'25 Recruiting Forum: Official Mississippi State vs Tennessee Pre-game/Game Thread

[Ten_Titans]

Think thats a good team and happy for a W, but that last 1:25 clock management is greatly worrisome IMO

The reason we had the ball with a chance to win was because MS State ran 13 seconds off the clock and punted. I can understand wanting to make sure you have the ball last in a 34-34 game.

The last two plays were unfortunate, but it's hard to criticize without seeing what was going on down field. You hit somebody for 20 instead of scrambling around and throwing it away it looks like masterful game management.

 

[Dadof2Vols]

Had to step away.

What I miss?

Don’t ask

 

[JCP201]

Staley and Josh clock management were on my bad boy list. Glad we won.

 

[Weezer]

Yuck, but has to be Bama right?

I blame @DD4ME for posting this nonsense last night.

 

[Ashevolle]

Lebby is going to be a problem at Miss St. That was a tough team.

 

[walkenvol]

CJH has forgotten more football than I will ever know - I sure wish I could understand the logic of burning so much time on that final drive? GO VOLS! Caught several breaks in’98 too!

 

[SoilVol]

Never doubted

 

[Jackcrevol]

Booo. If not for defensive scores we lose.

Ok, then just dogwater.

 

[jmacvols1]

 

[Dadof2Vols]

CJH has forgotten more football than I will ever know - I sure wish I could understand the logic of burning so much time on that final drive? GO VOLS! Caught several breaks in’98 too!

Not to lose in regulation but he burned too much by miscalculating.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

What a stupid game hahahahahaha. Just happy we won.

 

[I4Jay]

The outcome was favorable but what a horrible performance by every phase of this football team.

 

[Heupel's Offseason Beard]

The reason we had the ball with a chance to win was because MS State ran 13 seconds off the clock and punted. I can understand wanting to make sure you have the ball last in a 34-34 game.

The last two plays were unfortunate, but it's hard to criticize without seeing what was going on down field. You hit somebody for 20 instead of scrambling around and throwing it away it looks like masterful game management.

Exactly. Also, Mississippi State's defense had been off the field for exactly 4 plays in like 45 real time minutes. They were absolutely gassed when it mattered. Tennessee's defense was ready to play in the 4th.

 

[Garren04]

Happy anytime we can win a conference game on the road. However, I do hope there are some questions post game about the final drive in regulation. That’s the worst clock/TO mismanagement I’ve ever watched.

 

[Heupel's Offseason Beard]

Whatever. Go vols

 

[Enki_Amenra]

That was "Powerbone Right", tried to tell yall. . .

 

[Salvare]

A lot of good teams lost to teams they shouldn't have this week. Tennessee wasn't one of them. Go Vols.

 

[SoilVol]

CJH has forgotten more football than I will ever know - I sure wish I could understand the logic of burning so much time on that final drive? GO VOLS! Caught several breaks in’98 too!

My 2 thoughts:
1. Lebby is just as dangerous in short time as Heupel is. He wanted to make sure we had last possession.
2. Aguilar mismanaged the clock on 2 plays. Wasted like 20-30 seconds instead of throwing it away.

 

[Jack Burton]

Fix all the things Heup. Clock management, tackling, catching balls, the dingdang kicking game. Fix it.

 

[beachbums624]

I know this sounds stupid. but as far as the last few minutes and clock management. i firmly believe Hype was actually trying to put the kicker in the win or lose position. Just could not get there to do it. Thats the only reason for the long time run off that makes actual sense.

 

[Dadof2Vols]

So glad we didn’t have to listen to HerbieStreet during that game

 

[Weezer]

VN needs to have someone at the press conferences to ask all of our questions. Like why Boo didn't start the game returning punts? Or what was up with the clock management? Or why do our WRs struggle to catch? Or why is our defense so inconsistent?

 

[I4Jay]

Lebby is going to be a problem at Miss St. That was a tough team.

It’s early, when attrition sets in and their lack of depth gets exposed. He’ll ring off about 4/5 losses.
Hes a good coach, who could thrive in a spot with more resources, but he wasn’t Knute Rockne

 

[SoilVol]

Got that "inexplicable road loss to a lesser team" monkey off our backs *chuckles with Florida still on the schedule*

 

[PYSCHO]

I never doubted we’d win.

I never said not winning just a bad game all the way around to still win on the road. Offense defense special teams and coaching were below par but