I went to practice this afternoon

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amyGOvols1 said:
Hello all! NooB here...can anyone tell me when the FB media guide comes out? Thanks and GO VOLS!:rock:
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Somebody correct me if I am wrong, but I believe they are already out. You can view a pdf version at utsports.com....as far as the physical media guide, I wold think you could order one from the athletic department....but I am not 100% positive.
 
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KoachKrab127 said:
We were planning on just trying to watch through the fence, but we soon found out it was open to the public. We got there at about 4:30, so practice was already half over, but still got to see lots of good stuff.

When I got there, they were doing 11 on 11. Crompton seemed to be doing okay today. Stephens didn't look that good. He threw a couple INTs, one returned for a TD. Art Evans made an amazing one-handed INT at one point. It was awesome. Stephens also got sacked 3 times that I saw.

Later, after a 5 minute water break, they did 7 on 7 at one end of the field, and looked like the O and D-line were practicing pass rush/protection on the opposite side of the field. Crompton and Stephens both looked much more comfortable in 7 on 7. (I guess anyone would, but these guys seriously need to stop playing so scared in 11 on 11). Seems like they made lots of good throws during this drill. Warren made 2 or 3 great catches. They threw to him A LOT. He did have one drop that I saw. After another 5 minute water break, they went back to 11 on 11.

Luke Stocker also made some good grabs. He also had one drop. At one point Hardesty dropped a short pass and you could tell he was pissed at himself. He threw the ball hard on the ground afterward.

Jones caught a long TD pass at one point and then slam dunked the football in the goalpost.

Oku is a beast. He was awesome today. It seemed like every play was going to him and he delivered. At one point near the very end of practice, a defender tackled him at his knees. Oku didn't like that at all. He shoved the guy hard when they got up and a fight almost broke out. The coaches cooled them off quickly though.

I saw Poole's injury. He looked like he was in alot of pain, but the trainer was just massaging his calf. Hopefully that's a sign that it was just cramps, but I don't know if they cart people off the field for cramps...:ermm:

I don't think Brown played at all when I was there, but then later I heard he had a concussion so that explains it.

If there's any other questions you have about practice, feel free to ask. Hopefully I can answer. In the meantime, I heard practice was open at Neyland Stadium tomorrow, but I don't know what time. I know all practices have been at 2:45, but I didn't know if Saturday's time would be different.

GO VOLS!
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who was the defender that hit Oku?
 
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G'Town Vol said:
For someone with basic football knowledge you provided a great perspective for all of us here. Thank you for your timely and diligent reporting!
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You're all welcome. I'll hopefully get to go again sometime. I'll give another report like this when I go again. I wish practice reports from the media were more in depth, rather than just "this guy was good...this guy was bad..." I like to know the details: what drills they did, what the drills are called, how long they did them, the purpose of the drill, etc. And it seems like everyone else here wants to know that stuff too, so I tried my best.

To answer some of your other questions, I don't know who it was that hit Oku's legs, but I think it was number 36...could be completely wrong on that though.

Also, I read on utsports.com that practice today was closed to the public...too bad. Maybe I can find a way to sneak in anyway. There's always one gate in Neyland that's open.:angel:
 
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KoachKrab127 said:
You're all welcome. I'll hopefully get to go again sometime. I'll give another report like this when I go again. I wish practice reports from the media were more in depth, rather than just "this guy was good...this guy was bad..." I like to know the details: what drills they did, what the drills are called, how long they did them, the purpose of the drill, etc. And it seems like everyone else here wants to know that stuff too, so I tried my best.

To answer some of your other questions, I don't know who it was that hit Oku's legs, but I think it was number 36...could be completely wrong on that though.

Also, I read on utsports.com that practice today was closed to the public...too bad. Maybe I can find a way to sneak in anyway. There's always one gate in Neyland that's open.:angel:
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thanks
36 is Anthony Anderson
 
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GoVols2003 said:
If it was a cramp that they could not immediately relieve on the field, they probably use the cart to get him to the locker room as quick as possible for an IV so that it would not spread to other areas of the body.
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Good call. Also, a bad cramp can be surprisingly painful if one isn't used to having them, especially in the calf muscle as that is bearing a pretty big load of force sporadically when you're jumping around for balls and making quick cuts.
 
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KoachKrab127 said:
You're all welcome. I'll hopefully get to go again sometime. I'll give another report like this when I go again. I wish practice reports from the media were more in depth, rather than just "this guy was good...this guy was bad..." I like to know the details: what drills they did, what the drills are called, how long they did them, the purpose of the drill, etc. And it seems like everyone else here wants to know that stuff too, so I tried my best.

To answer some of your other questions, I don't know who it was that hit Oku's legs, but I think it was number 36...could be completely wrong on that though.

Also, I read on utsports.com that practice today was closed to the public...too bad. Maybe I can find a way to sneak in anyway. There's always one gate in Neyland that's open.:angel:
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If you get caught, be gracious and "aw shucks, didn't realize" about it and you should be fine.
 
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