BigOrangeMojo
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There aren’t many games we’ve blocked a game winning kick. Can you think of any others?
Hadn't thought about Billy Jack Haskins in a long time. He was an outstanding QB at Paducah Tilghman in high school, at the same time I was doing my student teaching and subbing at Mayfield High School. As you said, he was a gamer.Don't remember the year but game was in KY, Peyton was QB for the Vols. UK had a QB named Billy Jack Haskins and that kid was a gamer. I think UK jumped out to a lead but the good guys won in the end. The other UK game I remember most was also in Lexington, it was the year of the Kiffen. Thanks to some bad calls by the UK offense the Vols were able to come out on top in OT. Scalped tickets and ended up n 2nd row behind UK bench, the UK season ticket holders didn't seem to like me very much before, during, and certainly after the game.
1985 in Lexington was fun, the first of back to back shutouts to end the season and win the SEC. Started out very cold but warmed up and was a pretty nice day from what I remember.
This is mine too. Vols had to win out to win the SEC and go to the Sugar Bowl for first time in 15-16 years. Score was 6-0 at half and still tight. Dickey hit McGee with the long pass early in 3rd to make it 14-0 (2 pt conv.) and the rout was on (45-0) and everyone knew the Vols would easily beat Vandy the next week in Knoxville. A great year.
I was there too with my late father. Ky scored after the most blatant bad call on us for roughing the kicker I have ever seen. Old lady behind us was howling like an old dog “biiiiig bluuuuu”Mentioned this before... I was at the game the last time KY won in Neyland... on the way out Vol fans were bummed, while walking in the crowd, a Vol fan accidentally stepped on an elderly KY ladies foot... she verbally tore into him, and he just replied if it will make you feel better why not just hit me. She complied.
November 24, 1984 Knoxville, TN Kentucky 17–12
1995: #4 Tennessee 34 - Kentucky 31 (Lexington)
With snow flurries blowing through Commonwealth Stadium, Kentucky QB Billy Jack Haskins was subjected to one of the worst beatings I've ever seen a quarterback take...and he kept getting up. Behind Haskins and the play of RB Moe Williams, UK built a 31-16 third quarter lead on one of Phillip Fulmer's best teams. But behind Peyton Manning, the Vols came roaring back in the game's final quarter and a half, scoring the game's final 18 points en route to victory, paving the way to a #2 finish nationally
I believe that was 1987.I can't remember the year. I remember Majors was the coach. Kentucky drove to the one yard line and had first and goal. They ran it between the tackles four times and were denied four times by Tennessee. Tennessee wins. The Cats are almost always ready for the Vols. They even use to the give the General fits.
To me that game solidifies the Heisman snub push from Manning to Charles Woodson. The numbers Peyton put up that day were remarkable. But if you flipped to Ohio State vs Michigan on the crawler it showed Jamal Lewis rushes for (im wanting to say like 134 yards but i might be off) when that was a great day yes but Peytons numbers were astronomical. But yes that game and 07 are hard to pick from.But as for the most memorable game, I would go with the Manning/Couch shootout in 1997. We won 59-31 but did not play very good defense that day. From 1996-2000, we scored at least 56 points in every game. They couldn't stop us worth a darn.
There aren’t many games we’ve blocked a game winning kick. Can you think of any others?