Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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Didn’t we have a joke thread that would never end years ago- like before the recruiting forum existed. I think it was a OWB thread. Could be wrong though, I was single then and spent too much time on here. Crazy to think that was 15 years ago. How old is volnation @Freak
 
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Good to hear about Buchanan and Shamburger finding a role. Would like to hear some of these others mentioned as progressing like labruzza, Osborne, jackson. And linebackers Reid and Page.
 
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jordan4vols said:
Hubbs was all on the JG is by far the leader train. He can't jump off it yet even if it were true. Saving some face.
(PS I don't care who wins the job. Just want the best guy to)
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This post doesn't seem like its written by someone who doesn't care who wins the job. Seems like its written by someone who can't jump off the kc train. 😬
 
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Sleegro said:
This post doesn't seem like its written by someone who doesn't care who wins the job. Seems like its written by someone who can't jump off the kc train. 😬
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Couldn’t care less who wins. Just think it’s funny media get to watch 10 minutes of stretching and a little throwing and they base whole opinions on it and then work around scrimmage notes to fit what they said. If JG wins I’m all for it. If KC wins I’m all for it. I want whoever is going to win the most games this year.
 
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LA Vol said:
Abernathy is a high character guy, but it'll be surprising if he remains a starter all year.
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Do you think shamburger starts at safety and when he slides to star in sub packages micah goes in at safety?
 
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Still alot ot guys on this team that I don't know if they will ever live up to billing. Like Bennett, have not heard any positive since new regime. Butler I believe will come along. The above Lbs and DB 's. Then like OL Niehaus(sp?) Brooks, locklear. Then WR Byrd, latrell Williams, and TE Brown. There are some more names. I just hope that with new coaching and S&C they will turn into contributors as not to be seen as taking up room or wasting a scoli on.
 
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jordan4vols said:
Couldn’t care less who wins. Just think it’s funny media get to watch 10 minutes of stretching and a little throwing and they base whole opinions on it and then work around scrimmage notes to fit what they said. If JG wins I’m all for it. If KC wins I’m all for it. I want whoever is going to win the most games this year.
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Just giving you a hard time. Yer post did seem like you'd be happier if it wasn't jg other than the ps.
 
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Nashvegas31 said:
When I think of our roster the one spot that really worries me is the DL. Not a lot there on paper behind the 3 starters. 2 of the 3 starters have history of being banged up and the other(Alexis)you don't know if he is a starter by default or he has decided to be what his ranking in Juco said he woulld be.

At the other positions their at least is hope that there is enough competition and talent to be serviceable at minimal at their positions. Examples such as OL and Secondary are question marks but there is talent that gives you hope that while headaches will be there but there will also be big plays. DL doesn't give me that same feel.
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I'm in the same boat on DL. We have top-shelf talent, but we're top heavy, have injury histories to contend with, and all but Tuttle are generally unproven. We do have what I consider to be a top-shelf DL coach, and scheming will also playing to our strengths better than any defense we've had since Chavis.

The secondary has it's own question marks such as inexperience, but at least my perception is that we are deeper from a talent standpoint.
 
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Sleegro said:
According to the coaches his frame wasn't meant to hold the weight butch put on him. So he lost a lot of quickness. Now he's where he should be and has it back.
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If you ever saw him in work out clothes instead of a uni you would probably agree with this staff. It was Butch/staff that didn't see it. His overall frame and bones structure is thin for his overall size. His muscles are long, not bulky. More of a basketball player's physique.
 
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T Dog said:
Still alot ot guys on this team that I don't know if they will ever live up to billing. Like Bennett, have not heard any positive since new regime. Butler I believe will come along. The above Lbs and DB 's. Then like OL Niehaus(sp?) Brooks, locklear. Then WR Byrd, latrell Williams, and TE Brown. There are some more names. I just hope that with new coaching and S&C they will turn into contributors as not to be seen as taking up room or wasting a scoli on.
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Reality is if they don’t become factors by next spring many won’t be here come next season. We don’t graduate many and Pruitt’s going to take a full class.
 
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T Dog said:
Still alot ot guys on this team that I don't know if they will ever live up to billing. Like Bennett, have not heard any positive since new regime. Butler I believe will come along. The above Lbs and DB 's. Then like OL Niehaus(sp?) Brooks, locklear. Then WR Byrd, latrell Williams, and TE Brown. There are some more names. I just hope that with new coaching and S&C they will turn into contributors as not to be seen as taking up room or wasting a scoli on.
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Many of those guys don't fit the schemes, especially the new defense. Add that to the fact that this staff is likely going to lean on the new guys and most of the guys above will be on special teams and scout teams. It's not that they're terrible players, they just don't fit in the new schemes and coaches always want to play guys they brought in over leftover guys who might have bad workout habits and been underdeveloped or w/e.
 
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Vols4us said:
If you ever saw him in work out clothes instead of a uni you would probably agree with this staff. It was Butch/staff that didn't see it. His overall frame and bones structure is thin for his overall size. His muscles are long, not bulky. More of a basketball player's physique.
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I agree. I think he'll have a really good year.
 
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Vols4us said:
If you ever saw him in work out clothes instead of a uni you would probably agree with this staff. It was Butch/staff that didn't see it. His overall frame and bones structure is thin for his overall size. His muscles are long, not bulky. More of a basketball player's physique.
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So you're saying Kongbo answers the age-old question "What if Lebron played football?"
 
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Ron Swanson said:
Many of those guys don't fit the schemes, especially the new defense. Add that to the fact that this staff is likely going to lean on the new guys and most of the guys above will be on special teams and scout teams. It's not that they're terrible players, they just don't fit in the new schemes and coaches always want to play guys they brought in over leftover guys who might have bad workout habits and been underdeveloped or w/e.
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100% agreement. Which is why patience is a virtue we need to embrace this season and next as the roster make over continues. I know we are all tired of it after 10 years of the roller coaster with wannabe staffs, but now is the time to dig in. We are loaded on the coaching staff. They will get their type players and development them well.
 
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mrMet said:
I get more excited everyday. Can’t wait to see us bust WV in the damn mouth
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Hopefully Taylor and Kongbo do some of this...

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Brillovol said:
So you're saying Kongbo answers the age-old question "What if Lebron played football?"
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:) Yes, he's that athletic #3/#4 that could slash and break the backboard with a slam. Straight ahead speed on the break with somebody like him would be awesome to watch.
 
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