So if you were CLK . . .

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What would you do in the opening offensive series? We know they're going to put 8 or 9 (or 10 or 11) in the box and stuff any chance we have of running it. And to let Crompton throw it . . . well . . . . So I'm thinking we might see some kind of trick play in that first series. Maybe sneak Oku past the defense, pitch the ball to Teague on a fake end around and let him heave it downfield for a huge, unexpected gain. Burn their a$$es right off the bat and try to keep 'em honest. It's the only thing I can think of that might actually work.
 
#3
#3
Throw a hail mary. That way the likelihood of it getting intercepted is both understood and expected.

Book it, Crompton will throw at least one Pick 6 on Saturday.
 
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#4
If I see man coverage on the outside with one safety deep, and 8 or 9 in the box, I go for the deep ball on the outside... Pretty safe throw down field away from traffic... Maybe we can catch them with their guard down and get an easy score and take momentum early. You have to take some chances in this game to have any shot at winning !!!
 
#6
#6
try and ger brandon warren the ball a few times. See if we cant get him in a mismatch with a smaller db..
 
#7
#7
I'd go with 4 wide outs and spread the field where they can't load the box, and give it to Hardesty. Then, the next play would be the point after!!
 
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volfan4evr said:
I'd go with 4 wide outs and spread the field where they can't load the box, and give it to Hardesty. Then, the next play would be the point after!!
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So you're saying we should use a spread offense. Fight fire with fire huh?
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#10
The notion of a wide open attack in the first series is grand, but impractical. Kiffin has got to try to set a slow tempo to the game and, most importantly, calm everyone down, including what will be a ridiculously loud crowd at the outset.

Run, run, and run some more. Get a couple of first downs, at least. Run out the first few minutes of clock and make it boring to watch.

Doing something risky on the front end, if its three and out, the crowd will go insane. If Crompton throws a pick in the first series, the place will absolutley explode, and it will absolutely kill whatever is left of Crompton's confidence.

The long ball is sexy here and would give us all a brief moment of excitement if it worked, but odds are it wouldn't and it would come off as desperate. The percentages are in being conservative early and often.
 
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lawgator1 said:
The notion of a wide open attack in the first series is grand, but impractical. Kiffin has got to try to set a slow tempo to the game and, most importantly, calm everyone down, including what will be a ridiculously loud crowd at the outset.

Run, run, and run some more. Get a couple of first downs, at least. Run out the first few minutes of clock and make it boring to watch.

Doing something risky on the front end, if its three and out, the crowd will go insane. If Crompton throws a pick in the first series, the place will absolutley explode, and it will absolutely kill whatever is left of Crompton's confidence.

The long ball is sexy here and would give us all a brief moment of excitement if it worked, but odds are it wouldn't and it would come off as desperate. The percentages are in being conservative early and often.
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But the idea of that long ball on our opening series makes you a little nervous, doesn't it?
 
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Forget running 4 or 5 receiver sets, that just gives Crompton too many people to miss. Find some one-on-one coverage, then take your shot. That is an easy enough read.
 
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#13
we have got to throw deep a few times..it amazed me that we didn't do it more on saturday

i would rather throw a deep ball and have a int over throwing a 8 yd out int anyday
 
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Our only chance to win this game is running the ball. Florida knows this......I mean their our rivals, but that doesn't make them stupid. Florida will be expecting the short routes like screens and bubbles as well. Their linebackers are athletic enough to give some short coverage to those types of plays. I'm Looking for a lot of blitzes, DL pressure, so maybe throw in a few draw plays as well.
 
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lawgator1 said:
The notion of a wide open attack in the first series is grand, but impractical. Kiffin has got to try to set a slow tempo to the game and, most importantly, calm everyone down, including what will be a ridiculously loud crowd at the outset.

Run, run, and run some more. Get a couple of first downs, at least. Run out the first few minutes of clock and make it boring to watch.

Doing something risky on the front end, if its three and out, the crowd will go insane. If Crompton throws a pick in the first series, the place will absolutley explode, and it will absolutely kill whatever is left of Crompton's confidence.

The long ball is sexy here and would give us all a brief moment of excitement if it worked, but odds are it wouldn't and it would come off as desperate. The percentages are in being conservative early and often.
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Completely agree.

