Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

[snowvols]

SIAP...



Between this and the massive ratings drop I’d say college football is not meant for playoffs. I’ll be glad when it’s changed. More games is not the answer.

The game is just too far away. If this was being held in Atlanta the prices would be ridiculous. Santa Clara is a long ways away.

 

[Type Orange+]

(*to change the subject*)

Saw a poll on Twitter earlier, and wanted to get VN's reaction to it.

"Your NFL team can have any one of the following, fresh out of college, for the next decade. Who do you pick??"

Emmitt Smith
Barry Sanders
Jim Brown
Walter Payton
Eric Dickerson
Adrian Peterson
LaDainian Tomlinson

I'll hang up and listen.

Sweetness.

 

[Glocker_Alum_2005]

He appears to have a trend of struggling with a new coordinator. His dumbass even butted heads with Shanahan yr 1 until he finally quit being a douche and listened to what perhaps the best play caller football was telling him.

It's not R-yan it's Ry-an, right. Remember that?

 

[Glocker_Alum_2005]

You're an old 90s Cowboys fan then.

Gator. Do not want.

 

[tnhunter 10]

Put Barry Sanders on the cowboy teams of the 90’s, with that offensive line he would have destroyed the rushing record.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

In no specific order, my Top 10 from this week: Evan Neal, Darnell Wright, Antonio Alfano, Nolan Smith, George Pickens, Kayvon Thibodeaux, Chris Hinton, Tyrique Stephenson, Cam Smith and Jameson Williams.

One extra: Only saw him today but Texas A&M DT DeMarvin Leal is a beast. Dude is going to be a household name in SEC. He was unblockable during OL/DL drills and then after practice was running routes better than some of the TEs here.

-Simonton

 

[rekinhavoc]

Let me run something by ya'll ... What if we hired an OC? I know I know too controversial , too soon , too a lot of things but think about how it could affect our offense.

 

[roosterjbh]

Let me run something by ya'll ... What if we hired an OC? I know I know too controversial , too soon , too a lot of things but think about how it could affect our offense.

Who let this progressive SOB in here?

 

[HankHill]

SIAP...



Between this and the massive ratings drop I’d say college football is not meant for playoffs. I’ll be glad when it’s changed. More games is not the answer.

Ticket prices are ridiculous anyway for a family of 4 to watch a game at Neyland you’ll be laying grand. Then it’s an all day event. Why do that when you can have friends over and play 100$ for all the pizza and beer you can drink and watch other games too?

 

[HankHill]

Let me run something by ya'll ... What if we hired an OC? I know I know too controversial , too soon , too a lot of things but think about how it could affect our offense.

 

[RikidyBones]

Ticket prices are ridiculous anyway for a family of 4 to watch a game at Neyland you’ll be laying grand. Then it’s an all day event. Why do that when you can have friends over and play 100$ for all the pizza and beer you can drink and watch other games too?

some of us value the game day ambiance that doesnt include listening to Garys dumb ass. watching the 2016 Florida game from section M is an experience I'll never forget. watching us beat uga in 2015 from home is an experience I did forget.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

I hate the Cowboys, but one thing always confuses me about people discrediting Emmitt Smith.

If you survey 1000 NFL fans on who the best receiver in history was, the overwhelming majority would say Jerry Rice without hesitation. They'd cite all his records, and super bowls.

Oddly though, that logic doesn't seem to apply to Emmitt Smith. NFL's all time leading rusher, NFL's all time rushing touchdown leader, 3 time super bowl winner, Super Bowl MVP, NFL regular season MVP, list goes on....

Did he play on better teams? Sure, but look at the Cowboys record in games during that era where Emmitt didn't play. It's less than .500. Did he have a great offensive line? I guess so - they were huge. But outside of Larry Allen (who was a rookie in 1994 and Emmitt was already well established at that point) how many of those guys are in the hall of fame or even get HOF consideration? None.

Didn't Jerry Rice benefit from playing his entire career with back to back hall of fame QB's, including someone some people consider the best QB in NFL history in Montana? Or playing for Bill Walsh, who literally revolutionized the NFL with the west coast offense?


