The Official Tenessee vs. South Alabama Game Thread, 12:21pm ET(09/28/13), SEC TV

#2,528
#2,528
It's hard to put this into words. That was both hard and painful to watch.

-Momentum changer with Howard not finishing his route at the end of the 1st half.
-No O in the 2nd half (save for the 1st drive), leaving the D on the field too long, which caused..
-No D in the 2nd half. They're techniques broke down, coverages broke down, angles worsened, tackling worsened, 3rd down D worsened. Play calling worsened? Everything worsened. If not for a couple people (Miller, Vereen, maybe a couple others) stepping up and making plays at the end, we lose this game.
-QB does not totally suck, but is not good at this time. Essentially, often, he is not helping the WR's.
-WR's are not running good routes, dropping balls, etc. Essentially, WR's are often not helping Worley.
-And, I think this was clear when comparing both halves: IF the O is clicking, the D is stout (151 yds in first half), if the O is going 3 & out, the D is hapless. While this makes sense due to fatigue, the D needs to find a way to make a play or two and get off the field. The O may not be doing them any favors, but c'mon man. Gotta have some people step up, get their butts off the field, and get the ball back to the O, cause at least sometimes, they can make a drive of it.
 
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rcrrcr said:
I worry about our defensive staff. I do not understand why we continue to lay A.J. when it is 2nd or 3rd and long [over 7 yard]. Teams continue to throw to who ever he is covering because he can't cover my grandmother. He is slow way too slow!
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This. I love AJ, but he gets exposed over the middle.
 
#2,533
#2,533
peerless98 said:
Do your own google search of the def of "troll" and there will a picture of you and several others here. Analyzing the game is one thing, which you do not; you make negative inflammatory comments to get a response.
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You want analysis, okay:

1. QB play is horrible. Worley does not read defense or the end before handing ball off. Several times he could have kept, gone around the end and easily picked up 5-7 yards. Instead, he hands off on the "read" too many times, to the point where it is simply and handoff...no "read" to it.

2. Worley cannot throw when real bullets are firing. He may be a great practice QB, but in real game situations, he gets rattled easily, rushes throws, throws into coverage, does not step into the throw and follow through, and as such, most balls are high or bounce passes.

3. Even when Worely completes a pass, the receiver is reaching behind, jumping, or diving for the ball. Makes Yards After Catch hard to come by. Saw a few times today where he hung his receiver out to dry and hard hits were taken. The receivers will not continue to put their bodies in harm's way if the poor QB play continues.

4. O-line is really overrated in my opinion. They can open holes, but our run game really was not what it should have been against an outmatched opponent. Against SEC teams, the O-line will have a hard time rising to the challenge.

5. Defense is slow, slow, slow. A Sun Belt team should not be able to get the separation on passing plays and should not be able to beat us to the edge on running plays. We simply got beat in every aspect of our defensive game today--planning, being on spot, and beating the player to the edge. Two of our interceptions were gifts--one where it was drastically overthrown and Brewer was just sitting there...if the QB would have put that ball on the receiver, it was a big gainer. The one in the endzone was a result of the QB missing the open receiver in the side of the endzone two plays earlier.

6. We actually blocked our own field goal. Enough said about that.

7. Worley threw three interceptions, two in the endzone, that could have/should have cost us the game.

Now remember, this was against a team that is in its (second?) year of FBS competition. Who else are we going to face with this little amount of FBS experience? No one.

8. WKU gave us that game--the six turnovers basically sealed their fate before they even got going. If you remember, we were three and out before the turnover city started.

9. When I look at our schedule, the team will quit before the end of October. I was impressed with the team playing hard the previous 4 games, but here today, they quit against a lesser opponent. Shows me that "quit" attitude has not been completely eliminated in this team. After the Georgia, SC, Alabama games, this team will mail it in. I hope I am wrong, but they mailed this game in.

10. Zero...and I mean zero...halftime adjustments. I had been impressed with some adjustments made in other games, but this one, there were none. And no in-game adjustments either. We just lined up and went toe-to-toe with S. Alabama--and really should have lost it. That is on the coaching.

Here is your evaluation/analysis of the game. I didn't feel like writing the whole thing down in a game that could have gone either way (makes me sick to even think of that). But, there are my thoughts. Bad play, low talent across the board, and bad coaching. What does that result in? 8 or 9 losses this season. And about 2 feet away from a possible 10 loss season.

Troll that!
 
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NickZ4UT said:
Well, yes. But not by much, the last two coaches left the roster bare. Back in the hay day most of these starters would have been second or third string.
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We showed what we were capable of. USA made adjustments on both sides of the ball while we did nothing. Good coaches get more out their players than what it appears they should, over achieve if you will. This team is not over achieving.
 
