UCF at TC last night was bunk. The "hang" with old and new friends was spectacular and the seats awesome, but the fights were boring. I guess there was a pretty big upset in the finale, but that felt it lasted about 15 seconds. The fights that went three rounds and 15 minutes each provided little action, and the throng was booing lustily all night due to the limited action, minimal punching and overall boredom.
I can imagine when the battling is fierce and intense the events could be intriguing, and UFC does bring with it a buzz from the crowd, but I must have caught it on an off night because the potency of the matches matched our offense at Detroit last night -- minimal scoring.
Depth chart done, win predicted, many passing yards to be had tomorrow, Tennessee has a bunch of high-round picks playing on its defense, KARL KLUG of Caledonia is on a homecoming and first-place status should be held. Go Jacksonville, beat the Bears on a travel off Monday-night football so we can be soul alone in first place.
-- TENN. ALLOWS 26 first downs a game, most PG in the NFL
-- TENN. allows 37.8 PPG, most in the NFL.
-- The Titans have just six sacks and no player has more than one.
-- CB JASON MCCOURTY is DEVIN'S (Pats) twin brother. Aw, football family.
-- The Titans have allowed seven TE TD's. Three to SOMETHINGCALLED DANTE ROSARIO.
-- Former Vikings DARIUS REYNAUD won AFC ST P.O.M. for Septmeber. He has a 105-yd KR TD versus Det. (who doesn't?) and threw a wonderful lateral to TOMMIE CAMPBELL on a PR for a 65-yd TD. The KR TD was his first TD in the NFL. Darius was out of FB during 2011 season.
-- BLAIR WALSH was 12 touchbacks and zero walk-off winners.
-- PERCY HARVIN has 698 combo yards (345 kr, 299 rec., 54 rush), most in the NFL. He has zero offensive TD's.
-- The Vikings are 4-for-6 with TD's in the "red zone" at home this year, including 2-for-2 against the Niners. They were 0-for-1 at Detroit last week.
-- TOBY averages 2.7 YPC and has fumbled three times.
-- ADRIAN'S long run this year is 20 yards. His career long was an 80-yard TD in 2010 versus the Lions. He has 11 career runs of 50 plus, one behind BOB SMITH.
-- CHRISTIAN has thrown 124 consecutive passes sans and interception.
-- Christian is 62 percent in the "red zone," fourth best this year behind RYAN, RODGERS and RIVERS.
-- Minnesota averages just five penalities PG.
-- KEVIN WILLIAMS and ANTOINE WINFIELD have four def. TD's, tied for the most in team lore. JARED ALLEN has four safeties, tied for most in NFL lore.
-- HARRISON SMITH is a Knoxville native and 2006 at Knoxville Catholic HS was named the state's P.O.Y. for his work at S and RB. He also was a state decathalon champ while in HS.
-- JAMARCA SANFORD has FF two consecutive games. The team has 19 FR since the start of 2011, second best in the game behind the Niners.
-- The teams' 62 sacks since the start of last season is tied for first in the NFL. We have 12 this year and generated five at Det.
-- The teams' "red-zone" defense is fourth best in the NFL, allowing just four TD's from 12 stops.
-- Winfield has averaged nine TPG the last three.
-- CHAD GREENWAY has 55 tackles for the year and 31 the last two games.
-- CHRIS JOHNSON went for 141 at Houston but was averaging 1.3 YPC his previous three games (33-for-45 yds.). He has zero rushing TD's this year.
-- WR NATE WASHINGTON has two rec. TD's this year and a 71-yard score against Det. Last season all seven of his TD's were from MATT HASELBECK.
-- TENN. FB QUINN JOHNSON won a SB with GB.
-- Percy's 38.3 YPKR is best in the NFL.
-- K ROB BIRONAS is 21 of 29 lifetime from 50 and beyond, tops all time in the NFL (72 percent). He has nine game-winners and his long this year is just 38. He is 0-for-2 from 40 plus this year.
-- TENN. P BRETT KERN was coached in 2009 at Denver by Vikes' ST coach MIKE PRIEFFER.
-- TENN. LG STEVE HUTCHINSON spent six years with the Vikings and started 89 reg.-season games. Tomorrow is his 158 reg.-season game.
-- JASPER BRINKLEY had 13 tackles at Detroit.
-- ROOKIE WR KENDALL WRIGHT has two TD's and is averaging 8.2 YPC.
