Charlotte was 6th in the country in rushing defense

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DC_Vol said:
The problem is our starting line wouldn’t start on most C-USA teams.
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Yeah this is what I was getting at. But still, we should have been able to game plan a bit better. Knowing how sorry our line was, and how relatively good they are at stopping the run, we called the same stupid up the middle run plays all day with our third string tailback. I don't think we tried a counter all day, which might have been due to the line. Richmond famously whiffed a block near the end of the 3rd, and then sat the 4th.


We have to find an O line for sure, but still think the play calling stunk also.
 
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BanditVol said:
Right here:


NCAA Statistics


After holding us to 20 yards rushing, they are now 3rd. That's pretty sad, lol.

Not sure the link will work, so including an attachment.
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It list Charlotte 12th under Total Defense and Bama 11th... They moved from 16th too 12th against an SEC team.
That is impressive but I wonder how much we helped with that.

The Vols by the way are 46th in Total Defense so at least we made the list this week for last time I checked we weren't in the top 50.
 
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DVols33 said:
It list Charlotte 12th under Total Defense and Bama 11th... They moved from 16th too 12th against an SEC team.
That is impressive but I wonder how much we helped with that.

The Vols by the way are 46th in Total Defense so at least we made the list this week for last time I checked we weren't in the top 50.
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Oh we helped them all right, which is pretty sad. Even with Trey Smith out and Chandler and Jordan limited, we could have done better IMO.

I'm glad to hear about our D. We were down around 80 earlier this year. I do give CJP credit for shoring up the D.
 
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DVols33 said:
What stats are you reading that from?

All I could find was Total Defense at NCAA Stats.
They have Charlotte at 18 but you have to consider who they played to get the numbers making up the stats that are used in this ranking because Alabama was ranked 16 on the same chart and I doubt very seriously that they are that close.

Let me know where you saw that because after tonights game they may well be ranked 18th.
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Their SOS is 113th out of 130 teams. UMass had 142 rushing yards on them, you would think UT could top that.
 
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volfannbama said:
UNCC opponents....

Fordham
App St...a 45-9 lose
Old Dominion
UNass....a 49-31 loss
UAB a 28-7 loss
W. Kentucky
MTSU.....put up 21 points on them
S. Miss

So yeah......

Also the only team to put up less points than Tennessee is powerful Fordham. And their offense put up 7 points.

So are we saying out talent level is on line with Fordham?
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It's not just a talent issue. It's a program issue much deeper. Cancer often doesn't get cured on the first cut.
 
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1985Vols said:
I'm not a JG basher, but when you throw a 5 yard pass to your safety valve 80% of the time, you're completion rate is goin to be inflated. He does not have good filed presence to find the open receivers
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Isn’t it a coincidence that the only time JG has had any remote time to throw the ball downfield was against auburn...and we won. I’m just saying
 
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secking said:
Who is the cancer(s)?
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It comes in many forms. The biggest problem is there is zero leadership from upperclassmen on this team. Very few seniors and those here haven't had a lot of success. I just don't think many of these guys know the commitment it takes to win in this league. They love the recruiting, the attention, the thrill of playing in Neyland but they don't put in the level of work to be successful.

When you see ga, LSU, Florida, etc compared to Tennessee, (forget Bama comparisons) the Vols look small, almost like a lower level FBS or Fcs team. Why? Tennessee has a weigh room just like the others. And while the S&c program has changed a lot, the opportunity is still there. Hell, Charlotte was more physical yesterday. And it's not just S&C, Vols don't play with near the intensity of most SEC teams. They seem to play around and if the other team goes to sleep or loses focus, like Auburn, then they increase their level. But only vs SC has Tennessee come out looking like a prepared team from the start.
 
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In some other thread, someone posted Charlotte's opponents' rushing ratings.

IIRC, in seven games they've faced two opponents ranked in the top 20 for rushing yardage.

Reality is, Charlotte has a scheme that works with their personnel. There's always a rock-paper-scissors aspect, and maybe UMass had the paper to cover Charlotte's rock.

Us? We brought scissors to a rock fight. (But still prevailed.)
 
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KeyVol14 said:
Isn’t it a coincidence that the only time JG has had any remote time to throw the ball downfield was against auburn...and we won. I’m just saying
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A coincidence that our OL was talented enough to block Auburn, but not Charlotte.

What a weird season.
 
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volfannbama said:
UNCC opponents....

Fordham
App St...a 45-9 lose
Old Dominion
UNass....a 49-31 loss
UAB a 28-7 loss
W. Kentucky
MTSU.....put up 21 points on them
S. Miss

So yeah......

Also the only team to put up less points than Tennessee is powerful Fordham. And their offense put up 7 points.

So are we saying out talent level is on line with Fordham?[/QUOTE

I’d say our talent level is close yes
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USMC-TNVOL said:
We had more rushing yards against Alabama (31). Also, we had more passing yards. Should've put Chryst in. ;)
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You can beat that dead horse all you want but it’s pretty obvious that Chryst isn’t going to play. If JG got hurt now I honestly believe (based on Chryst not being given a shot) that the freshman would get a shot.

Not arguing that he shouldn’t get the shot just that it’s obvious he won’t get it.
 
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BanditVol said:
And in before anyone can say it....this is not in any way an excuse for the pathetic performance of the offense, particularly the OL. I am very worried about our OL.

And yes, I am quite aware they are CUSA and haven't really played any top caliber teams.

Having said that, I wonder why we didn't emphasize the pass more? Chris Doering stated Friday night, that given our OL and their run D, we might struggle running the ball but would put up big numbers passing. Thus I have to wonder why we didn't pass more?

Also, why was Banks the main ball carrier? I know Chandler was nicked up, but what was wrong with Jordan? He averaged 4.5 ypc on just 4 touches, but Banks carried 11 times for just 2.2 ypc. I'm very puzzled that Jordan didn't get more touches.

And again....let me emphasize THIS IS NOT AN EXCUSE FOR THE CRAP WE ALL SAW ON OFFENSE, but I almost think Pruitt just chose to rest a lot of guys. Still should have been a much much better effort, but the other explanation is that they had a bad gameplan and made unwise personnel decisions.

Whichever....but either way I expect us to rely on the pass more next week and we damn well better be feeding the ball to Chandler and Jordan if they are healthy.
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I personally am started to believe Pruitt was doing against Charlotte the same as against UTEP.. Working on the weakness of the team. I honestly think Pruitt basically was being vanilla and purposely wanted his team to earn it by having the team run plays they need to work on.. Like the run.. And using Banks at RB primarily because he needs to work on ball security.. Idk.. Just seems this way to me.. Or at least I hope it is this way and I'm not completely delusional.. 🤪
 
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1985Vols said:
I'm not a JG basher, but when you throw a 5 yard pass to your safety valve 80% of the time, you're completion rate is goin to be inflated. He does not have good filed presence to find the open receivers
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He has the 4th highest yards per attempt in the conference at 8.1 yards, which is a good number and disproves your attempted point. He throws the ball downfield and still completes a high percentage. He’s doing his job. Not his fault that the Ol cant block anybody whether we’re running or throwing it.
 
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That #5 on the Charlotte D-line will be playing on Sundays... he was a one-man wrecking crew and got Richardson a seat on the bench...!
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
You can beat that dead horse all you want but it’s pretty obvious that Chryst isn’t going to play. If JG got hurt now I honestly believe (based on Chryst not being given a shot) that the freshman would get a shot.

Not arguing that he shouldn’t get the shot just that it’s obvious he won’t get it.
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I would be fine with either one. If the offense cant get it together, somebody else should go in at some point.
 
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