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I'll be traveling the entire game so, umm, here's to an injury-free contest.

Apparently I can't do rudimentary time zone math. Guess I get to follow the first quarter.

As expected, 5 and 15 getting the warmup reps
Milton NOT dressed

Not dressed? Smart move. Don't let a guy sneak himself into the game; though in Milton's case that would be tough.

Aaand guess we are leaving now so no game tracking until about 3:30. GBO!

Charles, who blocked the punt last week is a game Captain

Did you all happen to catch College Gameday? They are at Penn State today for their game with Auburn. One of the signs in the crowd said We Want Bama, Not Their Little Brother. Thought it was quite funny. But does Penn State really want to poke the Elephant.  They beat Wisconsin so I guess they think they are playoff bound.

Good move. Very impressed by his effort.

Do we look great and/or terrible yet?

Glad to see Payton get a TD. His block for Hooker's first (?) score against Bowling Green was terrific.

Already starting the fake injuries

Your concern for bamas national brand is touching BP.

Where’s this fizzleing crew from?

Young so far going inside
2 tackles so far

Long first quarter
VOLS had the ball twice and scored in just over 4 minutes of game time

Hyatt didn’t play till this drive

Their QB is out for the game
Would not be surprised if he has a concussion

Hooker disentigrating as the game goes along

Davis in for Mayes last two series
Mays on the exercise back
Hurt his ankle when he blew up the fumble returner

Warren turning into a weapon

Two pints ago Ekler had a LONG teaching lesson to Slaughter, 14 and 8
It was an exited lesson that
Lasted about 3 minutes

Going to be a rainy 2nd half
Sprinkling heavy ahead of the lone

We abandone the deep ball for most of the 2nd quarter

I think Hooker gets the first series

Something fishy with Bailey in a game like this....If he doesn't get in this game except to hand off the last 2 minutes something is really up.

Nope just trying to be funny. I failed.

Bailey gets his shot
A bit mercice
2nd pass he stared down the receiver
The long pass was pretty good (on the off sides)

Just landed and saw the score. It seems acceptable.

Surprised Evans had 15 touches AND such a low YPC.

Bailey with field position
Turn him lose

BRW he got a nice ovation when he came on the field and the players were pumping him up as well

Too bad he doesn’t get to play with all the starters.

Dancing deer with the TD

Got our 40+

I'll take it. Any day the backup kicker gets reps for fun is good.

I only saw about a quarter, had stuff to do today.  Normally I just watch the rest off the DVR, but had no way to record this one.

What little I saw there were some sloppy plays...muffed handoff from Hooker to Evans, low snap, even a long pass given up near the end of the game.

It went about as expected but those sloppy plays show we still need to clean it up a bit.

For now it looks like Hooker will get us through this season while Milton and Bailey compete for the future, but it's early.  The Florida game may change all that.  But if it plays out that way for the whole season, at this moment in time I would be okay with it just going by what I've seen so far.

These cupcake games suck. They don't really tell you what your team has and gets folks hurt in a throwaway game.

These cupcake games are awesome.  They are a great way to get better practice reps in and the best way to evaluate personnel.  It's the best way for this kind of team (thin on talent and confidence) to get ready for the big boys.  Pitt was a decent test and they fit somewhere in the middle/lower middle of our conference.

But the guys he was playing with are still better than what TTU put out there, and Bailey still showed why he isn't going to play in this offensive scheme.  He just doesn't move well enough, and that's why he is #3. 

The fact that he didn't get in a game like this until there was less than a minute to go in the third quarter says that the coaches have no plans for him to play a meaningful snap at UT unless it's in a dire emergency.  No slight against the kid, but if he wants to play he really needs to start looking for a new home. 

I think you are right on target.  He did not seem to move well in the pocket at all.  But he did throw some good passes.  Too bad we can't trade him in this brave new world of CFB.