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Berry's INT-bow v. The Kentucky Denouement

Good morning, folks. I'm still in leisure mode in Tampa, but that won't stop Round Two in the Best Plays of 2007 Brackety-ish Thingy. The first match up features No. 1 seed Berry's INT-bow versus No. 3 seed The Kentucky Denouement. INT-bow got a first round scare winning just 30-21 over four seed Rogan Blows Their 'Dores Off. Kentucky Denouement actually pulled off the upset, beating See Arian Run; See Ref Fall 41-12.

Today's contestants:

Eric Berry's INT-bow (1)

At stake: Hey, it's Florida. They're always the chief obstacle standing between Tennessee and a chance at an SEC Championship. Two weeks earlier, the Vols had been beaten pretty severely at Cal, and losing two of the first three games of the season would not be good.

In-game context: Florida stormed out of the gate with a punt return for a touchdown and then proceeded to Tebow Tebow Tebow its way to a 28-13 halftime lead that would have been 28-6 if not for an Erik Ainge pass to Chris Brown for a touchdown with 25 seconds left in the half. So much for momentum, though, as Florida picked up right where it left off after the break, driving on the Vols at will and earning Tim Tebow comparisons to Superman. And then, Gary Danielson laus interruptus.

Impact: Eh. On our next possession, a botched handoff between Ainge and Arian Foster resulted in a fumble that a Florida defender picked up and returned for a touchdown, and in the end we were completely dishumiliarrassed. Still, Berry Woo!

The Kentucky Denouement (3)

At stake: Despite Tennessee's own catastrophes, we found ourselves playing for the opportunity to represent the East in the SEC Championship due in part to our own efforts (great wins over Georgia and Arkansas) and in part to the disasters suffered by others in the hunt. Win this one, and we were off to Atlanta.

In-game context: The Tennessee-Kentucky games boils down easy in a way, yet words can't really convey the right mood. Suffice it to say for these purposes that the first half belonged to the Vols, the second half belonged to the Wildcats, and the first, second, third, and fourth overtimes belonged to both teams, right up until the time one of two deserving teams finally put an end to the madness:

Impact: Tennessee went to the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta the next week and, with apologies to Ohio State, gave eventual national champion LSU its last true test of the season.

You decide which play advances into the third round. Vote below. Poll closes Wednesday night at midnight.

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Which play advances to the next round?
Eric Berry's INT-bow
14 votes
The Kentucky Denouement
22 votes

36 votes | Poll has closed

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I think that context will be the ultimate decider in this whole bracket.

Right now, the UK game has 3 of 8 slots – a rather high number for a game against a perennial underdog. Granted, it was a heck of a game with so many OTs played, but I think a lot of these plays are feeding off each other. For example, if Berry’s INT-bow had been in the UK game rather than the FLA game, we might see that play as the defining play of that game. As it is, it’s running tight competition against a play that, had it occurred in a different quarter or when the score wasn’t so close, might not have even been considered.

I’m not criticizing at all (and still haven’t mad eup my mind how I’m voting), but I find it interesting. A play’s “greatness” can be seen by its stand-alone value and by its contextual value. I’m guessing that the contextual value will win out this year, but it’ll be fun to see if I’m right or wrong.

by David Hooper on May 27, 2008 11:56 AM EDT reply actions  

Okay, yeah

So The Kentucky Denouement is emblematic of the entire game, but me, I just can’t get enough of Danielson jabbering, “Tebow, Tebow, Tebow, WHOA!”

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on May 27, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions  

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