Sounds like a few guys who are stuck in the old way of thinking that says time of possession is a key stat.
It is not, as we proved over and over again last year, winning the game while giving away the clock.
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Old days: control time of possession, because each team is only going to get one, maybe two, at most three real chances to score all game long. Most possessions will end in a punt. The longer you hold the ball, the better your chances at getting one of those rare shots at the end zone.
Those were the days when final scores were like 21-14 or 14-10.
Those days are gone. A typical Tennessee game since Josh Heupel arrived is a shootout with 50, 60, even 80 total points by the two teams combined.
It is no longer time of possession. it is now breaking serve. Scoring more faithfully than the other guy each time you get the ball.
Funny how many of the talking heads on the sports shows still haven't figured out that paradigm shift in the game.