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

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(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 remember traveling to a game on I-40 East to see a UT team coached by Johnny Majors play.On the way up, someone had hung a banner on the a bridge that crosses over the interstate that read "Tennessee has made a Major's mistake".
 
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(rockytopinalabam @ May 20 said:
The one against Florida was Tee Martin's fault, he changd the play at the line.
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In the 99 Florida game, on the last Vol series, supposedly Tee changed the last play at the LOS from a toss-sweek right with Jamal to a toss-sweep left. Reason: He didn't want to run to DE Brown's side. If that story is true, TEE was pretty dumb because Brown was killing UT with his /pass rush/--not his run defense. Either way, the Vols ran the same play TWICE to end that game. Florida sold out to stop Jamal--the players and coaches said so after the game--and the Vols were beyond stupid not to roll out TEE in that situation. What's the point of having a mobile QB? Florida figured out that Tee was giving away the snap count, made no effort to help with Brown, and we got beat by a less talented team.

Other idiotic calls: The Hail Mary call against ND a couple of years ago, when the Vols were at their own 30 yard or line or so, had to be seen to be believed. Given that it was the LAST play of the half, and there was no way that the Vols were going to score points, it was an absurd call--which of course got Ainge hurt and the Vols lost the game!

I remember when UT got thumped at home against Miami maybe three years ago--Casey Clausen's last year, I think. The Vols tried to throw a fade pass to Leonard Scott in the end zone in that game. I thought that was pretty funny--a true sign that the Vols had NO idea what to do on offense. The play didn't even come close to succeeding. You could pick a TON of decisions by Fulmer/Sanders and the offensive "brain trust" over the last six years. Let's just say that the Vols didn't have the sharpest minds in college football--quite the opposite, in fact. :(
 
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#53
Ky-Tenn 1984

In the final seconds of the 1984 Kentucky game at home, QB Tony Robinson is driving the Vols for a winning touchdown. He throws the ball out of bounds to stop the clock - on fourth down. Ball turns over, Kentucky runs out the clock and wins. That was the last time we lost to Kentucky.
 
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Any play called with Eric Locke at qb. Like everyone in the stadium didn't know what was coming.
 
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(armchairvol @ May 22 said:
In the 99 Florida game, on the last Vol series, supposedly Tee changed the last play at the LOS from a toss-sweek right with Jamal to a toss-sweep left. Reason: He didn't want to run to DE Brown's side. If that story is true, TEE was pretty dumb because Brown was killing UT with his /pass rush/--not his run defense. Either way, the Vols ran the same play TWICE to end that game. Florida sold out to stop Jamal--the players and coaches said so after the game--and the Vols were beyond stupid not to roll out TEE in that situation. What's the point of having a mobile QB? Florida figured out that Tee was giving away the snap count, made no effort to help with Brown, and we got beat by a less talented team.

Other idiotic calls: The Hail Mary call against ND a couple of years ago, when the Vols were at their own 30 yard or line or so, had to be seen to be believed. Given that it was the LAST play of the half, and there was no way that the Vols were going to score points, it was an absurd call--which of course got Ainge hurt and the Vols lost the game!

I remember when UT got thumped at home against Miami maybe three years ago--Casey Clausen's last year, I think. The Vols tried to throw a fade pass to Leonard Scott in the end zone in that game. I thought that was pretty funny--a true sign that the Vols had NO idea what to do on offense. The play didn't even come close to succeeding. You could pick a TON of decisions by Fulmer/Sanders and the offensive "brain trust" over the last six years. Let's just say that the Vols didn't have the sharpest minds in college football--quite the opposite, in fact. :(
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The only reason the notre dame call was stupid is because EA got hurt, if in fact they would have scored on that play, everyone would have been calling it a brilliant play. I am all for trying to score in the last seconds of the half, even if it gets intercepted they dont have enough time to score if they get the ball. I think we should be fussing about the O-line on that play. I would love to seee some of you guys coach. I take that back, I would love to see some of you guys coach Florida.
 
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(ddubb76 @ May 23 said:
The only reason the notre dame call was stupid is because EA got hurt, if in fact they would have scored on that play, everyone would have been calling it a brilliant play. I am all for trying to score in the last seconds of the half, even if it gets intercepted they dont have enough time to score if they get the ball. I think we should be fussing about the O-line on that play. I would love to seee some of you guys coach. I take that back, I would love to see some of you guys coach Florida.
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If you think trying to throw a 70+ yard TD pass on the last play of the first half is a bright move, I'd like to see you coaching in Tuscaloosa.
 
