Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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ChattaTNVol said:
Now that spring practice is over I’m announcing today that I am placing my name in the social media transfer portal. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on VolNation and learned a lot and I can’t thank the wonderful people here enough for their support over the past 8 years. While I have visited SEC Rant, College Football on Reddit, Facebook, and VolTwitter, I have not decided which, if any of those, will be my new home in the future. I can rule out VolQuest and 247Sports as neither of those run a system that I fell like caters to my skill set. They both charge people money and I see that as God’s way of telling me not to go there. Also, while I am exploring my options, VolNation remains a top contender to remain as my home in the future. I just want to be sure I have explored all my options and made the best decision for myself and my family. I ask everyone to respect my decision. #GBO #VFL
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5 star heart, but 1 star ability!! Best for both parties. 😆
 
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Cute story from the O&W game since there's not much going on. A brave parent brought his 2 young sons to the game. They jumped, twisted and about fell numerous times. One grabbed my hair once to brace himself. The dad said in his stern dad voice, "If you don't sit down I am going to take you outside." The kid said, "We are outside."
 
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HankHill said:
I’ve been trying to stream sports animal and it always hits me just how bad our personalities are. Brian rice acts like he was the athletic director at UT lol. He was a media consultant for softball lol. Pump the breaks bud.
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Brian can be an arrogant asshat for a guy with a 13 year olds haircut and a creepy collection of jerseys
 
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HankHill said:
I’ve been trying to stream sports animal and it always hits me just how bad our personalities are. Brian rice acts like he was the athletic director at UT lol. He was a media consultant for softball lol. Pump the breaks bud.
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agreed. i can't listen to it. i don't hate the ainge show. but it's not appointment radio. the rest of the shows after that, i don't even bother....
 
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drvenner said:
Not many but a few have said that they wished he had gone.
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Rick Barnes walks into a bar and offers to buy everyone a new house..... Bass be like....
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Here is a breakdown/observations of some of the position groups from the spring game by Vince Ferrara of sports radio WNML. There's more on his blog at the link provided.

Offensive Line:
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I thought the tackles had a tougher time than the interior three on the first team. LT Wanya Morris is going to start this season and be a terrific player, but he was beaten in pass protection several times off the end, both with moves and bull rushes. He settled in and got better as the game went on. I thought RT Marcus Tatum, didn’t have his best game as well. The first team offense only had 5 healthy linemen, so they all went the entire game in the same spot. More help is on the way in Brandon Kennedy, maybe Trey Smith if medically cleared and summer enroll Darnell Wright.

SEC Network game analyst Barrett Jones said this during the UT spring game. “I think, after talking to Coach Pruitt and some of the staff, that there’s a good chance they’re going to have two 5-star true freshmen tackles on either end in Wanya Morris and Darnell Wright.” I’ve felt there was a great chance of this happening since signing day. However, it’s noteworthy that Jones shared that nugget. Coaches often reveal extra info to national game broadcasters that they don’t during local press conferences.

Freshman Ollie Lane has worked at both guard and tackle in practices. He had some tough moments at right tackle giving up quick QB pressures, even though he got better in spring practice. I think guard may end-up being his better spot. K’Rojhn Calbert was probably the steadiest linemen in the game for UT on either side.

Another factor to consider is that numerous players played the game at positions that may not be where they will be in the fall. LT Nathan Niehaus could end-up at guard. LG Jahmir Johnson could end-up at tackle. C Ryan Johnson could go back to guard. If Trey Smith returns, with the 5-star freshmen tackles likely starting, I think you’ll see Trey Smith at guard. Those things will add to the remaking of the offensive line in the fall. That is much needed.

Defensive Line: This unit probably got the better of the offensive line overall on both sides of the spring game. Aubrey Solomon did a nice job as the bigger, stouter end that this defensive staff wants. Matthew Butler is a little more of the quickness/power DE at the other end spot. He made a few plays as well. Emmit Gooden wasn’t able to get the middle pressure in the interior on passing downs, but he ate-up space and blockers against the run. I thought LaTrell Bumphus flashed pretty well in run defense and pressuring the quarterback, especially considering how new he is to the d-line.

