Never played on a UT team that won less than 9 (of 11) games, won 10 or more three times (out of 12) and one of our HC's was a blooming idiot. The other a traitor.
These drills are set up for either perfection or failure. They are perfect learning tools by which these coaches are using for a specific purpose in these scrimmages. Fulmer did this all the time in practice as well as there were many failures as well. No better way to learn than making mistakes.
* There was a delay of game penalty on the offense in that last series and Butchs microphone reaction was priceless: CATASTROPHIC! CATASTROPHIC MISTAKE!
* Butch to an exhausted receiver: Wideouts run all day in our offense, or they transfer to a Division II school.
* Bad news: Michael Palardymissed back-to-back field goals. Good news: They were both from 57 yards out, and although both were a couple of yards short, they werent bad kicks.
* George Bullock had an ugly kick blocked at the line of scrimmage. Jones used it as a teaching moment for the defense. If its on your side of the line, the ball is poison. Dont touch it. Otherwise, be alert. And, whatever you do, Dont celebrate until the game is over.
* Nathan Peterman took a sack in one two-minute situation. The offense lost the game in that possession. We cant have sacks in that situation, Jones said.
* Pig Howard caught the first touchdown of the scrimmage. (It might have been the only one, now that I think about it). However, he dropped a pass in the end zone a few minute later. Worleys pass hit him in the hands. Dropped passes cost games, said Jones.
I do not think a fall camp practice several weeks before an opening game, where the intention was to flesh out any weaknesses the team has, so they can work on them, is an indicator of what our W/L record will be.
There have been games UT has WON and made more mistakes than that.
what I get from the practice is,it was a learning tool that the coaches used.there was bad and good during the practice but it was the first scrimmage.i'm not taking it as a complete failure by the team.
we could win 5 or 7.
brain you and vols or nuttin need to trade some positive and negative vibes.then you guys could be at an even keel.
Thanks to my handy-dandy 'Ignore' button, I don't suffer through such bush-league drivel.
I am surprised, however, by the sheer number of posts. So, let me help those of you who are late to the game save some time: self-proclaimed "Braniac" [sic] struggles to string together comments that he thinks will leave the impression that he's intelligent. They don't and he's not, so feel free to move on.