Recruiting Football Talk VII

[Orange.]

Why is Wes Rucker covering for the crooked officiating? Sankey send him a bag?

 

[Orange.]

Well, you were wrong about them losing to SCar. I really hope you're not wrong about them losing to us. But if Mizzou somehow gets the officiating Bama got today.....

Even a high school team could win against any SEC team with the officiating Birmingham rigged up for Bama today. An embarrassment to sports.

 

[turdherder11]

Shotgun 4th and 1 is trash

 

[Orange.]

I worry for our guys. They absolutely know they were blatantly cheated all day long. It has to be hard to tune out.

 

[Orange.]

It’s not fun on the receiving end of it. In the 90’s early 00’s Tennessee and Florida were the flagship of the SEC and we got these favorable calls. The 98 season was full of calls that gave us the edge.

In regards to broadcasting bias, I can’t stand Gary Danielson but if you remember Franklin, Gottfried, Musberger, Kellogg and McDonough would all call Tennessee games that made it feel like you were listening to the Vol Network.

It just sucks being on the other side.

We never had a game like today's in our favor. That was the most thoroughly and constantly rigged game I have ever witnessed in any sport. Why you want to make an apology for it is beyond me.

 

[UTSuave’]

Why is Wes Rucker covering for the crooked officiating? Sankey send him a bag?

I’ll revisit this but Wes is a cuck computer nerd that doesn’t know S**t about sports and never took an inning or down in any sport.

 

[tnvols72]

 

[Orange.]

So very many people correctly predicted the rigged officiating in the pre-game comments. I'm seriously not sure a sport this manifestly corrupt is worth anyone's attention. Someone needs to intervene. The Birmingham Alabama office is criminal.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Don’t have any feelings on the game.

Should’ve never let them get back in the game. Need to finish.

 

[reVOLution33]

There was bad missed calls absolutely…. We’ve been a bad redzone offense all year

We have been a bad offense all year. (For the most part)

 

[reVOLution33]

Just beat Kentucky and Mizzou. If Heupel drops those then it gets concerning.

Losing to Bama in Tuscaloosa in a revenge game for them is not a cause for concern.

Playing the way that we did in the second half, however, is.

 

[Orange.]

SEC Office in Birmingham is a racketeer influenced and corrupt organization.

 

[AllVol11717]

So overall it’s hard who to blame this game on. We can’t fix officiating so I’d rather not harp on that. Like CJH’s post game press conference, I think it was obvious enough on the field that there’s really not much more you can say about it.

Joe:
The guy is an enigma. Sometimes it clicks and he looks like he could compete for a Heisman, and then he reverts to how he was when he showed up 2 years ago. I love the guy but that hamstrings our offense significantly.

Moving the chains consistently is a huge factor in this offense’s success and he has a bad habit of just missing his WRs high, low, or behind with a 100mph heater on a 10 yard route. Last year it looked like he had learned when to take something off of it, this year has just been full power almost every throw again.

His deep ball was nice today and should have drawn a PI or 2 in addition to the big Squirrel TD. He also ran really well for the most part and didn’t look like a statue in the pocket which is great. He just isn’t as reliable as you need a 6th year senior to be and won’t win us games we don’t out talent our opponents in.

Defense:
Outstanding first half, tired and uninspired second half. I have to cut them some slack, the offense kept them on the field almost in perpetuity it seemed in the second half. That being said, idk what TM saw on the blown coverage TD that made him want to cover nobody.

A lot of bad run gap assignment in the third, especially once they started implementing more read option plays. Also are DBs are still mid at best. Walker, McCullough, Turnage, McDonald are all liabilities in coverage. We need a huge infusion of talent there so hopefully the young guys like Gibson, Matthews, Conyer, and Slaughter pan out.

Playcalling:
Good for the most part, awful when it counted most. On 4th and 1, we regularly eliminate our wide splits and run an essentially wildcat style shotgun setup. This telegraphs the run, starts the ball carrier back 2 yards, and allows them to stack the box. Against a DL like Bama’s that’s just incompetence. You’re telling me you really expect Ollie Lane to get the push necessary for that play?

We also don’t trust Joe to throw much in the redzone and that kills our entire offense there. It doesn’t help that without Bru we have no WRs with great physicality. They again just load the box and dare us to try and play bully ball, which is not where our run game excels.

