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#27
#27
Stoerner Fumbles said:
Losing a top player in a key position like qb or pg makes it harder to win. That’s not hyperbole. It’s a fact.
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Duh. However, that has absolutely nothing to do with “unsustainable pressure”.

One other question for you: Any idea why Barnes had ZZ play 34 minutes in a 40 point win against S Carolina? Seems like coaching malpractice if the knee was indeed injured.
 
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#28
#28
brockytop said:
Duh. However, that has absolutely nothing to do with “unsustainable pressure”.

One other question for you: Any idea why Barnes had ZZ play 34 minutes in a 40 point win against S Carolina? Seems like coaching malpractice if the knee was indeed injured.
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Obviously the trainers told Barnes that ZZ could go 32 minutes. Or 33 minutes. Or 34 minutes. But that he can’t go 35 minutes so Barnes sat him down just in time.
 
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brockytop said:
Duh. However, that has absolutely nothing to do with “unsustainable pressure”.

One other question for you: Any idea why Barnes had ZZ play 34 minutes in a 40 point win against S Carolina? Seems like coaching malpractice if the knee was indeed injured.
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I don’t think further explanation is going to yield greater comprehension.
 
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Stoerner Fumbles said:
I don’t think further explanation is going to yield greater comprehension.
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I comprehend you added hyperbole for whatever reason and don’t like being called out on it. In other words, you seem to struggle with “unsustainable pressure” 🤷🏻
 
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brockytop said:
I comprehend you added hyperbole for whatever reason and don’t like being called out on it. In other words, you seem to struggle with “unsustainable pressure” 🤷🏻
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I don’t want to accuse your high school English teacher of malpractice— since one assumes much was lost in the exchange. That said, you apparently did not learn the meaning of hyperbole. Hyperbole is the ironic use of exaggeration in an instance where it is being used to highlight that exaggeration. “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.” Is hyperbole because of course I can’t actually eat a horse. “You’re so stupid I worry you can’t feed yourself” is not hyperbole because it’s actually a plausible conclusion. Similarly, stating that the loss of an important player might create unsustainable pressure on a team is not hyperbole. It’s merely an observation. One hopes that the team will do ok without him, and that you’ll get fed, even if you need some help.
 
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Stoerner Fumbles said:
I don’t want to accuse your high school English teacher of malpractice— since one assumes much was lost in the exchange. That said, you apparently did not learn the meaning of hyperbole. Hyperbole is the ironic use of exaggeration in an instance where it is being used to highlight that exaggeration. “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.” Is hyperbole because of course I can’t actually eat a horse. “You’re so stupid I worry you can’t feed yourself” is not hyperbole because it’s actually a plausible conclusion. Similarly, stating that the loss of an important player might create unsustainable pressure on a team is not hyperbole. It’s merely an observation. One hopes that the team will do ok without him, and that you’ll get fed, even if you need some help.
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brockytop said:
Good info, but what “unsustainable pressure“ are you talking about? Good or bad—that’s just hyperbolic BS that does not match up with what players face here.

I’m sure there’s been other TN teams that’ve talked about getting to “Monday night” for Barnes. This one will fall short just like the others because offense is way too inconsistent to go on a deep run (plus Barnes own tourney track record).
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Thanks for reminding us yet again about our offensive shortcomings and Barnes’ tournament failures. I think it has been all of 2 seconds since I read it on another thread.
 
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Stoerner Fumbles said:
I don’t want to accuse your high school English teacher of malpractice— since one assumes much was lost in the exchange. That said, you apparently did not learn the meaning of hyperbole. Hyperbole is the ironic use of exaggeration in an instance where it is being used to highlight that exaggeration. “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.” Is hyperbole because of course I can’t actually eat a horse. “You’re so stupid I worry you can’t feed yourself” is not hyperbole because it’s actually a plausible conclusion. Similarly, stating that the loss of an important player might create unsustainable pressure on a team is not hyperbole. It’s merely an observation. One hopes that the team will do ok without him, and that you’ll get fed, even if you need some help.
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How ’bout “over-exaggerated“ ********, will that work? That’s a better use of language than your “unsustainable pressure”.
 
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VOLtaism said:
This team plays hard the entire game. I don't see any slackers. They have a lot of very good players, just no great player. I was impressed with how they played the 2nd half without ZZ. They have a lot of options. They need to start getting ready for the NCAA instead of focusing on the SEC tournament. Best thing that could happen would be to lose the first round. The committee proved last season the SEC tournament championship means nothing in the seeding. They have their brackets finished before the SEC tournament is over.
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This, all day long and into next week.
 
#38
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
And Dickey’s very first pass afterwards could have easily been a Bama pick 6. DD hit the Bama defender square in the numbers. Possibly the luckiest QB in the history of TN football.
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I had forgotten that as well, but I was at the game and remember thinking it was going to be a long day.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Obviously the trainers told Barnes that ZZ could go 32 minutes. Or 33 minutes. Or 34 minutes. But that he can’t go 35 minutes so Barnes sat him down just in time.
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I believe injuries such as ZZ’s and Hookers may be related to muscle fatigue. The body needs some time to recuperate from the constant strain athletes experience from the constant grind of practice and games. I know that when I had a day of rest every now and then, I always felt stronger and could play more aggressively And never had strains or pulled muscles.
 
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VOLINVONORE said:
I believe injuries such as ZZ’s and Hookers may be related to muscle fatigue. The body needs some time to recuperate from the constant strain athletes experience from the constant grind of practice and games. I know that when I had a day of rest every now and then, I always felt stronger and could play more aggressively And never had strains or pulled muscles.
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They get rest days every week…
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
They get rest days every week…
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They do, but do they rest? Lots of athletes are so obsessive about improvement that they can’t lay it aside to rest and recover. I’m sure many athletes are in the gym, lifting weights, etc on their rest days. Hopefully they can understand the big picture and get away from it occasionally to rest physically and mentally.
 
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#42
Injuries happen folks, the timing sucks and fact it happened to Hooker & Zeigler both amplifies it, but injuries happen. There doesn’t have to me some reason as to why or what player or staff should’ve done different, it’s going to happen regardless.
 
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