Tennessee football plays that make you ask...........

#26
#26
how did we fail to mention the choice to go for a hail mary at the end of the half against Notre dame?? ruined ainges career and the course of tennessee football.
 
#27
#27
Nah Chuck, I gotta disagree. We would have gotten one more win, but after that it was Vandy and Kentucky who we would have beaten with any of the 3 QB's under center. Then Auburn in the SECCG, who I doubt we would have beaten even if Ainge had an a-game. The refs weren't calling that one even, in addition to Jason Campbell passing all over our D anyhow. Then we killed Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl, yada yada...
 
#28
#28
(rockytopinalabam @ May 20 said:
You are crazy. I hope you have a good shrink.
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You're right. Their respective NFL careers have certainly shown how much better Henry is than Lewis.
 
#29
#29
What game was it that our punter tried to complete a pass instead of punting (pass as he had been instructed to do) inside the 35 and it was incomplete?
 
#30
#30
(rockytopinalabam @ May 20 said:
You are crazy. I hope you have a good shrink.
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Interesting. Someone with an avatar attacking a man who's been dead for over twenty years thinks I need help.
 
#31
#31
(utfantilidie @ May 20 said:
What game was it that our punter tried to complete a pass instead of punting (pass as he had been instructed to do) inside the 35 and it was incomplete?
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Last year vs. Florida.
 
#32
#32
(utfantilidie @ May 20 said:
What game was it that our punter tried to complete a pass instead of punting (pass as he had been instructed to do) inside the 35 and it was incomplete?
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Wasn't that the Florida game last year?
 
#34
#34
(utfantilidie @ May 20 said:
(pass as he had been instructed to do) inside the 35 and it was incomplete?
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The fake wasn't called from the sidelines. It was an inexperienced punter seeing something that wasn't really there.
 
#35
#35
I thought he said the coaches told him if he saw something open , he could go for it?
 
#36
#36
(utfantilidie @ May 20 said:
I thought he said the coaches told him if he saw something open , he could go for it?
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That's true, but the problem was that the gunner wasn't unaccounted for like Colquitt thought before the snap. The coverage man didn't line up across from the gunner like they normally do and instead was playing a sort of "Robber" coverage and broke to cover the Gunner at the snap. Unfortunately, Colquitt obviously decided before the snap to throw the ball and didn't have the arm to get the ball out to the gunner before the coverage got there.

If there was a coaching error on that play it was that nobody grabbed Colquitt before the play and told him to kick it no matter what. I suspect though that a lot of punters would have tried the same thing Colquitt did when they saw nobody lining up across from the gunner.
 
#37
#37
if he has a little bit more of an arm, they get a 50 yard gain/touchdown even, and it's one of the plays of the year...
before the snap i remmber thinking "a fake could work like crazygood"
then i remember leaving the room
 
#38
#38
EVerybody talked about how innovative a play that was by Urban Meyer, but I'm still not convinced that Florida wasn't caught completely with their pants down on that play and got away with it when Colquitt floated the ball a little too much. It just makes no sense to try to cover a punt that way. If the ball is thrown up the field, the gunner catches it for a 40 yard gain. If they go ahead and punt it, the gunner has a free release up the sideline and pretty nuch ensures that there won't be a return.
 
#39
#39
(GAVol @ May 20 said:
EVerybody talked about how innovative a play that was by Urban Meyer, but I'm still not convinced that Florida wasn't caught completely with their pants down on that play and got away with it when Colquitt floated the ball a little too much. It just makes no sense to try to cover a punt that way. If the ball is thrown up the field, the gunner catches it for a 40 yard gain. If they go ahead and punt it, the gunner has a free release up the sideline and pretty nuch ensures that there won't be a return.
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yeah
it was really really weird.. and you only saw it that one time
 
#40
#40
definately the play b4 halftime at the 04 notre dame game. i was there and i had to watch ainge get hurt cuz of randy sanders stupid brain!
 
#42
#42
(hatvol96 @ May 20 said:
You're right. Their respective NFL careers have certainly shown how much better Henry is than Lewis.
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In 02 and 03, both of them were pretty dominant. Both have been banged up a little since then and haven't been quite as good. I think Henry was really bothered by the Bills drafting McGahee. He hasn't been so hot since then. About the same time, Jamal's legal woes affected his performance. Hopefully they'll both rebound next year. The Titans really need Henry to step up. Chris Brown always gets hurt, and I think Lendale White is overrated.
 
