Tennessee-Florida game day open thread: reclaiming the cheese

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 10:15 AM EDT in Tennessee Volunteer Football Comment 54 comments

	September 15, 2007, 3:30 p.m. EST TV: CBS Radio: Vol Network XM Radio: 144 Phone Broadcast: TeamLine
No. 23 (BlogPoll)		No. 4 (BlogPoll)

UT rush v. Florida defense	UT pass v. Florida defense	Florida rush v. UT defense	Florida pass v. UT defense	Kicking	UT punting v. Florida punt return	Florida punting v. UT punt return
				Wild	Wild	Wild

The only thing I really know about this game is that the Tennessee offense should beat the Florida defense and that the Florida offense should beat the Tennessee defense. On the question of which offense beats which defense more, I fear that Urban Meyer will be better able to get more of his many offensive playmakers in position to make plays than will we. Special teams, I believe, is the wild card. Britton Colquitt is hurt, but so is Florida's Brandon James. We may have an advantage when they're punting to Jonathan Hefney, but who knows? Again, I fear that they're special teams has the edge, as they apparently excel at blocking footballs leaving feet.

Prediction: Florida 41, Tennessee, 31. Ugh.

But they're always hope, and we've seen the Vols pull off the upset in the Swamp before, so Go Vols!

Oh, and here's the non-conventional winning entry of this week's Hail Mary Haiku:

Hello, my name is
Inigo Montoya, you
took our cheese. Prepare to die.

Leave your pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts below.

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T minus 27

Less than a half hour till game time. Drudging up undiluted hatred for the Gators.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I've missed that music

Triplets and toms. CBS.

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by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice

First shot of the crowd is of a Gator in naked torso body paint flipping off the Volunteers taking the field.

Classy, hmm?

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by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Tip to the program's producers

Shoot directly at Verne, not down. The top of the man's head is not his best side, okay?

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Since there's no one else here yet

. . . I'll do this myself:

It's Football Time in Tennessee!

Let's get 'em, guys.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Coker

Good to see him returning kicks.

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by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Argh

Had Rogers open, Rogers dropped it. A bit behind him, but should have been caught.

Colquitt punts, James returns for a TD.

Argh.

Like I said earlier this week: don't punt to James.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This could get ugly quickly

A three and out with a dropped pass by one of our questionable receivers, followed immediately by a TD on their first touch.

Or, not. Didn't Ohio State score a TD on its first touch in the NC game?

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Press the kicking game...

for this is where the breaks are made.

by CornFromAJar on Sep 15, 2007 3:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Coker!

Nice recovery. Now we need to score.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Rogers

Nice recovery for you, too.

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by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Fourth down, Vols go for it . . .

. . . Crompton in, flag . . .

. . . against Gators. First down.

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by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bleck

Incomplete due to corner blitz.

Incomplete due to poor throw.

Intercepted.

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by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Upon further review . . .

. . . looks like dual possession, but "video confirms the call."

Stronger than just "no indisputable video evidence to the contrary."

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tebow . . .

. . . up the middle.

For three. Setting up the one-man play action.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Tebow again

But Bolden meets him at the line and drives him back.

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by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Berry!

Nice tackle on Tebow, flushed from the pocket on a pass play.

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by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hefney's turn?

Fair catch at midfield.

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by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Anybody else tired of the All-Gator channel?

Hmm?

Gator highlights, Gator bumpers, Gator, Gator, Gator.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 3:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Gator TV...UGH

Yeah, I know what you mean! I wanted to call CBS sports and complain about how biased they were!!

Go Vols

by volathrt on Sep 15, 2007 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Vols' second drive

Toss to Taylor.

Draw to Foster. Looks like this will start to work if we keep doing it over time.

Third down and 1. Foster, short. Defenders get off their blocks and stop Foster. So maybe not.

Punt, touchback.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 4:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Gators' second drive

Tebow, for nothing.

Tebow handoff to Moore, who gets 10 yards in a hurry, but called back for holding. Second and 20.

Tebow toss to Moore, who shakes M. Johnson and gets six. Gator down -- Maurkice Pouncey. Off to the locker room. Play clock malfunctioning. Third and 14.

Tebow, nobody open, shakes about three guys, but runs out of bounds. Fourth down.

