Two Main Reasons Why We Lost

[BigOrangeTrain]

i give you two reasons his name is Joe cool......and his thinking.

Lol. So no bad play calling, poor execution, failed adjustments or officiating? All Koe Milton’s fault? Cool deal. So it was all Hookers fault that we got blown out by South Carolina right? Or when we got embarrassed by Perdue when they had their backup QB. That was Hopkers fault right? It was ALL Hookers fault that UGA beat us down last year right?

 

[Brandon88]

Joe cool man

 

[BSAvol]

1. Refs


2. Refs.


Period. If you disagree you’re blind and part of the problem that’s plaguing this sport.

Hi Randy Boyd, Donde Plowman, Danny White, Josh Heupel; you all have a great future assuming you work with us. The refs
Will help, but you need to lose this game, and you will one way or the other. Enjoy the Gator Bowl, signed Vegas

 

[top5vols]

14 points allowed by bad decisions

 

[Brandon88]

I agree with that nuff said ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[UTvols#1]

14 points not scored on overthrown passes
7 points scored on a fumble

 

[Brandon88]

excatley^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[Brandon88]

Joe cool doesn't want to run with the ball in the redzone so he throws the ball out of the stadium with his cannon arm....... and blew it people.

 

[lifeisdeep]

I think the tipped ball negates PI but not the hold prior to the ball being released, but I’m not 100% sure.

It definitely does not negate the hold.

 

[AthensVol2007]

Whenever fans like a coach, the refs get blamed more often for losses. The refs definitely missed some calls but they missed them both ways. Herring could’ve been called for unnecessary roughness when he was trying to punch out the ball but they didn’t call it. The game was totally winnable if Heupel would’ve stayed aggressive in play calling and defensively, but instead he got out maneuvered big time by Saban. Enough with blaming refs.

Why, when McClellan’s knees were clearly off the ground and he was holding himself up with his hand on the ground? The play wasn’t going anywhere but he wasn’t down.

 

[AdoptedVOL]

Yeah, if Jeudy-Lally held their guy, they definitely held Squirrel.

Lally tug on the jersey was more of a hand check. I don't know the ball being uncatchable is even a thing... I think not.

Defenders were doing much worse to receivers with hands, arms, bodies all night. Just be consistent.

 

[BenGrimm]

1.) Heupel called a tight 2nd half. I know the defense was playing well but it seemed like his intentions were to sit on the lead and hope the defense keeps Bama’s offense off the field.

2.) Officiating was atrocious.

• Missed PI call on the Bama defender considering he never turned around and looked for the ball.

• Burton makes the catch and kicks our player. Unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that was never called.

• Bama OL choke holds Tyler Baron and somehow, no holding penalty was called.

• Castles was held in the end zone by the Bama safety that would have resulted in a TD, no holding penalty was called.

• That fair catch might have been the worst call I’ve ever seen considering his arms aren’t even above his head, yet that means he’s giving a clear signal?

Heupel did some great things tonight but the 2nd half was probably his worst coaching job since he’s been at Tennessee.

Don’t forget the defense clapping being flagged when it was obvious he was clapping to his own guys.

 

[BanditVol]

1.) Heupel called a tight 2nd half. I know the defense was playing well but it seemed like his intentions were to sit on the lead and hope the defense keeps Bama’s offense off the field.

2.) Officiating was atrocious.

• Missed PI call on the Bama defender considering he never turned around and looked for the ball.

• Burton makes the catch and kicks our player. Unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that was never called.

• Bama OL choke holds Tyler Baron and somehow, no holding penalty was called.

• Castles was held in the end zone by the Bama safety that would have resulted in a TD, no holding penalty was called.

• That fair catch might have been the worst call I’ve ever seen considering his arms aren’t even above his head, yet that means he’s giving a clear signal?

Heupel did some great things tonight but the 2nd half was probably his worst coaching job since he’s been at Tennessee.

There was another play where ole "Kool Aid" (his real name! No ****!) grabbed Keyton's forearm for 10 yards, obviously affecting the play, and Danielson said something about "a little hand fighting" but then did add that Kool Aid may have gotten away with one.

 

[nomads-11]

We lost, because the questionable OL, in year 3, couldn't generate a respectable run game against an opponent who actually counts. Just like at GA last year. Your leading rusher was your QB...who's now realizing, 'hey, this works for me, coaches were right', in game 7. TN won last year's AL game via 2 passes over the middle, but doesn't use that part of the field this year. And either Joe can't hit the broadside of a barn or receivers got the drops. So yeah, play calling can improve to the degree the head case behind center let's it. So far, so bad.