One thing Tennessee has to do is shorten the game. We MUST establish the run early. I'd run on first and second down. If it's 3rd and <5 or >15, I run again. I do think Kiffin will have learned his lesson from last week that we have to mix up which running play we use (i.e., not four straight dives).
 
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lawgator1 said:
The notion of a wide open attack in the first series is grand, but impractical. Kiffin has got to try to set a slow tempo to the game and, most importantly, calm everyone down, including what will be a ridiculously loud crowd at the outset.

Run, run, and run some more. Get a couple of first downs, at least. Run out the first few minutes of clock and make it boring to watch.

Doing something risky on the front end, if its three and out, the crowd will go insane. If Crompton throws a pick in the first series, the place will absolutley explode, and it will absolutely kill whatever is left of Crompton's confidence.

The long ball is sexy here and would give us all a brief moment of excitement if it worked, but odds are it wouldn't and it would come off as desperate. The percentages are in being conservative early and often.
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What's the difference? If there are 8-9 in the box, then it will be 3 runs and a punt to Brandon James.
 
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I think the crowd will be jacked up and loud no matter what happens. Go ahead and try somehting crazy on the opening drive/first play.

Play Crompton the whole game no matter how bad it gets. If he performs okay then it's something to build on. If Crompton has a repeat of UCLA in the first half then the last thing you want to do is throw Nick Stephens to the wolves in an unwinnable situation. Kiffin can always bench Crompton after the UF game and let Stephens do some on the job learning in the Ohio game before playing some winnable SEC games.
 
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I agree lawgator1 but there must be some mystery in our approach also. Having every play be just what it seems or what's expected will be too easy for a top-notch defense. We have to have that bit of uncertainty on every play coupled with a tenaciousness to hold on to the ball and not commit turnovers either early or late.

Long tedious series may not be crowd pleasers but they do tend to wear down the defense and keep our defense fresh. We must not have a succession of three and outs - that will be a killer.
 
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Florida might not start the game with 8 in the box. Florida might start in a standard two deep to see if the front 7 can hold their own. Although, Florida does have some speed at safety, so UF might run a 1 high man, and put a safety in the box to cover a TE if UT comes out with only 2 WR.

If I'm Tennessee in this game, I start with the run and hope it works. If it doesn't work, then I change my strategy on the 2nd or 3rd series.
 
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If I were CLK, I would have my team jacked up to the point of starting a fight.

If they want to play finesse ball then make them pay.

We need to make this game ugly. For example: the 2001 fla-ut game. Make it a slugfest and not a track meet.
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#22
#22
I think you're better to go with some screen plays and trying to run outside on the sweep. Florida is probably going to crowd the box, and tends to be less agressive on coverage in the first quarter.
If your o-line can give Cromton time for a three step drop then you could throw a slant or five yard crossing route. If the QB looks off the reciever it might let him make some easy throws. He did hit a decent 20 yarder in the fourth quarter against UCLA.
 
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lawgator1 said:
The notion of a wide open attack in the first series is grand, but impractical. Kiffin has got to try to set a slow tempo to the game and, most importantly, calm everyone down, including what will be a ridiculously loud crowd at the outset.

Run, run, and run some more. Get a couple of first downs, at least. Run out the first few minutes of clock and make it boring to watch.

Doing something risky on the front end, if its three and out, the crowd will go insane. If Crompton throws a pick in the first series, the place will absolutley explode, and it will absolutely kill whatever is left of Crompton's confidence.

The long ball is sexy here and would give us all a brief moment of excitement if it worked, but odds are it wouldn't and it would come off as desperate. The percentages are in being conservative early and often.
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To give a more serious response to your post, I'm not sure being practical is going to get the Vols anywhere in this game. If the gators have the box stacked, how are we going to pick up first downs running it? As another poster said, it's 3 and out and a punt to Brandon James. We have to take some risks to win. And note that I specifically indicated that I don't think I would let Crompton throw the long ball. I suggested giving it to Teague, who was a pretty successful high school QB, and letting him make the throw. Sure, it might not work, but even if it comes close, it might just make the defense a little more honest. And if it's picked off, that's pretty much the same as a punt, so nothing really lost as compared to going 3 and out.
 
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#25
Use Nu'keese on checkdowns and let him work a bit in space and see how much the fans like that. Besides he might mistake the boo's for NUKE!!! lol
 
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