"Jonathan Zenon scored on an 18-yard interception return with 9:54 left to put LSU (11-2) ahead, then Darry Beckwith picked off another pass by Erik Ainge deep in Tigers territory to seal it."
Yes, that was the bottom line.
Ainge played like a poised senior until his final few throws, when he tossed the ball to the wrong team. Zenon stepped in front of a receiver making a square-in and had an easy romp to the end zone.
"I shouldn't have thrown it," Ainge said.
However, I went to http://www.govolsxtra.com/ for a little consolation from Vol fans and was disappointed to read so many comments bashing and hating on Ainge. Some criticism is fair enough but blaming a loss completely on a quarterback, at any level, reveals only a lack of general football knowledge. Sad to see. Sometimes I am ashamed to be a native Tennessean and Vol fan. But, hey, there always were plenty of #### to go around.
I also can't believe the continuous Philip Fulmer hating when he had us only a few plays away from the first SEC Championship in nine years. And it's not like we didn't play for that championship in 2001 and 2004 as well. We have won the East Division three of the last seven years. That's something to be proud of, not something to fire a coach over. I can handle winning the East every three years with Florida and Georgia in our division.
And so many people bashing Jonathan Hefney? That one I really don't get.
When a four loss Vol team beats the two teams that beat the two loss SEC champion Tigers that are going to play in the National Championship Game, in this age of such tight parity that the number one and two teams in the BCS lose on each of the the last two weekends of the season, said behavior is simply not merited.
The Tennessee defense never let Georgia get moving. Tennessee went after the Bulldogs from the opening kick, and never let up. "They beat us soundly today," Georgia Coach Mike Richt said.
Georgia managed only two first downs in the first half, and didn't cross midfield until after halftime. The Vols shut down elusive running back Knowshon Moreno, holding him to only 30 yards -- more than 50 below his average. Thomas Brown ran for 20 yards before an injured shoulder sidelined him for the second half.
"We didn't help the defense at all," Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said. "It was like we were shell-shocked."
For the sixth time in the last nine seasons, a September loss has forced the University of Tennessee's football team to redirect its goals.
Edited from: Vols regroup after loss, Monday, September 03, 2007
By Stephen Hargis, Assistant Sports Editor, Chatanooga Times Free Press
"As far as tackling, we did not have a good day at all," UT Coach Phil Fulmer said. "It wasn't just up front. The front played reasonably well. It was our tackling. It was some at linebacker and a lot at safety. Jonathan Hefney has made a lot of plays for us here and will make a lot more, but he did not have his best game at safety.
"Stopping the run remains a concern. They're very skilled and quick at tailback, and they made us miss. Cal has good backs, but they're not that good."
Tennessee's inability to wrap up allowed Cal to rush for 230 yards. Fulmer said after watching game film that he counted 22 missed tackles.
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