the play isn’t a dead-ball foul (the Cody Helmet Incident occured before the ball was downed) then the team who began with possession retains possession, much like a Roughing the Passer on an Interception. I could be wrong, but that’s how I understand the rules for personal fouls like that. I know one time in High School something like this happened — though the kick was missed, not blocked & recovered, but since the penalty would have happened before the ball was recovered, still UT’s ball.
BUT that said, as CrimsonWraith said, yeah I’m glad the refs didn’t pull the flag out on Cody. He was a guy celebrating an awesome play against a rival, let the big boy celebrate. Besides, I don’t want to be the ref to throw a flag on Mount Cody ;-). Helluva play by him, and as much as part of my wants that flag thrown and UT won, the bigger part of me is glad it wasn’t.
Screw those excessive celebration penalties, to be honest, I prefer College Sports with a healthy amount of passion, both from the fans and the players.
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by bobo_the_vol on Oct 25, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
so you are saying that you think the play was illegal but you prefer that...?
the expression for this is “sour grapes.” don’t pretend you are being gracious for our benefit here, either the penalty stole the game from you or stfu.
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by kleph on Oct 25, 2009 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
don’t you seem like a nice person? Just because you would be a butt about it doesn’t mean everyone else would be. I guess I will “stfu” now, so you don’t have to tell me to. Stay classy.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
by sddbaker on Oct 26, 2009 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
tell you what... i'll work on being nice if you wean yourself of quoting from will ferrell movies.
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by kleph on Oct 26, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can honestly say....
I’ve never seen a Will Ferrell movie. Which was the quote? Just curious.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
by sddbaker on Oct 27, 2009 9:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well you should probably look for a clue to get out of this thread with your dignity to start.
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by kleph on Oct 27, 2009 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could you rephrase that? It doesn’t make any sense in this form.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
by sddbaker on Oct 27, 2009 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Gracious For Bama's Benefit"
Funny ;-) Here’s a comment from Rocky Top Talk right after the block happened:
[Talking about how the flag shouldn’t be thrown, even if it meant Tennessee got another kick. Agreed. I don’t want a win like that. Dude’s good. Cody is a playa.
The penalty didn’t steal the game, nor did the refs. An injury to Daniel Lincoln’s quad in pre-game did it, and a 380-pound tall mountain.
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by bobo_the_vol on Oct 26, 2009 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let me answer your speculation.....
by Paranormal on Oct 25, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even better that it wasn't called then
Yeah, got the rule wrong, but I still hate the celebration penalty in that situation. Unless you run up to a member of the opposing team and, like, flip ’em off or something, keep the flag in the pocket.
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by bobo_the_vol on Oct 26, 2009 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cody's Helmet
It does not matter what someone’e opinion is if the issue is not a penalty/foul. If the whistle was blown and 0:00 on the clock, there is no penalty. If the whistle is blown with 0 seconds remaining, the game is over. Now if he pulled his helmet off and ran on the field as the play was still live and no whistle was blown then there may be room for discussion. But the game was over.
by TidePride92 on Oct 25, 2009 8:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well
The play was still going, so it was technically a foul. Just to clarify.
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by bobo_the_vol on Oct 25, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just to clarify
you are trying to have things both ways here. the result is that, under the guise of being gracious, you are actually being patronizing. making a scramble for the moral higher ground in order to look down on us. but that shouldn’t be surprising given how much you guys pat yourselves on the back for all of kiffin’s “moral” victories this season even though your team technically lost.
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by kleph on Oct 25, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Such a classy winner you are
Bammers can’t even be gracious in a win. I’m sure you were one of the ones screaming “We just beat the hell outta you!”.
Congrats to Cody. Even though UT outgained Bama, great players make great plays at crucial times.
That kid is a beast. Our poor walk-on center got pummeled on those two blocks. Great teams create their own ‘luck’. Congrats to the Tide, can’t wait to get you boys in K-Town next year!
Ball, oskie, cover, block, cut and slice, pursue and gang tackle... for this is the WINNING EDGE.
by pound the rock on Oct 25, 2009 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and how am i not being gracious?
when i’m calling someone out for crappy logic in their argument? am i supposed to overlook someone’s nonsensical line of thinking because my team won? do you think i’m asking a bunch of rehetorical questions because i think you have a slightest clue of the point i am trying to make?
the argument posited by the volunteer fan above consists of this:
A) by taking his helmet off the player committed and infraction
then
B) the said infraction would have given tennessee the ball and a second chance of the field goal
thus, does this follow?
