SanFranVolFan
Southern Expatriate
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Yep. Stephens sucks too. You start shuttling them in and out, and then you've got nothing.
I would have been all in favor of benching Crompton early today if we'd had any viable option with any upside at all on the bench, but there's just nothing else there. Jim Bob Cooter isn't walking through that door anymore.
If Stephens could not beat out Crompton in practice speaks volumes how dire the qb situation is.
This should come to no surprise for most. We are 2 years away to competing in the SEC. Fulmer simply left the cupboard dry.
I'm okay with him not criticizing him, just saying he (imo) should have seen the bench after his first pick in the second half. You could clearly tell he had no confidence....or game.
What happens if Moore catches that ball for a first down and the drive stays alive? Or Hancock pulls down the deep cross that was completely catchable? Or Stocker doesn't drop the passes thrown to him? Or BB takes that swing pass and runs north instead of east and picks up the first down?
All of these things would have helped Crompton's stats and confidence. It's agreed that he is not going to win the Heisman. And yet he is not the reason we lost. He is one of the reasons.
Our recievers couldn't get speration and dropped a lot of balls. The OLine had a horrible game. They couldn't run or pass block. The play calling was suspect. 50% of the time our tackling wasn't sound.
Peyton Manning might have lost this game. To dump it all at the feet of Crompton is unfair and shows how little you know about the game of football.
GO VOLS!!!
What happens if Moore catches that ball for a first down and the drive stays alive? Or Hancock pulls down the deep cross that was completely catchable? Or Stocker doesn't drop the passes thrown to him? Or BB takes that swing pass and runs north instead of east and picks up the first down?
And I MIGHT have run it in for a touchdown had I been allowed to play. Seems an equal comparison to me.
It's only an equal comparison if you make an attempt to walk on. The only thing that irritates me more than dumping a loss like this on a single player, are fans who claim they could have done better.
Unless your a D-1 or D-2 athlete, I can say with all certainty, you would not have run it in if you had been allowed to play. You would have probably gotten hurt. If you are a D-1 or D-2 athlete, I apologize. You might have scored.
My point is not to conjure up a million hypothetical situations or make excuses. The truth is the entire offense played rather poorly. Crompton carries his fair share along with the rest of the team, including Kiffin.
This was a tough loss. They will learn from it and improve next week.