Comments by BigVolinCarolina
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Posted on October 9 at 9:59 p.m.
"Does anything" should read "Does anyone..."
My bad.
Posted on October 9 at 9:58 p.m.
Does anything get the sense that Foster is being GIVEN the chance to break UT's all-time rushing record instead of having to EARN the chance? I certainly do. He's not any faster than he was as a freshman and, by now, we all know about his tendency to fumble.
Montario Hardesty is our best back in terms of size and speed. Not only will Hardesty hit you when he runs in between the tackles, but if he cuts out he's got the speed to run past you. There's no way a guy can get in a groove when he only touches the ball 6-7 times a game.
Haven't seen much of Creer but, generally, he's made the most of his few opportunities.
Posted on October 8 at 10:02 p.m.
If Georgia gets 21 points on the board we're going to be in trouble.
Our only hope is that UGa is their own worst enemy and that we capitalize on the likely few opportunities we're going to get. A low scoring game favors us. Anything else means we're in troube.
On Adams: Georgia has been troubled by lingering black cloud
Posted on October 8 at 3:09 p.m.
UT has had success in getting good LB's out of Virginia. Hope that this continues...
Posted on October 7 at 11:13 p.m.
All this talk about certain aspects of our game, but none of it matters if you don't get the "W".
Somewhere along the way we've confused "Experience" with "Excellence". Preseason talk has typically focused on "returning players"--that means nothing! If you're not a good player, experience alone isn't going to convert you into a good player.
Our O-Line is not good and we have no receivers that represent a deep-threat. Unfortunately, our team has more problems than just offense. Stats may be on the side of our Defense, but we've left a lot of missed tackles on the field the past several seasons. In addition, how many times have we given up a passing TD without a DB around? Quite a few times. It's one thing to get scored on with good coverage, yet it's another thing to get scored upon with bad coverage.
Posted on October 6 at 11:33 p.m.
Hope we can keep him. We need good DT's.
Posted on October 6 at 10:51 p.m.
Why Montario Hardesty is not getting more carries is beyond me. He is our best combination of size and speed--and, aside from him being injury-prone, it's been obvious the past 2 years.
Foster has neither the speed nor the hands. Creer is a burst of energy, too, and provides excitement; however, Hardesty would have more productive numbers if they'd allow him to get into a rhythm during a game.
Posted on October 6 at 10:48 p.m.
Welcome back, Britton.
Hope you've learned your lesson, have a great senior year and get a shot to play on Sundays.
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Posted on October 10 at 10:27 p.m.
I agree with Pennington that UT began it's slide in 2002, but my conclusion is based on different reasons. I don't really buy the "Peyton factor" as the main reason we started spiraling.
In my humble opinion, Fulmer and the program have never recovered from the loss to LSU in the SEC 2001 Championship game. Though we bounced back to whip Michigan in the Citrus Bowl, we've consistently had mental errors throughout each season since 2002 (Late hits, unsportsmanlike conduct, false starts and fumbles).
Since the start of '02, we have been overly predictable offensively and less-than-fierce defensively. Manning, although a great player, is not the major reason we've dropped--it's due to game preparation and gameday coaching.
For all of you out there who believe that there's more parity in the SEC now than 10 years ago, you are absolutely right. But you need to take this 1 step further--if teams are more even in talent, then that places a much bigger premium on coaching. It's obvious to me that Fulmer & Co. got by for years on recruiting and talent. Now that teams are closer than ever in terms of talent, it is exposing key weaknesses in Coach Fulmer.
On Pennington: 2002 marked the start of the slide