C) said fan should be "glad the refs didn’t pull the flag out "
i argue that it does not. and i further allege this flawed argument arises out of a desire to undercut the importance of the achievement of blocking the kick, undermine the value of the win against his team and provide a convenient means to feel superior to the opposition by virtue of his moral rectitude.
moreover, if a tennessee fan feels that point A) and B) posited above are, in fact true, there is no reason whatsoever they should be restricted from making that argument even though they logically firmly aver the truth of C). and that’s not being gracious, that’s just civil discourse.
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by kleph on Oct 25, 2009 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or, to put my conclusion in different terms...
if you really believe this game was stolen you should be pissed as all hell. but you don’t have resort to that emotion to make your argument.
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by kleph on Oct 25, 2009 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this game was not "stolen"...
A. Offensive playcalling kept the Viles in it longer than they should have been. But our boys played hard and the final scoreboard = winner…F%CK your stats…
B. 2 obvious no- calls saved Vol ass(for as long as possible)…the no call on Julio’s attemptive endzone grab and holding behind Crompton on their inspirational TD drive.
C. Give the Tide SOME slack…Ole Miss and South Carolina brought their TOUGH game and its been a physical few weeks. Our team was tired. UT “found” themselves against UGA and then had 2 weeks to rest and prepare for Bama…and brought EVERYTHING they had.
D. WE ARE 8-0…for a different reason each week, and with no help from zebras< cough> Florida… Thats what is awsome about this team. And thats why we will have another undefeated regular season. GO HIDE IN THE BATHROOM FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND CRY YOU PUKE ORANGE SONS OF BITCHES. THERE IS NO “GENTLEMEN” IN THIS RIVALRY!
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by JiggaTide on Oct 25, 2009 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just watched the replay
Agree about the non call.
I think Julio Jones could jump over the crossbar if he felt like it. The picture of him soaring during the block is impressive.
Good luck for the rest of the year,
PTR
Ball, oskie, cover, block, cut and slice, pursue and gang tackle... for this is the WINNING EDGE.
by pound the rock on Oct 26, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let me guess...
You’re a lawyer, right? That would explain a lot.
I’m so impressed with your command of the English language. Also quite striking is your ability to read the mind and real motivations of “said fan”.
Perhaps what is really going on here can be explained by a psychological term — projection, or “the unconscious act of denial of a person’s own attributes, thoughts, and emotions, which are ascribed to the outside world, like the weather, the government, a tool, or another person or people.”
or, to put my conclusion in different terms…
Just because you are a very, very impolite, unsportsmanlike, bitter person, doesn’t mean everyone else is.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
by sddbaker on Oct 26, 2009 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nope, philosophy major...
which meant i quit reading your post after the first sentence due to the ad hominem attack.
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by kleph on Oct 26, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh wow....
more big words. My ability to analyze human behavior (while not as great as yours, no doubt) tells me you did read the rest of my post. That is a good strategy, though, for not replying when you really have no defense against being called out for your boorish behavior.
BTW, a person’s “major” often has very little to do with their profession. Not that I think you are a lawyer if you say you’re not, just making the point. Also, it wasn’t really an attack so much as a (weak) attempt at humor. You, on the other hand, attacked bobo. Please try to understand. Some people are genuinely nice and have good intentions.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
by sddbaker on Oct 27, 2009 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i also don't brush my teeth as often as i should.
i sure hope that doesn’t make my points here invalid as well.
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by kleph on Oct 27, 2009 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No...
….their invalidity stands on their own.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
by sddbaker on Oct 27, 2009 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe you'll understand it this way:
- I think there was a penalty. Actually, there was a foul, most definately, according to the rulebooks.
- I thought, at the time, that if the flag were thrown then Tennessee would get another shot at the kick.
- I don’t want to win a game because of a kid celebrating an amazing play when he thought the game was over. I don’t like the above rule, and I’ve said that in the past. Now, when I thought the rule would benefit my team, I still remain by my beliefs.
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by bobo_the_vol on Oct 26, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you fall back on “your beliefs” because your reasoning is indefensible. you may now post a screencap of The Dude with words photoshopped over it.
