Got a good feeling about the Bama game tomorrow.

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Orange_Vol1321 said:
Lmao.

All the sudden bamawriter is football illiterate.
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Maybe you can help point out the block in the back. Every circled player has a hand on the front of his opponent's jersey. Maybe they're holding, but that's impossible to tell from a still photo.
 
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bamawriter said:
Maybe you can help point out the block in the back. Every circled player has a hand on the front of his opponent's jersey. Maybe they're holding, but that's impossible to tell from a still photo.
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Top left maybe, but the one on the right and the bottom circles are clearly blocks in the back. No matter what the 3 circles are penalties (holding or block in the back; flip a coin) that wasn't called.

I'm sure you can acknowledge that, right?
 
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Orange_Vol1321 said:
Top left maybe, but the one on the right and the bottom circles are clearly blocks in the back. No matter what the 3 circles are penalties (holding or block in the back; flip a coin) that wasn't called.

I'm sure you can acknowledge that, right?
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You simply cannot tell holding from a still photo unless someone is being taken to the ground.

As for blocks in the back, the bottom one is clearly in the side (look at where their feet are in relation to the hash mark). Top right is a bit closer but, again, he has a hand in front and that will negate a block in the back every time.
 
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Every player on the Tennessee team could play to 100% of his mental and physical capabilities on every play and the team could still lose the game.

ESPN says 'Bamer has a 94.4% chance of winning. I can't imagine how you come up with that, but that basically says if we played them 20 times we might win one. If we make a 1 in 20 draw tomorrow, it will be due to some very serious bad luck on their part, which I am all for. But, really good teams seem to have a way of avoiding running into bad luck, and they are are really good team.

In any case, I think our boys will represent the university well. If was the type to wager, I would probably bet that 'Bama does not cover tomorrow.
 
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you could argue the top two.

the bottom one, the OL is clearly behind the defender with his hand on the back.

if he finishes that block, it's a block in the back.

it doesn't matter, it's common knowledge Bama has been doing this for decades. they hold every play, where tear away jerseys....it's just the volume of cheating that goes on down there that makes it virtually impossible to police it all. they mezmorize with all the stuff that goes on that's "in the grey area" so they can do the real cheating elsewhere. i mean, if all the players are doing it (like in the picture), then there must not be anythign wrong, right?

i mean a player gets in multiple body blows on a player that's flat on his back, in front of god and everybody and every official in the game just "missed" it.

it's just not surprising. they were probably looking for other minor cheating elsewhere, got distracted as a result, and all it was was a smokescreen for the assault committed by the Bama player. it takes a whole team to be on the same page to get away with as much cheating and dirty play as they do.

:)
 
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jakez4ut said:
you could argue the top two.

the bottom one, the OL is clearly behind the defender with his hand on the back.

if he finishes that block, it's a block in the back.

it doesn't matter, it's common knowledge Bama has been doing this for decades. they hold every play, where tear away jerseys....it's just the volume of cheating that goes on down there that makes it virtually impossible to police it all. they mezmorize with all the stuff that goes on that's "in the grey area" so they can do the real cheating elsewhere. i mean, if all the players are doing it (like in the picture), then there must not be anythign wrong, right?

i mean a player gets in multiple body blows on a player that's flat on his back, in front of god and everybody and every official in the game just "missed" it.

it's just not surprising. they were probably looking for other minor cheating elsewhere, got distracted as a result, and all it was was a smokescreen for the assault committed by the Bama player. it takes a whole team to be on the same page to get away with as much cheating and dirty play as they do.

:)
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Just let him have it. Football is all they have in the craphole that is the entire state of Alabama.
 
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ButchPlz said:
Just let him have it. Football is all they have in the craphole that is the entire state of Alabama.
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jakez4ut said:
. . . it takes a whole team to be on the same page to get away with as much cheating and dirty play as they do. :)
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Pruitt was there a long time. If they preach institutional cheating at 'Bama, he apparently didn't object too much. We'll probably be doing it too soon enough.
 
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bamawriter said:
Davis should have been ejected, but so should the Mizzou player who clubbed Mack Wilson in the head, prompting Davis' response. Davis was at least flagged, so how does that suggest a conspiracy to help Bama?

As for your second pic, what is it that you think this still frame shows?
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Looks like potential holding to me
 
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#62
I think this man has poured a little too much Bailey's in his coffee this morning. Dont blame ya man. It's Friday. That being said, any good feelings about a potential W in this game is the liquor.
 
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Bama has punted 16 times in 7 games. UT punted 29 in 6 games. I am not sure there is another team in the country who has less 3rd downs to have to convert than AL. This AL team is being touted as being the best AL team yet. They just don't make many mistakes. We are far from a mistake free team. If we can play mistake free and get a few breaks then maybe we have a shot to keep it close till 3rd or 4th.
 
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Other_Guy said:
Make it thru the game healthy is exactly whT Butch did against Bama it was ridiculous how obviously scared they were and we sll complained. Pruitt plays to win.
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Didn't say anything whatsoever about not playing to win or playing scared. Want them to play smart.

