Tennessee vs The Maxims vs Missouri

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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Tennessee vs The Maxims vs Missouri[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]
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 [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]It is a staple of military training. Even wet-behind-the-ears ROTC cadets experience it. You are out on a training exercise. Your platoon has been given a mission and your platoon leader and platoon sergeant begin drafting the plan of action and getting that out to the squads and fire teams. All of a sudden an umpire or one of the TAC officers (commissioned officers or senior NCOs who are the instructors here) turns up and points at the platoon leader and the sergeant and says, “OK, you guys are dead.” They then look down the line and pick one of the squad leaders to take over and get the job done. Given the realities of small-unit combat, it is possibly the most realistic aspect of such training. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]During the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942-43, a convoy was making ready to sail its way down “The Slot.” The Slot is formed by two chains of islands several miles apart running from Bougainville in the northwest to Guadalcanal in southeast. It is one of the most distinctive geographic features in the South Pacific. The ships were carrying a division of crack Japanese troops under General [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Kiyotake Kawaguchi[/FONT]. The [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Kawaguchi Division was heading to Guadalcanal to eject the Marines who had landed there in August and had so far defeated every other Japanese effort to re-take the all-important airfield near the coast.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]On their last night in port, Kawaguchi decided to let his men have some fun. He directed that they do some swimming. As Kawaguchi watched his troops splashing about he came across a young lieutenant leaning against the railing, still in uniform. He spoke to the young officer who immediately snapped to and stuttered, “Your Excellency Kawaguchi, SIR!”[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Kawaguchi snickered and responded, “You may address me as 'Your Excellency' or 'Sir,' but not both.”[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Kawaguchi then asked the flustered lieutenant why he was not swimming. The lieutenant responded that he did not know how to swim. At that, the general tossed the young man overboard. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]As he walked away he muttered to a nearby sailor, “In war, even a hammer must swim.”[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]This writer has maintained from the beginning that playing an SEC schedule is to engage in a war of attrition. When an SEC coach tells a reserve that, “You have got to be ready to go in on every play,” he means it. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]This time last year Josh Dobbs was far more concerned about which of several hot girls would accompany him to the dance than pondering the possibility that he would be leading the Tennessee Vols against the 10th ranked University of Missouri Tigers as a freshman.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]In war, even a hammer must swim.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Carrying the Kawaguchi example a bit further once he, his division and the high hopes that went with them reached Guadalcanal, they promptly launched an attack to capture the airfield on 12 September 1942. They ran straight into the 1st Marine Division on a terrain feature known to this day as Edson's Ridge. Col. “Red Mike” Edson was in local tactical command and used his superior artillery and well-sighted machine guns to stop the Japanese cold. Kawaguchi led the remnants of his division into the interior of the island to await further Japanese efforts. Finally, in February 1943, after a lot more fighting, the Japanese evacuated their surviving troops from Guadalcanal. [/FONT]
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[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]So how did the team do compared to the Maxims?[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]1. The team that makes the fewest mistakes will win.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]
[/FONT]
 [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]SIX – count 'em – SIX false start calls on Tennessee's “experienced” offensive line violated this Maxim in the most critical way possible. Add to that three turnovers and you have the makings of a route. It wasn't so much the number of miscues but the timing that made these game-winners for the Tigers.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]2.Play for and make the breaks. When one comes your way … SCORE![/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]
[/FONT]
 [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Tim Priest pointed out (correctly) that Tennessee's offensive tackles were whipped on nearly every play. If you don't win the battle on the line of scrimmage, you're not going to win anywhere else either.[/FONT] The Vols crossed into Missouri territory nine times and came away with three points: a damning statistic by itself.
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]3. If at first the game – or the breaks – go against you, don’t let up … PUT ON MORE STEAM![/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]

Josh Dobbs, God love him, never quit and fought the whole night. He deserved better.