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Speaking of Eric Locke...here's a funny story about a run in I had with him a few months back.

My friends and I were at our favorite sports bar watching the Peach Bowl last year between LSU and Miami. LSU called a play with Skyler Green at qb, out of the shotgun. A qb draw that went nowhere. While we were watching this game, Locke and a girl had come in and sat right next to us in the bar. I had no idea, and said fairly loudly that the Skyler Green play looked like an Eric Locke play. I elborated by saying this is true because everyone knows when you put a guy who is like 5 foot 9 and can't throw a lick at qb. Of course, he heard this, and stared at me for about the next 10 minutes before getting up and leaving.
 
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(rockytopinalabam @ May 20 said:
The one against Florida was Tee Martin's fault, he changd the play at the line.
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What!!!!!!!!! A play that didn't work and it wasn't Fulmer's fault? Where is this Board going? How can you sit there in front of God and Everybody and make such an unsupportable statement. We must stop this rationale right now. Everyone knows that any play that didn't work in the last 10-12 years was undeniably CPF's fault exclusively. Everyone can surely remember all those fumbles, stumbles, bumbles he called and all of those dropped passes, punts and kickoffs he called, and all those missed blocks and tackles that he called. Everyone can remember how he screwed up so badly and accidently beat Florida State for the National Championship. What a mess he started with the disgraceful decisions he made in that game.

Every thing that doesn't work for THE BIG ORANGE is and must be remembered and recognized as CPF's[/color fault. This board must recognize those negative propensities and condemn them vociferiously on every occassion.

GO BIG ORANGE. POUND THE ROCK AND RUN TO VICTORY
 
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Just thought of another...well, actually a series. 2001 SECCG. We have it 1st and goal at the 4, and proceed to call 3 straight plays out of the shotgun, all incomplete passes. Not even an attempt to run it at all.

Now, I know we had trouble running the ball that night, but inside the 5? You gotta at least attempt it on 2nd down if you throw on first, IMO.

Of course, we kick a fg and LSU promptly goes down and scores a td to essentially put the game away.
 
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(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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I read on another board, that because of his wife's health and other personal reasons Fulmers is planning to step down in 1-2 years. The poster didn't elaborate on the personal reasons. Maybe thats part of the reason Chavis has turned down HC jobs and NFL jobs elsewhere and Cutcliffe decided to come back?

I think the realistic expectations are that Fulmer would retire. I don't see the current AD firing Fulmer. I think they will simply make it known when the time comes that they would like to see Fulmer retire. When it comes to that.
 
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(RoankeVol1 @ May 26 said:
Direct snap to Juicy Locke's boy. Worst play ever.
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Everyone in the country kind of had that play dialed in.I mean, Locke goes in for a few plays and all the coaches had talked about was trying to figure out a way to get him the ball.
 
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(armchairvol @ May 22 said:
In the 99 Florida game, on the last Vol series, supposedly Tee changed the last play at the LOS from a toss-sweek right with Jamal to a toss-sweep left. Reason: He didn't want to run to DE Brown's side. If that story is true, TEE was pretty dumb because Brown was killing UT with his /pass rush/--not his run defense. Either way, the Vols ran the same play TWICE to end that game. Florida sold out to stop Jamal--the players and coaches said so after the game--and the Vols were beyond stupid not to roll out TEE in that situation. What's the point of having a mobile QB? Florida figured out that Tee was giving away the snap count, made no effort to help with Brown, and we got beat by a less talented team.

Other idiotic calls: The Hail Mary call against ND a couple of years ago, when the Vols were at their own 30 yard or line or so, had to be seen to be believed. Given that it was the LAST play of the half, and there was no way that the Vols were going to score points, it was an absurd call--which of course got Ainge hurt and the Vols lost the game!

I remember when UT got thumped at home against Miami maybe three years ago--Casey Clausen's last year, I think. The Vols tried to throw a fade pass to Leonard Scott in the end zone in that game. I thought that was pretty funny--a true sign that the Vols had NO idea what to do on offense. The play didn't even come close to succeeding. You could pick a TON of decisions by Fulmer/Sanders and the offensive "brain trust" over the last six years. Let's just say that the Vols didn't have the sharpest minds in college football--quite the opposite, in fact. :(
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Clausen beat Miami his last year, and Tee was a pocket passer not a roll out player like Ainge.
 
