2 extra inches

#51
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VolAllen said:
Tennessee (3-3, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) had appeared poised to take the lead when it had the ball first-and-goal at the Alabama 3. Mistakes pushed the ball back to the 15 by third down, and a final one turned the game around.

Arian Foster caught a swing pass and headed toward the end zone. Alabama's Roman Harper jarred the ball loose near the goal line and it bounced out of the end zone with 5:08 left, giving the Tide (7-0, 5-0) the ball and stopping Tennessee's hopes of breaking the tie.

"I wasn't thinking they were going to score," said linebacker DeMeco Ryans, who recovered an earlier fumble and intercepted Tennessee's last-gasp pass. "I knew one of our safeties was going to come in and hit him. I didn't think they were going to score."

- Espn
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Incorrect. It was Cory Anderson, not Foster. Fact.

Here's video proof: Go to 2:23.

Unless Foster changed his number to 45 for that game, then it was def. Cory Anderson.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr5Jhq3YAlQ[/youtube]
 
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supersmo18 said:
Incorrect. It was Cory Anderson, not Foster. Fact.

Here's video proof: Go to 2:23.

Unless Foster changed his number to 45 for that game, then it was def. Cory Anderson.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr5Jhq3YAlQ[/youtube]
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Dude, you're late. Read the thread.
 
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peyton4heisman said:
Football is often described as a "game of inches." In many cases, it truly is. (Titans Super Bowl and last year's Iron Bowl sideline stepping last play come to mind.)
But when it comes to Tennessee football, when has a game ever been literally determined by inches? I've been thinking about it, and the one that stands out to me is 2004 FL when Wilhoit's 51 yd FG literally cleared the upright by a couple of inches. Literally a few inches turned a would-be all-time heartbreaker into one of the fondest of memories for Vols fans.

When you think about the games that came down to just a few inches, what comes to mind?
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Wilhoit's FG wasn't that close. He had an extra 5 yds or so on it.

Cory Anderson fumble vs Bama comes to mind first.
 
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VolAllen said:
Espn was wrong.
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And you believed it without doing due diligence/research before posting. Either you missed that game or that fumble doesn't haunt you like it does other people, myself included. If so, you might have known it wasn't Foster. Just my opinon, man.
 
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Unless the internet has lied to me, Foster caused every fumble in Tennessee history ... or it was just twice. can't remember.
 
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supersmo18 said:
And you believed it without doing due diligence/research before posting. Either you missed that game or that fumble doesn't haunt you like it does other people, myself included. If so, you might have known it wasn't Foster. Just my opinon, man.
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I remember watching the game and I thought it was Foster. Then again, it was like 10 years ago...


Sorry, BRO.
 
#64
#64
Not sure if it was actually two inches or less but Jeremy Lincoln's butt block of the Notre Dame field goal at the end of the game preserved the Vols Miracle at South Bend win in 1991. That was my personal favorite win outside of Neyland with the exception of the Tempe NC game (but I will admit I have never been at a win against the lizards in lossville or the pachydumbs in tuscaloser.)
 
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Rudy123 said:
I don't want to go on a speel about the Titans, but.....

I always laugh when I hear people tell the version of the story as "Just a couple more inches and the Titans would have won"

That is soooooo far from the truth!!!!

Del Greco had missed a couple of relatively easy kicks during the game. Notice that the Titans got rid of him during the off season. they felt that he lost the game for them.
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Just one thing:

They got rid of Del Greco the next offseason - the 2001 offseason. He was still the starting kicker for the following season.

You are right in that he missed two field goals...those could be debatable as easy, though I'm not posting this for that. He did miss a 47 yarder, while a second from 47-48 was blocked.

Even with the receivers knees on the ground, he tried to roll and stretch so that the ball crossed the plain. His knees were down, so they play was dead at that moment.

Imagine that he actually was awarded the T.D. Well, Del Greco wasn't a guarantee to have a good kick.

His successful kick would have tied the game and given the Rams offense a chance to secure the win......


I understand your point of view though. Had the inches been on the Titan's side they would have scored and possibly extended the game in to overtime.
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VolAllen said:
2005 16-15 L to South Carolina. The ball was one rotation over the field goal bar. In this same game, Foster fumbled on the goal line giving USC the ball as a touchback. (I was there).

2005 6-3 L to Alabama. Again, Foster fumbled on the goal line.

2007 (I think?) W against Air Force. They went for 2 on the last play and I believe we won 35-34. (I was there).

2013 L to UGA. The Pig "fumble", although I have my doubts that he actually fumbled. You see his wrist flick as soon as he thinks he's in.


I'm sure there are a few more. It seems like we've had more heartbreakers than anyone over the last 10 years.
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Foster did not fumble against Bama in the 6-3 loss.
 
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Rudy123 said:
I realize that it was a yard or more but to hear the stories on the street by the casual fans who know very little about football, they will say that they were "inches from winning the SuperBowl" the true statement is that they were yards from going in to overtime.
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Eh more like a yard

The Rams win Super Bowl XXXIV - YouTube

He's first down probably around 1:58. His arm's already stretched out though and looks like it's about at the 1 yard line by then.
 
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peyton4heisman said:
Football is often described as a "game of inches." In many cases, it truly is. (Titans Super Bowl and last year's Iron Bowl sideline stepping last play come to mind.)
But when it comes to Tennessee football, when has a game ever been literally determined by inches? I've been thinking about it, and the one that stands out to me is 2004 FL when Wilhoit's 51 yd FG literally cleared the upright by a couple of inches. Literally a few inches turned a would-be all-time heartbreaker into one of the fondest of memories for Vols fans.

When you think about the games that came down to just a few inches, what comes to mind?
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The "Stoerner Stumble"
 
#72
#72
I seem to remember that it was actually the fullback that got hit in that Alabama game.

what was his name again?
 
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#73
Saw the thread title and thought of this guy.

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