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Don't neglect the Oline. They were dominant.
The only things keeping me sane right now
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gnats67
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Yeah, you could say it was a helluva seasoning opening scrimmage. With the added bonus that the entire team will be doing some meaningful soul searching before we hit the meat of the schedule. There's that.
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Think about it this way:
It usually takes our D getting smoked by North Carolina or Duke to get them focused for the rest of the season. If getting smoked in a half against UT, which doesn't factor at all into any team objectives, does it, then that's a positive.
Even in the fantastically unlikely event that we win the ACC and are in playoff talks, the pundits are going to asterisk the game because (game 1) and because (stats).
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It does matter because we just shat upon our season in game 1 when we didn't have to. We won't be looked at again until we play about 5 more games (if we win those)
Tennessee isn't that good, but we always look good running the option against teams that don't see it that often. We won't sneak up on any conference foes like that. Should have notched the win when we had the chance.
And what the f was with starting a kicker like that? Yes I know the starter was hurt ( as usual, a game day SURPRISE to me) - but this guy was awful. We should have a better back up than that. He must've looked wonderful in practice.
Though, he hit all his PATs.
No one is going to put asterisks by this game. We got sodomized and lost.
Tennessee isn't that good, but we always look good running the option against teams that don't see it that often. We won't sneak up on any conference foes like that. Should have notched the win when we had the chance.
And what the f was with starting a kicker like that? Yes I know the starter was hurt ( as usual, a game day SURPRISE to me) - but this guy was awful. We should have a better back up than that. He must've looked wonderful in practice.
Though, he hit all his PATs.
No one is going to put asterisks by this game. We got sodomized and lost.
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From the post game player interviews, the guys seem hurt but really upbeat about it. Marshall talked like a leader and all the guys said that they're going to learn from this and bounce back. This loss is going to sting but we have a lot to still play for and they know that.
JJacket
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I like that. Get mad. Finish teams off. If we have a big lead, put the foot on the neck. We have seen way too many leads that seem insurmountable get blown (Miami, UGAg).
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And even if they dig into the asterisk, we missed a game winning field goal because backup K. The game mattered, but the result is about as meaningless as it comes for whether the team can achieve their goals for the season. The only people this matters to are fans who are defining success as 8-4 vs. 7-5 and view the defense/st as incapable of showing improvement.
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I mean, I recognize that this is one of the less-meaningful games on our schedule. But it still matters to me in that I'd like to see us win on a big stage - top 25 (barely) opponent, national TV, only game going on, in front of 75K people. I'm tired of seeing us fall short when we get into the spotlight. And we had the chance to stockpile a little more ACC vs SEC ammo, and failed.
I was pleasantly surprised by some things last night (even, occasionally, on defense - mostly early), and some of the major issues were correctable.
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