This says it all

[Lexvol]

UT has struggled to connect deep on vertical routes throughout the season. Ainge said tougher practice habits would be a good first step to correct the problem.

"We need to change stuff up in practice," he said. "If I throw an interception or we drop a ball or we miss a block, we need to make it more important. If we do something wrong like that, we're going to pay for it."


Right from the horses mouth.

 

[RockyTopEmpire]

And he is only a sophomore? Wow, they learn quick

 

[dan4vols]

Notice how he says ''I'' on the interception, but says ''we'' on the other things....sounds like a team player, maybe some maturity coming out there.

 

[Jacksonian 5151]

lord I hope so

 

[checkerboard_charly]

lol. this is just political correct gargage.

what he needs to say is "i am not a sec calibur qb, and i can make good decisions. i have a famous last name and that has carried as far as it can. so yeah i guess i do suck. "

why cant he learn to throw the ball AWAY.

his running is worse than casey clausen's. and that is bad.

 

[surrealvol]

I still say that he is going to be A-okay. What a horrendous Sophomore slump year he has endured along with the rest of the team.

Not making excuses, just saying that if we let him stay in there and take his lumps and gain his successes, I, for one, think he is going to be fine.

 

[smokedog#3]

what kind of practice habits will prevent him from grounding the ball and making stupid plays, i hope crompton is as good as they say he is. crompton is all we got.

 

[VolsWinRLose]

Okay, wait a minute. RC has said the same thing, and many people have argued that he needs to keep his mouth shut. Which is it? EA is suddenly Knute Rockne b/c he can throw the ball 30 yards?

 

[SURFSIDEBEACHVOL]

Originally posted by surrealvol@Nov 6, 2005 12:07 PM
I still say that he is going to be A-okay.  What a horrendous Sophomore slump year he has endured along with the rest of the team.

Not making excuses, just saying that if we let him stay in there and take his lumps and gain his successes, I, for one, think he is going to be fine.

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I agree, Hopefully Fulmer will stay with him

 

[thebiglowboski]

Originally posted by smokedog#3@Nov 6, 2005 12:33 PM
what kind of practice habits will prevent him from grounding the ball and making stupid plays,  i hope crompton is as good as they say he is.  crompton is all we got.

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i agree!!!!!!!!!!! Ainge has the biggest head i have ever seen but they cant be that big of a brain in there!!

 

[secfanclub]

Originally posted by Lexvol@Nov 6, 2005 10:11 AM
UT has struggled to connect deep on vertical routes throughout the season. Ainge said tougher practice habits would be a good first step to correct the problem.

"We need to change stuff up in practice," he said. "If I throw an interception or we drop a ball or we miss a block, we need to make it more important. If we do something wrong like that, we're going to pay for it."
Right from the horses mouth.

I've seen some of UT's practices and they remind me of a bunch of guys "hot-dogging" it. At least that's what we used to call it. Receivers going half-speed and trying to make one-handed catches. It's funny how they have difficulty in making "two-handed" catches in the actual games. The old motto "you play like you practice" is exactly what the Vols are doing. Guys, I remember playing and the coaches saying this motto quite often. Also, they would say: "practice doesn't make perfect, only perfect practice makes perfect". I wonder if CPF has ever heard of these type of mottos? I also remember coaches making you pay a price for mistakes with extra laps, push-ups, going to the showers early, or just losing your starting position and sitting on the bench. Have things changed that much these days????

 

[milohimself]

Originally posted by checkerboard_charly@Nov 6, 2005 8:59 AM
lol. this is just political correct gargage.

what he needs to say is "i am not a sec calibur qb, and i can make good decisions. i have a famous last name and that has carried as far as it can. so yeah i guess i do suck. "

why cant he learn to throw the ball AWAY.

his running is worse than casey clausen's. and that is bad.

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Funny... If he isn't an SEC-caliber QB, then I guess the entire SEC has no SEC-caliber QB's, except maybe in Athens or Nashville.

And he runs worse than Casey Clausen... Damnit CBC, if this offense were actually working most of the time, he wouldn't have to run. Lay off.

Jeez, you guys... I don't know about y'all, but everytime this season I've seen Ainge get significant playing time, he seems to get a little better.

 

[dan4vols]

Originally posted by milohimself@Nov 6, 2005 2:16 PM
Funny... If he isn't an SEC-caliber QB, then I guess the entire SEC has no SEC-caliber QB's, except maybe in Athens or Nashville.

And he runs worse than Casey Clausen... Damnit CBC, if this offense were actually working most of the time, he wouldn't have to run. Lay off.

Jeez, you guys... I don't know about y'all, but everytime this season I've seen Ainge get significant playing time, he seems to get a little better.

