Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

[Nashvegas31]

- Simonton

During today’s podcast they dropped the nugget that Labruzza clocked under 4.5 recently.

 

[jakez4ut]

Anything less than 8 wins this year will be a major disappointment IMO. I do believe 7 or 8 wins is totally realistic. Will be trouble internally if this goal isn’t reached that I can assure you.

several coaches at the end of their contracts. Hope everyone's motivated and on the same page...

Not sure I like the sound of internal trouble on the horizon before the session even starts.

 

[jakez4ut]

That new oc of theirs is garbage. Can't wait to see them come up short on the field.

They'll win the division if they just show up for all the games.

 

[Catbone]

several coaches at the end of their contracts. Hope everyone's motivated and on the same page...

Not sure I like the sound of internal trouble on the horizon before the session even starts.

I'm still thinking its Rocker

 

[jakez4ut]

I'm still thinking its Rocker

I would imagine friend and weinke are being looked at too. Key positions that need to show improvement quickly.

 

[Catbone]

I would imagine friend and weinke are being looked at too. Key positions that need to show improvement quickly.

I pray to God friend has the OL looking better this year

 

[jakez4ut]

I pray to God friend has the OL looking better this year

Me too and I think he will. But everyone knows where we are there so it'll have a lot of eyes on it.

 

[Devo182]

They'll win the division if they just show up for all the games.

No doubt. But by Y4 they have bigger aspirations.

 

[Nash_Vol97]

Not dead to me

 

[jakez4ut]

No doubt. But by Y4 they have bigger aspirations.

Oh I know.

 

[pismonque]

several coaches at the end of their contracts. Hope everyone's motivated and on the same page...

Not sure I like the sound of internal trouble on the horizon before the session even starts.

Not sure that was really the implication. In other words, there’s no trouble on the horizon now but there are high expectations. If the expectations aren’t met, then the trouble starts brewing.

Not that I want to speak for AV or anything. Just my read.

 

[SweetasSoda]

They'll win the division if they just show up for all the games.

Hopefully they get stomped in the championship game and a bowl game that's not in the playoffs. 2 years in a row will slow down the recruiting maybe even make them lose a few in this class.

 

[wuwh_08]

Not dead to me

For anybody: what was this comment in reference to?

 

[vol2002]

several coaches at the end of their contracts. Hope everyone's motivated and on the same page...

Not sure I like the sound of internal trouble on the horizon before the session even starts.

Ha ha - yeah I agree. This is why the Tennessee job is so unattractive right now. You are basically on the hot seat from Day 1, and every major recruit in America is being told that by opposing coaches. So recruiting lulls relative to expectations. Then you gotta achieve defined win totals early with a subpar roster against a schedule that always includes a few national title contenders... all in, your program is probably third best in the division, probably sixth or seventh best in the conference - but the expectations match those at the top... it just chews coaches up and spits them out. Just a tough tough gig.

I read posts like that and my mind heads down a rabbit hole.... another coaching search where our boosters talk big but we wind up with our 10th choice, and then another 3-4 year rebuild... sheesh, count me out if that’s where this is headed.

Ah, Tennessee football. Where we all go to escape life’s troubles...!

I prefer to stay on the sunny side! Let’s get moving to fall practice.

 

[SweetasSoda]

For anybody: what was this comment in reference to?

Gucci said dead period Wednesday.

 

[ALLVOL24/7/365]

For anybody: what was this comment in reference to?

Gucci was talking about the official dead period for coaches in reference to contact with players, but because AV is not officially tied to the school, at least as a coach, he can have all the contact he wants with recruits was my take on it.

 

[kemotoe]

I'm still thinking its Rocker

I would imagine friend and weinke are being looked at too. Key positions that need to show improvement quickly.

I think it’s significant Nieds got an extension and raise, but Rocker, Weinke, and YAC are on the last year of their respective contracts. I think Friend is safe.

 

[AngryButchJones]

several coaches at the end of their contracts. Hope everyone's motivated and on the same page...

Not sure I like the sound of internal trouble on the horizon before the session even starts.

Be careful, I suggested that several coaches could be gone after this year because of this same reason (and others) and got blasted for it for no reason.

 

[AngryButchJones]

Also, I didn't read AV's comments as him saying there would be internal issues such as discord or drama or anything like that if UT doesn't achieve their goals. I read it more Pruitt would make the necessary changes to make sure goals are met in the future, much like he did this past offseason.

 

[BigOrange15]

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[titansvolsfaninga]

They'll win the division if they just show up for all the games.

that is not how it works

 

[SLICKYINC]

 

[butchna]

Be careful, I suggested that several coaches could be gone after this year because of this same reason (and others) and got blasted for it for no reason.

You seem to have weathered it ok...need a GoFundMe?

 

[volfanCLT]

I think Friend is safe. He’ll be here another 2 years at least

 

[JohnnyD1024]