re: AU vs UTk Loveliest Village vs Hillbilly Trailer Trash Edition Game Cuss Thread

Updates on what Alex Golesh had to say after Auburn's 24-14 loss at Tennessee...

** Give UT credit, played better than we did in 2nd half. Real homefield advantage.

** Didn't play winning football on offense in 1st half. Kinda flipped in 2nd half. They went in 12 personnel in 2nd half and couldn't stop it.

** Too many false starts. Couldn't get into a rhythm in 1st half.

** The 4th and 1, felt like we had to go for it. Had momentum on offense.

** Story of game was rushing defense, lack of offense in 1st half and the penalties. Didn't end up on right side of small margins.

** 4th down call to pitch: Have a couple of year of running it inside. Thought they would chase it off the back side edge. That was the plan. Felt good about call. Golesh decision to go for it. The toss was something they had worked on as staff and planned throughout week.

** Trying to pin them deeper on kickoffs. Was short on one of the ones we tried to kick deep.

** All 7 OL penalties, we were on silent cadence. Didn't execute well. Felt good from a prep standpoint going in. Part of it was being backed up. I own that. It's on me. it's coaching.

** On punt returns, the plan wasn't to fair catch them if we could cover the gunner.

** Looked at pass, felt like spot was accurate on Neptune pass. They said it cleared replay. Didn't want to risk a timeout.

** Omar Mabson is a tough kid. Cobb got hit in back early, banged up, and couldn't go. Omar protected well.

** Offense after half, got in rhythm, no pre-snap penalties. Weren't as backed up. Ran it better. Couple of throws Byrum will want back.

** On missed tackles: 1st half was in the right spot -- 8 negatives, affected QB. When McIntyre came in and they got big (12 personnel) couldn't get ahead of them and get them in 3rd and long.

** We are critical of ourselves. We have a bunch of guys that will go fight. The details aren't always in sync. Got to get it consistent.