Tennessee fans already starting to talk about the 2017 GT-Tennessee game

[Milwaukee]

OMFG, I thought I'd go back over there and get some more material but it's giving me a migraine. I flat out hate when people say stuff like, "Jus' beat 'em on 1st down and get a big lead ... dere offentz ain't a-built fore them ta come bak, blah, blah, blah .."

NOBODY'S OFFENSE WANTS 2ND/3RD AND LONG!!!! NOBODY'S OFFENSE WANTS TO BE DOWN BIG, EARLY!!!

WHY IS THAT SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND!?!?!?

OK ... Ok ... ok .. I'm ok now. Whoo, nearly lost it there.

I'm with ya. This is what's frustrating about listening to ESPN announcers call our games as well. "They're just not built for 3rd and long".

Who the hell is built for 3rd and long? What team gets pushed to 3rd and long and thinks "Nailed it. Got em right where we want em, 3rd and 8 is our bread and butter" ??

 

[JacketFromUGA]

I'm with ya. This is what's frustrating about listening to ESPN announcers call our games as well. "They're just not built for 3rd and long".

Who the hell is built for 3rd and long? What team gets pushed to 3rd and long and thinks "Nailed it. Got em right where we want em, 3rd and 8 is our bread and butter" ??

The narrative comes from the idea that our offense doesn't get many yards per play. That we just get 3-4 yards every down and churn first downs that way whereas other more "modern" offenses get 10-15 yard chunks at a time so 3rd and 8 isn't that big of a deal if they get the 15 yard chunk but it is if we only get our 4 yard gain.

Of course looking at Yards per Play stat could assuage all of this narrative if people actually looked at stats.

https://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/stat/yards-per-play

2016

Tech - 6.3
Tenn - 6.1

2015 - The year our offense sucked and was all injured so obviously it should be very low right?

Tech - 5.5
Tenn - 5.4

hmm guess that pokes a few holes in the idea.

 

[furant]

Post #38 over there really cracked the Option nut... that their D needs to play assignment football.

I remember on one of the CPJ shows he said something to the effect "I guess every other defense just does whatever they want".

 

[GTech63]

The narrative comes from the idea that our offense doesn't get many yards per play. That we just get 3-4 yards every down and churn first downs that way whereas other more "modern" offenses get 10-15 yard chunks at a time so 3rd and 8 isn't that big of a deal if they get the 15 yard chunk but it is if we only get our 4 yard gain.

Of course looking at Yards per Play stat could assuage all of this narrative if people actually looked at stats.

https://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/stat/yards-per-play

2016

Tech - 6.3
Tenn - 6.1

2015 - The year our offense sucked and was all injured so obviously it should be very low right?

Tech - 5.5
Tenn - 5.4

hmm guess that pokes a few holes in the idea.

Clemson numbers are interesting. Would have thought a NC would be much better.

 

[Blumpkin Souffle]

Post #38 over there really cracked the Option nut... that their D needs to play assignment football.

I remember on one of the CPJ shows he said something to the effect "I guess every other defense just does whatever they want".

# 61

Because the Big Ten sucks outside of 1 or 2 teams per season.

Pot...kettle

 

[Philhutch80]

Verbatim from Tony Barnhart on The Rude Awakening 4/12/17:"I've spent the past two weeks up in Knoxville. They are scared of the matchups GT presents."
Tony Barnhart and Chris Landry have both openly said that in their time at UT there is noticeable concern for the upcoming matchup. I am cool with this kind of media, finally. Only thing that would sweeten the deal is if UGA wins the Fulmer Cup this year!

 

[kg01]

I'm with ya. This is what's frustrating about listening to ESPN announcers call our games as well. "They're just not built for 3rd and long".

Who the hell is built for 3rd and long? What team gets pushed to 3rd and long and thinks "Nailed it. Got em right where we want em, 3rd and 8 is our bread and butter" ??

Exactly!

And lol @ "nailed it".

Like, "Yesh! Another holding call. Now we're in bidness."

 

[AE 87]

I'm with ya. This is what's frustrating about listening to ESPN announcers call our games as well. "They're just not built for 3rd and long".

Who the hell is built for 3rd and long? What team gets pushed to 3rd and long and thinks "Nailed it. Got em right where we want em, 3rd and 8 is our bread and butter" ??

Pretty much anybody playing us the last 4 years could say that.

 

[Vespidae]

UT is worried. The players are losing confidence in Butch and he opens against a TO team. Should be fun!

 

[MikeJackets]

UT is worried. The players are losing confidence in Butch and he opens against a TO team. Should be fun!

The Tennessee fans will probably love GT if a loss to the Jackets causes Tennessee to finish worse than 8 wins and Butch Jones is shown the door in December

 

[MikeJackets]

Verbatim from Tony Barnhart on The Rude Awakening 4/12/17:"I've spent the past two weeks up in Knoxville. They are scared of the matchups GT presents."
Tony Barnhart and Chris Landry have both openly said that in their time at UT there is noticeable concern for the upcoming matchup. I am cool with this kind of media, finally. Only thing that would sweeten the deal is if UGA wins the Fulmer Cup this year!

That's cool it's good to hear that GT is renting out space in the Volunteers heads!

 

[Philhutch80]

That's cool it's good to hear that GT is renting out space in the Volunteers heads!

Totally agree @MikeJackets! Now how can we do the same thing with UGA fans and especially CKS and the effin local media???

 

[PBR549]

I'd love to see the Vols lose to us and win the SEC east!

 

[LibertyTurns]

I'd love to see the Vols lose to us and win the SEC east!

That's what you call a win-win!!!!

 

[Vespidae]

Finebaum says Tennessee does not have a good team this year. Totally beatable.

 

[Skeptic]

Verbatim from Tony Barnhart on The Rude Awakening 4/12/17:"I've spent the past two weeks up in Knoxville. They are scared of the matchups GT presents."
Tony Barnhart and Chris Landry have both openly said that in their time at UT there is noticeable concern for the upcoming matchup. I am cool with this kind of media, finally. Only thing that would sweeten the deal is if UGA wins the Fulmer Cup this year!

It seems fair to say every opponent has been afraid of the matchup, both because of the offense and the speed at which it is run. Them big ol' SEC teams like to sit back on D fence and figure things out before committing. That's how they get the reputation for being so fast: nobody ever seems them run.

 

[Vespidae]

Being an Alabama fan too, hard to believe they'd be worried about us. But ... I think we can beat the Coonskin Cap Boys from K-town.

 

[RyanS12]

I have a question about this game. I was on stubhub and ticket prices are insane. $200+ for the last few rows in the upper level. Will they be releasing more tickets or will the GTAA sell more at a lower rate? I can't justify spending a $1000 for average seats.

 

[Vespidae]

I have a question about this game. I was on stubhub and ticket prices are insane. $200+ for the last few rows in the upper level. Will they be releasing more tickets or will the GTAA sell more at a lower rate? I can't justify spending a $1000 for average seats.

Call GTAA. I think it's $45 per ticket until they release their allotment.

 

[Vespidae]

Reading the Volnation boards, I have to laugh. Typical Volnation airheads.

My insiders tell me that Butch Jones has lost the support of his players. He is not a great game coach anyway, but has struggled to get the best performance out of his squad.

My guess? He will not have them ready and spooled up to play. This game's set up reminds me a lot of 1981's game in Birmingham against Bama. Which we won.