I don’t get it……

[Boone&Crockett]

If you went back and reviewed his prior games this season I think you might change your mind. AR was in a bad slump throwing the ball missing wide open receivers, throws he made last year. JMO

He may have been in a slump but he had the capability of doing what he did, I just think we made it easy on him with no pressure and arguably the softest secondary he has faced this year

 

[Behr]

‘98 was a great undefeated season but every game that year had the same feel as last nite. We barely clawed our way outta some of those games but we did and we was Champions at the end of the day!! Don’t care how we get em or how ugly they are I’ll take the W in the end any day!!! Go VOLS

We'll never be completely satisfied. Never. Ala***** fans, Georgia fans and OSU fans - a good friend of mine is an OSU alum - aren't 100% happy. Ever. The biggest difference in them and us right now is they're all three winning despite their shortcomings.

So some of the deserved criticism is expected and should be discussed, that's what this place is for.

There is no mistake in this post.

 

[keenobserver]

I was really impressed with Florida's ability to pass protect. Their offense line really worked well together to pick up our stunts an overwhelming majority of the game; however, I was also impressed with our ability to stop the run.

While he made a few nice plays, Hadden killed us alot of times. In particular, losing containment by jumping inside of the WR on FLs running plays and just letting their RBs have the edge. I hope he figures it out or Burrell coming back fixes alot of the bonehead plays in the secondary.

I'm also pretty convinced we weren't lined up properly on alot of plays defensively that led to FL taking advantage.

We have Hendon Hooker on our team and everyone else other than DBs played at least average, so I think we have a shot at anyone.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

I was really impressed with Florida's ability to pass protect. Their offense line really worked well together to pick up our stunts an overwhelming majority of the game; however, I was also impressed with our ability to stop the run.

While he made a few nice plays, Hadden killed us alot of times. In particular, losing containment by jumping inside of the WR on FLs running plays and just letting their RBs have the edge. I hope he figures it out or Burrell coming back fixes alot of the bonehead plays in the secondary.

I'm also pretty convinced we weren't lined up properly on alot of plays defensively that led to FL taking advantage.

We have Hendon Hooker on our team and everyone else other than DBs played at least average, so I think we have a shot at anyone.

UF and Pitt probably have the best OLs we will face this yr no doubt.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

I was born and raised in East Tennessee there, sugar tits. Played at Carson Newman in the late 90's. Joined the military after college and moved all over the country. Yes, I did live up north at the time when I made this screen name. I've since retired from the mitary and yes, I do live back in the south now. Here's your problem, you're a typical sniveling crybaby who can't accept that anybody would dare disagree with your idea that average is just fine. Just OK is just fine with guys like you. Hey, whatever my guy..... you do you. As for me, I've never been fine with just OK. Once again, if that hurts your precious little feelings, go cry on somebody else's shoulder because I really don't give a damn.

First of all, thank you for your service to our country! Second, you're an imbecile. Just 18 months ago we were the laughing stock of college football and had one of the most talent depleted rosters I've ever seen here. Now we are 4-0 and ranked in the top 10. Take your BS "Andrew Tate" machismo and go play in traffic! Being a killjoy doesn't somehow make you more virtuous! If you can't simply sit back and appreciate how far we've come in such a short time then you will NEVER get any of the benefits of being a fan. You might as well you go find something else to occupy your time.

 

[jwells]

I was born and raised in East Tennessee there, sugar tits. Played at Carson Newman in the late 90's. Joined the military after college and moved all over the country. Yes, I did live up north at the time when I made this screen name. I've since retired from the mitary and yes, I do live back in the south now. Here's your problem, you're a typical sniveling crybaby who can't accept that anybody would dare disagree with your idea that average is just fine. Just OK is just fine with guys like you. Hey, whatever my guy..... you do you. As for me, I've never been fine with just OK. Once again, if that hurts your precious little feelings, go cry on somebody else's shoulder because I really don't give a damn.

"Not being fine with just being OK" is ridiculous when you're playing the hand you're dealt. We have what we have in the secondary this year. We're upgrading at the position next year.