[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]4. Protect our kickers, our quarterback, our lead and our ballgame.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]

At a time when Tennessee's offensive line was challenged to step up and help a talented freshman quarterback shine, they mailed it in. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]5. Ball! Oskie! Cover, block, cut and slice, pursue and gang tackle … THIS IS THE WINNING EDGE.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Cover? COVER!?!?!? Great day, there points in the proceedings Saturday that Vol fans were happy to see Tennessee jerseys in the same frame as some Tiger receiver romping for yet another long gain or – unforgivably – standing all by himself in the back of the end zone. The Incredible Disappearing Vol Defense was on the field all night.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]6. Press the kicking game. Here is where the breaks are made.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]

The only aspect of Tennessee's game that didn't regress Saturday was the kicking game. Palardy's punts managed to flip field position several times, but to no avail. Palardy could have had a couple more field goals, but the situation demanded Tennessee go for the end zone.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]7. Carry the fight to Missouri and keep it there for sixty minutes.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]

This thing was over from the first drive. Head Vol Jones needs to have a word of prayer with his offensive line and his defense. Or he can just take the MaxOMG approach: set up a recliner on the 50, point at said troops then the steps of Neyland Stadium, crack open a cold adult beverage and say, “Boys, you all are gonna run those steps until [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]I[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] get tired!”[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Your scribe fully realizes that facing six ranked teams in seven games is a difficult assignment. The discerning reader will also realize that Tennessee's talent cupboard is pretty well bare of experienced players after four years of disastrous football. But one thing this writer had been pleased with since the beginning was that the Vols had shown some improvement in some aspect in every game. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Until Saturday.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]In war, and in the SEC, even a hammer must swim.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]MAXOMG [/FONT]
 
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Thank you for inserting these points.Somehow our Vols have misplaced their competitive spirit.That comes from the heart of each Vol,and not from installation by any other person.Hopefully,that spirit will be regained,
 
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Puke drills, goat trails, and any other method is acceptable after this performance. We were embarrassed in nearly every aspect of the game tonight. No TDs against one of the worst pass defenses in the country speaks volumes about our inept offense. Didn't look like the team bought Into their new squad leader (QB) today
 
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Outstanding and on point as always my friend!

Excellent historical points as well too.

1 additional point I'd add is that the U S Navy greatly feared losing alot of their ships when they landed the 1st Marine Division when we took Guadalcanal so only about 1/2 of the food, ammo and other supplies were offloaded before the Navy sailed off to protect their ships.

This left our Marines in a very dangerous situation and only by eating rice and food captured from the Japs and even ending up fighting with Jap weapons and ammo were our Marines able to survive and maintain control of the vital airstrip we needed so badly until they were finally reinforced months into the future.

The Marines never quit because they simply couldn't but they knew that reinforcements and supplies would arrive eventually.

Our Vols reinforcements will only come over the next few years of recruiting and our talent level has now proven themselves to be far below that of the top teams in the country and the SEC so bUTch must recruit well over the next several years or we'll remain badly understaffed and unable to compete with the best.

I only hope my bad health will allow me to live long enough to see my beloved Vols return to greatness but I shall always remain Faithful to Tennessee just as this old Marine will always remain Faithful to our great nation.

Semper Fi!!!

#BrickbyBrick...VFL...GBO!!!
 
