I believe Urban was explaining why Tennessee was able to take the ball from its 4 and score after Tebow's fumble. We were giving them the small gain while guarding against the long pass. They ate clock for us. Who cares if they take 10 minutes to score from there. They still had to score twice more afterwards and there were only two minutes left when they got their touchdown.
This is basic clock management and Kiffin should know it too. Question is, why didn't they try to win instead of just eating up the game clock? They have become Vanderbilt. "We almost beat Florida in '96 when they won their first NC." Now Tennessee can say they almost beat Florida when they won their fourth. That ought to really help their recruiting. You're exactly right, Zeb. Oliver Barry CRS,GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks Realty 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 Phone: 615-826-4040 Fax: 615-822-2027 Mobile: 615-972-4239 _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Vega Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 9:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Gainesville SUN GATOR Articles for Today (2009-09-22) [10 Articles] With UT's game plan last Saturday, we win 100 times out of a 100. Had it gambled more, it might have increased those odds to a 1 in 10 chance of winning. But - doing so would have also increased the chance of a blowout. It was clear that UT preferred the certainty of a close loss to the chance of a blowout, even if it had to abandon all hope of win. The presumed strategy would relate to recruiting, and showing how much "closer" UT has come to UF. -Zeb On Sep 22, 2009, at 9:30 AM, Shane Ford wrote: Kiffin said the Vols got beat by Tebow, who made some key scrambling plays in third-and-long situations. He'd also like another shot at the senior quarterback who he calls "Superman." "I wish it was like basketball where we got another chance to play them, where we play them two times in a year," he said. "Unfortunately we won't get to play him again, and they'll have to play without (Tebow) next time." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