We're fans. We don't play the positions, nor do we recruit the players. There's literally nothing we can do but talk about it. And at the end of the day? We won. You learn from mistakes, try to get better, and move on to the next one.

 

[first time caller]

What does it tell you about your defense when the opposing coach goes for it on 4th and 8 on there own twenty something yard line?

 

[Remy]

I was really impressed with Florida's ability to pass protect. Their offense line really worked well together to pick up our stunts an overwhelming majority of the game; however, I was also impressed with our ability to stop the run.

While he made a few nice plays, Hadden killed us alot of times. In particular, losing containment by jumping inside of the WR on FLs running plays and just letting their RBs have the edge. I hope he figures it out or Burrell coming back fixes alot of the bonehead plays in the secondary.

I'm also pretty convinced we weren't lined up properly on alot of plays defensively that led to FL taking advantage.

We have Hendon Hooker on our team and everyone else other than DBs played at least average, so I think we have a shot at anyone.

We made their offensive line look better than they are as we were containing AR's running ability the whole game. Go back and watch, it was contain contain contain. Try to make him beat us throwing the ball. He did, had one of his best days ever and still lost. The game plan was solid. Not to say I liked what I saw on pass coverages.

 

[sjt18]

I don’t get the people who are ready to jump off a cliff because Florida put up some yards and AR had a good game. Every. Single. Game. Is going to be different, teams win in different ways every week. These coaches put in game plans and schemes all week to prepare for what they think will work to slow down the opponent. This isn’t a video game where you can just throw everything you’ve preached all week out the window and do a complete 180 on your gameplan. I get it, it’s frustrating, but it doesn’t mean the gameplan against Lsu won’t work perfectly and they have half the yards.

The zone coverage calls were to make AR beat us, and of course he played the game of his life. In my opinion we wasn’t running man, because we didn’t want a reoccurrence of Ole Miss last year. When you are manned up across the board and Db’s are chasing receivers you make it so hard on yourself to stop a running Qb. Everybody in the country all week long continuously said, Make AR beat you with his arm. Well, we ran the defense to force him to do that, and the kid played great. Hell, they have game plans and practice too. Be happy that we are 4-0 and are finding ways to win these games FINALLY.

I love volnation and I love this team, but people need to take a step back sometimes and chill. Enjoy the ride and the process, quit expecting everything to be perfect all the time in this sport. Sorry for the long post, GO VOLS!

I don't get drama queens who can't take some objective criticism after a poor performance from part of UT's team or coaching staff.

I get the zone strategy. But they didn't play it well. There were big holes in the zone. When AR was flushed and rolled out, he repeatedly found guys open on the side he rolled to. It has been years and I was a TE not a DB... but our guys were taught to find a receiver and cover them when a QB rolled to one side of the field. Basically you flood that side of the field and especially when WR's are running with their QB as UF's were. And why not do a few exotic things to throw him off like man under?

I personally don't think it is a talent issue. Less talented secondaries across CFB are playing better.

UT has to have better performance from its D and IMO especially its DC.

 

[sjt18]

What does it tell you about your defense when the opposing coach goes for it on 4th and 8 on there own twenty something yard line?

Honestly not the negative you're assuming. I bet UF was shocked that they got as many conversions as they did.

What it actually tells you is that UF did not believe they could prevent UT's O from scoring no matter what the field position was. UT was up 17 points late in the game. The prevent D sucked out loud. UT didn't get it done in their 4 minute O either. However up to that point Napier got exactly what he hoped for... and was down 38'17

 

[JohnnyJava]

We doubled up what Kentucky could offensively produce against the gators. We have an almost certainty of finishing at least 8-4, a probability of finishing at least 9-3, a possibility of finishing 10-2, and an unlikely puncher’s chance of 11-1 or better. Less than 2 years removed from the most destructive coach in UT history and the train wreck of mass player exodus and toxic recruiting environment caused by looming NCAA penalties, Heupel has turned one of the worst offenses in the country into *the best*. Produced a top 10 ranking. He is aware that the defense needs to improve. While he recruits the depth and talent to produce a defense that can complement his offense, try to enjoy the ascension. There will be losses. But Heupel is the real deal.