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:bow2::bow2::bow2::bow2::bow2:
OneManGang said:
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Tennessee vs The Maxims vs Missouri[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]
[/FONT]
 [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]It is a staple of military training. Even wet-behind-the-ears ROTC cadets experience it. You are out on a training exercise. Your platoon has been given a mission and your platoon leader and platoon sergeant begin drafting the plan of action and getting that out to the squads and fire teams. All of a sudden an umpire or one of the TAC officers (commissioned officers or senior NCOs who are the instructors here) turns up and points at the platoon leader and the sergeant and says, “OK, you guys are dead.” They then look down the line and pick one of the squad leaders to take over and get the job done. Given the realities of small-unit combat, it is possibly the most realistic aspect of such training. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]During the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942-43, a convoy was making ready to sail its way down “The Slot.” The Slot is formed by two chains of islands several miles apart running from Bougainville in the northwest to Guadalcanal in southeast. It is one of the most distinctive geographic features in the South Pacific. The ships were carrying a division of crack Japanese troops under General [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Kiyotake Kawaguchi[/FONT]. The [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Kawaguchi Division was heading to Guadalcanal to eject the Marines who had landed there in August and had so far defeated every other Japanese effort to re-take the all-important airfield near the coast.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]On their last night in port, Kawaguchi decided to let his men have some fun. He directed that they do some swimming. As Kawaguchi watched his troops splashing about he came across a young lieutenant leaning against the railing, still in uniform. He spoke to the young officer who immediately snapped to and stuttered, “Your Excellency Kawaguchi, SIR!”[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Kawaguchi snickered and responded, “You may address me as 'Your Excellency' or 'Sir,' but not both.”[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Kawaguchi then asked the flustered lieutenant why he was not swimming. The lieutenant responded that he did not know how to swim. At that, the general tossed the young man overboard. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]As he walked away he muttered to a nearby sailor, “In war, even a hammer must swim.”[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]This writer has maintained from the beginning that playing an SEC schedule is to engage in a war of attrition. When an SEC coach tells a reserve that, “You have got to be ready to go in on every play,” he means it. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]This time last year Josh Dobbs was far more concerned about which of several hot girls would accompany him to the dance than pondering the possibility that he would be leading the Tennessee Vols against the 10th ranked University of Missouri Tigers as a freshman.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]In war, even a hammer must swim.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Carrying the Kawaguchi example a bit further once he, his division and the high hopes that went with them reached Guadalcanal, they promptly launched an attack to capture the airfield on 12 September 1942. They ran straight into the 1st Marine Division on a terrain feature known to this day as Edson's Ridge. Col. “Red Mike” Edson was in local tactical command and used his superior artillery and well-sighted machine guns to stop the Japanese cold. Kawaguchi led the remnants of his division into the interior of the island to await further Japanese efforts. Finally, in February 1943, after a lot more fighting, the Japanese evacuated their surviving troops from Guadalcanal. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]So how did the team do compared to the Maxims?[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]1. The team that makes the fewest mistakes will win.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]
[/FONT]
 [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]SIX – count 'em – SIX false start calls on Tennessee's “experienced” offensive line violated this Maxim in the most critical way possible. Add to that three turnovers and you have the makings of a route. It wasn't so much the number of miscues but the timing that made these game-winners for the Tigers.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]2.Play for and make the breaks. When one comes your way … SCORE![/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]
[/FONT]
 [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Tim Priest pointed out (correctly) that Tennessee's offensive tackles were whipped on nearly every play. If you don't win the battle on the line of scrimmage, you're not going to win anywhere else either.[/FONT] The Vols crossed into Missouri territory nine times and came away with three points: a damning statistic by itself.
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]3. If at first the game – or the breaks – go against you, don’t let up … PUT ON MORE STEAM![/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]

Josh Dobbs, God love him, never quit and fought the whole night. He deserved better.

[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]4. Protect our kickers, our quarterback, our lead and our ballgame.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]

At a time when Tennessee's offensive line was challenged to step up and help a talented freshman quarterback shine, they mailed it in. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]5. Ball! Oskie! Cover, block, cut and slice, pursue and gang tackle … THIS IS THE WINNING EDGE.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Cover? COVER!?!?!? Great day, there points in the proceedings Saturday that Vol fans were happy to see Tennessee jerseys in the same frame as some Tiger receiver romping for yet another long gain or – unforgivably – standing all by himself in the back of the end zone. The Incredible Disappearing Vol Defense was on the field all night.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]6. Press the kicking game. Here is where the breaks are made.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]

The only aspect of Tennessee's game that didn't regress Saturday was the kicking game. Palardy's punts managed to flip field position several times, but to no avail. Palardy could have had a couple more field goals, but the situation demanded Tennessee go for the end zone.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]7. Carry the fight to Missouri and keep it there for sixty minutes.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]

This thing was over from the first drive. Head Vol Jones needs to have a word of prayer with his offensive line and his defense. Or he can just take the MaxOMG approach: set up a recliner on the 50, point at said troops then the steps of Neyland Stadium, crack open a cold adult beverage and say, “Boys, you all are gonna run those steps until [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]I[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] get tired!”[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Your scribe fully realizes that facing six ranked teams in seven games is a difficult assignment. The discerning reader will also realize that Tennessee's talent cupboard is pretty well bare of experienced players after four years of disastrous football. But one thing this writer had been pleased with since the beginning was that the Vols had shown some improvement in some aspect in every game. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Until Saturday.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]In war, and in the SEC, even a hammer must swim.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]MAXOMG [/FONT]
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"I only hope my bad health will allow me to live long enough to see my beloved Vols return to greatness but I shall always remain Faithful to Tennessee just as this old Marine will always remain Faithful to our great nation.

