I think the whole “They made adjustments and we didn’t” thing also had a lot to do with it. Heupel pretty much told the world that we weren’t going to change a thing that we were doing. They adjusted from their loss to Michigan, and got the ball in their best players hands. They did everything...
I have to disagree with your assessment. Johnny had two young freshman db’s that he contemplated starting in front of his starters that weren’t getting it done. Those two freshman were Carl Pickens and JJ McKlesky. Bama passes all over us.
Yes, we were the fourth winningest team in West Tennessee from 74-91, then the kids in the class of 93’ decided football wasn’t cool anymore. The kids that would have been juniors that year had beaten Dyersburg, Covington, and Brownsville their freshman season.
Halls, Tennessee is where I grew up. The thing that makes it so bad is that it is perennially one of the largest 1A schools in the state. Last Friday night Halls (with an enrollment of around 370) lost to Gleason High School (130).
It’s pretty hard to win at the line of scrimmage when you are only running right into the box, while your opponent is stretching the field with their running game. It’s especially hard on the road.
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