Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

[Chief Vol 13]

Fools gold with Kamara, Dobbs, Sutton, Hurd, Barnett, Berry on special teams, Malone... Backstage drama and poor coaching ruined a team that should have been in the playoffs.

Yeah idk about that. My point was, we were never back.

 

[JCP201]

Our game with SCjr always seems to be close and have wild storylines. Just something about playing them it seems

Hopefully losing to Muschamp was just a Butch thing.

 

[Chief Vol 13]

Agreed. It seems like rivalry games always have surprising outcomes every few years. Weird things happen. But we just seem to consistently either get pummeled (Bama) or find bizarre ways to lose (UF). Thank God for 2016. Without that win I'd be pretty convinced we'd go 20+ years without beating Florida.

We're lucky donkey was UF's coach and not Urb. He'd be 14-0 against Tennessee if he was still there lol.

 

[volfanCLT]

I despise Muschamp. I hope he has some hernias on the field this year during our game with them before we win.

Dooley is thoroughly outcoaching him in the 1st half

 

[JCP201]

Bama will name the score against us as well and we'll probably have 0-3 points at halftime

I am hoping that Pruitt knows how Saban thinks and something miraculous happens.

 

[zhangliao04]

Dooley is thoroughly outcoaching him in the 1st half

Lock is their only weapon. On Off and Def. He is a good player and is showing us how bad the cocks are this year.

 

[Aesius]

Dooley is thoroughly outcoaching him in the 1st half

It's going to be sickening to see the camera zoom in on Dooley's face in the Mizzou box after Lock throws a 60-yard bomb against us.

 

[vol2002]

I am hoping that Pruitt knows how Saban thinks and something miraculous happens.

Before the season I thought that. But I’m not confident we have the horses on defense (we look slower than I expected). Plus Tua is much better than I thought (my orange tinted instincts lied to me once again by telling me he was a tad overrated).

I bet it is 42-7 at the half, and the crowd will be largely crimson in the second half.

 

[LargePairOfVols]

Anybody like KY to cover? Personally I think A&M wins by 2TDs.

Agree. This is the game KY shows us they are still KY.

 

[VolGee4]

It's going to be sickening to see the camera zoom in on Dooley's face in the Mizzou box after Lock throws a 60-yard bomb against us.

Meh, let’s see what Dooley does next year without Lock.

 

[vol2002]

Agree. This is the game KY shows us they are still KY.

My orange tinted instincts tell me that will happen in Knoxville in November.

 

[Chief Vol 13]

Alright sorry guys I’m not nearly as negative as I sound. I think we snag two SEC wins this year and I think if we give Pruitt time and space he will have us in a good spot where we are fun to watch.

I do confess I don’t think we will get to the college football playoffs anytime soon unless they expand it a bunch. I’ve started to lose faith that we are that kind of program in the modern era of the SEC.

Tennessee at best is the 6th best program in this league IMO. Don't care about history and tradition. It doesn't mean anything. Not many folks outside of the Tennessee fanbase realize the kind of history we have anyway. Tennessee is perceived nationally to be a Kentucky/Vanderbilt like program. We're going to have to give Pruitt time to build it. It's our last chance IMO.

 

[Aesius]

My orange tinted instincts tell me that will happen in Knoxville in November.

Kentucky is even better than we are at finding ways to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

 

[JCP201]

Before the season I thought that. But I’m not confident we have the horses on defense (we look slower than I expected). Plus Tua is much better than I thought (my orange tinted instincts lied to me once again by telling me he was a tad overrated).

I bet it is 42-7 at the half, and the crowd will be largely crimson in the second half.

yeah, they always have a good team but that quarterback....

 

[chavisut]

Tennessee is perceived nationally to be a Kentucky/Vanderbilt like program. We're going to have to give Pruitt time to build it. It's our last chance IMO.

No, it isn’t. Just stop.

 

[Aesius]

Tennessee at best is the 6th best program in this league IMO. Don't care about history and tradition. It doesn't mean anything. Not many folks outside of the Tennessee fanbase realize the kind of history we have anyway. Tennessee is perceived nationally to be a Kentucky/Vanderbilt like program. We're going to have to give Pruitt time to build it. It's our last chance IMO.

The younger generation of fans definitely views us on that level. Older fans of other programs who know our history just really enjoy seeing us struggle for as long as we have. It's kinda bizarre how hated we are given how non-threatening we've been since 2008. I've met people who just vehemently hate the Vols but don't really have animosity against other teams. And many of those people are Tennesseans.

 

[Chief Vol 13]

No, it isn’t. Just stop.

Yes, it is. At best we're perceived to be a second tier program nationally. For over a decade now, we haven't even been on that level. Get real.

 

[LargePairOfVols]

My orange tinted instincts tell me that will happen in Knoxville in November.

I’m good with that!

 

[VolGee4]

Yes, it is. At best we're perceived to be a second tier program nationally. For over a decade now, we haven't even been on that level. Get real.

Kentucky and Vandy aren’t even that. Your history is off.

 

[jakez4ut]

I think we could have used Jaycee horn this year.

 

[JCP201]

The younger generation of fans definitely views us on that level. Older fans of other programs who know our history just really enjoy seeing us struggle for as long as we have. It's kinda bizarre how hated we are given how non-threatening we've been since 2008. I've met people who just vehemently hate the Vols but don't really have animosity against other teams. And many of those people are Tennesseans.

Tennessee players from the NFL are incredible personalities. (at least we have that). Who is more fun than Kamara? (and record breaking) Manning is a legend, Eric Berry is very loved, and they don't keep it a secret where they went to college.

 

[chavisut]

Yes, it is. At best we're perceived to be a second tier program nationally. For over a decade now, we haven't even been on that level. Get real.

Unless there are only two tiers, neither UK or Vandy are there.

I’m real, you’re being a try hard.

 

[Chief Vol 13]

Kentucky and Vandy aren’t even that. Your history is off.

I said at best. I think the national perception of the Tennessee program is similar to that of Vanderbilt and Kentucky. Why? Because that's the level we've been on for over a decade. Our biggest rival is Vanderbilt, competitively speaking.

 

[Nashvegas31]

Herman did good job not losing team after week 1. Been playing well since

 

[VolGee4]

We have two 9 win seasons in our last 3 years, arguably our worst stretch in history. Kentucky hasn’t had a 9 win season since 1984.