It's OK to hope no one gets hurt in the game though.

Thinking specifically of Guarantano. He is tough but those hits add up and hope they stick with more 12 personnel groupings to assist with protection and give him time to throw.

How many times did we see Jones run 2 TE sets? Playing scared is something that happens when the head coach is a buffoon who is too arrogant to adjust his scheme based on the opponent or player strengths.

Seeing signs of Pruitt being willing to make adjustments and it needs to continue.
 
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tnbamafan said:
I don't this Auburns D is better. Look at the scores at halftime, Bama plays backups most of the 2nd half and that makes the stats look totally different. We are not as good on D as in the past but the numbers don't reflect how good we are. But I do agree with you about the depth and score.
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Since I follow Bama closer than any other team, I have to disagree with some of your points: (a) Bama has not been playing defensive backups in the 2nd half. The first team defense has played well into the 4th qtr; they've had to do that because of the inexperience/injuries in the secondary. (b) On offense the only change in the 2nd half has been at QB. Tua has not played many series all year after half-time, but the starting OL, WRs, and RBs have pretty much played 3 1/2 quarters. This is not a vintage Saban defensive squad. They showed improvement last week against Mizzou, but that is the first time all year in which they showed glimpses of what Tide defenses are expected to be. I agree with you about Auburn defense not being better than Bama; AU has been pretty underwhelming all year on both sides of the ball. UT is in a position to do what no team has done so far: hit Bama in the mouth. Bama hasn't had to stretch all year, and it remains to be seen how they will react when it happens. The first quarter is key. Bama has scored a TD on all seven opening series this season. If they score on their first series tomorrow, it may be a long day for the Vols.
 
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Other_Guy said:
Make it thru the game healthy is exactly whT Butch did against Bama it was ridiculous how obviously scared they were and we sll complained. Pruitt plays to win.
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butch played scared in every sec game. Totally agree. Pruitt needs to change the culture (think he has so far) fine bama wins, but make them feel it Sunday morning. Make em think about us next year. There is something to learn from losing, not from rolling over like a beaten dog like Butch did
 
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Bumpndnite said:
Since I follow Bama closer than any other team, I have to disagree with some of your points: (a) Bama has not been playing defensive backups in the 2nd half. The first team defense has played well into the 4th qtr; they've had to do that because of the inexperience/injuries in the secondary.
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Kinda agree. This is not even close to the best defense of the Saban era. Probably bottom third, if I'm being honest. But the backups have played a lot. And it is reflected in the final score:

Half of Louisville's 14 points were scored against backups
7 of A&M's 23 were against backups
All of ULL's 14 were against backups, including a few walk-ons
14 of Arkansas' 31 were against backups

So a solid 40% of the points scored against Bama have come against second-and-third-stringers.
 
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#70
In before Saturday morning's "I had a dream last night" thread. LOL. Go Vols Beat Bama
 
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Good Luck! I hope it's a safe game for everyone with no injuries. I agree that it will be a close game.


Up until kickoff!
 
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MyBloodRunnethOrange said:
I would be absolutely thrilled with a moral victory tomorrow
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Hoping to see more improvement. But, those moral victories hurt just as bad. They stir your imagination that "we coulda or shoulda won that". Emotionally, after UGA last season, I was just watching for the spectacal and feeling numb to it all.

3Q @ UGA this yr and AU bring the hope back. But honestly 41-38 won't feel any better than 41-13.
 
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livefaith said:
Hoping to see more improvement. But, those moral victories hurt just as bad. They stir your imagination that "we coulda or shoulda won that". Emotionally, after UGA last season, I was just watching for the spectacal and feeling numb to it all.

3Q @ UGA this yr and AU bring the hope back. But honestly 41-38 won't feel any better than 41-13.
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The phrase "moral victory" was made up by a Butch Jones type for sure. I don't care for it. On the other hand, I also don't care for the moral victory police that patrol here. Every time anyone mentions any positives associated with a loss, they lay down the "no moral victories" claim. I can imagine a number of scenarios tomorrow ending in a Tennessee loss that would still leave me feeling pretty good about the future of the football team. That doesn't mean I am competing for a champion of life trophy.
 
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SaintLouisVol said:
The phrase "moral victory" was made up by a Butch Jones type for sure. I don't care for it. On the other hand, I also don't care for the moral victory police that patrol here. Every time anyone mentions any positives associated with a loss, they lay down the "no moral victories" claim. I can imagine a number of scenarios tomorrow ending in a Tennessee loss that would still leave me feeling pretty good about the future of the football team. That doesn't mean I am competing for a champion of life trophy.
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This exactly.

We all want and expect wins. However, it's not that black and white- there are good lessons, and confidence, that can be taken from losses.

So like I said, if we come out and play hard and keep it relatively close against the undisputed best team in the country, I'd say the team's confidence will grow and we may well win out beyond Bama; as I said earlier, talent in a lot of places is there (especially compared to the rest of the schedule), confidence hasn't been.
 
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