Was flipping through the DVR, and saw I had the Tennessee game from last year still on the DVR. So I watched it, beginning to end--pretty much sure I was required to after discovering it. My observations/comments from the game:
1. We looked like a good team. Expectations and hype were still surrounding the team, we were ranked #4 at the time.
2. Trevor Knight looked good--especially in the first half. A couple of mis-reads on the zone read, but his passing was really good for the most part. He did get one pick, but it was at the end of the half and he put the ball on the money. The receiver (I think it was KJ) had it bounce off of his chest and into the hands of the defender.
3. Our defensive line was incredible, and Striker was amazing. We were in Worley's face on almost every play.
4. Funny to hear Herbstreit gush about out defense....if only he knew. Although there were times when he questioned why our DBs were so far off the ball, especially on plays when were bringing pressure. Good point Herbie.
5. The difference between Keith Ford/Alex Ross and Perine is noticable. Perine is just a beast. I can't wait to see him play this year.
6. 2 unfortunate penalties led to the Vols only scores. We would have had a good shot at a shut out without the offsides on Hayes that led to the TD, and the inadvertant face mask on Tapper on his sack that led to the FG.
7. That probably was a fumble on Perine.
8. How did we go from looking like that, to playing like such dog crap further on in the season? Is Tennessee that bad? The team that showed up in the Cotton bowl, TCU, Baylor, OSU, Clemson looked nothing like what we put on the field against the Volunteers.
9. The striped stadium looks pretty cool on TV.
10. why do I still get nervous watching a replay of a game I know the outcome to?