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by kleph on Oct 26, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the whistle was blown and 0:00 on the clock, there is no penalty. If the whistle is blown with 0 seconds remaining, the game is over.
What TidePride’s statement said, to me, was that he believed that if a penalty happens when the clock shows 0:00 then there is no penalty. Cody took his helmet off while the ball was still live, so if Tennessee had recovered, which they might have at that point (since the ball wasn’t recovered when the helmet was taken off) then a flag should have been thrown. The game isn’t over when the clock strikes 0.
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by bobo_the_vol on Oct 26, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
seriously...
quit qualifying your statements and just fucking say something.
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by kleph on Oct 26, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
Quit being such a jerk.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
by sddbaker on Oct 27, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
kiss my ass.
please.
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by kleph on Oct 27, 2009 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nope.
sorry.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
by sddbaker on Oct 27, 2009 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yay! i've got a "last word" troll!
knock yourself out bucko. nobody else gives a shit.
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by kleph on Oct 28, 2009 7:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay...
I’ve got a “last word” responder!
So of course, you won’t respond now that you’ve labeled me and proclaimed your disinterest. Of course you “don’t give a shit”. You’ve made your illogical random attacks on a person who was trying to be a good sport. Then, when you can’t defend that, you’ve resorted to vulgarity. Then you call me a troll just because I dare to respond to you in a civil manner. Your type is so predictable.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
by sddbaker on Oct 28, 2009 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
To clarify
according to the rules, a player taking his helmet off while the play is still live is indeed a fifteen yard infraction for a personal foul. It is NOT treated as a live play personal foul. It is treated as a dead ball foul after the play is whistled dead. Because we recovered the blocked kick, we have possession, and the foul is marked off fifteen yards, with Bama getting the ball. Since there was no time left, then it is considered an OFFENSIVE penalty, and the game can end on an offensive penalty.
by HarveyBirdmanAAL on Oct 25, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the clarification.
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by bobo_the_vol on Oct 26, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LSU
We’ll lose by 14 points against LSU with the offense shown against UT; coaches gotta do something now!
by SCTider on Oct 25, 2009 8:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Worth noting: To lose by 14, the opposing offense has to score at least that many. LSU’s offense is probably not capable of that against Alabama’s defense without some help from GMac.
I'm wrong all the time.
by PeteHoliday on Oct 25, 2009 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lose?
You should be banned until after the game in 2 weeks. That’s weak.
by TidePride92 on Oct 25, 2009 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BAMA
WILL NOT LOOSE THIS GAME….PERIOD!
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by JiggaTide on Oct 25, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But they might lose it.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
by sddbaker on Oct 27, 2009 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boo
Lee Corso: How would you describe tailgating at Alabama?
Kirk Herbstreit: Barbecue and Ralph Lauren
by animalcracker on Oct 25, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Amber Alert: Greg McElroy, missing for three weeks...
I thought McElroy would set a few records based on his play at the beginning of the season. Now, I just hope he doesn’t screw up when I see him in shotgun. Not only does he telegraph his throws by staring down the receiver for the entire route, he never checks down and usually throws into double and triple coverage. I hate to say it, but it may be time to pull him. It’s not fair to the rest of the players on this team to have this season ruined because of poor QB play. I don’t know if Jackson or Darrah could do any better based on the A-Day game. However, it may be time to let one of them try. Whatever ‘it’ is, McElroy has lost it.
by BamaCLT on Oct 25, 2009 8:33 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not ready
Darrah nor Jackson is ready to play especially at this point in the season. I know it’s frustrating, we all watch the same games. But to play, let alone start, any other QB on the roster at this point in the season would be devastating to the season. McElroy is only playing the 8th game of his collegiate career, he will improve.
by TidePride92 on Oct 25, 2009 8:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
McElroy
18 for 29…GET OFF HIS BACK! HE TOOK CARE OF THE BALL TONIGHT AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED AS A QUARTERBACK. NOT TO MENTION HIS STATISTICS COULD HAVE BEEN HELPED FROM HIS RECEIVERS, WHICH IN MY COUNT, DROPPED ATLEAST 5…5 ,I SAID, PASSES. OF COURSE HE’S GOING TO HAVE A FEW BAD PASSES; EVERYONE DOES. Come on guys, McElroy had a good game and the hate needs to be directed at the playcalling.
