Post game awards: Tennessee - Western Kentucky
Best hit. Bryce Brown on the guy who first intercepted Jonathan Crompton. Nailed the guy just as he was turning and sent him back two yards with a terrifying jolt.
Best nice try. Janzen Jackson, for laying out for what everyone else but Eric Berry would deem an uncatchable pass in the first quarter.
Best call. Dave [Neal?], who, following Dan Williams's 15-yard personal foul penalty, said, "Coach O can fill up an earhole."
Worst call. Andre Ware, I think, who credited a sack to "Rico Smith." The sack should have been given to Chris Walker.
Best inside information. Eric Berry's pre-game routine includes "no lotion" and red Skittles.
Scariest moment. Bryce Brown writhing on the ground after an awkward, post-tackle landing early in the game.
Best recovery. Bryce Brown, a handful of plays later, returning to the lineup to continue to pound WKU.
Worst squandering of potential call. One of the commentators used Jihad's last name when not using it would have resulted in this: "Denarius Moore brought down by Jihad."
Best score. The first, with Bryce Brown running through two guys and over another. He wasn't finished until he was a yard past the last, flattened man.
Best series by a single player. LaMarcus Thompson, who pancaked the ball carrier on the kick return after Tennessee's first score, and then, on the very next snap, blew through the line and forced and recovered a fumble.
Best series, team. The one kicked off by Thompson's pancake/forced fumble. On the very next play, Crompton hit Luke Stocker for a TD, and then the defense got into the action with a sack followed by a wicked hit by McCoy for no gain, another big hit on the QB scrambling out of bounds on 3rd and 14, and 15-yard punt return by Nuke (although this last bit was negated by a block in the back.).
Best stat. WKU had -13 rushing yards midway through the 3rd quarter.
Best run. Hardesty, 43 yards for the 34th point, jetting through a huge whole opened up by the o-line, and then splitting two defenders on his way to the end zone, going backwards for the last five.
Worst defense. WKU's only scoring drive. Anomaly.
Best butt chewing. Eddie Gran of Bryce Brown's, after Brown's 34-yard gain late in the third quarter. Hoo-wee! Gran was hot.
Best first play. Nick Stephens, who hit Nu'Keese Richardson for a 27-yard gain on his first play in relief of Crompton in the fourth quarter.
Most interesting comment. Lane Kiffin, who said on his TV show something about how you can gauge a championship team by how many former quarterbacks are starting on defense.
What have we missed?
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Second worst call
Matt Stinchcomb (ex-Dawg) in the pregame, for saying “I don’t think they’re (Tennessee) thinking bowl game.”
Will - Rocky Top Talk
Third worst call
Andre Ware again suggesting that WKU could get right back in it after they scored their TD. It was something like 35-7, and it’s not like they were showing any ability to stop the offense.
Rocky Top Talk
by Joel Hollingsworth on Sep 7, 2009 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
It was in response to a question from Kesling. The idea is that the more former QBs you have starting on defense, the more they understand offenses and the better able they are to anticipate/read what’s happening/going to happen.
Rocky Top Talk
by Joel Hollingsworth on Sep 7, 2009 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Dave Neal
I may speak anthema among the faithful, please pardon, sir, but doesn’t Dave Neal’s broadcast presentation remind you somewhat of the voice of the vols, John Ward?
...no
But I do like Dave Neal when he’s covering basketball games
Will - Rocky Top Talk
by Will Shelton on Sep 7, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
NO, a thousand times, NO
John Ward makes the very good Bob Kessling look like a journalism student. Yes, Bob has done a great job and filled some very big shoes, but he’s following a legend.
I’d argue Dave Neal isn’t as good as Bob Kessling, so Dave Neal is less than a journalism student.
But he’s better than Ware.
A few superlatives
Best missed call opportunity: The Vols offensive line is getting so many pancakes on the WKU defense it’s like the breakfast rush at the IHOP.
Argue with the best call – True, Coach O can fill up an earhole, but all Williams got when he came to the sidelines was a couple of pats on the helmet.
Best stat: Total yards at the half: UT 297 WKU 9.
Other Best Kiffin Quote: In response to the reporterette question about how the Vols are doing at the half (up 28-0), Kiffin said, “We really didn’t play that well in the first quarter and had a couple of turnovers we shouldn’t have had. We really should be up by five or six touchdowns right now.”
Best Coach O quote: “Other than that one drive, we played pretty good defense today. We’ll fix that one drive (when WKU scored). – delivered with just a hint of menace”
And a high school superlative
Most friendly – UT defense. Everywhere the WKU offense went, there were a host of Volunteers ready to greet them.
Showing Personality
Lane Kiffin telling Bob Kesling that the OLine was opening up wholes big enough for him (Bob Kesling) to run through.
Got a genuine, surprised laugh from Kesling. I couldn’t help but wonder if Kesling was thinking to himself, “So this is what it’s like to do a television show with a coach who has some on air personality.”
a question of upmost importance
the debate between my wife and i centers around the skittles statement. my wife believes that “bag” is implied (i.e. red bag-original flavors, blue-tropical, neon yellow greenish- sour). i took it literally as just the red colored candies and the rest be damned. the truth to this conundrum must be uncovered as soon as possible, please.
...and we shall eat only the red skittles...
by thetennesseethumper on Sep 7, 2009 9:53 PM EDT reply actions
He literally meant red skittles - the candies, not the bag.
There’s a bit of a cult following to eating only red skittles. Give it a Google (the quotes help):
“red skittles”
by David Hooper on Sep 7, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
thankyou, sir.
your depth of knowledge is boundless. :)
...and we shall eat only the red skittles...
by thetennesseethumper on Sep 8, 2009 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions

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