Defense displeased after 55-48 win

Wes Rucker
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Tennessee defensive coordinator Sal Sunseri sends in a signal during Saturday's win 55-48 win over Troy in Neyland Stadium.

Teams with losing records don’t tend to complain too much about wins. But UT's coaches and defensive players straddled that fine line after Saturday's 55-48 win over Troy.

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7 months ago

http://tennessee.247sports.com/Article/Tennessee-Vols-defense-displeased-after-55-48-win-over-Troy-99367
Teams with losing records don’t tend to complain too much about wins. But UT's coaches and defensive players straddled that fine line after Saturday's 55-48 win over Troy.
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7 months ago

"UT’s defense has played well most of the season —"
Wes, what have you been smoking today?
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7 months ago

I doubt they're anymore displeased than the fans are, without proper coaching, this is what they're going to get. If I was Sal, I would pull a Bray and avoid the media if at all possible.
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7 months ago

What do you say when you don't have answers? Platitudes and cliches. I really feel sorry for these young guys.
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7 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

"It didn’t start too badly, either, with UT holding Troy to 10 points in the first quarter."
10 points per quarter is still 40 pts per game. Way too much for an SEC defense. Sad...
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7 months ago

Don't worry guys Coach Sal just about has the high risk phase of the high risk/high reward defense completely installed! Phase 2 is next!
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I'm just amazed at how many people are upset and surprised about today's defensive performance.
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UTvol4life said...
I'm just amazed at how many people are upset and surprised about today's defensive performance.

Upset - yes, surprised - no
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UTvol4life said...
I'm just amazed at how many people are upset and surprised about today's defensive performance.

It's a question of extent and degree of the "badness". We all knew this defense was bad. No one in their right mind expected real improvement during the rest of the season. BUT there's stinking, and then there's historical and legendary stinking. We expected the former, not the latter.
Can you honestly tell us you predicted that Troy would, by a wide margin, gain more yards on a UT defense than anyone, ever? Did you think it likely that Troy would be "in it w/a chance to win it" with several minutes remaining? Did you think their offense would do better against us than Bama's?
If so, please take me to Vegas with you. I'd like to make a few friendly wagers with your help.

This post was edited by doberVol on 11/3/2012 at 7:54 PM
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Lostball said...
Don't worry guys Coach Sal just about has the high risk phase of the high risk/high reward defense completely installed! Phase 2 is next!

Gallows humor. *A funeral dirge plays in the background*
Better laugh than cry. *Sigh*
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GoBigO said...
"UT’s defense has played well most of the season —"
Wes, what have you been smoking today?

TYPO ALERT!!!!
Should say "hasn't played well."
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Wes Rucker said...
TYPO ALERT!!!!
Should say "hasn't played well."

Okay, Wes, are you calling an ill-advised timeout here??? LOL. Nothing else to laugh at about this game..this is worse than the Cubs, so that's getting pretty bad...
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7 months ago

Sunseri looks like one of the Three Stooges in the first picture of this article...."Knyuck, Knyuck, Knykuck!"
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doberVol said...
It's a question of extent and degree of the "badness". We all knew this defense was bad. No one in their right mind expected real improvement during the rest of the season. BUT there's stinking, and then there's historical and legendary stinking. We expected the former, not the latter.
Can you honestly tell us you predicted that Troy would, by a wide margin, gain more yards on a UT defense than anyone, ever? Did you think it likely that Troy would be "in it w/a chance to win it" with several minutes remaining? Did you think their offense would do better against us than Bama's?
If so, please take me to Vegas with you. I'd like to make a few friendly wagers with your help.

+1
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Our D is so bad I'm starting to wonder if Sal is an undercover spy to destroy what team we have left. NAH. He's just an incompetent coach who saban and smart made look good. Lol
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UT Defense displeased after a 55-48 win? !!! No Sh1t !!!
At least now we know what our offense must do to win games.... Put up 50, good grief.
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7 months ago

I believe Wes said hasn't played well rather than has.
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What the he1l is Dooley chuckling about? He feels pretty good? Has this proven loser just accepted that he will be fired?
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rrpdmd said...
What the he1l is Dooley chuckling about? He feels pretty good? Has this proven loser just accepted that he will be fired?

After all the other rhetoric spewed during his comments, I actually enjoyed this one. I wonder how many college football games have been won when the defense of the winning team gave up over 700 yards? I'd bet not too dang many.
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Saban is probably twiddling his thumbs in his office chair every sat night with a big grin thinkin about how lucky he is that Dooley took Sunseri off his hands so he wouldn't be obligated to make him the DC after Smart leaves for a HC gig. He's gotta see our performance every week and is pleased that he got to keep the good Sunseri l
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The coaching staff needs to print out a graph that tracks defensive yards given up and keep it current. The players and coaches need a visual picture of the futility of their performance from week to week. It also needs to be a reverse graph with the 721 yards given at the bottom. Graphs can be motivating showing failure and trends and urges one to improve the picture individually and as a unit. It will also put Sunseri on the target. T
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Domtarvol said...
Our D is so bad I'm starting to wonder if Sal is an undercover spy to destroy what team we have left. NAH. He's just an incompetent coach who saban and smart made look good. Lol

I have to admit, that same thought has crossed my mind!
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How are or defensive players still not getting the calls? How is that possible?
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