#66
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(rockytopinalabam @ May 26 said:
Who holds the career rushing at UT?
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Alan Houston scored more points than Bernard King, Casey Clausen has more passing yards than Andy Kelly and Heath Shuler, Aaron Hayden has more rushing yards than Chuck Webb. First, Lewis was good enough that he left UT after his junior year and be a top 10 pick. Henry never saw the field til Lewis got hurt. Henry played many more games, due to the fact he was a second rate hack who wasn't good enough to go into the NFL draft early. I'll take the guy who is good enough to leave early, be the leading rusher for a Super Bowl champion, and rush for 2,000 yards in a season in the League over a sawed off Gary Coleman clone who only saw the field due to injuries to the aforementioned star everytime.
 
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(brg72 @ May 23 said:
Ky-Tenn 1984

In the final seconds of the 1984 Kentucky game at home, QB Tony Robinson is driving the Vols for a winning touchdown. He throws the ball out of bounds to stop the clock - on fourth down. Ball turns over, Kentucky runs out the clock and wins. That was the last time we lost to Kentucky.
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I was at that that game. he threw a long pass to the 11 yard line, it was first down but with only 3 seconds left by the time he threw it out of bounds the clock expired.
 
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(hatvol96 @ May 26 said:
Alan Houston scored more points than Bernard King, Casey Clausen has more passing yards than Andy Kelly and Heath Shuler, Aaron Hayden has more rushing yards than Chuck Webb. First, Lewis was good enough that he left UT after his junior year and be a top 10 pick. Henry never saw the field til Lewis got hurt. Henry played many more games, due to the fact he was a second rate hack who wasn't good enough to go into the NFL draft early. I'll take the guy who is good enough to leave early, be the leading rusher for a Super Bowl champion, and rush for 2,000 yards in a season in the League over a sawed off Gary Coleman clone who only saw the field due to injuries to the aforementioned star everytime.
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Poor Travis.(and he didn't utter a word).
 
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(rockytopinalabam @ May 26 said:
I was at that that game. he threw a long pass to the 11 yard line, it was first down but with only 3 seconds left by the time he threw it out of bounds the clock expired.
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Isn't it funny how so many of these "bad playcalls" get worse as time goes by?
 
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(utfantilidie @ May 26 said:
Poor Travis.(and he didn't utter a word).
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I don't want to hear any sympathy for Arnold Drummond. He is the most unjustly praised player in UT history.
 
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(hatvol96 @ May 26 said:
I don't want to hear any sympathy for Arnold Drummond. He is the most unjustly praised player in UT history.
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Michael Munoz will certainly be glad to hear that.
 
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(hatvol96 @ May 26 said:
Alan Houston scored more points than Bernard King, Casey Clausen has more passing yards than Andy Kelly and Heath Shuler, Aaron Hayden has more rushing yards than Chuck Webb. First, Lewis was good enough that he left UT after his junior year and be a top 10 pick. Henry never saw the field til Lewis got hurt. Henry played many more games, due to the fact he was a second rate hack who wasn't good enough to go into the NFL draft early. I'll take the guy who is good enough to leave early, be the leading rusher for a Super Bowl champion, and rush for 2,000 yards in a season in the League over a sawed off Gary Coleman clone who only saw the field due to injuries to the aforementioned star everytime.
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Dale Jones is one of the best players to ever play at UT, and he never made it to the NFL. I'm talking about what they did at UT not the NFL. Many players in the NFL get injured, on a bad team, or in Henry's case get on drugs. I'll agree before Lewis' injury he was the best, but after he was tenative.
 
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(hatvol96 @ May 26 said:
I don't want to hear any sympathy for Arnold Drummond. He is the most unjustly praised player in UT history.
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Hat, I think you need a little more mist and less ice in that drink. :biggrin2:
 
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(GAVol @ May 26 said:
Michael Munoz will certainly be glad to hear that.
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People on this board don't make ridiculous comparisons with Munoz. Nobody comes on here and says he was better than Bruce Wilkerson. Jamal Lewis is to Travis Henry as Shakira is to Sally Jesse Raphael.
 
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