🏈 Tide loses heartbreaker to 'Dores

[psychojoe]

http://www.tidesports.com/article/2...L?Title=Vandy-inches-past-UA-with-free-throws

We played hard, played smart for the most part, but it came down to Vandy being a little deeper and a little better. Still, we had our chances and it would have been a great win for us.

 

[RollTideRandy]

I'm still not ready to talk about it.......... :frown:

 

[TideAlum05]

I couldn't find a feed online so I just followed via gamecast. It appeared to be an epic chokejob. Also the FT disparity between the 2 teams was insane (but maybe correct?).

 

[psychojoe]

I couldn't find a feed online so I just followed via gamecast. It appeared to be an epic chokejob. Also the FT disparity between the 2 teams was insane (but maybe correct?).

I got it on one of the ESPNs. It was 725 (I think) on Direct TV. I personally thought the game was pretty well officiated. Our trouble stemmed largely fron Vandy being bulkier than we are, and we got called when we tried to shove the wide bodies out.

I wouldn't really call it a choke job. Plainly put, they have better talent and are deeper than we are, and Stallings is a very good coach. We played well but fatigue and foul trouble kicked in. Torrance ended up playing a lot more minutes than what I'd think Grant wanted him to do. All this is not to make excuses. Vandy will be in the dance in March, but we had a great chance to knock them off and just didn't get home with it.

 

[TidePride50]

I watched it on ESPN360 online, and it was a heartbreaker. Even with the loss, I am still encouraged by what I see from Coach Grant and the team. I look forward to the future.