Like the offensive line, this is a massive question mark group entering the season, even with three newcomers joining the unit in the summer. UT could really benefit from the NCAA granting Solomon immediate eligibility, if that happens.

Linebackers: Several outside linebackers got QB pressures like Darrell Taylor, Deandre Johnson and Kivon Bennett. Inside linebacker Daniel Bituli was named most improved player on defense and he played well. Junior Shanon Reid may have found a home at the Mack (or Will) LB spot with his ability to run and hit. He was a surprise starter in the game and simply led all defenders in the game in tackles with 9. Will Ignont was in a black non-contact jersey, but he still moved between the Will and Mike LB spots exchanging with talented true freshman Quavaris Crouch. They used Crouch to rush the passer from both positions. He is a physical force already as a freshman. I thought Crouch played the run well also, including a tackle for loss. OLB Jordan Allen also had two sacks for the Orange second team defense.

Defensive Backs: I thought, overall, this group did a very nice job in the game. They gave-up some catches and lost some battles in the air in the redzone, but they made plenty of other plays as well. I thought the DBs were effective blitzing, like Theo Jackson, Nigel Warrior and Trevon Flowers. All three recorded sacks. I like Warrior at that Star/Nickel CB position covering the slot. He told me in the postgame that he loves playing there around the action.

True freshman safety Jaylen McCollough impressed coaches and players throughout spring practice with his instincts and leadership. He paid it off with two interceptions in the game. Jeremy Pruitt said he only remembered him having one interception in all practices before that. McCollough looked great on the INT returns as well. Shawn Shamburger gave-up some throws at cornerback, but broke-up three passes and recorded four tackles. Sophomore CBs Bryce Thompson and Alontae Taylor were solid and should have good sophomore years. Georgia transfer Deangelo Gibbs played with the 2nd unit at the Star/Nickel CB spot. UT would love to get him eligible immediately as well with an NCAA waiver, you know, whenever the NCAA gets around to non-quarterback transfer cases.
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Vince’s View: Vols spring game position-by-position analysis and observations | WNML-AF
 
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secking said:
TN has one of the most storied programs in history, easily top 10 imo. The similarities between the two are actually close. UGA is only now 19 wins behind TN all time for 10th place. They are tied for wins against each other, tied in SEC conf championships. UT leads in NC and UGA leads in bowls, bowl wins and %.
Again, UT is one of the best ever, just found it odd he put down UGA’s history as if it wasn’t somewhat comparable.
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I think part of the reason is that many non-Georgia fans perceive them as under-performing year after year, especially under Richt. Between Dooley and Richt, I think Georgia may have had three coaches, none of which were noteworthy. I was 15 in 1980, and I consider myself way over the average age of posters here.
 
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secking said:
He knows he is starting LT after Andrew Thomas leaves for NFL after this year. Projected as high as #2 pick. He won’t be the LT this year but has been running some with the 1s at guard this spring. Not saying Cade won’t start somewhere on the line (had a couple starts last year) and he has been neck and neck with Ben Cleveland for OG.
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Never saw him at LT. Always projected him as a prototype mauling RT and many see him at OG...and that seems to have panned out.
 
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Honestly, I'm not sure it's the "best" situation for this season, especially early in the season, but I think it's the smartest plan long term for the team to star both Morris and Wright.

Trial by fire is rarely something I'd want in an offensive lineman...especially two of them, but I think Pruitt, Chaney, and Friend are looking for long term foundation pieces moving forward so it makes sense to put the 5 stars in a position to earn their keep early on.

By mid season I think they'll both figure it out. I also feel that if Trey does return he'll be best at guard. His freshman year there he was far more of a force than when he moved to tackle.

My projected starting line

LT - Wanya Morris
LG - Trey (if healthy)/Carvin if not
C - Brandon Kennedy
RG - K'Rohjn Calbert
RT - Darnell Wright

Feel like it's the best time to get youth playing...that line would have 2 freshman and 2 sophomores with Kennedy being the only upper classman (if Trey's not playing). I like Carvin a lot from what I saw of him last season, and hope he can earn an interior spot.
 
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