Recruiting Forum Football Talk XLIV

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seaofORANGE22 said:
What does it mean when you some of you keep saying:

"if so and so is the hire, I'm out."

Are you saying you're out of being a fan of the Vols? Fan of college football? Out of going to the games? Only gonna go to a couple per year? Just gonna back away and not obsess over every tiny detail? (Probably a good idea either way for all of us).

Just curious. I can't imagine actually "being out" on anything Vol related. My levels of interest kinda fluctuate anyways depending on the season of life I'm in. But I'm never gonna be "out" just for the record.

Honestly even if we suck forever I'll keep watching them. I'll be like the 90 year old Cubs fans that suffered through 100 years of watching a loser. And I will be proud to do it hoping that one day I'll see my Vols win it all again. I'll be miserable and loyal. What else is there? I didn't choose this to be my team. They chose me and represented all that was good in the world when I was a kid. I'll always see them like that. We're in the midst of bad times. Yeah. Welcome to sports. They happen. We dont get to be the best there ever was. It doesn't matter.

If we were terrible for 100 years I would likely have to block out all media types slowly over time. Ive been cutting out more and more every year anyway. I just don't care what they all think. If we were good they would just move the goal posts on us anyways. None of them want anything good for us. I don't need their respect now and I won't need it when we are celebrating our 7th national title sometime in the future. I will hopefully just hug my dad and everybody else around me and cry tears of joy probably and try to soak in that moment as much as possible. That day will be glorious. I hope you guys will stick around here long enough for us all to see it together.

I don't know. Just some random thoughts here on a Sunday. As I'm reading through some of these posts wondering if maybe Gruden is gonna come here to turn us around. Maybe. Maybe not. It's all hope anyways. That's all we've got. Even if we get him, the wins that follow are all maybes too.

But hoping for the best either way. Cause I'll still be here hoping we finally get it right.

Go big orange forever
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When they say they’re “out”, they mean they will only update us on how “out” they are 3-4 times an hour instead of the usual 14-15. :)
 
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When I say I'm out, I'll just dial back my enthusiasm. Watch them on TV when I can. Saturdays won't revolve around the Vols. Still pull for them.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
When I say I'm out, I'll just dial back my enthusiasm. Watch them on TV when I can. Saturdays won't revolve around the Vols. Still pull for them.
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Same here. I’ll have hobbies I can catch up on, on Saturdays. I’ll also save a lot more money not going nuts and buying Vols everything.
 
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Ron Swanson said:
Nailed it. VQ is the best place on the internet for real solid Vol info. Doesn't get better than Hubbs. Although I sure to miss Fortenberry, he was fantastic at his job. Jesse's not awful but he's a prick and a gator. If Currie was sharing info Hubbs would report it.

The reason I post here is because this is the best sports message board on the web. Thanks, Freak :hi: VQ's board is like all the forums on VN combined into ONE and being ugly...yes, I know that sounds horrible. It IS.

Some of you can knock Hubbs and VQ all you want but at least he's not sharing unconfirmed rumors and being a pathetic homer like some other sites. He's the best in the biz.

Also, stop with the "People pay for that?!?!?!" line. It's $10/mo guys. Most of you spend more than that on Mountain Dew.
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VQ is by far the best in the business (I really don't care if they're grammatically correct), and it's really not even close. Hubbs, Lewis, Price, Brice, & Fortenberry were a heck of a crew. Simonton is definitely a downgrade from Fortenberry, and I bet Brice wishes he had never left.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
No, I'm hoping the boys can handle Vandy and go out on a winning note. Seniors deserve something good. Hoping we won't lose that never have lost 8 status. Excited about this basketball team.
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I'm with you. I know that never going winless in the SEC and never losing 8 games in a season doesn't mean much to some, but it means a lot to the program and to those who've been around it for a while. More than many understand. I hope the team takes it to heart and finds a way to salvage something.
 
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Ron Swanson said:
Does anyone think we'll have a new coach within 15 days?



-Hubbs
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Ugh. I sort of cringe every time that name comes up. It's the exact same feeling I had when the names Derek Dooley and Butch Jones kept turning up in '09 and '12.

I remember thinking over and over again, surely it
Won't be that Dooley guy, surely it won't be that Dooley guy.
 
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Good to see ya around LAVol. It’s been a rollercoaster as Gruden has hit a fever pitch and people dispute names after Patterson and Petersen over who would be acceptable.

Many of us are convinced Gruden is still in play for a myriad of reasons.

It’s been more lighthearted and fun most of this week here.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
When I say I'm out, I'll just dial back my enthusiasm. Watch them on TV when I can. Saturdays won't revolve around the Vols. Still pull for them.
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To me, that’s not really out though. That’s pulling back. When someone says “I’m out” it makes me want to post the Curly Bill gif. It comes across as not being a true Vol fan.

I usually hate when people question other’s fan cards, but you don’t quit on your team.

I DO however understand being less interested. Just “I’m out” sounds bad and I’m sick of seeing it.
 
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They're hoping to push recruiting visits to the first week in December, so they want to have a new coach on board by then. That's still possible.
 
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LA Vol said:
I'm with you. I know that never going winless in the SEC and never losing 8 games in a season doesn't mean much to some, but it means a lot to the program and to those who've been around it for a while. More than many understand. I hope the team takes it to heart and finds a way to salvage something.
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Forgot about the O'fer in the SEC.
 
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Paysites irk me in general. If you have good content, advertisers will pay you all you need. Thanks Freak for doing what you, and providing it for free to us. :hi:
 
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We hire Norvell and I see him getting a Gene Chizik like welcome. People meeting him at the airport telling him to go back to Memphis. That'll be a fine how do ya do for Mike. Welcome to big orange country.
 
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