 

[Hbd10]

I don't get drama queens who can't take some objective criticism after a poor performance from part of UT's team or coaching staff.

I get the zone strategy. But they didn't play it well. There were big holes in the zone. When AR was flushed and rolled out, he repeatedly found guys open on the side he rolled to. It has been years and I was a TE not a DB... but our guys were taught to find a receiver and cover them when a QB rolled to one side of the field. Basically you flood that side of the field and especially when WR's are running with their QB as UF's were. And why not do a few exotic things to throw him off like man under?

I personally don't think it is a talent issue. Less talented secondaries across CFB are playing better.

UT has to have better performance from its D and IMO especially its DC.

I agree with some of your post and it’s kinda hard to admit that when you come at me as a drama Queen, cause that’s stupid.
I do agree that our zone defense wasn’t good, but saying it’s not because of talent is simply an opinion, because we won’t know that until we have better talent to compare it to. The fact of the matter is they had 21 points with 7:55 left in the game. It didn’t end that way I get it, but very well could have, and I would take that every. Single. Game. If you wouldn’t, then your head is in the sand. My point of the post is the main objective is to win, and we done that, against a team we almost Never beat, and people find every little thing to complain about and most of the time it’s something they are uneducated about.

We are going to give up yards most of the time, because of how fast we play and score most game. Our defense is on the field more than the average team. But carry on…

 

[sjt18]

I agree with some of your post and it’s kinda hard to admit that when you come at me as a drama Queen, cause that’s stupid.
I do agree that our zone defense wasn’t good, but saying it’s not because of talent is simply an opinion, because we won’t know that until we have better talent to compare it to. The fact of the matter is they had 21 points with 7:55 left in the game. It didn’t end that way I get it, but very well could have, and I would take that every. Single. Game. If you wouldn’t, then your head is in the sand. My point of the post is the main objective is to win, and we done that, against a team we almost Never beat, and people find every little thing to complain about and most of the time it’s something they are uneducated about. But carry on….

Your post was dramatic. Too dramatic. I probably enjoy your posts too. And... it was still too dramatic.

No one is jumping off a cliff. UT's secondary and IMO especially the scheme and playcalling almost lost the game. Now "almost" is a billion times better than "did"... but it wasn't good. I actually think UT has enough talent at least to play a solid zone. Teams like BYU successfully do it all the time. As far as I know, UK doesn't have lockdown corners and plays a good bit of zone.

Yes. If UT had either run the clock out or gotten stops late in the game then we're talking about a solid performance but too many passing yds. Holding them to 21 points would have actually been a pretty impressive outing. But that isn't where it ended... and I just don't think the DB's who were pretty effective with a few exceptions for 52 minutes suddenly lost their "talent".

AR had 148 of his 453 yds on their last 3 drives- the last 7:55. I think you can explain AR having a 300 yd day in a lot of different ways... including an effective defensive gameplan that let the O win it even with all of the 4th down conversions. But the attempt to play prevent/4 minute D was way past weak.

Not jumping off any cliffs. Just recognizing that a close win could have been and probably should have been a solid 17 point win.

PS- the O missed some chances to put the game away too. Maybe in the future UT doesn't play as safe in those situations. The risks of UT's O making a critical mistake seems to be considerably less than the D giving up big drives.

 

[Hbd10]

Your post was dramatic. Too dramatic. I probably enjoy your posts too. And... it was still too dramatic.

No one is jumping off a cliff. UT's secondary and IMO especially the scheme and playcalling almost lost the game. Now "almost" is a billion times better than "did"... but it wasn't good. I actually think UT has enough talent at least to play a solid zone. Teams like BYU successfully do it all the time. As far as I know, UK doesn't have lockdown corners and plays a good bit of zone.

