Tennessee-Florida post game awards
Best particle accelerator. That Eric Berry/Tim Tebow collision. Sure, Berry went backwards, but Tebow had the advantage of a bigger head of steam, and both ended up on the ground. An usher later discovered the Higgs Boson in Section B, Row 13.
Best defensive play, I. Berry, who baited Tebow into throwing to the corner, jumped the route, and got his arms underneath a low, fast pass for one of two Tebow turnovers in the game.
Best defensive play, II. With Florida inching toward the end zone to get into blowout territory, an unidentified Tennessee defender (Montori Hughes? Rico McCoy? That other guy at the bottom of the pile over there?) stripped Tebow of the football, and Dennis Rogan scooped it up and returned it 35 yards. Tennessee then seized the opportunity and scored a touchdown on the ensuing drive.
Best offensive play. Montario Hardesty and the offensive line, who scored the first touchdown against the Gators this season.
Best swing. That Tebow fumble up there and the ensuing Hardesty TD put the score at 23-13 instead of what would likely have been 30-6.
Worst offensive squandering of an opportunity, I. Gerald Jones, who ran out of bounds in the end zone while Jonathan Crompton was completing a pass to him on a roll out.
Worst offensive squandering of an opportunity, II. Crompton's too-straight and too-shallow pass to Jones on the opening drive of the third quarter, which was picked off by Florida's Joe Hayden. The Vols took a good kickoff return and some momentum and turned it into a turnover and a very poor third quarter.
Worst defensive squandering of an opportunity. The sack that wasn't. After holding Florida to a field goal on its first drive of the third quarter, the defense had Tebow practically sacked at two different times at 3rd and three on their next drive. Instead, Tebow outmanuevered the defense for a first down, and the Gators went on to score a touchdown on that drive to extend the lead to 23-6.
Best (worst?) dubious information. That Berry wears the No. 14 because his mother was in labor with him for 14 hours, according to Bob Kesling on Sunday's Lane Kiffin show.
Best question and answer. A viewer of the Lane Kiffin show asked Kiffin why he kicked off directly to Brandon James. Kiffin answered that you couldn't have kicked it out of bounds because the Gators would have made them kick it off again five yards deeper. Because you can only kick away from him on punts, they simply challenged their guys to do a good job in kickoff coverage. Eddie Gran later explained that the kick is supposed to be on the numbers, though, instead of right in the middle of the field.
Best discipline. Is it true that there have been no defensive penalties and only five penalties combined in two games?
Best stat. Tennessee has outscored its opponents 40-0 in the fourth quarter so far this season. That group bounce that the team does just before the fourth quarter actually means something.
Defensive Player of the Game. Eric Berry, who had 11 tackles (9 solo), 2 solo tackles for a loss, and 1 interception.
Offensive Player of the Game. Montario Hardesty, who rushed 20 times for 96 yards and the team's only touchdown. He also caught one pass for four yards. All of this despite the lack of a serious passing threat, Hardesty and the run game kept the Gators' high-powered offense off the field for much of the day and gave the team a WIN in the all-important public opinion game.
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Best Particle Accelerator II and/or Best Recruiting Tool
The Janzen Jackson hit on Brandon James that negated a TD catch, and occured in front of “dozens of prospects” apparently…
Tennessee WILL beat Georgia on the way to 9+ wins in '09!!!
Eric Berry For Heisman!!!
by VolBrian on Sep 21, 2009 9:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
James jumped up on worse for wear
Jackson stayed down feeling woozie. Good D play.
by 1974gator on Sep 21, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But he still dropped the ball.
Let him bounce up after every play – as long as he leaves it on the ground before the whistle.
by memphispete on Sep 21, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think anybody is watching the replay of who was "woozie"
Tennessee WILL beat Georgia on the way to 9+ wins in '09!!!
Eric Berry For Heisman!!!
by VolBrian on Sep 21, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah, I'm baaaaack!!
Thanks to Hoop and Joel for their quick work getting me reinstated.
Short story for everyone else:
For the immediate future, if SB Nation tells you to wait before posting something. WAIT!
Now if they could just find my old posts that were “hidden”….
Tennessee WILL beat Georgia on the way to 9+ wins in '09!!!
Eric Berry For Heisman!!!
by VolBrian on Sep 21, 2009 9:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Looking back
at those “squandered opportunities”…
had we played a perfect game, we could have won. of course, that’s unrealistic, but it is encouraging
by golfballs03 on Sep 21, 2009 9:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Re: Penalties.
Zero false starts, illegal formations, or delays of game in the Swamp. Say what you will about Crompton, but the offense as a whole is working better than last year.
by Hooper on Sep 21, 2009 9:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That's what scares me about putting Stephens in.
While our offense is directly handicapped by having Crompton in the game, he isn’t doing as many of the boneheaded things as last year (clearly he’s still doing some). He is however managing the offense very well.
by rblakeh on Sep 21, 2009 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's true
I think the real test will be against Auburn. Will a similar strategy work the rest of the year against lesser (than Florida) competition? Or will we actually have to throw the ball?
by golfballs03 on Sep 21, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We may greatly dislike Tebow....
… but give him his due. He is the best in the game today. To come up unscathed from that lick more than proved his toughness.
Vinnie Testaverde is always remembered for Tennessee kicking his ass.
by RevOrange on Sep 21, 2009 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i actually don't mind Tebow
I dislike his cult following. It’s not his fault
by golfballs03 on Sep 21, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's two forces hittin each other right there.
What an awesome moment.
Official MCM Hater!
Retire #9!
by gramsey712 on Sep 21, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Berry was knocked backwards
What do you expect? Tebow out weighs him 10-15 lbs, had a full head of steam and didn’t shy away from the collision. Nothing to be embarrassed about.
by 1974gator on Sep 21, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and Tebow fell straight down
again, nothing to be embarrassed about…
by memphispete on Sep 21, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Since this is a point of discussion:
Tebow was also lower than Berry and had both feet under him, while Berry was on only his forward foot. Reverse the weight advantage, and you still have the defender going backward. Tebow could push through the hit and Berry couldn’t. This was a function of the play develop, where Berry had to react to Tebow’s cut, while Tebow cut with the intention of anticipating the hit.
Great hit and neither player could have improved their performance in it. According to game theory, the fans won.
by Hooper on Sep 21, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tebow's fumble...
Montori Hughes did the stripping (let that rattle around for a moment or two).
by Home Sweet Home on Sep 21, 2009 12:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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