 

[LordBolton]

Vol fans: Heupel got too conservative. Should have been more aggressive

Same Vol fans: what the heck was Heupel thinking going for it on fourth down?

Sadly in this case both are true. There's a difference between aggressive and stupid. That 4th and 1 call was straight up stupid considering what our punter can do. We would have likely put the Gumps inside their own 10 and gotten a better chance later.

 

[Majors]

2 things can be true:

1) the refs absolutely changed this game

And

2) we did not help ourselves

Absolutely. Can’t deny either happened

 

[jarnol32]

You are correct. Holding should have called because it occurred before the ball was released / tipped. We should have gotten a new set of downs. My wife and daughter were even making the calls on Alabama holding and pulling our jerseys. It was bad. Need full time professional refs in NCAA.

I agree with the full time refs. It would be helpful to have a pool of refs from across the nation, and have them calling games from outside of their region. A guy from the Pacific Northwest probably doesn’t care if Tennessee beats Alabama, however a realtor from Birmingham who happens to be an ncaa ref probably does.

 

[zooguy]

TN had 8 penalties for 55 yards. Penalties are not the reason they lost. 3-4 of those were false starts.

TN lost because:

1) they got outscored 27-0 2nd half.
2) Heupel went for it on 4th down, but did so out of the shotgun. I’ll never understand not going under center when your QB is 6’ 5” 240. Makes no freaking sense. Bama scored after that - short field.
3). Fumble return for a TD.
4). The offense went into conservative mode in the 2nd half and Bama shut down Squirrel White. No other receivers stepped up.
5.). The offense couldn’t run the ball effectively.

Make Bama drive the entire field. Don’t give them a short field. They should have had 7 more if not for the int in the end zone. Freak play.

 

[KeyVol14]

A couple of things:
I think on the throw to Castles in the end zone you're talking about, the ball was tipped at the line

There was a BS call against our D--Beasley, I think--for delay of game because he was lining up one of the other LBs by clapping his hands. I'm thinking it gave the gumps a first down. Never would have been called on Bama.

The held occured before the ball was tipped. It should have been defensive holding with a fresh set of downs at the 1

 

[martyvols]

Heupel’s quote in the post game presser (21 seconds of silence) when asked about the refs says it all!

He’s made enough. He should have spoke the truth and ripped them for how bad they were. Then got out a checkbook and signed it.

 

[Cartervol]

Whenever fans like a coach, the refs get blamed more often for losses. The refs definitely missed some calls but they missed them both ways. Herring could’ve been called for unnecessary roughness when he was trying to punch out the ball but they didn’t call it. The game was totally winnable if Heupel would’ve stayed aggressive in play calling and defensively, but instead he got out maneuvered big time by Saban. Enough with blaming refs.

Yep. Seems Mr Heupel is going to have to evolve as well..This is a big boy league and that stuff usually gets you beat on the road and it did.. His staff has some holes..

 

[martyvols]

TN had 8 penalties for 55 yards. Penalties are not the reason they lost. 3-4 of those were false starts.

TN lost because:

1) they got outscored 27-0 2nd half.
2) Heupel went for it on 4th down, but did so out of the shotgun. I’ll never understand not going under center when your QB is 6’ 5” 240. Makes no freaking sense. Bama scored after that - short field.
3). Fumble return for a TD.
4). The offense went into conservative mode in the 2nd half and Bama shut down Squirrel White. No other receivers stepped up.
5.). The offense couldn’t run the ball effectively.

Make Bama drive the entire field. Don’t give them a short field. They should have had 7 more if not for the int in the end zone. Freak play.

It wasn’t the penalties called alone. It was the ones missed and the timing of the ones called.

 

[DrTNT]

He’s made enough. He should have spoke the truth and ripped them for how bad they were. Then got out a checkbook and signed it.

I initially thought that too… but as I’ve had time to think about it he did the right thing. His response got his point across, but he didn’t bash them and set ourselves up for even worsen one-sided calls against UK & Mizzou on the road las the year goes on…

 

[Carl Pickens]

On our last meaningful drive of the game, Squirrel was held once on 3rd down and twice on 4th, no calls. But they call Jeudy-Lally when he barely touched Burton on a bell 5 yards out of bounds to keep a Bama drive going, after we stopped them on 3rd & 7.

Different rules for each team.

Castles was held before the pass was tipped in the end zone

 

[Voltopia]

There was another play where ole "Kool Aid" (his real name! No ****!) grabbed Keyton's forearm for 10 yards, obviously affecting the play, and Danielson said something about "a little hand fighting" but then did add that Kool Aid may have gotten away with one.

And five seconds after he said it, I bet you Gary was already on his phone typing up his apology to Nick.