Say what you want about the South Carolina game

[ConantheVolbarian]

Yes, we played poorly and eventually gave up, but I got the impression that the refs weren't going to let us win no matter what even if we had shown up and played our A-game. We finally got a stop and they called a ticky tack pass interference to keep their drive alive. We got ticky tack penalties on our offensive drives too, but it was the exact opposite for South Carolina. They could hold with impunity and commit blatant pass interference penalities right in front of officials without being flagged. Also, the game was very chippy with South Carolina players initiating a lot of it and the refs refused to throw flags there too. The game was as poorly officiated as our performance on the field was bad. Everything about that game effing sucked. It literally felt like the refs were doing everything to help them and everything to hurt us. Oh well, let's hope we can rebound from this quickly and get a win in Nashville.

 

[WoodsmanVol]

I think the refs called a pretty fair and even game. JMO.

 

[ConantheVolbarian]

I think the refs called a pretty fair and even game. JMO.

What the #### are you smoking? They absolutely refused to flag them for holding and pass interference. They finally threw a flag in the second half late and the guy in front of the play wasn't even the one that did it. But they threw flags quickly and decisively on us

 

[BigALWiLson]

We got our ass whopped... delete thread

 

[SATX VOL]

I think the refs called a pretty fair and even game. JMO.

No way, no how. I didn’t watch the game as I was at a bday party and they didn’t have the game. . I heard lots of rumors about holds on them every single drive and almost every play. I watched it last night and that was confirmed. Yes you can call holding every play but when we have a line to the qb and are being held from behind constantly, it needs to be called. They let SC get away w murder and let us do nothing. It was way one sided.

 

[wmcovol]

Tennessee played like $h!t.....complaining about the refs is very weak...

 

[ConantheVolbarian]

I think the refs called a pretty fair and even game. JMO.

Please give your rationale for that? The only thing I can figure is they actually ejected one of their guys, but that is only because that is a reviewable matter and you can't hide from video evidence. None of those no calls on all their blatant holds were reviewable unfortunately.

 

[ConantheVolbarian]

Tennessee played like $h!t.....complaining about the refs is very weak...

Wrong. I also acknowledged that we played poorly, but I am also free to acknowledge that those refs had it out for us from kickoff onwards. Both can be true and definitely are in this case.

 

[A2K]

Yes, we played poorly and eventually gave up, but I got the impression that the refs weren't going to let us win no matter what even if we had shown up and played our A-game. We finally got a stop and they called a ticky tack pass interference to keep their drive alive. We got ticky tack penalties on our offensive drives too, but it was the exact opposite for South Carolina. They could hold with impunity and commit blatant pass interference penalities right in front of officials without being flagged. Also, the game was very chippy with South Carolina players initiating a lot of it and the refs refused to throw flags there too. The game was as poorly officiated as our performance on the field was bad. Everything about that game effing sucked. It literally felt like the refs were doing everything to help them and everything to hurt us. Oh well, let's hope we can rebound from this quickly and get a win in Nashville.

No ref problem here @all. We just left Knoxville without the defense on the plane.

 

[ConantheVolbarian]

No way, no how. I didn’t watch the game as I was at a bday party and they didn’t have the game. . I heard lots of rumors about holds on them every single drive and almost every play. I watched it last night and that was confirmed. Yes you can call holding every play but when we have a line to the qb and are being held from behind constantly, it needs to be called. They let SC get away w murder and let us do nothing. It was way one sided.

This. Blatant holds from behind. Put it this way, we had a drive derailed for a holding call for the same thing, but South Carolina got away with that exact same thing all night long. They all mauled our receivers and held, but ironically our receivers were the ones getting called. It was complete bs.

 

[wmcovol]

Wrong. I also acknowledged that we played poorly, but I am also free to acknowledge that those refs had it out for us from kickoff onwards. Both can be true and definitely are in this case.

Every hold they called on Tennessee was a hold. I know they didnt call any on SC but they were converting 3rd and 20s anyway so that probably wasnt an issue. The OPI call on Warren was picky but Tennessee gets one every game and theyalways kill the drive. You'd think theyd know what to do by now. It was a 4 TD loss. You're making yourself look foolish complaining about officials

 

[SATX VOL]

This. Blatant holds from behind. Put it this way, we had a drive derailed for a holding call for the same thing, but South Carolina got away with that exact same thing all night long. They all mauled our receivers and held, but ironically our receivers were the ones getting called. It was complete bs.

I 100% agree with you. It was blatantly obvious and right in front of them at times. I don’t care what anyone says, it’s a game of inches and things like that absolutely affect the outcome of the game.

