Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

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#38,176
rocktopper16 said:
Serious question. If we had made that kick against Georgia would we be the talk of College football. I’m surprised no analyst has brought up the offseason and how Hepuel has done a damn good job of keeping the boat full steam.
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That would require them to say good things about us and give us credit though
 
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jave36 said:
From the back judges angle, it does look like it could be OPI because the DB fell on his own while Brazzel had a hand on him. But when you're not the closest guy you can't throw a flag on a maybe. And the two wing officials on that side should have called him off because they had the better angle and didn't throw.

Terrible call, the guy fell down on his own, but it wasn't nearly as bad as the DPI they called on us. I can see how the OPI was a simple mistake by an over eager official.
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Looking at it repeatedly, it struck me that the defender lost his balance when Brazzell swiped his arm down to remove the defender’s hand that was pushing against Brazzell if that makes sense. Was as bad of an Opi as I can ever recall seeing.
 
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Leeleesteeth said:
Horrible. Until there is a national pool of Officials with consistent standards of accountability this kind of crap will keep happening. Not just hurting UT. Officials should NOT affect momentum of games and it happens every week.
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Agreed. Too much on the line to have weekend warriors out there. My brother-in-law’s old high school math teacher is an SEC official (I guess he still teaches). The biggest loser is Auburn last week against OU.
 
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Jack Burton said:
Earlier this week Basilio shared info about SEC scheduling. The league office tries to grant one special request for each school regarding their schedules. UGA and Alabama both requested a bye week before their game. Tennessee requested that the Florida game occur late in the season.

I wonder what we’ll request for next year.
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That David Smith is not allowed to call any of our games ever, ever again.
 
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rocktopper16 said:
Serious question. If we had made that kick against Georgia would we be the talk of College football. I’m surprised no analyst has brought up the offseason and how Hepuel has done a damn good job of keeping the boat full steam.
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We’re also a Brazzell-decides-not-to-go-hero-mode-on-4th-down play away from 0-2 with a pretty not-good loss against an unranked team. Slim margins this year in this league.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
After this weekend...of SEC games, here is where our studs now rank in conference.

Joey is now
1st in passing pards
1st in passing TDs

Brazzell is now
1st in receiving yards
1st in receiving TDs
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And yet neither have been even thought about when it comes to the Heisman. But we endured two weeks of Gunner Stockton Heisman talk post TN game.
 
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drops and refs took about 17-21 points away from us (missed FG)... these same situations ended up giving msst about 10-14...

the crew in gumpville is gonna be bad. We've GOT to beat the gumps and the gumps wearing stripes.

I'm not worried about our offense... we just had a really bad day, were out of sync, but found a way to finish. Proud of them.

I am worried about our defense... really worried...

Seriously guys--- we play another defensive game like that against bama, oky, and Candy, we will lose every single one of them... Especially bama and Candy...

This off week needs to be 90% fixing the defense, and 10% WR's/RB's catching passes.... PERIOD.
 
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September 28, 2025: Prepare yourself for a spiritual journey. God will take you into a realm of wisdom and understanding that you have not yet experienced. The preparation the Lord calls us to is one of purity and a genuine desire to know Him more intimately. You will never reach for anything you do not want, says the Lord. So, this will be a deliberate and focused process of making yourself ready. Only those who do so will make this journey. Ephesians 3:19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you maybe filled with all the fullness of God.
 
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walkenvol said:
Looking at it repeatedly, it struck me that the defender lost his balance when Brazzell swiped his arm down to remove the defender’s hand that was pushing against Brazzell if that makes sense. Was as bad of an Opi as I can ever recall seeing.
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That's what happened, but from far far away, the back judge might have thought it was a push. He didnt have the proper angle to be making that call.
 
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Jack Burton said:
Earlier this week Basilio shared info about SEC scheduling. The league office tries to grant one special request for each school regarding their schedules. UGA and Alabama both requested a bye week before their game. Tennessee requested that the Florida game occur late in the season.

I wonder what we’ll request for next year.
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Hopefully we request refs who all attended UT, grew up in Knoxville, or currently live in Knoxville.
 
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Something not being discussed, Lebby knew how to slow down our offense. Part of why we didn't have a great day running the ball. He picked his poison and had there been a bit less drops probably would've been a bigger win. But first road game that sh*t happens.

And Coleman Hutzler also needs some more credit as a good DC.

I'm really hoping the schedule for Bama works in our favor, but after winning at Georgia I'm sure they'll jump us in the polls and we'll stay behind Georgia.

Bama is playing Vandy then going to Missouri and then hosting us with a trip to South Carolina the next week. They're likely going to lose at least 1 of these next 4 I just want it to be us.
 
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While the rush defense was concerning, it’s a little unfair yesterday when the defense had so many short fields. They stop MSU with a sack on the first series, and then Boo fumbles. I was reminded by another fan that MSU ran on us last year. Their pass game is not quite like Heupel’s because they do almost nothing vertically.
 
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VolGee4 said:
While the rush defense was concerning, it’s a little unfair yesterday when the defense had so many short fields. They stop MSU with a sack on the first series, and then Boo fumbles. I was reminded by another fan that MSU ran on us last year. Their pass game is not quite like Heupel’s because they do almost nothing vertically.
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Staley fumbled that punt, not Boo
 
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