Dear Arian,

#26
#26
that was corey anderson in o5 bama
and he was never heard from again
too bad his mom didnt post all over the message boards and run about with boosters
 
#27
#27
kptvol said:
We lost the game by 10 points. That is two scores. Tony Hunt (PSU RB) pretty much called our defense a bunch of girls. He specifically said the "didn't want to tackle [him]".
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i agree the d was bad that game...no doubt but i feel like it was his fault... I also think lennon creer might be our best rb but I can agree to disagree :mf_surrender:
 
#29
#29
The South Carolina game from 2005

Total Vol offense = 292 yards, 13 points

Arian Foster generated offense = 148 yards, 1 TD

Yeah, Foster lost that game.
 
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#31
VolDad said:
YouTube - Rocky Stop Alabama vs Tennessee 2005
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It's worth pointing out that Gerald Riggs had gotten us down inside the five before that fumble against Alabama. What followed were two false starts, forcing the pass play to FB Cory Anderson. That is how inept our offense was in 2005. Riggs or Foster would do something good and the rest of our bumblers would erase it.
 
#32
#32
Regardless of when or how many games.....He will always be known as "Arian Dribble the Ball Foster" in my book. And you can defend the kid all you want but his fumbles have been costly. It might not have been the full reason we lost the game but when your team is on a come back and you need a touchdown and you turn the ball over (Penn State)and it gets taken to the house that is a game killer!! And against Florida when the momentum had def shifted our way and he dribbles the ball into the Florida players hands and they walk in for 6. And again in the Auburn game that Fumble is on Foster as well you look at that play again and Crompton put it on the numbers regardless of where Cromptons eyes where it was there Foster did not have his arm high enough and it hit him in the elbow. And again another 6 points. So when you think about all his fumbles have you thought that a lot of them have resulted in a touchdown?? Its not like a little fumble and they got a field goal or ran some clock out and we got the ball back....They almost all have cost us points so no matter what record Foster Breaks he will always be known as a fumbler to me!
 
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#33
GAVol said:
How many games can you really think of where Arian Foster cost us the game? He has had some big fumbles, but I can't think of a single one that we shouldn't have been able to overcome.
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I agree GV 110%
 
#34
#34
m37bruno said:
Reguardless of when or how many games.....He will always be known as "Arian Dribble the Ball Foster" in my book. And you can defend the kid all you want but his fumbles have been costly. It might not have been the full reason we lost the game but when your team is on a come back and you need a touchdown and you turn the ball over (Penn State)and it gets taken to the house that is a game killer!! And against Florida when the momentum had def shifted our way and he dribbles the ball into the Florida players hands and they walk in for 6. And again in the Auburn game that Fumble is on Foster as well you look at that play again and Crompton put it on the numbers reguardless of where Cromptons eyes where it was there Foster did not have his arm high enough and it hit him in the elbow. And again another 6 points. So when you think about all his fumbles have you thought that a lot of them have resulted in a touchdown?? Its not like a little fumble and they got a field goal or ran some clock out and we got the ball back....They almost all have cost us points so no matter what record Foster Breaks he will always be known as a fumbler to me!
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Oh, you mean regardless. My bad.
I thought you were talking about
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#35
#35
GAVol said:
How many games can you really think of where Arian Foster cost us the game? He has had some big fumbles, but I can't think of a single one that we shouldn't have been able to overcome.
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South Carolina 05, Penn State 06, UCLA 08, and Auburn 08. I could have picked more but those are games I know he cost us on his fumbles.
 
#36
#36
you guys that are defending foster
answer one question - name a tn tailback in the past that has been around so many mistakes/fumbles/penalties?
You cant.
 
#37
#37
velovol said:
you guys that are defending foster
answer one question - name a tn tailback in the past that has been around so many mistakes/fumbles/penalties?
You cant.
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Like him or not turnovers do seem to follow Foster, especially this year.
 
#39
#39
Just for the record so everybody's got it straight.

