From where I sit in Y6

Here are my thoughts on the UT/UGA game from where I sit over in the North End Zone.  Again, I don’t pretend to be an expert, just a fan. . .

Most Annoying Fan EVER:  Whoever gave away their tickets to the most annoying human being I have ever been around, thanks!  This guy who sat behind us never, and I mean NEVER shut his mouth.  He apparently was an expert on all topics, from game management, to officiating, to recruiting, to concessions, to the friggin’ UT band and their academic woes.  Now I know the history of the Petro and why the band is down 50 people.  If I heard him scream “Hey recruits, come to UT, you can start right away!” one more time I was going to throw an elbow in his nads.

Time to Trust Lane:  Crompton looked good against an admittedly weak Georgia D, but the thing that stuck out was that the WRs made plays.  Kiffin has been calling them out all season and now we know why, they weren’t helping out our QB.  Sure he hasn’t played well, but they’ve made him look worse than he is.  I can’t help but think that it’s no coincidence that they played much better the week after Warren was dismissed.  What the heck was with that guy?

Kiffin called a nice game, and I liked the roll out calls with Crompton throwing to a moving target.  We get in trouble against good defenses when Crompton tries to throw to a stationary target.  I like the drag routes and the underneath routes off the play action.  If the WRs keep playing like this, and the Defense plays like it has been, all we need is a game manager at QB, not a star.

Recruits:  I sit right next to the recruiting section (see above comment), and from where I sit, the three linemen on their official visits looked impressed.  It’s weird what these kids notice, I saw John Cullen say “wow” when they announced the official attendance.  Of course, there weren’t 103K there, but with the weather, our record, and the fact that a few big high school football games were rescheduled for Saturday, I think the crowd was pretty good.  It was by far the loudest that stadium has been in a while.

A Farewell to Richt?:  Probably not, but I wouldn’t be surprised if his defensive coordinator resigns as early as Monday.  As good as we looked, we owe some of that to how bad Georgia is on D.  Let’s just say we’re not as bad as we looked against Auburn and we’re definitely not as good as we looked today.

Special Teams:  Wow, that was horrible.  We better fix the kickoff coverage stat or we are in trouble.  Bama has a great return man in Arenas, and we are so pathetic in coverage that I get a knot in my stomach every time we score because I know what’s coming.  WHY do we have so many DBs on the coverage team?  We need speed outside, but we need some wedge busters up the middle.  I would complain about Eddie Gran, but he’s a great coach, a great guy, and our running backs look great.  We just need to get this fixed.

That’s all for now, time to watch LSU try to beat the Gators in Baton Rouge. Let’s all take a break and gather our breath, then its on to Bama in two weeks.

Later,

Stickdaddy.