Semper Fi!!!

#BrickbyBrick...VFL...GBO!!![/QUOTE]"

Prayers wishing good fortune and health.....SIR!
 
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Titan&Volfan4life said:
Outstanding and on point as always my friend!

Excellent historical points as well too.

1 additional point I'd add is that the U S Navy greatly feared losing alot of their ships when they landed the 1st Marine Division when we took Guadalcanal so only about 1/2 of the food, ammo and other supplies were offloaded before the Navy sailed off to protect their ships.

This left our Marines in a very dangerous situation and only by eating rice and food captured from the Japs and even ending up fighting with Jap weapons and ammo were our Marines able to survive and maintain control of the vital airstrip we needed so badly until they were finally reinforced months into the future.

The Marines never quit because they simply couldn't but they knew that reinforcements and supplies would arrive eventually.

Our Vols reinforcements will only come over the next few years of recruiting and our talent level has now proven themselves to be far below that of the top teams in the country and the SEC so bUTch must recruit well over the next several years or we'll remain badly understaffed and unable to compete with the best.

I only hope my bad health will allow me to live long enough to see my beloved Vols return to greatness but I shall always remain Faithful to Tennessee just as this old Marine will always remain Faithful to our great nation.

Semper Fi!!!

#BrickbyBrick...VFL...GBO!!!
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Of course, I do know the "whole story" of Guadalacanal and the battles in the jungle, above the island and in the waters of nearby "Iron Bottom Sound" so named due to the sheer number of warships from both sides that litter the sea floor there. I wish I had space to do it justice.

The 1st MarDiv was finally relieved in December, 1942. The division had so many sick men that it was nearly two years before it returned to combat.

A poem found on one of the American graves there sums it up:

And When he gets to heaven,
To Saint Peter he will tell;
One more Marine reporting, sir.
I've served my time in Hell!

Once again, I thank you for your service.

I have accepted a position as a Volunteer Veteran Advocate focusing on helping vets and the surviving spouses of vets who have long-term care issues. It is the most fulfilling job I have ever had.
 
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Well done, OMG.

The sad thing is, there are a lot of orange hammers on the bottom of the water!
 
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OneManGang said:
Of course, I do know the "whole story" of Guadalacanal and the battles in the jungle, above the island and in the waters of nearby "Iron Bottom Sound" so named due to the sheer number of warships from both sides that litter the sea floor there. I wish I had space to do it justice.

The 1st MarDiv was finally relieved in December, 1942. The division had so many sick men that it was nearly two years before it returned to combat.

A poem found on one of the American graves there sums it up:

And When he gets to heaven,
To Saint Peter he will tell;
One more Marine reporting, sir.
I've served my time in Hell!

Once again, I thank you for your service.

I have accepted a position as a Volunteer Veteran Advocate focusing on helping vets and the surviving spouses of vets who have long-term care issues. It is the most fulfilling job I have ever had.
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I never doubted that you know the whole story and then some my friend since your knowledge of military history is unbelievable.

I just wanted to interject that small but very important part since most people probably don't know how difficult the challenge was for our 1st MarDiv on Guadalcanal with no real food and a serious lack of weapons and ammo.

I wish I had your knowledge and 1 of the reasons I enjoy these posts of yours is because I learn more military history from them.

THANK YOU Sir for all you do especially in your efforts to support and help the Vets and their families that served our great Nation!!!

You have indeed earned the respect and gratitude of us all.

Semper Fi!!!

#BrickbyBrick...VFL...GBO!!!
 
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OMG and T&Vfl...my hat (cover!) is off to the both of you...but OMG, I wish you hadn't had to write that brilliant analysis...and yeah, they need to run until Butch is tired...AND WTH IS THAT DIRT DOING IN MY FIGHTING HOLES? GET IT *&^%$ OUT NOW!

Semper Fi
 
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As a member of a family whose young Marine never came back from Vietnam, to receive praise from two old Devil Dogs means more than I can express.

Semper Fi, fellows.
 

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