#43
#43
Seemed more like UT didn't block for EA as well that play,not to mention it being an overall unfortunate, freak accident.I was at the game Tony Robinson was injured.That wasn't the coaches fault .He made Sports Illustrated Cover in 1985.Quiet Possibly the best arm UT has ever had at QB.He could launch it!
 
#44
#44
(rockytopinalabam @ May 20 said:
The one against Florida was Tee Martin's fault, he changd the play at the line.
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The coaches sure took a lot of heat for that play. It was hard to imagine they would call a toss sweep in that situation against Fl defense.
 
#45
#45
I've scanned most of your responses, and there are some good ones, but the worst call ever made by a UT head coach was made by Coach Battle in the 1973 Georgia game.

Here's the short story as I recall it. This one hurt. I could not believe Coach called this play.

We're up 31 to 28. There's about 2:30 left to play, late in the 4th.

We have the ball around our 45 and Coach called a fake punt. It didn't work and GA had a really short field so they go in and score. Our defense had not been holding them all that well anyway, and we give them the short field to work with. We lose 35 to 31. You could hear a collective sigh of unbelief echoing all around the stadium with the single exception of the North West corner where the 7 thousand or so GA fans were huddled.

This was the beginning of the end for Coach Battle.

It was after this game that some a$$holes sent moving vans to his home and placed for sale signs in his yard.

It was a dumb move, but nothing to compare to the stupidity of some of our fans.

In hindsight, I realize he wasn't the best coach, probably wasn't the right choice for the job by Coach Woodruff, but there will never be a better man than Coach Battle.

It hurt to see how he was treated.

I wish people could realize that we can indeed remove a coach without behaving like jackals.

It should never get to moving vans and for sale signs.
 
#46
#46
(OldVol @ May 22 said:
I've scanned most of your responses, and there are some good ones, but the worst call ever made by a UT head coach was made by Coach Battle in the 1973 Georgia game.

Here's the short story as I recall it. This one hurt. I could not believe Coach called this play.

We're up 31 to 28. There's about 2:30 left to play, late in the 4th.

We have the ball around our 45 and Coach called a fake punt. It didn't work and GA had a really short field so they go in and score. Our defense had not been holding them all that well anyway, and we give them the short field to work with. We lose 35 to 31. You could hear a collective sigh of unbelief echoing all around the stadium with the single exception of the North West corner where the 7 thousand or so GA fans were huddled.

This was the beginning of the end for Coach Battle.

It was after this game that some a$$holes sent moving vans to his home and placed for sale signs in his yard.

It was a dumb move, but nothing to compare to the stupidity of some of our fans.

In hindsight, I realize he wasn't the best coach, probably wasn't the right choice for the job by Coach Woodruff, but there will never be a better man than Coach Battle.

It hurt to see how he was treated.

I wish people could realize that we can indeed remove a coach without behaving like jackals.

It should never get to moving vans and for sale signs.
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I agree. Hopefully, the current head coach will step aside peacefully and alleviate the need for guerilla tactics.
 
#47
#47
(hatvol96 @ May 22 said:
I agree. Hopefully, the current head coach will step aside peacefully and alleviate the need for guerilla tactics.
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What if he wins 10 or 11 games this year?

Would you still be in favor of his ouster?
 
#48
#48
(OldVol @ May 22 said:
What if he wins 10 or 11 games this year?

Would you still be in favor of his ouster?
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Absolutely not. That would be evidence that he has righted the ship. While I will still personally detest him, I would never advocate removing someone who is doing their job in a commendable manner.
 
#49
#49
there are a lot of plays out there...but the one that does stick out was the 4th down play against UF in 1999....if memory serves, they called time out before that play...and i remember thinking...that's what they came up with???? :realmad:
 
#50
#50
(jakez4ut @ May 22 said:
there are a lot of plays out there...but the one that does stick out was the 4th down play against UF in 1999....if memory serves, they called time out before that play...and i remember thinking...that's what they came up with???? :realmad:
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UT always comes up with something horrible after a time out. You can pretty much count on gaining no more than 2 yards after a TO. Or, if only 1 yard is needed, a loss of yards will likely result. Our TO's tend to result in a screen pass for a loss or Jabari Davis up the middle... stuffed at the line. Hopefully Cutcliffe will be a little craftier.
 
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