Official Gramps' Memorial Eternal OT Thread

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AirVol said:
I’m proud of these two. During Covid they came up with their own series of Jack. Their bottles came out today. In case some are wondering, that’s my nephew and his wife. She’s asst master distiller at Jack Daniel’s. View attachment 497664
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Where are all our free samples to celebrate tomorrow's domination of LSU?
 
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GordonC said:
Get me outta here, Percy
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Not sure what yada mean..but gonna toss ya out just in case..

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I've been catching up on some Marvin West articles from earlier in the year. He has what seems like very pertinent advice about the defense.

My suggestion for dramatic change: Play better defense. Rush the guy with the ball. Before that, create some linebackers and some semblance of a secondary, just in case the quarterback remains upright long enough to throw.
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Football outlook: Optimism, maybe fireworks - Knox TN Today

Coaches have told me the cornerback position requires speed, agility, strength and the ability to suddenly change directions. It helps to be nimble enough to back-pedal without falling over your feet. The skill set absolutely requires tackling and shedding blocks to make tackling possible.
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Corners are far more valuable if they can readily analyze receiver routes and read quarterbacks’ eyes and minds. Added value comes with prompt recovery from getting beat deep before it happens again.

I have been told corner is the most difficult position to play. Much of the responsibility is mano a mano, you against him. Option football forces critical defensive decisions. Brilliant athletes lined up as receivers create physical mismatches.

In theory, receivers know where they are going. Cornerbacks are left with scouting reports, tea leaves or just plain speculation.
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Tennessee has never had a cornerback as good as needed. No former Vol corner is in the College Football Hall of Fame. There are tailbacks to spare, great guards, lethal linebackers and legends like Doug Atkins, Reggie White, Bob Johnson and Peyton.
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We’ll see if Willie Martinez is a magician - Knox TN Today

I still think there was a very clear message in the last play of the FL game. For what seemed like the only time in the game there was a real rush and the result was an interception that stopped FL ... for what seemed like the first time, too.
 
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AM64 said:
I've been catching up on some Marvin West articles from earlier in the year. He has what seems like very pertinent advice about the defense.



Football outlook: Optimism, maybe fireworks - Knox TN Today



We’ll see if Willie Martinez is a magician - Knox TN Today

I still think there was a very clear message in the last play of the FL game. For what seemed like the only time in the game there was a real rush and the result was an interception that stopped FL ... for what seemed like the first time, too.
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With all those remarkable words of wisdom, it sounds like Marvin West has attended a Butch Jones coaching clinic.
 
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Vol423 said:
With all those remarkable words of wisdom, it sounds like Marvin West has attended a Butch Jones coaching clinic.
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Actually Marvin West was the Knoxville sports writer for years after Tom Siler and has been pretty much retired for years - I think his periodic pieces are more a hobby. He tends to write now more of a historical perspective - players, coaches, staff, games, but he has quite a wealth of perspective stored away. At this point, I sure wish our defensive coaches had more of that. I get the FL plan to make the QB beat us with the passing game ... and it almost worked.
 
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AM64 said:
Actually Marvin West was the Knoxville sports writer for years after Tom Siler and has been pretty much retired for years - I think his periodic pieces are more a hobby. He tends to write now more of a historical perspective - players, coaches, staff, games, but he has quite a wealth of perspective stored away. At this point, I sure wish our defensive coaches had more of that. I get the FL plan to make the QB beat us with the passing game ... and it almost worked.
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I think many of you are giving our defensive coordinator WAY more credit than he deserves. Our defense has been hot garbage for the past two years.
 
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Vol423 said:
I think many of you are giving our defensive coordinator WAY more credit than he deserves. Our defense has been hot garbage for the past two years.
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I'm afraid you are right. Some of it probably has to do with inherited players, but our pass defense is atrocious. Maybe it's naivety, but it sure seems like if the defensive backfield is no better than it is, we really need to be getting a lot more pressure on the QB.
 
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Vol423 said:
I think many of you are giving our defensive coordinator WAY more credit than he deserves. Our defense has been hot garbage for the past two years.
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Wouldn't say that. Our secondary though.
We have been a dumpster fire for years and are much better D team. Our Rush D and front 7 are good..Just need some Joes in secondary.
The stats on what we bitched about last year with 3rd down D, Red Zone D, containing the QB are much better. The 100+ secondary rating is a Red Flag..
 
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AM64 said:
I'm afraid you are right. Some of it probably has to do with inherited players, but our pass defense is atrocious. Maybe it's naivety, but it sure seems like if the defensive backfield is no better than it is, we really need to be getting a lot more pressure on the QB.
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I don't know what I was quoting, but this is where it ended up, so I'll leave it here.

I remember when Tom Siler was the sports editor for the News-Sentinel when it was the afternoon paper and Ben Byrd was the sports editor for the Knoxville Journal which was the morning paper. I was always partial to Ben Byrd.

Once the News-Sentinel screwed over the Journal and decided to publish their paper in the morning and move the Journal to the afternoon, that was all she wrote for the Journal.
 
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Orangeburst said:
Wouldn't say that. Our secondary though.
We have been a dumpster fire for years and are much better D team. Our Rush D and front 7 are good..Just need some Joes in secondary.
The stats on what we bitched about last year with 3rd down D, Red Zone D, containing the QB are much better. The 100+ secondary rating is a Red Flag..
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I don’t see any improvement from last year. So, against Florida, our 3rd down defense may look better statistically because on 3rd and 17, we would give up 15 or 16 yards, but then they just convert the 1st down on 4th down rather than 3rd down. Our defense is every bit as atrocious as it was last year. We can’t get our defense off the field even when we are playing against a team with a horrible passer at QB.
 
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Vol423 said:
I don’t see any improvement from last year. So, against Florida, our 3rd down defense may look better statistically because on 3rd and 16, we would give up 15 or 16 yards, but then they just convert the 1st down on 4th down rather than 3rd down. Our defense is every bit as atrocious as it was last year. We can’t get our defense off the field even when we are playing against a team with a horrible passer at QB.
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You are the one that brought up Banks. There has been significant improvements in the metrics I listed. Very good if you go to the NCAA leading stats. And #33 inScoring D..but very early to measure this stat based on competition.

Now the secondary is very poor..but give the jury some time.
 
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VolStrom said:
Anyone else not too excited about this mid-morning foosball game tomorrow? I can't remember what year it was, mid 80's maybe, but I recall going to a game at Neyland and sitting in the north end zone next to a couple of Tiger fans and hearing the guy sing "go tigers" for three straight hours. By the time the game was over and we kicked their ass, I was ready to strangle the dude.
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Depends on if we win or lose. Win and I like it. Get to enjoy a day of football on a high. Lose, and well, not so much.
 
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