re: Miles on T-Bob and JJ on last play

a rationalization IMHO. JJ's eyes were definately not on the snap nor was he ready for it. if he had called for the snap, he would have been ready for it, it hit him in the hands. his eyes may have been on the clock, only JJ knows for sure and that's what he told his coach, but i seriously doubt that would have made any difference because he would have had to process that we only had about 2 sec's left and would have then had to call for the snap and it's very likely it would not have got off on time. no matter what defense bull shite we hear from players, coaches, etc. we were TOTALLY CONFUSED and not prepared for not scoring on JJ's run. the substitions at that point were the icing on the cake as that also confused ut. it would have been interesting to see what JJ, coaches and co. would have done if they had NOT made those substitutions and JJ was out there with no play being called. pure speculation but i say complete mental meltdown by JJ and we would not have got another snap. i say this not because of JJ but because our coaching staff has him on such a short lease that he IS NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANY THINKING ON THE FIELD. the coaches require him to get his play from the sideline and we all know how long that takes. we most definately need to put in a package for that situation; that is when we have no time outs and the game is on the line. the qb needs to be in charge and the team needs to know what plays are going to be run. my thoughts would be either a spike or a endzone pattern that the qb can throw it away if the wr is not open,thereby stopping the clock.

Jefferson was not even lined up behind T-Bob.

He was staggered left, halfway over Dworazyck.

Yesterday on Finebaum, a couple of old SEC coaches were discussing the situation, and inadvertently gave T-Bob credit for snapping because he knew there were too many men on the field.

Yeah, that's why he threw his helmet off in disgust, and looked at the sideline the same way the fans, and every other person invested in the program did.

I was actually totally silent as the last events unfolded. I looked down the sideline for the players' reactions, and saw what I expected. Then, glanced over to Miles walking toward the middle of the field, waving Jefferson over. He had his entourage of troopers with him, and I thought to myself, he's going to need them.

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It has been reported by at least three different players that Miles only sent one play in.

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If this is true, then it's evidence for the #1 problem with sending in JJ on 2nd & Goal to run the ball. You shouldn't send in a new QB unless they've got a MINIMUM of 2 plays to run out of the no huddle. Crowton's play calling from 2nd & Goal on is completely and totally inexcusable. Crowton/Miles were saved by two things and things only: T-Bob snapped the ball and Tennessee had 13 players on the field. Otherwise, we might have seen the first ever public execution in Tiger Stadium. As it was, a cheerleader was sent to the hospital.

The clap is to let the center know the offense is set. He turned his head and said something to Ridley. T-Bob snaps in panic. One more second and JJ would have called for the ball. We would have got a free play off and another because of the penalty if needed.

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He turned his head and said something to Ridley.

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Fail. He slapped his hands and about .2 seconds afterwards, he turned his head and looked about 45-60 degrees to his left, somewhere near the left tackle to recevier area. As his head was returning back to center, T-Bob snapped the ball.

Ridley was in back of him.

You need to look again and come back with a different apologetic theory.

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- In my honest opinion, in that situation, JJ should of never been on the field. What did he do to deserve being in the game right there? I'm of the

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This is what really pisses me off about Miles. Putting JJ in at that point made absolutely no fricking sense.

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Smacks of more covering up for JJ. I would bet T Bob had it right the first time.

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How is it a possible cover up for JJ that Les says that Jefferson looked away when the ball was snapped?

Wouldn't that fall completely on Jefferson?

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Ridley was in back of him.

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No. Ridley was a half yard ahead of Jefferson and to Jefferson's right.

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" The good news is we get that play on the field and we are ready to run the play, the quarterback calls for the ball but no one can hear. The quarterback then goes to look at the clock and loses sight of the ball and there is the fumble."

Now that is a bit of "re-framing" that I was not expecting to come out of his mouth. Now T-Bob is partially to blame because Tiger Stadium was so loud with LSU on the field that T-Bob could not hear/see him call for the snap? The film sure looks different in terms of whether JJ looked set and like he was calling for the snap, so I will rewind tivo and review it once again.

So. T-Bob was only a hero for snapping the ball because he failed to hear/see the call for the snap a couple of seconds earlier?

Wow.

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None of this matches what has been said by the players.

This myth that Miles is a "good guy" is just that . . a myth. He threw Jefferson under the bus for his frick up at Ole Miss, and now he's throwing T-Bob under the bus for Tennessee.