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Tru dat, you got me straight trippin boo :naughty:

 

[CSpindizzy]

The difference between Clausen and Ainge on this subject is that Rick has more experience and game time and still sucks. Ainge has had little game time and has actually shown improvement. Give Ainge a break. All things considered he's done quite well. He came in with a clean head and a hunger to win the job last year and performed marvelously for a freshman. Given a year of being under Sanders' wing and being told he's a starter, then maybe not, then maybe, then maybe not he's had a lot of crap to deal with.

I'd say let him start the rest of the season. Odds are he's our QB next year unless the new OC will start from scratch with Crompton getting rid of tainted Sanders goods. At least with Ainge the field is stretched more and it gives Foster some room to work with and practice for next year as well.

 

[Lexvol]

I posted this because it proves what I have thought about the coaching staff all along this year. I sincerely believe CPF believed all the hype at the beginning of the season and mailed it in.

These kids need a better work ethic, and if this is how practices have been the whole time the fan base should have heard it from CPF and RS.

CPF should have come to the media and said "If this team is going to do anything this year somebody better start showing some leadership in practice."

 

[donsargegolf]

Originally posted by surrealvol@Nov 6, 2005 12:07 PM
I still say that he is going to be A-okay.  What a horrendous Sophomore slump year he has endured along with the rest of the team.

Not making excuses, just saying that if we let him stay in there and take his lumps and gain his successes, I, for one, think he is going to be fine.

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Absolutely, I hope Ainge quits/transfers. He stinksbecause he is SCARED :cry:

 

[Lexvol]

Originally posted by donsargegolf@Nov 6, 2005 3:56 PM
Absolutely, I hope Ainge quits/transfers. He stinksbecause he is SCARED :cry:

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IMO a real QB coach can turn Ainge into a QB. As it stands we can finally say he has a year of game experience. I look at the improvement of Brady Quinn and think that Ainge can also excel under a better coach.

 

[swami2302]

Everyone needs to cut Ainge some slack. We judge him without knowing what is going on in practice. He hasn't played well but remember he is a sophmore. He has only learned from Sanders. Lets wait until he gets a good OC and QB coach and see how he does. I'd bet he won't look the same next fall. He has played poorly at times. The receivers have also made little effort to help him. If the receivers make 90% of the catches that they should have then we are probably not talking about how bad our QB play is and we are probably not 3-5.

 

[OWB]

Originally posted by donsargegolf@Nov 6, 2005 3:56 PM
Absolutely, I hope Ainge quits/transfers. He stinksbecause he is SCARED :cry:

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I'd be scared too if I knew that I have a bunch of receivers who expect the ball to be placed perfectly so they don't have to move much to catch it. That's a lot of pressure.

 

[Lexvol]

Originally posted by Orangewhiteblood@Nov 6, 2005 4:06 PM
I'd be scared too if I knew that I have a bunch of receivers who expect the ball to be placed perfectly so they don't have to move much to catch it.  That's a lot of pressure.

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Ainges happy feet remind me a lot of Andy Kelly. A good coach will calm him down.

 

[OWB]

Originally posted by Lexvol@Nov 6, 2005 4:13 PM
Ainges happy feet remind me a lot of Andy Kelly.  A good coach will calm him down.

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Yeah, he needs some mechanics work. There were times when he stepped up in the pocket and delivered and other times where he took off when he didn't need to. If he could ever get consistent, we might have something

 

[volmanjr]

Originally posted by donsargegolf@Nov 6, 2005 2:56 PM
Absolutely, I hope Ainge quits/transfers. He stinksbecause he is SCARED :cry:

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we'll remember you said that, my god why don't you go buy an NFL team so you can hire, fire and draft anybody that doesn't stink

 

[Lexvol]

Originally posted by Orangewhiteblood@Nov 6, 2005 4:16 PM
Yeah, he needs some mechanics work.  There were times when he stepped up in the pocket and delivered and other times where he took off when he didn't need to.  If he could ever get consistent, we might have something

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I thought the same thing yesterday. He seemed to connect everytime the play design was to step up in the pocket and release quickly.

I am not so quick to dismiss pedigree either.

 

[Ooltewah Vol]

Originally posted by Lexvol@Nov 6, 2005 4:13 PM
Ainges happy feet remind me a lot of Andy Kelly.  A good coach will calm him down.

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The "Happy feet" you speak of is actually coached by UT. Go back and yes as far back as Andy and you will see every quarterback has them. Even Payton teaches this in his QB camps in the summer. There actually is a reason for it. It allows the QB to not commit to one direction of the field but as if he was on a revolving table so he can look through his progression, and changes his body position so he can actually step at the intended receiver. I know it sounds crazy, I even use to comment on Kelly, but this is taught, and after you see why it is, it is understandable. You will see this with a lot of NFL QB’S and other college ones.

 

[GAVol]

I've heard Manning talk about that before. There's a difference between nervous feet and bouncing in the pocket. He compared it to a tennis player about to return a serve.