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I liked a lot of how we played in the Miami game. There were some good highlights and noticeable improvement overall. However, that last Miami TD killed us. It seems we just stood there flatfooted and let them go the distance in three plays with nearly no resistance. It was painful at the time...

Its football season. Tomorrow we play Pitt. We should as fans be committed to supporting our team and coach (he is not going anywhere soon). Our focus now should be on Pitt, our players, recruiting, and football x's and o's. I might tolerate all this speculation in the off season, but right now...

Before i retired I was job recruiting at several SEC and one ACC schools. Tennessee is in a league of their own when it comes to facilities and staff. I was amazed at the financial advantage Tennessee has over their competition.

Maybe its the rule change letting you use your hands. In the past the coaching on blocking was "a block is a tackle without the benefit of using your hands".

In the Dodd era the blocking techniques were shoulder drive blocks (same as today) and cross body blocks using your hips vs shoulder and helmet. If you watch the games from the sixties and seventies you will see very effective cross body blocks completely stopping and tying up defenders (not...

Generally agree. Our lack of DB speed is an issue. On that last Miami TD our DBs got beat bad (CB lost inside position and then was outrun and the S stood there flatfooted with no reaction to the only receiver coming across his face). It was just poor execution by our DBs, and you cannot...

My glance at our poor D play on the Miami rushing TDs: First Miami rushing score was the same 6 gap as the Dawg score with Michel last season. The WLB filled the inside (wrong) gap, got caught up in the traffic, and helped cut off other pursuit. Same result both plays. In the Miami play the...

I would rocket toss a lot more, especially early in the game. We have lots of talented AB depth (puts Jarrett and Cottrell to more use) for this play and several backup WRs to block. Use Lee and Stickler some to spell the tackles. This wears out the D and opens up the middle and some off side...

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I was surrounded by U fans from my N stands season seat (was also surrounded by Mercer, Vanderbuilt, and Clemson fans). Only the U fans were obnoxious (although some were very friendly) but many were continually making remarks, not about the game, but rather aimed at GT fans. I will give them...

On a positive note I witnessed an improvement in O execution (we were able to move the ball inside and outside with a mix of crisp short passes), although we made several O mistakes which cost us the game. On a negative note I continue to witness the same three weaknesses in our team's...

Correct. Just the last series after we missed the fourth down.

GT went for fourth down and missed deep in their own territory. At this point the game was effectively over. No guaranteee for a score, but Clemson was moving the ball primarily keeping the clock running in what looked like an obvious attempt to run out the clock, not to go for a quick...

There was NO effort to manage the clock. If so there would have been another score.

He clearly let up on the last possession after we failed on fourth down, but I did not detect a letup prior to that.

In another era with a different O scheme my task for a halfback ("A-Back) on a belly inside play was to block the DT, on an off tackle play the assignment was the DE, on a sweep it was the CB. On some special cross blocks it was the LB. Smaller guys have always had assignments to block the...

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Agree. Often when the block is a success the defender is playing the ball and not the blocker. When an athletic defender beats the block he is likely (at least temporarily) looking and playing the blocker. In this case if the timing of the attempted block is good we have success and if the...

2013 at Clemson's stadium.

No one has mentioned Lance Austin. I thought he had a good game in coverage out there all alone where everyone can see any slip-ups. He also made some good tackles. The pass breakup on the long heave down the middle was a really great effort on his part as well as the long out of bounds pass...