#2,541
#2,541
willinhf said:
You want analysis, okay:

1. QB play is horrible. Worley does not read defense or the end before handing ball off. Several times he could have kept, gone around the end and easily picked up 5-7 yards. Instead, he hands off on the "read" too many times, to the point where it is simply and handoff...no "read" to it.

2. Worley cannot throw when real bullets are firing. He may be a great practice QB, but in real game situations, he gets rattled easily, rushes throws, throws into coverage, does not step into the throw and follow through, and as such, most balls are high or bounce passes.

3. Even when Worely completes a pass, the receiver is reaching behind, jumping, or diving for the ball. Makes Yards After Catch hard to come by. Saw a few times today where he hung his receiver out to dry and hard hits were taken. The receivers will not continue to put their bodies in harm's way if the poor QB play continues.

4. O-line is really overrated in my opinion. They can open holes, but our run game really was not what it should have been against an outmatched opponent. Against SEC teams, the O-line will have a hard time rising to the challenge.

5. Defense is slow, slow, slow. A Sun Belt team should not be able to get the separation on passing plays and should not be able to beat us to the edge on running plays. We simply got beat in every aspect of our defensive game today--planning, being on spot, and beating the player to the edge. Two of our interceptions were gifts--one where it was drastically overthrown and Brewer was just sitting there...if the QB would have put that ball on the receiver, it was a big gainer. The one in the endzone was a result of the QB missing the open receiver in the side of the endzone two plays earlier.

6. We actually blocked our own field goal. Enough said about that.

7. Worley threw three interceptions, two in the endzone, that could have/should have cost us the game.

Now remember, this was against a team that is in its (second?) year of FBS competition. Who else are we going to face with this little amount of FBS experience? No one.

8. WKU gave us that game--the six turnovers basically sealed their fate before they even got going. If you remember, we were three and out before the turnover city started.

9. When I look at our schedule, the team will quit before the end of October. I was impressed with the team playing hard the previous 4 games, but here today, they quit against a lesser opponent. Shows me that "quit" attitude has not been completely eliminated in this team. After the Georgia, SC, Alabama games, this team will mail it in. I hope I am wrong, but they mailed this game in.

10. Zero...and I mean zero...halftime adjustments. I had been impressed with some adjustments made in other games, but this one, there were none. And no in-game adjustments either. We just lined up and went toe-to-toe with S. Alabama--and really should have lost it. That is on the coaching.

Here is your evaluation/analysis of the game. I didn't feel like writing the whole thing down in a game that could have gone either way (makes me sick to even think of that). But, there are my thoughts. Bad play, low talent across the board, and bad coaching. What does that result in? 8 or 9 losses this season. And about 2 feet away from a possible 10 loss season.

Troll that!
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Too little too late, troll. You are like all the other trolls: negative, inflammatory, and "oh no the sky is falling". Nice list of mostly opinions, though.
 
#2,543
#2,543
volinSmyrna said:
Yes, I'm ready to fire another coach and make it 5 in 6 years. I love the post-game liquor tantrums on here!!!



So teams shouldn't celebrate a win??? I'm confused, I thought that was the point of playing a game.

No we didn't play well in the 2nd half. There were signs of life in the first half that we haven't seen yet, so that was encouraging. It will be a dog-fight to be bowl eligible, but if anybody is going to give up after 5 games, NEVER post here again.
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I respectively disagree.. This game shows our pecking order position unlike Oregon and UF. We are not very good and our QB is not SEC calibre. We will have a very hard time beating any of the SEC teams on our schedule. we will just have to gain freshman experience and recruit some speed.Maybe toss in a few Juco's for balance the next 2 years.
 
#2,548
#2,548
FenianVol said:
Last win for a while. Wth was Tiny jawing at Worley for?
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Not sure, but I think one of the South Alabama players took a dive at somebody's knees. One thing for sure, when Worley tried to talk him down, he wasn't taking anything from him. I know Butch wants to red shirt Dobbs and Ferguson, but if Worley is losing the respect of the linemen, one of them needs to step up.
 
#2,549
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aredfox28 said:
No, I know a lot. . Also coached for 14 years and know I wouldnt make the mistakes butch is making by not trying one of the true freshmen. .
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A former coach would probably realize that a coach sees things in practice that fans don't. A former coach would probably not make such cut and dry statements about playing/benching players without even seeing the players practice.

You are either not a former coach. Or you currently deserve to be a former coach.
 
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Orange_Crush said:
A former coach would probably realize that a coach sees things in practice that fans don't. A former coach would probably not make such cut and dry statements about playing/benching players without even seeing the players practice.

You are either not a former coach. Or you currently deserve to be a former coach.
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Ouch
 
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