My Main Thought On The Game.....Ainge Cost Us The Game

#51
#51
You can't blame Ainge for hitting a receiver that was open, even if there was another receiver open downfield for more yardage. He had very little time to make decisions. If he saw an open man, he needed to react instantly. As for him costing us the game, that is ridiculous. If we had been able to run the ball, we would have killed the clock before Florida could overcome the 10-point 4th quarter deficit. It also didn't help that Florida was playing pass all the way. It's similar to how everyone thought Jamal Lewis lost his mojo or whatever the past few years in Baltimore. He hasn't gotten worse, it's just impossible to make something happen when eleven defensive players are keying in on only you. No QB means the RBs will see all the defensive attention. We had the inverse problem.
 
#52
#52
Oh heck, just break it down to something very simple.

1.) Ainge supporters
2.) Crompton supporters

If you fall in line with notion 1, generally you will defend how Ainge played and hope for him to progress.

If you fall in line with noition 2, generally no matter what Ainge does, Ainge will receive the blame for his "lack" of playmaker along with the rest of the team. Essentially he is the scapegoat for whatever happens.

I.E. It would be Ainge's fault about letting the defense allow points, because Ainge put the defense in a poor situation.

It would be Ainge's fault that Wilhoit kicked the ball out of bounds on the kick off because he was doing the gator chop.....

In the words of Buck Nasty from Chapelle's Show....HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE
 
#53
#53
You can support both EA and JC without being "against" one or the other of them. Hopefully, the Vols will stomp down on the next couple of opponents sufficiently that we get to see some more of JC.
 
#54
#54
You can support both EA and JC without being "against" one or the other of them. Hopefully, the Vols will stomp down on the next couple of opponents sufficiently that we get to see some more of JC.
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I agree, you can support either, but most do not or will not.

Who knows, maybe you can break it down even further, Ainge is from the North West and has a perceived me first personna.

Relatively, we do not know much about Crompton on a personal level like we know Ainge. Also he is from the South East.

This can break down into so many things..................In the end, Ainge will always be the scapegoat...............and Crompton is the back up quarterback............"every" one loves the back up quarterback!
 
#55
#55
The more I read about the game, and hear quotes from Cut I have come to this conclusion. Though UT was clearly outmatched in the trenches, if Cut had stuck with his preseason goal of putting 35 points a game on the board and put the pedal to the metal UT would have had a better shot at winning that game. In a KNS article, Cut so much as admitted that he was second guessing himself in the coaches box, and at times felt as though he was "blocking ghosts". His comments were fairly encouraging because he took responsibility for putting the offense in position to make the plays.
 
#56
#56
The more I read about the game, and hear quotes from Cut I have come to this conclusion. Though UT was clearly outmatched in the trenches, if Cut had stuck with his preseason goal of putting 35 points a game on the board and put the pedal to the metal UT would have had a better shot at winning that game. In a KNS article, Cut so much as admitted that he was second guessing himself in the coaches box, and at times felt as though he was "blocking ghosts". His comments were fairly encouraging because he took responsibility for putting the offense in position to make the plays.
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I argued this in other post and drew a small response.

Tennessee lacked a sense of urgency and a killer mentality against Florida!

As I said previously, Spurrier may have his quirks and critics, but he has a sense of urgency and a killer instinct.

If I put 50 on the board, I am ensuring you are not going to be coming back! Demoralize your opponent on the football field!
 
#57
#57
I'm new to the board and have enjoyed [most of] the input. There's no question we could have played better in a couple different facets of the game, particularly the O-line and running the football (hand-in-hand). But I really don't think it's panic button time. Coaches recognize the shortcomings and hopefully correct it. I am a Cut and even a Fulmer fan, but I would like to see them play aggressive for 4 quarters, not just 3. We HAVE to fix that o-line in order to do so.
 
#59
#59
OrangeEmpire said:
I argued this in other post and drew a small response.

Tennessee lacked a sense of urgency and a killer mentality against Florida!

As I said previously, Spurrier may have his quirks and critics, but he has a sense of urgency and a killer instinct.

