The Kentucky Denouement v. Woodwork

by Joel Hollingsworth on May 29, 2008 8:04 AM EDT in Tennessee Volunteer Football

[Note by Joel, 05/30/08 7:29 AM EDT ] At the time the poll closed, this one was tied, so I'm opening it back up until noon today.

Whew, that is a long drive. Back on good old Rocky Top.

We're now to the Final Four in the Best Plays of 2007 Brackety-ish Thingy, and three of 'em are from the Kentucky game. No real surprise. How we got here:

Th.., 5/22	Tues., 5/27	Th., 5/29	Fri., 5/30
1. Eric Berry's INT and return for TD against Florida	INT-bow	KY Denouement	_____
4. Dennis Rogan's 53-yard punt return against Vanderbilt
3. Team thwartation of KY's 2-point attempt in 5th OT	KY Denouement
2. Arian Foster's 59-yard TD against Arkansas
1. Gerald Jones' TD in OT against Kentucky	Woodwork	Woodwork
4. Eric Berry's INT against Arkansas
3. Daniel Lincoln's missed/made FG against Steve Spurrier	Yeehaw for Penalties
2. Jerod Mayo's INT and return for a TD against Arkansas
Fri., 5/23	Wed., 5/28
1. Dan Williams' blocked FG in OT against Kentucky	Big Dan Got Mad Ups	Big Dan Got Mad Ups	_____
4. Jacques McClendon's fumble recovery against Steve Spurrier
3. Eric Berry's fumble recovery and 52-yard return against Steve Spurrier	Spurrier's Incontinence, Part II
2. Dennis Rogan's 78-yard KO return against Arkansas
1. Antonio Reynolds' INT and 70-yard return for TD against Louisiana-Lafayette	Reynolds Makes Sure UL-Laf	That Play Again
4. LaMarcus Coker's 74-yard KO return against Florida
3. Erik Ainge to Arian Foster for 65-yard TD against Kentucky	That Play Again
2. Lucas Taylor to LaMarcus Coker for 56-yard TD against Georgia

So this morning, we pit the emblematic Kentucky Denouement against its brother, Woodwork. To not run further afoul of the Great Google, the set ups are in the links and won't be reproduced in this round.

The Kentucky Denouement

Gerald Jones' Woodwork

Choose wisely. The voting's open through midnight, although I think the politicians have gotten hold of the software because the polls don't seem to actually be closing at the designated time.

Poll

Which of these two plays against Kentucky advances to the finals?

The Kentucky Denouement

20 votes

Gerald Jones' Woodwork

19 votes

39 votes | Poll has closed

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Going with Woodwork

Voting Denouement over Woodwork just seems like voting for a game over a play, which doesn’t quite seem fair.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on May 29, 2008 8:34 AM EDT reply actions

Au Contraire!

...for it was THAT play which decided the game! While not intuitively spectacular, you’ve got to watch Woodson’s eyes to see the beauty in that 2 pt. conversion attempt: Receiver #1 - locked down, Receiver #2 - locked down, Receiver #3-locked down, Receiver #4 - locked down. Our pass coverage was essentially non-existant that whole night, and even when it did buckle down, Woodson STILL managed to find somebody open. Not that last time, though…that play was credited to the entire defensive squad.

by Aerobab on May 29, 2008 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions

That's a good point . . .

. . . but as solid a team effort as that was, it elicited more of a sigh than a “wow.” It was a “Man, that was a good days’ work,” not a “HOLY COW DID YOU SEE WHAT HE JUST DID?”

I’m a fan of sighs, and I certainly love that entire game, including the play that finally ended it in our favor, but when up against all caps, I give all caps the nod.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on May 29, 2008 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions

Point Taken

We need a set of ground-rules for future tournaments…a la “Wow! factor” vs. “importance”.

by Aerobab on May 29, 2008 11:45 AM EDT reply actions

Giving Woodwork some love

This is a tough opponent for the trigger of the G-Gun but I’m giving my vote to Mr Jones. We hear a lot of talk in the off season about how we had a great group of freshmen recievers coming in. While most of them didn’t see a lot of playing time early when they did get there chances there wasn’t anyone that really stood out (not entirely there fault its hard to make a good impression with such a limited window of playtime). But Gerald Jones jumped out at us time and time again late in the year, no more than on this play. My high school coach used to have an argument that I’ll always remember. When players wouldn’t get playing time they would spend less time learning the playbook, their stance being why study when I won’t get in anyway. His counter was why should I put you in if you don’t know the plays?
This play for me showed not only that Gerald belongs on the field but that he is going to be a star.

by Getoffmyvols on May 29, 2008 12:01 PM EDT reply actions