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02-06-2008, 10:55 AM
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| | King of Gooberland
Join Date: Jan 2006  Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 2,734
| I hate to say the sky is falling but...
We've all felt a downward spiral coming...but it may be close to an all out free fall soon...
Think about the last four classes we've had...
2005: top 5 class...but how many of those guys that got us that high ranking turned into flops? Henderson, Shelley, Mathis, Rawls, Cox, Coker, Myers
2006: Not in the top 30
2007: Nice class...hopefully it will keep producing
2008: Not in the top 30
I hate to say the sky is falling but if this keeps up then teams will start "out-talenting" us just like we used to do to everyone else back in the day....
We won't have to worry about in-game coaching or player development...teams will just line up and blow us off the ball in every facet of the game
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02-06-2008, 10:59 AM
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| | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,993
| I'm not willing to be that negative yet. Let's see what the new coaches and players do in the upcoming season. Not willing to call this until they lay their cards out.
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02-06-2008, 11:02 AM
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| | New Coach, New Era!
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Johnson City
Posts: 2,866
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Originally Posted by blamie  We've all felt a downward spiral coming...but it may be close to an all out free fall soon...
Think about the last four classes we've had...
2005: top 5 class...but how many of those guys that got us that high ranking turned into flops? Henderson, Shelley, Mathis, Rawls, Cox, Coker, Myers
2006: Not in the top 30
2007: Nice class...hopefully it will keep producing
2008: Not in the top 30
I hate to say the sky is falling but if this keeps up then teams will start "out-talenting" us just like we used to do to everyone else back in the day....
We won't have to worry about in-game coaching or player development...teams will just line up and blow us off the ball in every facet of the game | We finished #23 in 2006. Per Rivals...... http://rivals100.rivals.com/TeamRank...rt=0&year=2006 | |
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02-06-2008, 11:39 AM
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| | King of Gooberland
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 2,734
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Originally Posted by tennisguy | Okay...my bad on that one...
We were still substantially outrecruited by the best teams in the SEC that year...which is something we will also be able to say about this year...
If a team is substantially bigger, stronger, faster than the team they line up against then they are going to beat that team at least 7-8 out of 10 times....
People have cmplained about coaching and player development at UT and said that talent is the only thing that has kept us near the top for a long time now...
Well now we aren't getting that talent...so what does that mean for us?
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02-06-2008, 11:42 AM
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| | Recreational User
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bad Newz, VA
Posts: 18,287
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Originally Posted by blamie
2007: Nice class...hopefully it will keep producing
| to call it "nice" is a big understatement | |
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02-06-2008, 11:46 AM
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| | Agent Orange
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 4,042
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Originally Posted by utvolpj to call it "nice" is a big understatement | And considering a good portion of it redshirted, I hope the best of it has yet to be seen. Though topping the Berry/Vinson tandem will be hard. | |
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02-06-2008, 11:52 AM
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| | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Greeneville, Tennessee
Posts: 756
| Is there anyone out there thats worth a damn that we can get | |
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02-06-2008, 11:53 AM
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| | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Greer, SC
Posts: 933
| The 07 class will leave their mark. I see great things coming from them. | |
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02-06-2008, 12:07 PM
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| | Did I mention Bama sucks?
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ashland City,TN
Posts: 10,749
| Agree, last years class was about as good as you could hope for. It will have to carry us for the next couple of years. If next years class is par with this one we should start to worry. Until then we should be able to compete with anyone. Probably won't win every big game against a rival, but we can compete nontheless. | |
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02-06-2008, 12:09 PM
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| | Best team in the East
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Knoxville
Posts: 4,618
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Originally Posted by utvolpj to call it "nice" is a big understatement | But that would hinder his argument, so of course he wouldn't want to give Fulmer credit where it's due. | |
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02-06-2008, 12:11 PM
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| | Member
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
Posts: 47
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Originally Posted by blamie We've all felt a downward spiral coming...but it may be close to an all out free fall soon...
Think about the last four classes we've had...
2005: top 5 class...but how many of those guys that got us that high ranking turned into flops? Henderson, Shelley, Mathis, Rawls, Cox, Coker, Myers
2006: Not in the top 30
2007: Nice class...hopefully it will keep producing
2008: Not in the top 30
I hate to say the sky is falling but if this keeps up then teams will start "out-talenting" us just like we used to do to everyone else back in the day....
We won't have to worry about in-game coaching or player development...teams will just line up and blow us off the ball in every facet of the game | Future doesn't look to bright. It doesn't really matter though. Even when we were tops in recruiting you never saw anyone until their Jr or Sr. Year. | |
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02-06-2008, 12:16 PM
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| | The Minister of Defense
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Russellville, AR
Posts: 14,598
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Originally Posted by UTLCA But that would hinder his argument, so of course he wouldn't want to give Fulmer credit where it's due. | what credit is he due this recruiting season? | 
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02-06-2008, 12:23 PM
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| | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dayton, TN
Posts: 468
| All things considered this year could be worse. All new staff, two horrendous losses on national TV to big time rivals, and even worse stupidity by 4 or 5 players at the absolutely worse possible time imaginable besides prep week for the NC. Yea I am just ready to get this recruiting season over and start playing ball. | |
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02-06-2008, 12:29 PM
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| | Fear the Orange...pants!
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 281
| 1 top 20 class every three years isn't going to cut it, especially when we seldom "coach anyone up". | |
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