Guessing Game Results Reveal Reason For Disappointment
by Joel Hollingsworth on Sep 12, 2010 12:25 PM EDT
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PrintI think I discovered much of why last night's game against Oregon was so disappointing: our expectations were low, and they were still too high. In our pre-game Guessing Game, we posed the following three questions:
- How many points do the Vols give up to the Ducks (within two)?
- How many total yards do the Ducks get (rushing and passing, within 20)?
- Which Tennessee player gets the second-most receptions?
- 46-50
- 427-467
- Tauren Poole and Zach Rogers (who each had three receptions behind Denarius Moore's four).
We had 24 entries, so for three questions, there were a possible 72 points. How many points did we get as a group? Five. Not a single person got the points right, and we were all under, most of us significantly under. Only golfballs03 got the yards right. Everybody but VolnVA, who actually overshot it by three yards, was under on yards, again, mostly significantly under. And while most of us were expecting a solid game from Luke Stocker as the team's second-leading receiver, only VolBrian, Knox the Fox, and NickDrake87 guessed Poole. Poor bobothevol guessed Zach Rogers initially but changed his guess to Moore. VolnVA had the foresight to omit last names and therefore got a point for "Rogers," although I'd bet he was thinking Da'Rick and not Zach.
Anyway, we knew we were going to give up points to the Ducks, but we didn't know we'd give up that many. We knew we'd give up yards, but we weren't expecting that. And we were hoping for our NFL-ready tight end or one of our promising young blue-chip wide receivers to show up, but we had to rely on our running back and the sandwich guy (Rogers, who's between the senior leaders and the "talented" freshmen we've been waiting to see).
The Guessing Game results are after the jump. As always, if I've made a mistake in compilation, let me know.
| W1 | W2 | TOTAL | |
| Getoffmyvols | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| golfballs03 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| memphispete | 2 | DNP | 2 |
| PdxVol | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| VolnVA | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| BloodSpite | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| bobothevol | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ChattVol | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Graysnail | 1 | DNP | 1 |
| Hooper | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| jimvols | 1 | DNP | 1 |
| Joel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| kingofzachland | 1 | DNP | 1 |
| Knox the Fox | DNP | 1 | 1 |
| NickDrake87 | DNP | 1 | 1 |
| RockyTopinKY | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Smokin Turkeys | 1 | DNP | 1 |
| thetennesseethumper | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| VolBrian | DNP | 1 | 1 |
| Will | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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the first week I just missed everything by one apparently.
And yes, my 13 year undefeated run came to crashing and sad end last night.
I must say though, seeing them lose in person is somehow easier than on TV. o.O Neither is fun, but last night didn’t seem that bad.
"I condone fun things" ~~ Cortland Finnegan
Hello ladies. Look at your man, now back to me, now back at your man, now back to me. Sadly, he isn't me.
Lots of crazies ran onto the field shedding their shirts. One guy got speared by an authority which was my favorite part!
Playing “bright sunshiny day” was awesome.
Ahhhhhh, hey what about my cheering?!! Ahhhhhhhh - Swiperboy
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 12, 2010 3:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
My undefeated streak was also snapped
And it also started in 1997, interestingly enough.
by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 12, 2010 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Seemed like UT really had some momentum early.
But you could tell that Oregon wasn’t going to go away that easily, and were lying in wait. Give them credit, they kept their composure, weathered the storm, and stuck to their offensive gameplan.
UT is obviously depleted, so Oregon shouldn’t be crowing too much about their win. It’s going to take a year or three for UT to really be “back.”
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Green Shoots?
While I was sitting in the stadium during the first half, I was thinking, “can this actually be happening?!” We were playing lights out even after the tempest came through. But, of course, our youth and inexperience showed up in the second half. Even still, our depleted team was ahead of a legitimate top 5 team to almost halftime. Then the big plays came.. 3 TD plays of 70 yards or more. No one wins with that happening. But, I have to say I have optimism for the rest of the season. We showed that we won’t just give up before we even take the field. I truly think we’re going to upset at least 2 teams before all is said and done this season. Which ones are the real question. But, I see green shoots. Even after all that has happened to us over the past couple of years we are still capable of playing Tennessee football—at least for a half. Perhaps as the season progress we can extend that to 60 full minutes. I’m actually both encouraged and disappointed in our performance last night. However, I can’t wait to be in Section Q next weekend. Go Vols!
To Strive, To Seek, To Find, and Not to Yield.
Many Bright Spots to Build On
This was my one game this year to attend. So we made the trek from Athens, GA with an open mind and were fired up by game time. By Halftime we were out of control! The VOLS were tied with the Number 7 team in the Country and we were predicted to finish second or last in the SEC East!!!! Even after the nightmarish second half, I am SO PROUD of our VOLS!!!!! I really believe(get ready for this) that we can stand toe to toe with Florida next weekend. Prior to Saturday I would have never thought that. I don’t see us getting blown out this weekend. Seriously! GO VOLS! I really hope we do not have many fair weather fans b/c when this storm breaks, the sunshine is going to be that much sweeter. IT’S GREAT TO BE A TENNESSEE VOL!!!
"I will give my all for Tennessee Today."
QB Play
I saw bright spots too, but……
Does Matt Simms have what it takes to throw for 200 + yards, two TD’s and no picks against an SEC calibar defense? I have a hard time saying yes to that question after the first 2 weeks. That Pick Six was as bad as Ric Clausen’s against ND in 2004. Just gave the game away.
I will be pulling for Matt to step it up against the Gators.
Simms About Right
I liked Simms’ play last night. I know he threw into coverage and got picked off, but at least he had the guts to throw the pass in the first place. I can’t knock the guy for an error in the second game of the season, esp against the #7 ranked team and under pressure to keep the march going. When interceptions become a pattern, then I’ll start to worry. I believe even Peyton still throws one once in a while.
HE . . . COULD . . . GO . . . ALL . . . THE . . . WAY! TOUCHDOWN, TENNESSEE!!!
by Orange&WhiteForever on Sep 13, 2010 1:40 AM EDT reply actions
Ah, ah,
See, my foresight told me that Zach would be the one behind Moore, but then I switched them through logic. If only I could write code off of instinct … ;-)
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I will give my North Carolina for Tennessee Today. Apparently.
Heh
Just my luck, only via the complete lack of scoring did I even stay in the top 10
Yay me!
Oh wait…
BloodSpite
"Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football." John Heisman
Can't pass up the opportunity to talk trash
What’s this, ladies and gentlemen? I give the rest of my fellow prognosticators a week off to catch up and I’m still tied for first? How is that possible?
(OK, the reality is: I was lucky in the first week and Oregon week was a disaster for everyone – but don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story).
The COEXIST bumper sticker is ridiculous. How are people supposed to get along when one side is flying planes into tall buildings or wearing sweater vests full of C4 and nails? The faiths are MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.
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