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Hopefully we'll have some pleasant surprises.

They better figure out how to paint a checkerboard endzone before we go back there for the SECC. :powert:

Run blocking does not appear to be improved. On Kelly's one good run he was still hit in the backfield.

LBs really showing out early.

Bituli is looking good. Ditto Jumper and Kongbo.

Alright, Dormady's no freshman.  He's a thrid year guy.  Time to take the training wheels off.

Defense is looking good - showing speed and aggressiveness to the ball

Welp, Justin Martin is in midseason form. :banghead:

Was just about to post the same thing BDV. Still pretty happy with the defense this quarter.

We'll see.  GT has adjusted by running more N/S, negating our speed advantage.

Also, Calloway had a nice block on the kickoff - assuming he's the #1 on the return team.

Will we see Guarantano this series?

it was Calloway

Thanks Pirate. That was almost Jennings-like.

No catch

Sure wish Josh Malone had stuck around.  Jennings made the spectacular plays last year, but Malone was by far our most consistent and reliable WR.  Having someone like that would really help a young QB.

Sigh.

not being in the stadium it is difficult to watch routes but it is clear that Dormady is comfortable with Jennings and not much else

One good thing that last series is better protection
Also, shockingly, we threw on first down.  Nice pass, maybe 3" off on a long pass is not bad

Martin has to go.

pulled
I think we will see 12 and 7 most of the rest of the way
Martin is better against the run but ...

#12, there are other receivers than #15

I know it was just practice, but QD completed some passes in the spring game that we haven't seen in Knoxville since 1996.  I was really hoping he'd be more accurate than this. :banghead:

Dormady rushed after the bad snap
Color gut clueless as usual

Great effort by Wolf. Really nice to get six.

Not impressed with QD's decision making thus far.

BTW Pirate, you got work in the morning?

in theory, taking the morning off
2:10 here

Improvement of the staff evident on two cut shots to "the backpack" with the QB on the sideline

Note Kingbo stayed home on the backside to limit the play
Not remarked on by the clueless color guy because it doesn't fit his meme

We haven't been shutout since 1994.  That streak may end this year. :banghead:

Bituli and Jumper already with 12 and 11 tackles, respectively.  That's not a good thing...

expected against this offense

Except you hope they can actually get off the field occasionally.

On the long pass to start this drive QMac covered the receiver deep,down field
Not noticed by the crack TV crew

They did correctly note we are not as aggressive as we were to start the game

One thing to note is the backups aren't playing as well as the starters on defense

At DE Taylor is playing very well, Kongbo steady, Phillips was abused
Tackles not playing well lately

That was some classic clock mismanagement at the end of the half.

Glad you're not on the hook for early morning meetings.

How did we not burn timeout #2 there? Stupid.

Receivers are a hot mess right now.  Catch the freaking ball.

Jennings appeared to be hurt pretty bad.  It suxes to anticipate this day all off-season, only to have watched what we just watched.

On the bright side, McDowell did a solid job in coverage what seems like hours ago.

Also, Kongbo and Taylor have done well. It's not optimal, but could be worse.

watching on my laptop

Don't ask how ...  :naughty:

Jennings out for at least the rest of this game, just announced. :banghead:

walkimg to the locker room perhaps a wrist injury
He also took a  hard hit to the head

Bad choice ther on the option
Not sure who it was

We are cover the pitch man
Warrior on the previous play

Our DTs no penitration at all

99 three yards blown down field

kongbo 6'yards

why are we 2 yes off the LOS?

Not fighting off the cut blocks at all

Don't know if it is for this game or a season change but the DEs stance is radically different than last year
Does allow them to move laterally better

fizzle fizzle fizzle

Are my tax dollars funding a clandestine feed of American football in the UK? If so, that makes me proud. If not, I'll pretend that's the case and still be proud.

i will only say that technology can be a wonderful thing
And I don't have to listen to blob on xm

Need GT to cough it up a couple of times, or...

