I don't accept that we should have lost to VaTech the way we did, anymore than you accept any of Dooley's losses. They weren't THAT good.
But how do you explain the 42-17 shellacking by Ole Miss? That was freaking embarassing. It's one thing to lose that way to bama or florida, another completely to lose that way to Ole Miss.
While I'm at it, we should have beaten UCLA. Kiffin's playcalling at the end of that game was horrible. He ran Hardesty for one play, then Bryce Brown ran in while Hardesty ran out and tried Bryce, then Hardesty came back in for two plays. Hardesty gained 7 yards on two plays and Bryce got stopped cold, then we went for it on 4th and goal from the one and got stuffed. Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid. Hardesty was a far better between the tackles runner than Bryce. If he had carried all three, it would have been an easy TD IMO. Hell, he wore them both out having to run back and forth to the sideline! The fizzleing MORON!
Then we lost to Auburn 26-22. Auburn had the worst run D in the league, if not the country that year. We ran 45 yards to their 9 yard line and Kiffin, that amazing dumass, had CROMPTON pass the ball three times in a row, and then we missed the FG.
I know Crompton played well later in the season, but WTF was Kiffin thinking? That was the difference in the game right there!
And speaking of that bammer game, recall that Kiffin chose to run out the clock after our kicker had ALREADY MISSED two field goals from that same distance.
WTF was he thinking? That kicker had been inconsistent from beyond 40 yards all season and we had it first and 10 with over a minute left, and he runs out the clock? Ridiculous! Cody didn't cost us that game, KIFFIN did. Cody didn't have to block it, that kid would have missed anyway.
Also recall that we let a terrible Kentucky team take us into OT. Was that mentally tough?
I will grant you that Kiffin had his moments, but he was far from perfect as a coach and his attitude, disdain for recruiting rules and general douchebaggery greatly outweighed that.
Fulmer could have done as well or better than Kiffin IMO.
And look...Lane already lost to Stanford...again, with a really talented USC team. The effects of probation are going to eviscerate that team next year, and I think they drop 1-2 more games this year. I am really going to enjoy that.
I shouldn't have brought Kiffin up........................this discussion has nothing to do with him........................................Dooley just needs to prove himself, which he has yet to do. It's time for Dooley to put up. This is year 3.................................
NO MORE EXCUSES..........YOU PROVE YOURSELF WITH A GAMEPLAN THAT FOR STARTERS GEORGIA HAS TROUBLE WITH AND IS NOT READY FOR.............................AND LEADS TO A WIN PERIOD DOTI am like ReVolver and LYN and honestly can't believe that anyone would make excuses or try to reason for our SUCKING IN FOOTBALL(NOT THAT YOU HAVE).........................WE STILL ARE TENNESSEE! WE SHOULD DEMAND BETTER THAN WHAT WE ARE GETTING THE LAST 2 YEARS. The loss to Florida does not bother me as bad as the way the team just collapsed, hung their heads, and got blown off the field at the end.