Another frustrating trend that continued early in this game is the opponents' refusal to kick the ball to the Oregon returners, especially Thomas. In fact, the fumbled punt return by Thomas came from a kick that went end over end, and he just tried to make a play off of it. I must admit that it is a good strategy to kick the ball away from him and out of bounds so that there is no return, and then you force the offense to have to go a little bit further to get into the end zone. This kind of strategy however, is frustrating for the fans because it doesn't afford many exciting plays on special teams, which can really give life to a game if you ask me.

     As frustrating as it may be for a team to continuously kick the ball to the outside and out of bounds, it is necessary for a team that is so out matched. It was probably the only good strategy that Tennessee could come with to get around DeAnthony Thomas' speed and agility. With the on side kicks Tennessee was really trying to avoid as much humiliation as possible by denying Oregon the possible points that Thomas could have scored on the returns. After all the final score was 63 to 14, in favor of Oregon. And as for the kicks making the game boring, it was not big deal because Oregon, with their skill, can make a special play even if it's not on a return. Oregon doesn't need returns to make an entertaining game.