 

[SATX VOL]

Every hold they called on Tennessee was a hold. I know they didnt call any on SC but they were converting 3rd and 20s anyway so that probably wasnt an issue. The OPI call on Warren was picky but Tennessee gets one every game and theyalways kill the drive. You'd think theyd know what to do by now. It was a 4 TD loss. You're making yourself look foolish complaining about officials

At half, it was still a game and we were almost coming out on top even with the poor officiating, but it continued. You can’t tell me that doesn’t affect a “game of inches”.

 

[ConantheVolbarian]

On one play in particular two of their linemen blatantly held one of our would-be pass rushers right in front of an official and then Rattler delivered a bomb down the field for a crucial third down conversion. No flag. It was blatant as all hell. No flag. That was how it was all night long. No wonder our players looked mad and gave up.

 

[ConantheVolbarian]

At half, it was still a game and we were almost coming out on top even with the poor officiating, but it continued. You can’t tell me that doesn’t affect a “game of inches”.

I don't get people and their PC "you can't blame the refs" nonsense. It's BS. People keep saying we didn't stop them so it doesn't matter. It absolutely matters. It's hard to sack a QB behind an SEC o-line. It's even harder when the o-line is allowed to hold without getting flagged.

 

[JRich]

Whenever your favorite team is is playing terribly and getting smoked by the opponent, a fans natural tendency is to blame the refs. Refs are always bad, depending on your perspective. An Alabama fan would say that PI call on the INT that saved any chance for UT was BS, a UT fan would say that was a great call. The game was physical and the refs let some things go. UT could have stepped up and played more physical themselves rather than continuously falling to the ground with their arms up crying for a call. It's f'ing football.

 

[ConantheVolbarian]

I know they didnt call any on SC but they were converting 3rd and 20s anyway so that probably wasnt an issue

Uh what????? It's hard to sack a QB before he can find an open receiver if his o-line is allowed to hold from behind and keep pass rushers from getting to him.

 

[m1al]

OK, we sucked the chrome off a trailor hitch...

 

[ConantheVolbarian]

Whenever your favorite team is is playing terribly and getting smoked by the opponent, a fans natural tendency is to blame the refs. Refs are always bad, depending on your perspective. An Alabama fan would say that PI call on the INT that saved any chance for UT was BS, a UT fan would say that was a great call. The game was physical and the refs let some things go. UT could have stepped up and played more physical themselves rather than continuously falling to the ground with their arms up crying for a call. It's f'ing football.

This NPC take is NPCish. How can playing more physically help when the calls are already blatantly against you? And how does "playing more physically" address all the no calls on blatant holds that helped them get big passing play after big passing play?

 

[Volsfaninva917]

South Carolina came to play football, UT did not. South Carolina played physical, UT looked soft as butter. Had zero to do with officiating

 

[SLODAWG]

Yes, we played poorly and eventually gave up, but I got the impression that the refs weren't going to let us win no matter what even if we had shown up and played our A-game. We finally got a stop and they called a ticky tack pass interference to keep their drive alive. We got ticky tack penalties on our offensive drives too, but it was the exact opposite for South Carolina. They could hold with impunity and commit blatant pass interference penalities right in front of officials without being flagged. Also, the game was very chippy with South Carolina players initiating a lot of it and the refs refused to throw flags there too. The game was as poorly officiated as our performance on the field was bad. Everything about that game effing sucked. It literally felt like the refs were doing everything to help them and everything to hurt us. Oh well, let's hope we can rebound from this quickly and get a win in Nashville.

What's your theory on why the refs were in the bag for SC?

 

[lifeisdeep]

One of the plays that got replayed showed a SC offensive lineman tackling - tackling to the ground from behind - one of our D-linemen. It wasn't called.

If that game wasn't fixed, there has never been a fixed game.

And those of you who think those of us speaking the truth are bitter conspiracy theorists, read up on the Black Sox. Or Tim Donahue. Or simply watch the scene in Godfather II where Heyman Roth brags about fixing a World Series.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Why would the league purposefully screw themselves out of tens of millions of dollars by having us lose?

Some of you all need to use your brain before putting your loser mentality out in the open. USCe whipped our ass, plain and simple...

 

[sjt18]

Tennessee played like $h!t.....complaining about the refs is very weak...

Both are actually true. UT didn't play well. And... USCe in particular got away with A LOT of flagrant OL holds. That gave Rattler a clean pocket.... which led directly to his success throwing the ball.

Someone else will have to answer why the officiating was tilted. It could be honest but poor judgment all the way to an intentional bias. But they held consistently in ways that changed the game... and got away with it.

 

[Spook1]

I think the refs called a pretty fair and even game. JMO.

They missed 11 penalty calls which is now being considered by the SEC.