"What happened yesterday is history. What happens tomorrow is a mystery. What we do today makes a difference." -Nick Saban
People may doubt what you say, but they will always believe what you do.
by AndrewUA on Oct 25, 2009 8:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good post...
Absolutely agree about Crompton…He played his ass off, and made some truly NFL quality throws, putting the ball where only his receivers could get to them. And, I dare say, he got more clutch as the game went on. That’s what you want out of him.
UT lost, but it was a team loss, just like this was a team win for us…UT can’t point to him and say that he lost this one for them.
I feel really dirty now…
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by Stuck in the Plains on Oct 25, 2009 8:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
An injury to Daniel Lincoln’s quad might be the only thing we can really point to. Crompton is playing amazing over the last 2 games and one quarter.
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by bobo_the_vol on Oct 25, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was the most emotionally draining game I’ve sat through since at least the 2005 Tennessee game. Even the Florida game last year in Atlanta paled in comparison.
Have to disagree with your first point. That SEC Championship Game last year had so much riding on it. Our first trophy in a decade and a chance to play for the all the marbles. Believe me, I hate Tennessee with the white hot passion of a thousand suns, but for me, yesterday’s game wasn’t even close to that night in December last year.
by Nico2.0 on Oct 25, 2009 9:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
2007 LSU
gets my vote.
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by Bens4vcobra on Oct 26, 2009 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You guys know how much I loathe the Vols, but they deserved to win this game.
Sometimes I wonder if you’re intentionally melodramatic in these posts and the game-day threads.
It’s difficult to say that a team that gets two field goals blocked “deserves” to win anything.
Tennessee didn’t hand Alabama the win. We put our guys in a tough spot and they went out and made the plays necessary to win the game. Anyone who thinks it takes more than that “deserve” to win, should probably find a new hobby.
I'm wrong all the time.
by PeteHoliday on Oct 25, 2009 9:39 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
hot damn pete!
laying down the smack! you are absolutely right! our special teams stepped up and WON us this game!
so easy... even an Auburn fan can do it!
by K. brevis on Oct 25, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know that that's "laying the smack down"
UT outgained us two to one in the second half, and we played the worst game we possibly could have in the last three minutes. Scoreboard is the only stat that counts, obviously, but when you make a statement like “so and so deserved to win” 99 out of 100 people are going to read it as “they played the better game, had the better game plan, etc.” Y’all’s some literal, semantic type mfers.
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by Todd on Oct 25, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not to mention ungracious.
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by kleph on Oct 25, 2009 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's ok ya'll...
even though I completely agree with Pete here, he’s wrong all the time…
by Queen of the Universe on Oct 25, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Deserving to win the game
I agree, Pete. If anything, Alabama handed opportunties late in the 4th Q to the Vols and we put ourselves in a tough situation. But our team made the play to win the game. The team that wins the game deserves to win the game. Alabama won this game.
The most important stat or the only one that even matters is the SCORE!
And to those who turned off the TV or quit watching, you guys need to stop watching all together. So you watch we win will definetly/always win - not much fun.
60 minutes of football and NEVER anything less.
by TidePride92 on Oct 25, 2009 9:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would say UT created the opportunities for themselves in the 4th quarter
Those opportunities got squashed by Planet Cody. I wonder if small objects would float in orbit around him?
Such athleticism for a guy with such a massive frame!
Good job, boys. Hope we can have another battle next year (with UT coming out on top, of course!)
Ball, oskie, cover, block, cut and slice, pursue and gang tackle... for this is the WINNING EDGE.
by pound the rock on Oct 25, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree Pete
Who knows if Mcelroy is just a product of the offensive plan, I said this before but it seems every game our offensive plays look scripted. It doesnt matter where we are on the feild we stick to the plan if we get to the 1yard line and the next play in the scipt is a throw we throw. Saban was quoted in saying he is very unhappy with the play calling so look for us to score more then feild goals and Mcelroy will be back in good form after the bye. Yes we did win we got out played but found a way to win thats what championship teams do you cant always blow out a team and blow out a team that has 2 weeks to get ready for you at that.
by bluemnm on Oct 25, 2009 10:02 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of the refs
I know blaming the refs won’t accomplish much, but the one who assisted on the Upchurch tackle that would’ve been a 1st down really steams me.
