Why UT defense's biggest problem vs Missouri happened before the snap

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If you need a recipe on how to win games, just do what teams do to us= don't jump off sides, don't hold, don't hit out of bonds, mix in a variety of plays to confuse the defenses, adjust to game conditions at least during half time.
 
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Cartervol said:
3 years in and the defense still can't get the plays in in time from the sideline.
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Interesting too in the context of hearing about South Carolina maybe having our defensive signals last year and using that to score 63 on us. Maybe we responded by implementing a more secure but also more complex signaling system. Just thinking out loud
 
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OrangeTsar said:
Interesting too in the context of hearing about South Carolina maybe having our defensive signals last year and using that to score 63 on us. Maybe we responded by implementing a more secure but also more complex signaling system. Just thinking out loud
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Maybe..
 
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BruisedOrange said:
This is a question from way out there off the edge, but it's something I've often wondered...

I know electronically it wouldn't be difficult to insert/create a half-second delay in communications from the visiting coaches box to the visiting bench.

So pre-game, who inspects for that, certifies the equipment and connections, and how is interference protected against once the game start

It wouldn't require a conspiracy. Coaches would never have to know about it. All it would take is a loyal, enterprising fan who works for whomever has the stadium communications contract.

Or, that one person could be slipped 5K by "the syndicate" to assure an outcome. Sadly, anything is potentially believable these days.
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Communications used be more similar to what was CB radios and Walkie Talkies. Conversely, virtually all communication equipment is encrypted and essentially un-hackable or temporarily unhackable.

Temporary because each time they communicate, a different encryption key is used: meaning, even if someone had a super computer that could guess 3 trillion encryption keys per second, by the time the message is translated, a new message was sent with a different encryption key.

The term we use at GaTech is "roving encryption key" and it's unhackable in real time. Even attempting to hack is a waste of time.

You need a key to get in your house and it's been the same for quite some time, right? Meanwhile, your cellphone uses a different key every time you send a text, email or make a call.

Just to be complete, then there are VPNs, virtual private networks and what those do is set up a network that's literally virtual. It doesn't actually exist in hardware, firmware and software. It exists in software form only and is temporary and it can simulate you being in Japan or Germany soooooo well that search results will come back in those languages or if you're a NYTimes subscriber, the native display will be in Japanese or German.

The only problem with VPNs or any security system is the user. If you keep a spare key to your house under your welcome mat, or forget to lock your house, you're screwed. Same for phone security, football head set communication security or a VPN = if the user doesn't use it correctly, the user has a false sense of security and they aren't secure at all. Using a VPN correctly is difficult btw. The seller won't tell people that, but very few people know what they are doing.

BTW: because Neyland is so loud, Kirby and Beck will be using specialized equipment that will filter out any amount of crown noise and depending on conditions, the team can revert to hand signals and "Sugar Snaps" where they don't approach The Line until they are ready. Get set and go, without giving the defense ANY time to adjust.

IDK, but that's a huge hat tip to the effectiveness of the Vols fans. Fans may not like or respect Kirby, but he sure as heck respects the home fans of Neyland,
 
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Well we did look confused on offense and defense, to much looking to the sidelines and looking confused to me. We must be way to slow to react or we are way to indecisive. It’s not a good look when we are staring at the sideline looking to be spoon feed every play. We have to be the aggressor on offense and defense and not look so timid and confused. GBO
 
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DC_Vol said:
It looked to me like a good ole fashioned ass whipping because one team wanted it a lot more than the other. Pains me to say it, but that is what it looked like to me.
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Yep. We may have tipped our hand with stolen signals and given the publicity surrounding Michigan and SCjr last year, one would think our very highly paid staff made the necessary changes and did a self scout. Regardless, in the UF game, 2nd half vs Bama and Mizzou, we turtled. This team simply had no juice and did another no show. It wasn't signs and signals. It was showing up to play like you needed to on the road in the SEC. Again, they turtled.
 
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Volnuck said:
That is just a coach falling on the hand grenade for a lack luster performance by his players. No lack of communication could cause 10 yards of separation between their receivers and our defenders.
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Sure it could.

If the player didnt know what area or which opponent to cover.
 
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kamoshika said:
Tennessee football players said the wrong things or said them too slowly. Believe it or not, that was the crux of the problem when the Vols defense was blistered by Missouri for 530 yards.

UT linebackers had a noticeably bad game in that 36-7 loss. On Tuesday, linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary pinpointed “pre-snap communication” as the biggest issue, which led to compounding problems in that game...Before the snap, UT defenders must receive the play call from the sideline, identify the opponent’s formation, make adjustments and perform individual assignments to stop the offense. Players make calls for each step of the process. But the Vols were sometimes wrong and often too slow in their calls, and it showed once the ball was snapped.

UT defenders were a step behind in meeting the ball-carrier or chasing receivers. They were susceptible to blocks and diversions because they were slightly out of position. When they tried to compensate, their angles were poor in pursuing the ball-carrier. And when they reached the play, they missed tackles. It all stemmed from the poor communication before the play. And Jean-Mary said Missouri didn’t do a lot out of the ordinary with its offense to confuse the Vols. “Obviously, it always starts with us as coaches,” Jean-Mary said. “We didn’t get the adjustments that we needed done at the level we needed to."
Here's why Tennessee football's biggest problem vs Missouri happened before the snap
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Not good. Should never be a problem in November. Especially with a senior like Beasley (who I think has started to check out). Feels like I havent heard his name called as much as I have in the past.
 
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Communication.....................looked like they got their a** handed to them...........physically and mentally.
 
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Woodlawn VOL said:
Well we did look confused on offense and defense, to much looking to the sidelines and looking confused to me. We must be way to slow to react or we are way to indecisive. It’s not a good look when we are staring at the sideline looking to be spoon feed every play. We have to be the aggressor on offense and defense and not look so timid and confused. GBO
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Yep. And speaking to the defensive side of the ball. Tim Banks usually telegraphs way too early where they’re going to blitz from. That look should be shown right close to snap when there’s not enough time to check to another play.
 
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vol_in_ga said:
Not good. Should never be a problem in November. Especially with a senior like Beasley (who I think has started to check out). Feels like I havent heard his name called as much as I have in the past.
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And that makes no sense if he wants to play in the NFL.
 
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