Yes. If UT had either run the clock out or gotten stops late in the game then we're talking about a solid performance but too many passing yds. Holding them to 21 points would have actually been a pretty impressive outing. But that isn't where it ended... and I just don't think the DB's who were pretty effective with a few exceptions for 52 minutes suddenly lost their "talent".

AR had 148 of his 453 yds on their last 3 drives- the last 7:55. I think you can explain AR having a 300 yd day in a lot of different ways... including an effective defensive gameplan that let the O win it even with all of the 4th down conversions. But the attempt to play prevent/4 minute D was way past weak.

Not jumping off any cliffs. Just recognizing that a close win could have been and probably should have been a solid 17 point win.

PS- the O missed some chances to put the game away too. Maybe in the future UT doesn't play as safe in those situations. The risks of UT's O making a critical mistake seems to be considerably less than the D giving up big drives.

Buddy, with how logical you are about the game, the jumping off a cliff was def not pointed at someone like you. I study and live and breath this **** prob more than I should. So trust me, when I say I completely understand the concerns. It’s not the people that have logical concerns that I was talking about. You say it was too dramatic, but there are people that do exactly that when it comes to some things in this game. A great example was how dramatic people were when we had zero sacks against ball state, and now that’s probably the strongest part of our defense is how much pressure we’ve gotten and affected the Qb in the pocket. That’s just one example. But yes, some people have indeed jumped off a cliff cause that’s just how some people are I guess. And when our secondary comes out and plays great against Lsu ( fingers crossed ) they will act like they never acted a fool just the previous game.

however, the rest of your post is spot on and I agree with you

 

[WoodsmanVol]

Nevermind Florida, Heupel needs to be cured of his Fulmeritis. If a snake is still moving after you've beaten it with a shovel, you don't step back and watch it writhe. You take said shovel and smash the head. Then throw it in the fire to make sure it's dead.

 

[Evet Vols]

I'm loving it! What a great day to wake up and be 4-0!

I'm not sure I could have survived another loss to those slimy lizards. lol.

Our defense isn’t as good as our offense but I think they are performing better than I thought they would and they seem to be fighting.

 

[johnboyhunter]

I am so glad we won, but imo Fla coach was playing to win, not just keep it close and I actually admire him for that. He gambled and it paid off. I do not understand the going for 2 on both occasions though.

my Florida fan friend made a good point. Nappier probably is hedging that this year he gets a pass. Whether he is 6-6 or 7-5 doesn’t matter. So probably firing up the team to take these gambles. Think that is a fair estimate on his decision making.

 

[first time caller]

Honestly not the negative you're assuming. I bet UF was shocked that they got as many conversions as they did.

What it actually tells you is that UF did not believe they could prevent UT's O from scoring no matter what the field position was. UT was up 17 points late in the game. The prevent D sucked out loud. UT didn't get it done in their 4 minute O either. However up to that point Napier got exactly what he hoped for... and was down 38'17

Good point

 

[VolunteerNut]

I don’t get the people who are ready to jump off a cliff because Florida put up some yards and AR had a good game. Every. Single. Game. Is going to be different, teams win in different ways every week. These coaches put in game plans and schemes all week to prepare for what they think will work to slow down the opponent. This isn’t a video game where you can just throw everything you’ve preached all week out the window and do a complete 180 on your gameplan. I get it, it’s frustrating, but it doesn’t mean the gameplan against Lsu won’t work perfectly and they have half the yards.

The zone coverage calls were to make AR beat us, and of course he played the game of his life. In my opinion we wasn’t running man, because we didn’t want a reoccurrence of Ole Miss last year. When you are manned up across the board and Db’s are chasing receivers you make it so hard on yourself to stop a running Qb. Everybody in the country all week long continuously said, Make AR beat you with his arm. Well, we ran the defense to force him to do that, and the kid played great. Hell, they have game plans and practice too. Be happy that we are 4-0 and are finding ways to win these games FINALLY.

I love volnation and I love this team, but people need to take a step back sometimes and chill. Enjoy the ride and the process, quit expecting everything to be perfect all the time in this sport. Sorry for the long post, GO VOLS!

Too bad I can't give you more likes, GREAT POST!