Why the TO with :02?

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OrangeInKy said:
And the journey in the movie is almost all fiction. Many much better stories out there that are true.
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Forest Gump, Remember The Titans, Unnecessary Roughness, the Longest yard(both of them), the replacements, Friday Night Lights…..
 
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True story. I didn’t play football at all until 8th grade. Up until that year I went to this little church school that didn’t have a team. I wanted to play defense, and Coach put me at LB or end. Spoiler: I was not end sized. But it was middle school and not many people really were. First live snap of the first practice I got absolutely planted. Okay, so football is physical huh? Keep working! I was a pint sized kid and I kept at it the entire season. Didn’t see the field until the final series of the final day of the season. But all credit in the world, Coach put me and a few other practice kids like me in, with us hanging onto a 13-7 lead, with a 9-0 season on the line against our cross-county rival. On the snap on 3rd and long I dropped into coverage, read the QB telegraphing where he was going, and got just enough height on my jump to pick him off and we ran out the clock.

Forty years ago this year. Still remember it, even though I was a lot better in a couple other sports. All that to say, heck yeah you put those guys in even if it’s the last play in the game.
 
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Big Orange stuck in Bama said:
I noticed in a later thread you stated it was classless. I thought it was a great gesture by our coach to get a few guys in. BTW the clock was already stopped with the previous play going out of bounds. So, it wasn’t classless because the TO just allowed us to make the substitutions
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Yes… I find it classless on Senior Day to wait until :02 left in an absolute butt stomping to call a time out so players who gave their all could take a bow.

VOLS are up 49 - 0 at end of 3rd and CJH waits until :02? 😂
 
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It allowed the fans to cheer for the kids who work their ass off every day even though they know they will never play.
 
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GetEmVols said:
It allowed the fans to cheer for the kids who work their ass off every day even though they know they will never play.
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Why not put them in earlier in the 3rd or 4th and let them get better quality time and let their friends and family cheer longer?

I’ll not be convinced it was a good look to call TO at :02 for substitutions. Just me and my opinion is not humble.
 
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AdoptedVOL said:
Therefore they deserve more than :02 in a 56 point blow out. Otherwise their value is demeaned.
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I'm guessing that most of them don't see it that way. I certainly don't. Then again, I would have preferred that we keep the starters in and score 100.
 
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AdoptedVOL said:
Why not put them in earlier in the 3rd or 4th and let them get better quality time and let their friends and family cheer longer?

I’ll not be convinced it was a good look to call TO at :02 for substitutions. Just me and my opinion is not humble.
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Probably thinking the 56-0 win looks better for a playoff committee that is known for not actually watching the games and just voting based on scores. We are fighting to host a playoff spot. If we are seeded 9 on Tuesday then we probably move to 8 after championship weekend and can host playoff in Neyland.
 
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apevol said:
notre Dame made a whole damn movie about it and y'all gonna act like some 9th stringer from bucksnort aint gonna be having a religious experience playing just one down on shields watkins field?
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Best post i read. So Fn funny
 
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AdoptedVOL said:
You’re up 56 - 0 and you wait until :02.

Are you being serious?
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I agree. They should have been in the game at the 2 minute mark. 2 seconds? Cmon Man. Obviously somebody forgot to put those guys in. "Yeah I played in my last game at UT" "Got in with 2 seconds left". Really sad.
 
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So, after much discussion I don't see where any new subs came in. All defensive players that played got at least 4 snaps. I have no idea what the TO was about.
 
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Other_Guy said:
Never end the game with timeouts.
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Or fouls in BB
AdoptedVOL said:
Yes… I find it classless on Senior Day to wait until :02 left in an absolute butt stomping to call a time out so players who gave their all could take a bow.

VOLS are up 49 - 0 at end of 3rd and CJH waits until :02? 😂
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there were more than 100 players suited up, with the complete misfire in the first quarter, it took a while to get the final 44. In the game ( after the third teamers)
 
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AdoptedVOL said:
Calling a time out with :02 is classless





Put them in with the 1s in the 3rd/4th qtr. I’d be embarrassed to run onto the field after coach called TO with :02.

the game was over in the 3rd.

Everyone has an opinion. Mine? Not a good look.
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Some DAs always assume the worst. Not a good look.
 
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AdoptedVOL said:
Therefore they deserve more than :02 in a 56 point blow out. Otherwise their value is demeaned.
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That’s your opinion. Ask the players that went in. Bet they were happy to get in those 2 seconds.

You have picked a strange hill to die on. One or two comments but what are you up to 10 on the subject.
 
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OrangeVolMan said:
That’s your opinion. Ask the players that went in. Bet they were happy to get in those 2 seconds.

You have picked a strange hill to die on. One or two comments but what are you up to 10 on the subject.
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#11 (By your count. But who’s counting)

It would be an interesting question to pose to those players…

Would you have rather been called to play early in the 4th QTR while the score was 49-0 or would you rather have a TO called to install you with :02 on the game clock?
 
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apevol said:
notre Dame made a whole damn movie about it and y'all gonna act like some 9th stringer from bucksnort aint gonna be having a religious experience playing just one down on shields watkins field?
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Sean Astin and Jon Favreau were excellent in that movie.
 
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