Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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LA Vol said:
You must have to be Thunder Thornton or Peyton Manning for CJP to be swapping cocky talk with you. Because generally he's a man of few words and fewer boasts. And he spends as little time chatting with donors as possible. The man wants to coach football, not talk about it with the media or money people.
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Keep it min it's basiliso. Also that same story was posted here by someone month or so ago. So he could just be repeating a VN myth
 
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For those that only read this thread....

According to TOS, JJ is done with coursework, admitted, assigned #40 on the roster, and waiting on the clearinghouse.

I mean...we're all in. Right?!

Here's a link for those with 247 accounts....

The latest on prized signee JJ Peterson's wait to join the Vols
The work is completed for JJ Peterson. The waiting, however, will go on at least a little while longer for Tennessee's prized linebacker...
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LA Vol said:
It does... and it's quite effective in the Big 12. But put their inexperienced RBs (minus their best RB from last year) behind their OL against our front 7 starters and I think we have the advantage. I'm sure there will be a dropoff in our backups, especially in the first game. I'm just not all that concerned that WVU will be able to create a strong running game this early in the season. Maybe I should be... but I'm not.
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Eh I don’t think our DL vs their OL is a great matchup for us. We may be able to stalemate them in the run game and free up the LBs to make some plays, but idk how effective we’re gonna be getting after the passer. They’ve got some really big dudes who specialize in pass protection. Their starting 5 on the OL won’t be pushovers.
 
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Kingston Vol said:
Well just looking at it logically, with Pruitt calling the defense we probably legitimately have the best defensive coordinator in the country. We’ll be solid on that side I have no doubt.

And WVU is soft as hell in their front 7 on defense. We should be able to push them around.

Vols +9.5 all day.
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Slow down there hard charger. They have a couple of grad transfers on that DL. We don't know how "soft" they'll be, if at all. First step to a loss is to underestimate the opponent.

I too like confidence, but we've done nothing as a team yet to warrant being braggadocious.
 
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St. JohnVolCactus said:
Slow down there hard charger. They have a couple of grad transfers on that DL. We don't know how "soft" they'll be, if at all. First step to a loss is to underestimate the opponent.

I too like confidence, but we've done nothing as a team yet to warrant being braggadocious.
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Meh
 
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jakez4ut said:
sleegro took the words out of my mouth. i'd start to worry about the run game as the game went on if we're not able to do anything against their passing game. then they'll be able to do whatever they want anyway.

it's an interesting match up. if their style of play were more traditional, i'd be more inclined to be right there with ya. i think they will be able to pass protect well enough, that when and if they decide to start running the ball, it may be too late anyway....lol.

all that said, i still think our offense will be some of our best defense. i really look for us to limit their possessions and try to keep it out of their hands, and really put the pressure on each possession to be uber productive.
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I think the three of us are in general agreement. Both teams are going to try to make the other play their game. WVU is going to air it out every chance they get, while trying to stop our run game and force us to throw downfield. Our D is going to be in Grier's face, trying to create turnovers and force them to trot out their untested run game. IMO, our size and physicality give us an edge, allowing us to run on them more than they can throw on us. We trump them on depth, too, and I think wearing them down seals the deal.
 
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LA Vol said:
I think the three of us are in general agreement. Both teams are going to try to make the other play their game. WVU is going to air it out every chance they get, while trying to stop our run game and force us to throw downfield. Our D is going to be in Grier's face, trying to create turnovers and force them to trot out their untested run game. IMO, our size and physicality give us an edge, allowing us to run on them more than they can throw on us. We trump them on depth, too, and I think wearing them down seals the deal.
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yeah, i don't think we're far off at all. im a little more skeptical on how good our defense will actually match up. i agree on the size and physicality, but they're probably faster...does that negate our supposed advantage?

you hit the nail on the head though, if we can get the game to the point where depth does matter, even with our issues with depth, they seem to have bigger issues in that arena. so that could play a role, we'll just have to see if the game gets to a point where that matters........
 
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OGbabyaviVol said:
Are you serious, Clark?! What a stupid rule. That will take away the pooch kick for sure.
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Thinking out loud on this, feel just the opposite. It adds that pooch strategy, or one similar, to the kick off. Sky the ball, focusing on hang time, and get your team under it. If you can't pin the offense back and play field position, then try to create turnovers with a jump ball. You don't have to use the kicking tee, right?
 
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Ashevolle said:
Can we stop the run? That's the key. WVU's great QB/WR play will only kill us if they can make headway in the running game. I trust our ability to move the ball against them. We should be able to score 28. If we can stop the run, we have a chance.
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Gotta agree, we can't sell their run game short.

Against Virginia Tech, they rushed for 220 yards (6.31 ypc), and VT wound up being the 15th run defense in the country.
Against Iowa State, the 23rd best run defense, they rushed for 208 (4.43).
Even against Oklahoma, they ran for 250 (5.02).. OU obviously isn't known for their defense, but they still finished upper half nationally in run defense.

If we make their run game a non-factor and allow the back-six or seven to play the pass consistently, we'll do okay.
 
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