Overall between being hosed by the refs and having an offense that misfires more than a Model T, there’s a lot of blame to pass around. CJH is great at designing his offense, but I think he works best with someone in the booth helping make the playcalls.

Also it’s clear we can’t beat UGA with Joe. I love the guy, but he is what he is at this point. Can Nico do better? Do we see a shorter leash for Joe now that the division and CFP are basically out of reach? No way to know, hopefully we see some progress there before season’s end.

 

[Glocker_Alum_2005]

Correct

Yet I ask myself about Mizzery in 2013 & 14? Somehow this newcowner wins East over presumptive favorites SC and GA.

 

[JCP201]

https://atozsports.com/nashville/tennessee-vols-alabama-news-crimson-tide-sec-football/?fbclid=IwAR1rV1LIJQVTmaEzLzmq95IjuUDUETYnlXGAGnsNVQ2qNybD7FARMp1V28A

I don't usually post these opinion things, but this has evidence showing how the officials changed our game yesterday. They took points from us and gave them to Bama.

 

[knoxvol52]

Need to flush this game and focus on Kentucky this upcoming Saturday.....I understand officials were horrible...but there isn't a dang thing we can do about it ....Onward and Upward....Go Vols..

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

Will be interested to see where we’re ranked tomorrow and in the first playoff ranking (if we beat UK)

Please beat UK! This team had better go into Lexington ticked off that they let the game get away from them yesterday! They should be angry and play mad next week.

 

[zhangliao04]

https://atozsports.com/nashville/tennessee-vols-alabama-news-crimson-tide-sec-football/?fbclid=IwAR1rV1LIJQVTmaEzLzmq95IjuUDUETYnlXGAGnsNVQ2qNybD7FARMp1V28A

I don't usually post these opinion things, but this has evidence showing how the officials changed our game yesterday. They took points from us and gave them to Bama.

They should now do an article showing all of the blatant penalties Bama should have had called on them but weren’t. Won’t do anything except fuel my raging hate for SEC officiating and Greg Sankey.

Don’t care what evidence some may bring to the table saying Greg isn’t playing favorites. I believe he does and his officiating has shown it for 10+ years.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Playing the way that we did in the second half, however, is.

**** was awful.

I said the game was over when we were up 20-7. Gotta finish. We played like a Butch led team, not to lose.

 

[zhangliao04]

Please beat UK! This team had better go into Lexington ticked off that they let the game get away from them yesterday! They should be angry and play mad next week.

Devin Leary sucks and their 1 workhorse RB isn’t better than our 3 headed monster.

 

[AllVol11717]

They should now do an article showing all of the blatant penalties Bama caused but weren’t called. Won’t do anything except fuel my raging hate for SEC officiating and Greg Sankey.

Don’t care what evidence some may bring to the table saying Greg isn’t playing favorites. I believe he does and his officiating has shown it for 10+ years.

IMO it has less to do with that and more to do with betting lines, though the two may be more linked than is apparent.

I love gambling but it’s flat out integration into the sport has started to tank the integrity of the game at all levels. The House always makes sure it comes out on top, which is probably a key reason in why a multibillion dollar industry doesn’t train their refs properly, vet their ties to schools, or employ them full time. Easiest way to make steering a game in one direction be passed off as incompetence.

 

[headhunter15]

After sleeping on it, I’m irked at the lack of adjustments at halftime, 4th down play calls and the horse sh$t officiating Tennessee got while on defense.

I wonder if Golesh did not handle the halftime adjustments?

 

[TrippieRedd]

Most of the penalties pissed me off, but that ******** fair catch call should cost those refs their job, that’s horrible and so blatant.

 

[Rishvol]

https://atozsports.com/nashville/tennessee-vols-alabama-news-crimson-tide-sec-football/?fbclid=IwAR1rV1LIJQVTmaEzLzmq95IjuUDUETYnlXGAGnsNVQ2qNybD7FARMp1V28A

I don't usually post these opinion things, but this has evidence showing how the officials changed our game yesterday. They took points from us and gave them to Bama.

Need more articles like this

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

I think every fanbase message board should have a 24 hour cooldown period after a loss. Would eliminate some real idiotic posts from emotional and drunk posters.