Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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It's not just the physical side of the equation with an 8-game stretch, it's the mental and emotional side as well. Remember, these are teenagers for the most part and asking them to get up mentally for 8 straight weeks is a challenge.

Heck, one can make a good argument the mental/emotional challenge may be greater than the physical side of things.
maybe. i just don't see Bama having that issue. other teams, yeah, i think you're spot on....we see it happen all the time.
 
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This is the biggest thing. Gotta play hard and not mail it in, but absolutely HAVE to be healthy moving into November.

And time will tell on Kentucky.. I think they're better than previous 5-1 iterations, but I think they trail off some into a respectable 8-4 or 9-3 record. Before the season started, they probably thought their toughest stretch was State/Carolina/at A&M, but they've got an equally tough stretch of at Mizzou/Georgia/at Tennessee to worry about. It would be a good win for us if they don't crap the bed.
Kentucky got exposed in the A&M game in that they're not much of a passing threat. A&M shut down Snell jr. and Wilson. However, UK held them to 14 pts.in regulation.
 
yep. there's a decision one has to make as to what you believe about the play calling. agreed.

the only thing i'd say about the play calling from this past weekend was that there were two situatons that did concern me...the play calling after the Kongbo int, and the play calling in goal to goal situation after 84's big catch inside the 10.

i got frustrated with all the early down runs that went nowhere too. but those two situations, specifically, were the type of possessions that could have put the game away for us, and we failed to capitalize. we left 11 points on the field in both of those possessions imo.

as for the 3rd and 8+ conversions....yeah, you can't make a living doing that. defnese will take that jump ball opportunity away if htat's the only trick in the bag.

bottom line, we simply have to figure out how to be more effective on 1st and 2nd down. period.
Agree completely.
 
Kentucky got exposed in the A&M game in that they're not much of a passing threat. A&M shut down Snell jr. and Wilson. However, UK held them to 14 pts.in regulation.
i think that's the thing about this KY team...they have some nice pieces on offense, and Snell is good.

but that team is defined by it's defense. maybe the best defense i've seen them have.....for as long as i can remember.
 
his buy out was, what, $12M? no lump sum iirc, he's getting it in installments i think.

we're the closest thing to the debacle that Auburn could be heading toward. but if they do fire Gus this year, it will be hte largest buy out every paid, and if i heard what i thought i heard yesterday, every dime of his buyout is guaranteed.

firing Gus would be unprecedented, given the financial impact it would have.
Don't forget we get to offset that $40,000 he's making at Bama.
 
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Agree completely.
and i'll tell you that i believe the play calling in general is about development. i don't think a guy like Helton, with the obvious background he has, simply trashed his pedigree and now that he's got his big shot as a play caller curled up and has no idea how to scheme a passing game anymore. i think it's a lot more about personnel, and identity.

and while i don't have any realy expectation for this weekend, and expect pretty much more of the same SAturday, i am interested to see what, if anything, changes in route combos, progressions, and play calls in general against the compeition we'll face in November. not discounting any of those teams, but none of them are GA, Bama, Auburn or FL type front 7's. KY's is the closest, and it's no slouch. but i think athletically, we should see some match ups that are a little more even, than some of those others mentioned above.

so just stay healthy this weekend....and go win a couple games in November, against someone not named UNCC, and let's go to a freakin' bowl.
 
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well, the $32M is just for Gus. no idea what the buyouts are for the staff...but it's just gonna be "in addition to".

then you're probably setting the floor somehwere around $5M for the next HC, and probably another $3-$4M for staff, at minium.

the guaranteed money for Gus would cap at i think $15M, and then he get's the rest in monthly installments...not sure how long those installment payments last?

so if you're auburn you probably need to be able to put your hands on somewhere around $22M the day you decide to fire him.

and then you're going to be spending north of about $14M a year to pay your new coaches, and the buy outs....until those are satisfied.

i'm ready for Auburn to be the new Tennessee....lol.

I thought this watching the game lol. The curse has moved on. All the crappy stuff is happening to them!
 
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You mean that Butch had a role in the game planning against the team they scored the least amount of points so far this season?

Shocked. Shocked, I tell you.

Yea too bad we already coached the bad habits out of the skill guys already. Butch has nothing to offer for this game to Saban.
 
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