If I put 50 on the board, I am ensuring you are not going to be coming back! Demoralize your opponent on the football field!
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All correct. Especially considering UT was getting pushed around and had their backs against the wall. I would like this coaching staff to send a message to teams like Fla and LSU: we are not going to sit on 10 point leads. We are going to fight to put points on the board every time we touch the ball.

I think if you take that message to the fans it will be graciously accepted, even if the offense makes a mistake every now and then. At this point in the programs history I would have taken an interception in Florida territory rather than running the ball on first and second down to try and preserve a win. I think most in the Volnation will give a little grace if they perceive that this coaching staff is willing to get more aggressive in situations like Saturday night.
 
#60
#60
All correct. Especially considering UT was getting pushed around and had their backs against the wall. I would like this coaching staff to send a message to teams like Fla and LSU: we are not going to sit on 10 point leads. We are going to fight to put points on the board every time we touch the ball.

I think if you take that message to the fans it will be graciously accepted, even if the offense makes a mistake every now and then. At this point in the programs history I would have taken an interception in Florida territory rather than running the ball on first and second down to try and preserve a win. I think most in the Volnation will give a little grace if they perceive that this coaching staff is willing to get more aggressive in situations like Saturday night.
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It would be like Florida in the mid 90's or USC the past several years.........

I would hope that teams would fear playing Tennessee.........

I am not saying pass the ball like Texas Tech, but my goodness go for the throat after a turnover or gaining excellent field position.

Demoralize your opponent............crush the spirit to play!
 
#61
#61
OrangeEmpire said:
It would be like Florida in the mid 90's or USC the past several years.........

I would hope that teams would fear playing Tennessee.........

I am not saying pass the ball like Texas Tech, but my goodness go for the throat after a turnover or gaining excellent field position.

Demoralize your opponent............crush the spirit to play!
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It also sends the defense a message that you are playing to win the ballgame.
 
#62
#62
OWB said:
I think that Ainge did the best he could while running for his life the entire game. If you think Ainge cost us the game more so than our offensive line play or our lack of running the ball, you might want to rethink it. It's kind of unfair to pin the loss on him.
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Exactly, its hard to make a good throw and to look off your first or second option when you are running for your life or have people hanging on to you. OrangeSquare, Your point is not valid.
 
#63
#63
It was definately a team loss but it was encouraging from a leadership angle that Ainge claimed the fault was his. I think we have some good leadership this year that will keep the team from going into a funk and really cost us games.
 
#64
#64
OrangePappy said:
It was definately a team loss but it was encouraging from a leadership angle that Ainge claimed the fault was his. I think we have some good leadership this year that will keep the team from going into a funk and really cost us games.
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Word. I see Ainge fillin' them liter ship boots by season's end.
 
#65
#65
On a side note, on the final play that was intercepted by Florida, Meachem was suppose to run a curl route. I don't believe Ainge was at fault here.

If that pass gets completed UT probably gets a FG and possibly a TD. Florida would have had less then 2 minutes to drive down and score.
 
#66
#66
I think when you get right down to it, 2/3 the interceptions a qb throws during any given season are due either to tipps, misrun routes or miscommunication between a QB and his receivers.

Still, in the end, the stat goes against the QB. That's just the way it goes.
 
#67
#67
yeah, i noticed when Ainge threw it, Meach wasn't even looking for it. If it was indeed supposed to be a curl route, Ainge threw it in the perfect place.
 
#68
#68
I thought Meach was in triple coverage. I only saw it the one time though and I have no intention of watching a replay of that game.
 
#72
#72
On this board, we've already been thru 21 others from Frogg to Wilhoit to Stewart and Hardesy. He is just next!!:)
 
#73
#73
This was a whole team loss inc.coaches play calling. Putting the blame on one person doesen't tell the whole story.
 
#74
#74
I blame the loss on me. I could have been wearing my Raynoch away jersey and could have been watching the game in the den instead of the living room. But NOOOO!! I was wearing a Home jersey!!

And I drank Bush instead of Budweiser.

Sorry fellas
 
#75
#75
Jasongivm6 said:
I blame the loss on me. I could have been wearing my Raynoch away jersey and could have been watching the game in the den instead of the living room. But NOOOO!! I was wearing a Home jersey!!

And I drank Bush instead of Budweiser.

Sorry fellas
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Finally . . . We have our answer. What were you thinking?!
 
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