WoodsmanVol
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Disclaimer: In no way is this meant to duplicate, challenge, or anything else to or with our Fantastic, Vols Infected, Foreign Fan, and analyst, LondonVol
But it is a sort of I told you so gloat.
1. To you Volgod makers, as I and some others pointed out, our man, Nico is mortal. Yep, I think he played really well in a true hostile environment. And I said, we will see reminders that he is still basically a frosh (redshirt soph), and not that experienced, Sacked, fumbled, got run down etc. He'll be fine, but Volgod makers, he is mortal.
2. The OL kind of played with one hand tied behind their backs. Heard was out, I think, Campbell too. Davis has heart, did what I think was his best. Several of us mentioned w3 thought the OL depth wasn't what it needed to be. Way I see it, we dodged a bullet last night, cause OU came to play, and their defense certainly did. We better get better fast before we enter the teeth of SEC play.
3. Texas should be number one, not Tennessee, despite my pride in our climbing this high. I believe we won due to our defense. AND, because OU was playing with a QB even less experienced and capable than our Nico. Our DL did to him what the old Minnesota Purple People Eaters did to QBs back in the day. They rattled him so much he didn't know up from down, left from right, or whether he was standing still or running. I do believe that backup QB, had he started, would have given our boys fits. We miss too many backfield tackles on QBs. And that guy was like a Vaseline coated eel. Future opponents with running QBs will note this and exploit it, count on it. Back to our being ranked number one...well, I say it is.
RP.
4. Maybe it's my BVS, or something worse. I think that field was a mess to take away Tennessee's speed advantage. Our RBs, and return guys just couldn't maintain their footings to cut, slash, and dash the way they normally do. As a matter of fact, the moment one of the commenters suggested the field condition wasn't intentional, my AH-HA! klaxon blasted.
5. The future as I see it. Unless we heal up and get back to full strength on the OL, just about every game will be a struggle. Even Vanderbilt is flexing, so is Kentucky. Meanwhile, I'll keep drinking the Kool-aid- GBO!!!!!
But it is a sort of I told you so gloat.
1. To you Volgod makers, as I and some others pointed out, our man, Nico is mortal. Yep, I think he played really well in a true hostile environment. And I said, we will see reminders that he is still basically a frosh (redshirt soph), and not that experienced, Sacked, fumbled, got run down etc. He'll be fine, but Volgod makers, he is mortal.
2. The OL kind of played with one hand tied behind their backs. Heard was out, I think, Campbell too. Davis has heart, did what I think was his best. Several of us mentioned w3 thought the OL depth wasn't what it needed to be. Way I see it, we dodged a bullet last night, cause OU came to play, and their defense certainly did. We better get better fast before we enter the teeth of SEC play.
3. Texas should be number one, not Tennessee, despite my pride in our climbing this high. I believe we won due to our defense. AND, because OU was playing with a QB even less experienced and capable than our Nico. Our DL did to him what the old Minnesota Purple People Eaters did to QBs back in the day. They rattled him so much he didn't know up from down, left from right, or whether he was standing still or running. I do believe that backup QB, had he started, would have given our boys fits. We miss too many backfield tackles on QBs. And that guy was like a Vaseline coated eel. Future opponents with running QBs will note this and exploit it, count on it. Back to our being ranked number one...well, I say it is.
RP.
4. Maybe it's my BVS, or something worse. I think that field was a mess to take away Tennessee's speed advantage. Our RBs, and return guys just couldn't maintain their footings to cut, slash, and dash the way they normally do. As a matter of fact, the moment one of the commenters suggested the field condition wasn't intentional, my AH-HA! klaxon blasted.
5. The future as I see it. Unless we heal up and get back to full strength on the OL, just about every game will be a struggle. Even Vanderbilt is flexing, so is Kentucky. Meanwhile, I'll keep drinking the Kool-aid- GBO!!!!!