This looks like an October game under Dooley when they had already been eliminated from anything meaningful and were just playing out the season.  No spark.  No emotion.  Just listless. :frown:

Didn't see a lot of adjustments on the first drive
Did see some poor angles on the option
DL play is getting seemingly worse as the game goes on
Backup LBs sharp drop off

Robertson whiffed on the second down play.

Gotta attack on defense, even if it's unsound. If they score, at least they'll do it quickly.

Just noticed something on the tech LBs
A pump fake will open up receivers
They are reading Dormady and a pump fake will open up an outside receiver as the corners are dropping deep in their quarters
The route tree was good on 3rd down, poor decision by Dormady

Jumper getting blocked easily now
Bituli (39) not pursuing as hard as earlier
Kongbo playing hard though

On the option the DBs covering pitch, LBs not filling from inside

3:20 left in the quarter, and we've run a total of 3 plays on offense.

If you're going to get a look at Guarantano, best do it now.  Because we may not get the ball back again tonight.

Nice play by Mosely

watching the sideline shots, don't think it is going to happen

Johnson was crazy to throw. Should have set up 4th and short. Make it a three score game with a FG.

We sux!!!  Same old crap...

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So our guys have dropped a hundred passes, and then they show Herbstriet's kid making a fingertip catch?  They're just trolling us now. :banghead:

Nice pick on the TE pass
This just in, Kelly runs HARD

Great, get a rythim going and a motion penalty

Nice throw, and terrific snag by Calloway.

Hopefully will put so,e pep back into the defense

Can we lose the trash can? It's not helping.

They need it...

The LB pursuit is not there, opens up those QB keepers

They took advantage of our formation
Ran the seem opposite our deep safety

Nice hold by the WR ON Gaulden

what we don't know is if there was an alignment error bit the free safety was on a hash
With us playing a safety up to defense the run I got to think he was perhaps a bit out of position, similar to our early alignments against BG last year

Aaaand the trashcan already has its own twitter account.  Because of course it does.

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Read option look but the ball was always going to Kelly

Good throw = catch

Calloway is ballin'.

All for naught if the D can't get a stop.

I wish someone would inform Herbie that our QB doesn't have an "N" in his last name.

The offense playing with a sense of urgency
The defense, not so much

No adjustments for the QB counter

Warrior stepping up

Got s chance now. Can run anything.

I score here and we have the mo

Warrior in on three consecutive plays
To the right
To the left
Pass coverage

As well as Kelly has run, would like to have seen him get a chance on second down. Dormady downfield isn't a high percentage play tonight.

It has been clear with #2s body language that there were not much of a plan to play him tonight

Dormady with a Dobbs series there, where you go, what was he thinking/doing?

agree

True FR DB looking lost
Along with Martin

4 minute offense

Wish Dormady would keep again.

One thing, with a TE coach as OC more throws to TE

Go for two. I don't care.

I'm afraid we might've left them too much time.  Need another turnover here.

Scott seems to have developed a rythim
Except for one series, offense executed well

Playing prevent victory defense

Happy with offense actually.

That's twice they ran the seem away from our deep safety

BLOCKED!!!!!!!!!'

it was pulled left and low in any case

Wow

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Terrible kick. Interesting to see how that plays into OT strategy.

In theory, in OT defense against the option should be easier
Less field to defend

I had to share this!  :D  :D  :D

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Pushed Big Mac back 5 yards

That spot!  He was in! :banghead:

Score, go for 2
Dormady to keep on the read option

We should go for 2.  Do you really think Butch will?

no
Not per book

The "chart" says otherwise.  :frown:

TD

If the shoe is on the other foot in this next period, I guarantee Johnson will go for two.

Yep

Kelly with another TD

First lead, can we hold it?

Our tackles being abuses

Jumper has been a disaster on edge stuff.

Sieve comes to mind

not to mention piss poor tackling

Wow.  We didn't really deserve to win that one, but I'll take it.

The crew didn't notice shizzle.  Too busy talking about horses and showing the Herbstreit spawn.  Hebie also couldn't stop slobbering all over GaTech's knob.

 :dielaughing:

Yep.

x3

Hope Vickers is ok.  Other than that I don't recall any other defensive  injuries, which was obviously a concern with GTs blocking.