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UT - Pruitt's awful clock management almost lost the game

Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:35 pm
Posted by TrendingRight
Mentone
Member since Jul 2017
619 posts
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:35 pm
Awful Awful Awful Awful clock management by UT/Pruitt almost lost the game for the Vols. Pruitt called time out with 2:32 left to ice the IU kicker. BAD MOVE! IU used it's last time out after UT's first down play at 2:06. On 3rd and 6 UT snapped the ball with 7 seconds left on the Play-Clock. Referee stopped the clock at 1:11 to measure for UT first down. Referee restarts the clock after the measurement with 1:11 left on the clock and 25 seconds on the Play-Clock. UT could have run out the 25 seconds and took a Delay 0f Game Penalty leaving just 46 seconds on the clock but instead the Center moved the ball a half yard and drew an illegal Snap-Infraction penalty and stopped the clock again with 1:02 and 16 seconds left on the Play-Clock. UT punts the ball out of bounds and stops the clock again - STUPID! IU takes over at their 20 with 55 seconds to play. UT squandered at least 52 seconds with bad clock management and more if they don't punt the ball out of bounds.

I like Pruitt and think he's a great defensive coach but tonight he proved he's not a competent coach with horrible clock management at the most critical point of the game. UT won the game in spite of Pruitt's horrible clock management.
This post was edited on 1/2/20 at 10:37 pm
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:36 pm to
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UT punts the ball out of bounds and stops the clock again - STUPID!


The clock stops on change of possession regardless of where the ball lands.

The issue was Kennedy getting the penalty. That's not Pruitt's fault.
This post was edited on 1/2/20 at 10:37 pm
Posted by Rock Floyd
Member since Dec 2019
517 posts
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:37 pm to
JG sure was helping that bad clock management along.
Posted by TrendingRight
Mentone
Member since Jul 2017
619 posts
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:38 pm to
If the ball doesn't go out of bounds the clock keeps running until the play is whistled dead and EATS UP MORE CLOCK!!!!!
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:41 pm to
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If the ball doesn't go out of bounds the clock keeps running until the play is whistled dead and EATS UP MORE CLOCK!!!!!


Unless the returner fair catches it which is what he certainly would have done without a clear open running lane
This post was edited on 1/2/20 at 10:42 pm
Posted by Torch
Northshore Dr
Member since Feb 2017
3282 posts
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:43 pm to
Na man, Pruitt's fault! Fire him and bring me Schiano!
Posted by Buster180
Member since Jun 2017
1455 posts
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:44 pm to
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Pruitt called time out with 2:32 left to ice the IU kicker. BAD MOVE!


lol
Posted by Gings5
HTX
Member since Jul 2016
7960 posts
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:56 pm to
The only awful move was lining up to go for it on 4th and 1 at the end. They shouldn’t have even lined up to go for it. Let the clock run down, take the delay of game, punt, and make Indiana go down the field with 25 seconds and no timeouts. I thought for sure Indiana was going to get in field goal range with that soft zone UT was running.
Posted by Evolved Simian
Bushwood Country Club
Member since Sep 2010
20468 posts
Posted on 1/2/20 at 11:04 pm to
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TrendingRight


Almost everything about your post is incorrect and stupid.
Posted by Bill Parker?
Member since Jan 2013
4467 posts
Posted on 1/2/20 at 11:50 pm to
Somewhere, somebody is gonna come up with a nickname for Pruitt that is almost as good as Lester the Clock Molester.
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