Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

[tn88volfan]

Vols still favored Saturday against BYU

 

[UTProf]

I get the desire to change things up in the hopes that one of the backups will create a spark but our problems yesterday were well beyond that. A new QB won't fix our defense not being lined up or even on the field at the right time. We have serious problems and a lot of it is on coaching.

 

[BruinVol]

just so happens to be the Freshman LB in his first ever game.... yet he sucks.... you know who sucked at LB ? Ignot and Johnson.

I agree they Certainly suck

11 didn’t pursue the ball carrier with any kind of urgency on the edge imo. I really thought he didn’t play hard at times. Now he very well may have played better than the rest but that isn’t saying much

 

[Rishvol]

STFU, already.

Cannot say this enough

 

[SLICKYINC]

Pruitt better learn to embrace the fans, donors, and the media. He’s gonna need all of them if he expects to survive this sh!t show. Blocking everyone out is a bad move. I’m pulling for him...

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

I keep thinking about how much effort it takes to suck all the passion out of a once proud fan base.

Ffs, can’t even defend this anymore.

I’m still all VOL but if JG is the starter against BYU I’m going to be extremely disappointed.

What I do not want to see on the field next week:
- #13 Deandre Johnson - Completely Lost
- #2 Jarret Guarantano - Quitter / Not a Playmaker
- #50 Savion Williams - Man Handled / No Push
- #97 Darel Middleton - Lost / Slow / No Push
- #9 Tim Jordan - Has no vision

What I do want to see on the field next week:
- #51 Elijah Simmons in at NG
- Either of the Freshman QBs
- #3 Bryce Thompson (Very Unlikely)
- #33 Jeremy Banks instead of Tim Jordan at RB
- Less rotating at all positions unless it is just a completely different defensive package
- Less rotating on the Offensive Line

 

[chargervol]

Man y’all are really bailing on JG after having the mob mentality after me for a whole year

Goodness, Hank about to set some kind of self promoting, e-cred single day record.

Someone get this man a cookie!

 

[omghulkhands]

I think we should go back to discussing LeBron vs Jordan or whether McGill is allowed to curse

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

I agree they Certainly suck

11 didn’t pursue the ball carrier with any kind of urgency on the edge imo. I really thought he didn’t play hard at times. Now he very well may have played better than the rest but that isn’t saying much

He played his position the way he was supposed to. They always ran opposite side of him when they gained big yards. He was having to pursue across field to make tackles. They knew where the LB weakness was and it was away from #11s side.

 

[McGeesPub]

I, too, am hyped to beat a mediocre BYU team and pretend like everything is fine.

Nailed it.

 

[rocktopper16]

We played over 10 snaps with 9 or less players on the field..

 

[millst987]

We played over 10 snaps with 9 or less players on the field..

No way

 

[Orangeredblooded]

I’m still all VOL but if JG is the starter against BYU I’m going to be extremely disappointed.

What I do not want to see on the field next week:
- #13 Deandre Johnson - Completely Lost
- #2 Jarret Guarantano - Quitter / Not a Playmaker
- #50 Savion Williams - Man Handled / No Push
- #97 Darel Middleton - Lost / Slow / No Push
- #9 Tim Jordan - Has no vision

What I do want to see on the field next week:
- #51 Elijah Simmons in at NG
- Either of the Freshman QBs
- #3 Bryce Thompson (Very Unlikely)
- #33 Jeremy Banks instead of Tim Jordan at RB
- Less rotating at all positions unless it is just a completely different defensive package
- Less rotating on the Offensive Line

E. Gray also showed up and has “the It”’factor. Kid is gonna be good long term.

 

[rjd970]

We played over 10 snaps with 9 or less players on the field..

Where are you reading this?

 

[volatil]

We played over 10 snaps with 9 or less players on the field..

Or less???

 

[rocktopper16]

Where are you reading this?

It’s on Facebook.

 

[SLICKYINC]

I’m still all VOL but if JG is the starter against BYU I’m going to be extremely disappointed.

What I do not want to see on the field next week:
- #13 Deandre Johnson - Completely Lost
- #2 Jarret Guarantano - Quitter / Not a Playmaker
- #50 Savion Williams - Man Handled / No Push
- #97 Darel Middleton - Lost / Slow / No Push
- #9 Tim Jordan - Has no vision

What I do want to see on the field next week:
- #51 Elijah Simmons in at NG
- Either of the Freshman QBs
- #3 Bryce Thompson (Very Unlikely)
- #33 Jeremy Banks instead of Tim Jordan at RB
- Less rotating at all positions unless it is just a completely different defensive package
- Less rotating on the Offensive Line

I just want them to pick starters and be done with it. The rotational crap isn’t going to work.

 

[RikidyBones]

Pruitt better learn to embrace the fans, donors, and the media. He’s gonna need all of them if he expects to survive this sh!t show. Blocking everyone out is a bad move. I’m pulling for him...

The donors and fanbase doesnt respect the media. He doesnt need the media.

 

[volatil]

It’s on Facebook.

 

[rocktopper16]

they go on to say there was 10 plays where we had 9 or less players.

 

[Mullins2010]

It’s on Facebook.

Has to be true then

 

[SLICKYINC]

The donors and fanbase doesnt respect the media. He doesnt need the media.

Disagree, but ok.

 

[BruinVol]

He played his position the way he was supposed to. They always ran opposite side of him when they gained big yards. He was having to pursue across field to make tackles. They knew where the LB weakness was and it was away from #11s side.

I don’t doubt you. I only noticed him being tentative as he pursued the ball away from him a couple of times. I think it was the play in the first half when their ball carrier almost slipped away and scored where he was right there close and didn’t even engage at all. I just didn’t think he played hard outside of the box

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

This kind of crap from Pruitt is what really hacks me off and leads me to believe his dominant character traits are two of the worse things in life, and probably THE worst combination, arrogance and stupidity:

"We need competition on our team. It makes you better,” Pruitt said. “And there’s certain positions we have none. We have zero. We’ve got to recruit and get some guys back to give us an opportunity.”

I have no doubt this is likely true, but it's not hard to see how he loses his team saying junk like this to reporters after a game in which he was just completely pantsed as an alleged defensive guru. I can see from the players perspective that if their coach has given up on them and is just biding his time until he can get their replacements on campus, why shouldn't they give up on him? He said similar things last year, with similar results. It goes back to the fact that he's used to having the superior athletes, and he learned how to do well when he had superior athletes, that's the only path to success he knows. He's never had to do more with less or lead and inspire men in that situation.

 

[RikidyBones]

Disagree, but ok.

Who here respects the media. We chit on 247, vq, kns, usa today, the athletic, espn, etc. The media doesnt steer this fanbase.