Well, so much for the offenses dominating.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 4:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Vols third drive

Coker in at TB. Gets five. Second down.

Coker on a toss sweep. Gators get through the blockers and tackle Coker for a loss. Third and 12.

Nice pass to Taylor, who shakes a tackle and gets the first down. Gator down. Marquis Anderson. Game clock not working now, either.

First down. Screen to Briscoe. Another first down.

Screen to Briscoe, other side. Another eight yards.

Handoff to Coker for one. Third and one. Incomplete.

Daniel Lincoln hits the field goal. Gators 7-3.

Positive drive, mostly. Crowd sort of quiet.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Vols kickoff

This makes me jumpy.

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by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 4:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Returned to the 35

Not bad, considering.

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by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Reverse

First misdirection for the Gators, first first down.

Missed tackle, too.

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by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

There's the play

One-man play action, TD pass.

Berry had decent position, just couldn't get it. Just over his head. Misjudged it. Gators 14-3.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Poor return on the kickoff

Now we must go 80, down by 11. Nice.

Taylor for six. False start, Anthony Parker. Second and nine. Handoff to Coker, third and seven. End of first quarter.

Nice tag of our offense as "nip and tuck" though, so there's that.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 4:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

End of first quarter thoughts

Too many playmakers, right? What's happened to Foster? Are we giving up on him after only a handful of carries? But Coker's our only playmaker on offense, except for Ainge, who can only "nip and tuck."

Defense looked good until the last drive, when Florida drove, what, 65 yards in what, three plays or so?

No way we keep up.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Slowing down, since nobody's here

But, hi, Corn! Feeling all right?

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

eh,

been better.

by CornFromAJar on Sep 15, 2007 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Vols' next possesion, scary but . . . 3

Nice conversion of fourth down.

And nice call by Danielson in seeing that the new rule leads to more fourth down attempts.

Nice run by Coker.

Stalled at the five. Lincoln for another FG.

Red zone offense not good.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 4:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh, man

Horrible. Pressure on Tebow, and falling to the ground, he completes the pass for a first down.

Ugh.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

How do you spell lips flapping?

. . .

Tebow scores. 21-6.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 4:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

UUUGGGGGHHHHH I hate the Gaytors!!

I'm so angry!! Could our red zone offense look any worse? Did we honestly think we could beat the gators with field goals? This is going to be brutal.
As a Tennessee Fan living in Florida I think I've already died and gone to hell. Gaytor hell.

BigOrangeOrlando

by BigOrangeOrlando on Sep 15, 2007 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Kicking it to James

Why? Someone please tell me why we keep kicking it to Brandon James?

BigOrangeOrlando

by BigOrangeOrlando on Sep 15, 2007 4:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Touchdown

Okay, that's something.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 5:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Verne did mention EDSBS, didn't he?

I didn't dream that, did I? I'm not feeling well, so . . . anything is possible.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 5:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

All right, y'all

Regroup. We've seen entirely different Tennessee teams in the second half before, right?

There's still hope.

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by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 5:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Just listening to Vol Network

Eric Young was hurt? How much did he miss the first half? Sounds like he's fine now.

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by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 5:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Awful defense on the option

We don't really hit Tebow very hard at all, and he gets it off to the trailer, who runs another 10 yards.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 5:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Berry!!!!!!!!!

Berry!!!!! INT for TD!

Woo!

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 5:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Okay . . .

. . . calmed down now. Too early to go for two after the TD, I guess.

We're still down two scores and they're moving the ball. Now our defense goes back out there.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Awful . . .

. . . can two of our guys really get faked out by one guy on one move? Sheesh.

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by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 5:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good defense

Chief's made his adjustments.

Can Meyer counter.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 5:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Is that the end of Foster?

Key fumbles in key games at key times?

Or was it Ainge's fault?

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 6:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm with Danielson

It was Ainge's fault. Protecting the pinky.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I feel sick

Missed tackles.

But they're just too good, too.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Sep 15, 2007 6:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Must be nice

Must be nice to have the refs on your team. They shouldn't even of had the ball on that drive since they should've been called for pass interferance. It's pretty hard to play the Gaytors and the refs.

BigOrangeOrlando

by BigOrangeOrlando on Sep 15, 2007 6:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs