21 Point Face Mask Penalty

[YankeeVol]

OK fired their OC mid season. Heupel ain’t firing anybody.

One is currently worried about their job...one isn't

I'll let you decide who is who

 

[Carl Pickens]

Agree - I guess the ref had their eyes closed.

Hard to believe they missed it.

 

[Volador]

Agreed. The sack standing would have meant alot for momentum.

Congrats NMVol - you get it!! Merry Christmas

 

[Volador]

Did he really? I didn’t see grit and resilience, just frustration and poor play. Bad angles and lack of concentration are killers.

The simple point was that "if" the unfortunate inadvertent face mask didn't happen, what would the game have been like??

 

[Mtnvol80]

The simple point was that "if" the unfortunate inadvertent face mask didn't happen, what would the game have been like??

"IF" Howard throws the ball a foot right the previous play it's probably a TD. "IF" the roughing call, that wasn't roughing, wasn't called what happens? "IF" they didn't put in their backups at the start of of the 4th how worse would it have been? That's why I hate "IFs".

 

[90 Vol]

It was more of the same that’s always killed us. Refuse to cover the flat. Can’t cover a crossing route. DBs getting toasted. Severely lacking linebacker talent. Offensively the horrid playcalling and qb play continued.

Good teams continue to take advantage of this. Our linebackers can’t cover and opposing OC’s have feasted on it.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

21 points. Quite the math.

If you actually do the full calculus on it, we end up winning a Natty if not for that call.

 

[VOLLeeann]

Such a shame that an inadvertent face mask penalty on Ohio States first drive wound up costing us 21 immediate points,

STOP.

 

[WhenUrVolUrVFL]

It was the first quarter of the game and this team did not perform well at all in the first half of every SEC game except Vandy. If you can't fix that then we have seen the ceiling for this staff.

You don’t understand momentum I. Sports in hostile environments at all, do you?

 

[WhenUrVolUrVFL]

Sorry. That penalty wasn't going to change the outcome in this one. We were completely outclassed by that roster.

Yet another captain literal who can’t see how a snowball effect happens

They went into full blood lust mode after that first drive. If our defense stops them and we ge the ball. And we score. Their defense doesn’t think they’re a bunch of world beaters. They just came off the loss to Michigan and it’s in their heads that maybe they’re about to get beat by an SEC team.

Instead they got in our heads and it became the opposite effect.

Heupel shouldn’t have deferred.

 

[norrislakevol]

It's actually not that hard to figure out. Ohio States OC had a great game plan versus our defense. Take advantage of the flats. They have the athletes to do that. There are 3 teams in college football that have the most talent. Those 3 are Ohio State, Alabama, and Georgia. If you come in with a poor game plan against any of those then you are toast, it's that simple. This isn't the first time Banks has been slow to adjust during a game.

 

[DaddyChad]

One is currently worried about their job...one isn't

I'll let you decide who is who

One called the offensive plays, the other didn’t

 

[EastTNVol6240]

Such a shame that an inadvertent face mask penalty on Ohio States first drive wound up costing us 21 immediate points, and probably the ball game. We had them stopped on their first drive (which is what CJH and team pray about) and well, this is a "what if" the hand didn't connect with the face mask question? Momentum means a lot in sports and my gut says that while the eventual outcome might have been the same, the game could have been (much) closer.

Proud of this team and the coaches for another 10 Win Season. Now we have to work on getting considerably better for next Fall because you can bet that Bama, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma and the rest of our opponents will be improving their rosters and coaching staffs.

Go Vols

They would’ve punted and we’d of had more time to schedule a punt. Did you watch the game?

 

[Bigorangefan 98]

That’s total BS . It’s 1st quarter and basically a whole game left to play.

If you let 1 bad play cost you 21 points and probably the game,, then you’re a weak , fragile a$$ team.

Move on, buck up and make some stops!

It did give them some early momentum right off the bat

 

[BreatheUT]

I get what you’re saying. We let em off the hook on that first drive.

They basically took it as house money and got aggressive. We were back peddling the rest of the game. It was probably one of the best pressures all game.

 

[Orangecrush#27]

Such a shame that an inadvertent face mask penalty on Ohio States first drive wound up costing us 21 immediate points, and probably the ball game. We had them stopped on their first drive (which is what CJH and team pray about) and well, this is a "what if" the hand didn't connect with the face mask question? Momentum means a lot in sports and my gut says that while the eventual outcome might have been the same, the game could have been (much) closer.

Proud of this team and the coaches for another 10 Win Season. Now we have to work on getting considerably better for next Fall because you can bet that Bama, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma and the rest of our opponents will be improving their rosters and coaching staffs.

Go Vols

If we stop them, the Vols may settle in actually. After that play we never got our feet under us, and was playing on skates the rest of the way. The penalties eventually bite ya.

 

[Cornvol]

Opening drive penalties set us back several games this year