Are the players gaming the system?

#26
#26
I can't fathom this being the case. IMO, a few extremely negative plays opened the flood gates for lots of bad plays.
 
#27
#27
Pruitt said they do it right in practice, but not in the game.

They are grabbing for individual stat glory rather than doing their jobs.

Fumble by the tight end who wanted a touchdown.
Onside blockers who go for the ball rather than taking out the guy who got the ball.

Looking for self rather than looking for team.
 
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VolTexas said:
By playing well enough in practice to get the start, then not showing on game day.

I have trouble believing none of the folks on the bench could do better.

Is Pruitt being played?
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Yep. it's all a big production. players showing they are good in practice then failing on purpose in games while better players sit on the bench. I think you've got it all figured out.
 
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allvol123 said:
I think most have just lost eye discipline.
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Reminds me of something. Butch always had that "I've got your back and you've got my back" relationship with players. That always seemed to me like "As long as my job is safe, your schollie is safe too", "so don't sweat the admin, the sportswriters, or fans. It's us against the world."

I wonder if now that Butch has gone, some of his loyal players are having a tough time adjusting to these new guys extolling them to play for pride of the University and Volunteer Nation. It may not be so, but it does make me wonder if it isn't making the transfer of coaching more difficult. Some of us keep maintaining that there is definitely talent still here, but talent is just a word if it isn't accompanied by big plays/winning football plays. Julio Jones made big plays. Tua makes big plays, Jerry Juedy makes big plays. That's not potential talent as a recruit. That's kinetic talent in action. Butch recruited some potential talent that seldom manifested itself for some, and players like Dobbs, Barnett, AJ Johnson, and Alvin Kamara are gone. But some were pure busts (not mentioning names).
 
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TennesseeTarheel said:
Herding cats comes to mind. A big bad dog needs to move in.
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We don't need a bunch of cats in here—"meeeooow!"—lookin' in the mirror. "I look gooooood, I got my extra bands on, I got my other shoes"—Be a dog! We don't need no meows, we don't need no cats. We need more dogs.
 
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VolTexas said:
By playing well enough in practice to get the start, then not showing on game day.

I have trouble believing none of the folks on the bench could do better.

Is Pruitt being played?
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This has got to be one of the most off the wall questions to start a thread. Cease and desist, dude.
 
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rjd970 said:
Gaming the system would imply they don’t want to show up on gameday. Why would they intentionally do that?
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Paid by the mob to not beat the spread along with the refs. Where ya' been? The big guns in the SEC pay their players and get 5* recruits. No place for an honest man.
 
#41
#41
TBH, these guys just aren’t that good. We’ve got some real play makers on the team that play with heart, but you can count them on your hands. A championship team has 85 guys that play that way.

What OP may be getting at is they win the job in practice but play without heart. I agree with the posts that say (and hope Pruitt does) start playing all the freshman that he recruited and didn’t intend to redshirt to get them the game experience for the years to come. I think a roster flip is all that will cure it. Sad because we will lose probably the biggest heart player then (i.e., JJ) but it’s necessary. Ultimately, need more Jeremy Banks and less... ah won’t call anybody out.
 
#42
#42
If everyone on the field played team ball with heart, no matter class, a standard will be set. And Tennessee fans for the most part will be good with that.

Pruitt said try to win every game - that means playing JJ.

The positive example matters.
 
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