Yes Arian Foster did have a costly fumble against the Tide in 05, just not the one everyone is talking about, his was in the 3rd quarter I believe while driving for a score but it certainly didn't cost us the game. There were a hundred different plays that cost that game including fumbles by Riggs and Anderson also, to be honest about it at the point in the game Fosters fumble happened he was about the only positive contributor on offense we had, yeah he coughed it up but he was really the only reason we were in scoring position to start with.
 
#41
#41
Here's my take on AF. After getting an incredibly high, and I'd venture to say unexpected, NFL draft rating last season he could've left UTK and drawn a big signing bonus along with a nice contract. Putting aside how long he might have lasted in the NFL, he could've made some big money by moving on. But he didn't. Instead, AF returned to UTK with a new position coach and a new offensive coordinator coupled with the knowledge that some fans blame him for losses due to the previosuly discussed fumbles and the knowledge that Hardesty and Creer would push for playing time. Unlike some of the Vol players this season, when AF is involved in a play where he makes a mistake I do not seem him smirking or pointing fingers. I do think AF gives his all for Tennessee when he takes the field and that is about all that I can ask.
 
#42
#42
Did he not yell at Fulmer after fumbling a ball once? I'd rather see him smirk.


He's got great potential if he could hold on to a ball...but as long as he can't, he's not being an asset to the team.
 
#43
#43
VolunteerHillbilly said:
Here's my take on AF. After getting an incredibly high, and I'd venture to say unexpected, NFL draft rating last season he could've left UTK and drawn a big signing bonus along with a nice contract. Putting aside how long he might have lasted in the NFL, he could've made some big money by moving on. But he didn't. Instead, AF returned to UTK with a new position coach and a new offensive coordinator coupled with the knowledge that some fans blame him for losses due to the previosuly discussed fumbles and the knowledge that Hardesty and Creer would push for playing time. Unlike some of the Vol players this season, when AF is involved in a play where he makes a mistake I do not seem him smirking or pointing fingers. I do think AF gives his all for Tennessee when he takes the field and that is about all that I can ask.
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if giving your all is screwing up then who cares. Again name another tn player in history who has been around so many bonehead plays. no one can. they keep bringing up he stuck around for a year, lets be clear he stuck around another year to improve his stock. nothing wrong with that but lets not pretend he is bleeding orange.
 
#45
#45
velovol said:
if giving your all is screwing up then who cares. Again name another tn player in history who has been around so many bonehead plays. no one can. they keep bringing up he stuck around for a year, lets be clear he stuck around another year to improve his stock. nothing wrong with that but lets not pretend he is bleeding orange.
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Oh. I think he is bleeding orange. If you want to blame someone then blame the well paid coaches who keep calling his number. What should he do? Tell Clawson that he really shouldn't be handling the football close to the goal line? That's not his decision. Don't blame a guy who passed up a couple of million dollars to come back to a shaky situation with nothing to gain.

His stock was not going up and he had to know it. No way he would ever be projected 1st round.
 
#46
#46
tennfanatic said:
South Carolina 05, Penn State 06, UCLA 08, and Auburn 08. I could have picked more but those are games I know he cost us on his fumbles.
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Against SC , Arian produced over half UT's offense and scored half their offensive points. I guarantee no member of the 05 Vols would blame that loss on him.
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
Unlike some of the Vol players this season, when AF is involved in a play where he makes a mistake I do not seem him smirking or pointing fingers. I do think AF gives his all for Tennessee when he takes the field and that is about all that I can ask.
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That is why I have a hard time with all the vitriol spewed about him.
 
#49
#49
We are killing each other over this.
To the guys who support foster like kptvol i respect your allegiance to a ut player. I just think most ut fans are going to look back on his career and be disappointed. I dont really think there is anything he can do to change that.
 
#50
#50
velovol said:
We are killing each other over this.
To the guys who support foster like kptvol i respect your allegiance to a ut player. I just think most ut fans are going to look back on his career and be disappointed. I dont really think there is anything he can do to change that.
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I wouldn't cry if he were benched. Blaming an entire game on him is ridiculous. You can't tell me a forty point loss to the Gators happened just because Foster fumbled.
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