Just seems odd to me.

 

[DD4ME]

Honestly don't think he'd be near the QB without Belichick.

I agree

 

[SLICKYINC]

SIAP...



Between this and the massive ratings drop I’d say college football is not meant for playoffs. I’ll be glad when it’s changed. More games is not the answer.

2 teams from the south have to travel to California for the championship game. Fans aint got time for that.

They should somehow figure a more central location in the future.

 

[DD4ME]

I hate the Cowboys, but one thing always confuses me about people discrediting Emmitt Smith.

If you survey 1000 NFL fans on who the best receiver in history was, the overwhelming majority would say Jerry Rice without hesitation. They'd cite all his records, and super bowls.

Oddly though, that logic doesn't seem to apply to Emmitt Smith. NFL's all time leading rusher, NFL's all time rushing touchdown leader, 3 time super bowl winner, Super Bowl MVP, NFL regular season MVP, list goes on....

Did he play on better teams? Sure, but look at the Cowboys record in games during that era where Emmitt didn't play. It's less than .500. Did he have a great offensive line? I guess so - they were huge. But outside of Larry Allen (who was a rookie in 1994 and Emmitt was already well established at that point) how many of those guys are in the hall of fame or even get HOF consideration? None.

Didn't Jerry Rice benefit from playing his entire career with back to back hall of fame QB's, including someone some people consider the best QB in NFL history in Montana? Or playing for Bill Walsh, who literally revolutionized the NFL with the west coast offense?


Just seems odd to me.

Good questions. I personally think Emmit is a goat but I like Payton better. I also dislike the Cowboys which doesn't help him imo.

 

[rekinhavoc]

Who let this progressive SOB in here?

That hurt.

 

[HankHill]

some of us value the game day ambiance that doesnt include listening to Garys dumb ass. watching the 2016 Florida game from section M is an experience I'll never forget. watching us beat uga in 2015 from home is an experience I did forget.

Oh no i get it don’t get me wrong. There’s nothing like it but i don’t think watching a 3 hour football should cost the same as a week in a Vegas hotel.

 

[HankHill]

Good questions. I personally think Emmit is a goat but I like Payton better. I also dislike the Cowboys which doesn't help him imo.

I think the best arguments can be made for:

Sanders, LT, Faulk

 

[Nashvegas31]

Oh no i get it don’t get me wrong. There’s nothing like it but i don’t think watching a 3 hour football should cost the same as a week in a Vegas hotel.

It's ridiculous how much things cost now. Concerts etc are same way. Highway robbery

 

[triadvolfan]

2 teams from the south have to travel to California for the championship game. Fans aint got time for that.

They should somehow figure a more central location in the future.

That and they're being asked to travel back to back weeks. Even if fans have the money some of them have to go back to work. Having teams play in 2 neutral site playoff games is a bit ridiculous.

 

[NochNoch]

I’d argue it isn’t quite this simple and there is a lot more nuance in the details but...

 

[SweetasSoda]

2 teams from the south have to travel to California for the championship game. Fans aint got time for that.

They should somehow figure a more central location in the future.

Especially after a conference championship plus a playoff game. And it's a Monday night after the holidays.

 

[HankHill]

I’d argue it isn’t quite this simple and there is a lot more nuance in the details but...

One year the defense could tackle someone, one year they couldn’t.

 

[SLICKYINC]

Especially after a conference championship plus a playoff game. And it's a Monday night after the holidays.

They care about the TV revenues, that's all that matters. Gonna be a bad look when this game looks like the PAC12 championship at about 60% capacity. PAC12 was actually at like 50%.

 

[rjd970]

SIAP...



Between this and the massive ratings drop I’d say college football is not meant for playoffs. I’ll be glad when it’s changed. More games is not the answer.

I’m also interested in the ratings result after the game to see if the Bama/Clemson fatigue is real. I certainly don’t care anymore and didn’t even realize it was this coming Monday. If it were a more interesting match-up I might change plans, but as it stands I have family obligations and better things to do.