“Poise for the Noise”: Breaking Down Texas A&M as Tennessee Takes Control of Its Playoff Destiny
From Big Orange Sunday · 6:02
Show by 104.5 The Zone | Cumulus Media Nashville
Coach breaks down Tennessee’s next opponent, Texas A&M, using the Aggies’ 17-9 loss to South Carolina as a guide. Tennessee just played South Carolina too, so that game shows a lot. Points will be hard to come by. A&M has struggled to move the ball all year and kicked three field goals without scoring a touchdown in that loss. The game plan he lays out mirrors the win over Kentucky: make A&M drive the length of the field, lean on the kicking game, and don’t help them with penalties. On defense, the key is containing A&M’s mobile quarterback, No. 11, a Middle Tennessee native he compares to South Carolina’s Sellers. Tennessee wants to force him to win from the pocket. A&M’s one-back, open sets should give Tennessee chances to blitz, but he warns about their tight-end shifts. On offense, he says A&M runs a four-man front, plays a lot of man coverage and does little to disguise it, but it shifts its front the way Georgia did. That brings back Phillip Fulmer’s old road rule for linemen: “poise for the noise,” and don’t jump offsides in a loud stadium. He expects play-action seam routes to the tight ends and calls this a good matchup for Tennessee’s No. 11 package. He then turns to the College Football Playoff rankings coming out early this week. Tennessee was No. 13, and several teams ranked above them lost, including No. 12 Ohio State, No. 10 Ole Miss, No. 9 BYU and No. 6 Kentucky, which Tennessee beat. He thinks the Vols should climb four or five spots. Still, he says the only thing that matters now is Texas A&M, a tough road trip in a league full of them. After a sponsor read for American Home Design (26% off, no payments until 2028, now with locations in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Johnson City), he closes by saying Tennessee controls its own destiny and promises to recap the A&M game next Sunday on Big Orange Sunday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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