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re: Fellow Secrant expert thoughts on Tennessee vs. Oklahoma?
Posted on 9/15/14 at 9:45 am to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 9/15/14 at 9:45 am to SummerOfGeorge
I posted this in an earlier thread and I think it's pretty relevant.
For those of us who have followed Tennessee closely over the past 5 years, we saw things in last nights game that we haven't seen in years. A defense actually worth a damn who were put in tough situations a lot and held OU to some field goals when they should've had touchdowns. They didn't quit even when we were down in the fourth quarter, and we had a lot of big hits. Our offense showed some glimpses, Hurd had 97 yards, but play calling held us back in a lot of instances. We need to improve on play calling, and our receivers need to make more tough catches. But all in all it's just about what we expected to happen against one of the best front sevens in the country starting 2 true freshmen on the same side of the line. And our punter sucks balls. Wolsey looked decent until he got a concussion. Croom needs to step up big time he's been disappointing thus far. Malone and north and pig looked pretty good.
We'll be alright. The east has some crappy defenses this year.
For those of us who have followed Tennessee closely over the past 5 years, we saw things in last nights game that we haven't seen in years. A defense actually worth a damn who were put in tough situations a lot and held OU to some field goals when they should've had touchdowns. They didn't quit even when we were down in the fourth quarter, and we had a lot of big hits. Our offense showed some glimpses, Hurd had 97 yards, but play calling held us back in a lot of instances. We need to improve on play calling, and our receivers need to make more tough catches. But all in all it's just about what we expected to happen against one of the best front sevens in the country starting 2 true freshmen on the same side of the line. And our punter sucks balls. Wolsey looked decent until he got a concussion. Croom needs to step up big time he's been disappointing thus far. Malone and north and pig looked pretty good.
We'll be alright. The east has some crappy defenses this year.
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Posted on 9/15/14 at 9:48 am to VFL1800FPD
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For those of us who have followed Tennessee closely over the past 5 years, we saw things in last nights game that we haven't seen in years. A defense actually worth a damn who were put in tough situations a lot and held OU to some field goals when they should've had touchdowns.
I would agree that Tennessee definitely played tougher than they have in recent years.
Every Alabama-Tennessee game the last 5-6 years (outside of the Kiffin year) had a moment in the 2nd or 3rd qtr where it was clear TN just decided the game was over and we steamrolled.
Didn't have one of those against OU, just got beat by a better, bigger, faster, stronger team.
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