I do think play calling could have been a lot better on offense. We were moving the ball fairly well on the ground (Tennessee wanted to stop Ingram, but still gave up 100 yards). So on that 2nd and 2 near the goal line…. why not just get the first down and THEN worry about the endzone? Even if the refs missed an obvious call on #41 against Julio, we still could have handled it better.
Fumbles. It was always Fumbles
by DocFumbles on Oct 25, 2009 10:30 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Big Game Arenas
I just have to give a Game Ball to Areanas. He had an awesome day.
Big time sack on the corner rush! He has really improved as a player with his career at the Capstone.
by TidePride92 on Oct 25, 2009 10:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Great point
about the 2005 season…which this year is beginning to remind me of much more than 1992, to be honest. I read a post on another board from an “insider” (who, to be fair, has had correct information everytime I’ve read him) that claimed that the practices this week were flat, and that the team was drained after 8 straight weeks.
I really, really hope he’s right…I don’t think that this bye-week could have come at a better time. Lord knows, it’s not like we’re in danger of losing any “momentum” or “offensive continuity”
by sandman227 on Oct 25, 2009 10:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The team was flat in many ways
Saban said it best in his postgame comments:
I’m really proud of our players. I didn’t want to say this, but I felt like our team was really tired this week psychologically, probably more mentally than really physically. We had a lot of guys beat up, a lot of guys missed practice and a lot of guys struggling to do what we need to do, but there are a lot of positives in this game today.
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Oct 25, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The bye week couldn't come at a better time
And it was almost a week too late!
by Go Hide in the V-berth on Oct 25, 2009 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes McElroy has made some stupid throws
but the RZ play calling has got to get better and make sense! On top of that, f something works, stay with it until they stop it (i.e. THE WILDCAT!!!).
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by gonolesrolltide on Oct 25, 2009 11:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
an observation about cody's performance
we all know how amazing he played down the stretch. not just blocking the field goals but simply manhandling the tennessee offensive line those final few minutes. i personally think that the vols screwed up by pissing the big man off.
CBS showed a close up of that fourth down conversion tennessee made on the quick snap and you see cody getting plowed backwards. he clearly wasn’t set and the center just bends him back. the vols get first down and the drive stays alive.
and that might be where they messed up. cause then the big man started playing like he was pissed off and pumped up. and the last thing you want to face when the game comes down to the line is 354 pounds of pissed off terrrence cody.
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by kleph on Oct 25, 2009 11:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's not because of the $250 I had riding on the game
I HATE THE VOLS SO MUCH- I COULD CARE LESS LOSING THAT MONEY. IT WOULD HELP TO CONTINUE MY HATRED FOR THEM THROUGH ‘TIL NEXT YEAR. (that would have been how I would have handled it. mo’ hate. mo’ hate. mo’ HATE!)
I just was shitting bricks because I want us to remain undefeated AGAIN this year. (epic, it would be). I was more worried about our boys and, how a loss to TN would be on their psyche. We’re still young, yet.
I collected WAY WAY more than I invested. Emotionally, rather than monetarily. (monetarily wasn’t too shabby neither)
Whew. Fuck the Vols (that’s right I’m not classy from time to time, and we don’t need no Bubba from TN to remind me (or us) of that fact. Pot, meet Kettle. You haven’t been properly introduced as yet.
note to Vols: Go look in a mirror. . . . . .you still smiling? . . . . .I can’t possibly ever figure out why)
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by BixBeiderbecke on Oct 25, 2009 11:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
[edit]
I meant to convey “remain undefeated leading up to the SEC CG game”. Is all.
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by BixBeiderbecke on Oct 25, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hope you convey it two games farther than that.
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by kleph on Oct 25, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For you, kleph
(and all my Bama-brothas)- in all actuality, that’s EXACTLY what I’m hoping. And I wouldn’t have “edit-ed” at all but, DAMN! I want to be “gracious” in victories, in the least. ‘Cause the good Lord truly knows. . . . .that’s a bitch for me to be if (God forbid) and when we ever lose. (that’s why I hate TN so so much. when they were “winning” vs. us- they were more than just punkass punks. those Bartles&James swiggin’ f_ckfaces)
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by BixBeiderbecke on Oct 25, 2009 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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