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The Vols unveiled a new formation in delivering Tauren Poole into the end zone for the team's first touchdown against Vanderbilt, lining up mammoth true freshman offensive tackle Antonio "Tiny" Richardson in the backfield alongside fullback Ben Bartholomew.

With the Bartholomew-Richardson hole cleared, Poole hurdled untouched into the end zone.

"I don't know. He looked good, man," said UT coach Derek Dooley when asked if Richardson might even get a carry from the formation. "When that guy saw him he just fell to the ground. [As if to say] 'I ain't taking on that guy.' We walked in. Probably should have done that. Looked a lot better than our throws down there."

Left tackle Dallas Thomas said Richardson's arrival into the huddle brought plenty of excitement.

"Man, when I seen my man Tiny come in. I was too happy to see him come in. The huddle atmosphere man we just got too hype," Thomas said. "He came in. We opened the hole up for him and he just blew that linebacker up. I was too excited.

"I love it. I hope we keep running it too. It's a big difference to have him back there and us in the front. It's like the red sea parting.

"He just came through like a bulldozer and plowed everything back."

Dooley joked again about Richardson perhaps getting a short-yardage carry because of the Vols' struggles in those situations and sophomore quarterback Tyler Bray's inability to take snaps under center as he recovers from a painful broken thumb injury that required surgery.

"We could still run it, but he'd be at 4 yards of depth," Dooley said of utilizing a quarterback sneak. "I don't know. Might put Tiny in for the sneak."
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I was wondering how Poole was able to basically walk in (although it was more a hop). Tiny's a beast!

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#9
Love it. Assuming I understand right you could pretty much attack any hole on the line with the biggest strongest guy on the team. That would be hard to plan against. Aside from Tiny falling down and tripping up the runner it should work for 1 yard on any spot in the field.
 
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I love it. We've had our fair share of problems on short yardage and it shows that our coaches are willing to adapt and adjust. GBO.
 
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That was funny. The LB just dropped to the ground. He wanted no part of that. Almost like he was trying to block Tiny. I think the dude forgot he was on defense.
 
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BigT_Chief said:
Yeah, they really sucked bad. It was like they went out of their way not to be like every other channel on television.
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Hated it - couldn't even see what was happening on the far side of the field. Big fail for espnU
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I hope he can get a lot of PT on the OL next year. Could be a great upgrade or at least top quality depth. Need 2 or 3 more like him.
 
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Can't believe that boy is what, only 18 yrs old?! See you at the pro-bowl someday Tiny

also, loved seeing Simms try to mess up Dooley's hair at the 27 second mark, obviously that didn't work
 
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I was actually discussing that play with a friend after the game, using it as hope that we may yet find a little creativity on offense. It was a thing of beauty live.
 
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ionaVOL said:
Can't believe that boy is what, only 18 yrs old?! See you at the pro-bowl someday Tiny

also, loved seeing Simms try to mess up Dooley's hair at the 27 second mark, obviously that didn't work
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Speaking of Simms, I still can't decide how I feel about how he presented himself for his senior introduction. He came out and held his arms and hands out to the side like he's a star. I wasn't sure if he was trying to be antagonistic and was waiting for boos or if he just thinks he is funny. Maybe I'm reading too much into it.
 
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cbbowlingmd said:
Speaking of Simms, I still can't decide how I feel about how he presented himself for his senior introduction. He came out and held his arms and hands out to the side like he's a star. I wasn't sure if he was trying to be antagonistic and was waiting for boos or if he just thinks he is funny. Maybe I'm reading too much into it.
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Didn't get to see that, but hopefully after his journey here and all he's been through he was just taking a chance to soak it all in
 
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